Eleftheria Arvanitaki came “Face to Face” with herself, her repertoire and other beloved songs in the beginning of 2010 in a series of shows at Stage Club in Thessaloniki. These exceptional shows were recorded and released in a live double album entitled “Face to Face” and a dvd. The dvd was directed by Konstantinos Rigos, an awarded choreographer and director. The shows were presented also in Athens at Rex Hall in March and April.
In the summer, Eleftheria Arvanitaki together with the singer Tania Tsanaklidou toured all over Greece. The audience absolutely loved them.
In September Eleftheria Arvanitaki gave an exceptional concert in Hydra Island, in the context of the first international arts festival of the island. Together with 4 soloist musicians she presented songs of her repertoire in special arrangements in the unique atmosphere of the island’s historic museum. It was a show to remember. The same concert was presented also in Syros island in December at the “Apollo” Theatre.
In September Eleftheria Arvanitaki traveled to Ivory Coast as a Unicef Ambassador of the Campaign for eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus together with a group of journalists from the Greek press. She visited Health Centers and was presented at children’s vaccinations and was briefed about the health situation in the country. Being a mother herself she declared that “it was perhaps the most shocking, substantial and sentimental trip she had ever done before”.
In October Eleftheria Arvanitaki traveled to Mexico to take part in Philip Glass’ “Orion” again. There was one show in Leon and 2 shows in Mexico City, in the gardens of the amazing Bellas Artes Pallace.
In fall she also played in Bushapest (October) and in Amsterdam, at the Melkweg (November).
In December she gave two magnificent concerts at the Athens Concert Hall for the purposes of the Breast Cancer Action Foundation. Both concerts were sold out. It was undoubtedly two magical nights. The Contemporary Music Orchestra of ERT accompanied Eleftheria Arvanitaki. Nikos Platyrachos was the conductor.
