Cultural Life
The Hydrama Theater and Arts Center hosts performances, drama and dance workshops for the local community and courses in ancient Greek theater for international participants.
The island hosts an annual conference on Rebetiko, a type of Greek urban folk music, that is held in mid-October.
In June 2009 the important art collector Dakis Joannou opened a Hydra branch of private art museum, the Deste Foundation. It intends to show the work of already established young artists.
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