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Tuesday
2 November to Thursday 25 November
Expressions of
Light An
exhibition of paintings by Fedon Constantinides. Private view on Thursday 4
November, 6-9pm. Please contact 020 7487 5060 for opening hours. Supported
by the Hellenic Centre.
Venue: Friends Room,
Hellenic Centre
Tuesday
2 November, 7.15pm
The Rediscovery of
the Temples at Paestum and their Influence on the Art and Architecture of
the 18th and 19th Centuries
A lecture in English by Angus Haldane. Under the rule of Charles III of
Bourbon, the cleaning of the forests and the draining of the malarial swamps
around Paestum, or Poseidonia, revealed three of the most wonderful Doric
temples, dating from the 6th century BC. Artists such as Canaletto, Piranesi
and Joli flocked to Paestum to explore and paint the ruins. Their works
illustrate a complex synthesis between the art and architecture of ancient
Greece and the political, social and philosophical developments of the late
18th and early 19th centuries. Free entry but please confirm attendance on
020 7563 9835 or at
press@helleniccentre.org Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Wednesday 3 November, 7pm
Pella: the Capital
of Phillip II and Alexander the Great
Lecture in English by Dr
Maria Lilimbaki-Akamati, Emeritus Ephor of Antiquities and Professor Ioannis
Akamatis, University of Thessaloniki. Free entry. For further information
call 020 7935 2020 or email
anne@faroship.com Organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee (UK).
Venue:
Kings, College London, Strand Campus, London WC2 |
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Thursday
4 November, 6.30pm
Welcome to Arcadia:
Travels in Good Company
A journey through Greece of the Sixties and Seventies, illustrated by
contemporaneous photographs and inspired by various British 20th century
writers including Lawrence Durrell, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Osbert Lancaster,
and Peter Levi. Commentary, readings and photographs by Paul Watkins.
Tickets are £10 and include a reception. For further information and
bookings call 020 7486 9410 or email
info@anglohellenicleague.org
Organised by the Anglo-Hellenic League.
Venue: St
Columba’s Church Hall, Pont Street, London SW1 |
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Friday 5
November, 7pm
St Demetrius Day – Patron Saint of Thessaloniki
An event organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain. For further
information and bookings call 020 8361 4512 or email
sec@macedonia.org.uk
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Monday 8 November to Sunday |
Monday 8 November to Sunday 14 November
3rd London Greek Film Festival
presenting modern fiction feature films, documentaries, short
films, video art, animation, experimental films, fiction feature
and short screenplays. The Festival also offers workshops, the
Odyssey awards, host music, networking and other events. Further
information on the festival and its programme is available at
www.londongreekfilmfestival.com
info@londongreekfilmfestival.com or on 020 7193 2699.
Venue: Westbourne Studios, London W10 |
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Tuesday
9 November, 7.15pm
Schumann and
Chopin: Bicentennial Celebration Concert World
renowned artists, soprano
Katerina Mina and pianist Elena Mouzalas will be giving a concert to
celebrate the 200th birthday anniversaries of Schumann and Chopin. They will
perform the ethereal and beautiful song cycles, Schumann's Frauenliebe und-leben
and Chopin's op.74. The same concert will be repeated at Megaron in Athens.
Tickets are £12 and £10 for concessions. Book early to avoid disappointment!
For further information and bookings call 020 7487 5060. Organised by the
Hellenic Centre.
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Friday 12 November to Monday
15 November
Αλυσοδεμ?νο-Alysodeméno
Liana Pattihi’s first solo
jewellery exhibition. Her work, influenced by Ancient Greek and Cypriot
Jewellery, involves enamel which is 'chain bound'. The title Alysodeméno, is
not only used literally but also metaphorically, as the future is inexorably
linked to the past and the traditional is tied to the contemporary. Preview
on Thursday 11 November, 6pm-8pm. Opening hours: Friday and Monday,
11am-7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 1pm-7pm. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
Venue: Friends
Room, Hellenic Centre |
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Saturday 13 November, 7.30pm
Piano Recital
South African
pianist Renée Reznek gives her second piano recital at the Hellenic Centre,
playing pieces by Janácek, Debussy, Messiaen and Stravinsky. A fascinating
and distinguished recital ... Renée Reznek is an artist of scrupulous
sensitivity and intelligence. The programme will also include a first UK
performance of Partita Africana by Hendrik Hofmeyr and the world premier of
Chios Rhapsody by David Earl, inspired by the collection of Greek folk music
recorded by Herbert Pernot, transcribed by Paul Le Flem and edited by Marcos
Dragoumis. Tickets are £15 and £13 for Hellenic Centre Members, PLG Members,
Students and Westminster ResCard holders. For further information and
bookings call 020 7487 5060. Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre |
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Sunday
14 November, 6.30pm
The Struggle for
Greece: Churchill, The Commonwealth (including Cyprus) and the Cradle of
Democracy, October 1940-May 1941
Lecture in English by Dr Klearchos A Kyriakides, University of
Hertfordshire, followed by a concert of Greek songs from the 1940s performed
by the Odyssey Rebetiko Band. The event is dedicated to the memory of the
members of the armed forces of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth
(including the members of the Cyprus Regiment) who died during the 2nd World
War. Tickets are £10 and £5 for concessions. Payment at the door is possible
but please confirm attendance at
k.a.kyriakides@herts.ac.uk or on 01707 286220. Organised by the
University of Hertfordshire Student Law Society to mark the 70th anniversary
of 28th October 1940.
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Monday 15 November, 6.30pm to
9pm
Καμπος
Χιου (Kambos, Chios)
An event in Greek with simultaneous interpreting in English dedicated to the
area of Kambos on the island of Chios. Kambos-Architecture and Environment
by Leonidas Mylonadis highlights some of Kambos’ unique characteristics.
These include its houses and courtyards made of coloured limestone from the
neighbouring village of Thymiana, as well as its historic and charming
surrounding citrus orchards, hidden behind tall stone walls. Kambos-A Trip
in History by Fani Anerousi gives an account of the important events, since
the Genoan period, which have determined Kambos’ superb architecture and
surroundings and subsequently made its mark on the island's cultural
history. The Pebbled Courtyards of Chios by Maria Xyda concludes the series
with a talk on Chios’ courtyards, which are important elements in the
gardens and orchards of the island. She sheds light on the composition, the
techniques and materials involved as well as the craftsmen. A short film
will be shown and local kersmata (treats), kindly provided by Vagelis Xydas,
will be offered, after the talks. Free entry but please confirm attendance
on 020 7563 9835 or at
press@helleniccentre.org Organised by the
Hellenic Centre.
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Thursday
18 November, 7.30pm
Lecture
organised by the Ionian Society. For further information and bookings call
020 7589 2371 or email maria@andipa.com
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Friday
19 November, 7pm
Photographing the
Past: Old Pictures and New Knowledge of Anafi
Lecture in English by Professor Margaret Kenna. Free entry. For further
information call 07887 878719 or email
secretary@eteriaellinonepistimonon.org Organised
by Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon.
Venue:
Boardroom, Hellenic Centre |
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26 November, 6.30pm
Sparta and Persia;
from the Battle of Marathon (490BCE) to the Peace of Antalcidas (368BCE)
Lecture in English
by Professor Paul A Cartledge, Cambridge. Free entry. For further
information and bookings call 07910 216082 or email
evitayianni6_greece@yahoo.gr
Organised by the Peloponnesian Association of Great Britain.
Venue:
Great Hall, Hellenic Centre |
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Sunday
28 November, 6.30pm
From Catastrophe to
Catastrophe: the Axis Occupation, the Famine and the Genocide of the Jews in
Greece Lecture in
English by Dr Klearchos A Kyriakides, University of Hertfordshire, followed
by a concert of Greek songs from the 1930s and 1940s, including many written
or sung by Vasilis Tsitsanis and members of the Jewish Community of Greece,
notably Roza Eskenazi, Stella Haskil and Minos Matsas, performed by the
Odyssey Rebetiko Band. The event is dedicated to the memory of the Greek
Jews who died during the 2nd World War. Tickets are £10 and £5 concessions.
Payment at the door is possible but please confirm attendance at
k.a.kyriakides@herts.ac.uk
or on 01707 286220. Organised by the University of Hertfordshire
Student Law Society to mark the 70th anniversary of 28th October 1940.
Venue:
Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Memories and Hope for Cyprus
An exhibition of
paintings by George Criton Tornaritis. Free entry but please confirm
attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at
director@helleniccentre.org
Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
Venue: Friends
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