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DIARY of EVENTS for the UK GREEK COMMUNITY Please click here to inform us of any coming event so that it can be added in our Diary.
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Cloudcuckooland, a newly commissioned musical version of Aristophanes' The Birds for all the family, by Stephen Sharkey and Alex Silverman.... Currently on tour - full schedule, reviews and photos can be found at www.onassis.ox.ac.uk/cuckooland.htm or do feel free to email onassis@herald.ox.ac.uk. We hope to see you there.... | ||
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Friday 4 April Gia Sena - For you A theatre-dance performance based on Nobel Prize-Winner Odysseas Elytis's Monogramma. Choreographer Iraklis Briasoulis, composer Nicolas Spiliotopoulos. Organised by the Hellenic Centre and the theatre-dance company Pnoes. Tickets £10, £8 concessions. Further information and bookings on 020 7487 5060 Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre |
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April Eptakomi Dinner and Dance. For further details, please call 020 8440 7854 (Markos) Venue: Penridge Banqueting Suite 7.30pm |
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Sunday 6 April Pontiac
Dance Seminar with Kyriakos Moisidis, known worldwide for
his knowledge and experience in Pontiac dancing. Organised by Greek
Rhythms. For further details, please call Georgina on 07816 294 266 (mobile)
or email
georgina@greekdancing.org Pontiac
Dance Party with
meal and live music by |
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Tuesday 8 April to Thursday 24 April In Theseus' Footsteps: An Englishman's Odyssey A retrospective exhibition of paintings of Aelred Bartlett (1918-2004) undertaken during his exploration of the eastern Peloponnese. Private view on Tuesday 8 April, 6-8.00pm Please contact 020 7487 5060 for opening hours Venue: Friends Room, Hellenic CentreTuesday 8 April 7.30pm Briefing A new piece of physical theatre, based on Nobel Prize-Winner Doris Lessing's Briefing for a Descent into Hell exploring magical changes in space and using a classical chorus re-imagined for the 21st century. Directed by Avye Leventis. No performance on Mondays. Further information on www.mercurialproductions.net; bookings on 0870 0600100 Venue: Camden People's Theatre, 58-60 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 |
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Wednesday 9 April The Use of Coinage in Antiquity Lecture in Greek by Dr Eleni Papefthymiou. Organised by Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon. Open to the public. Further information on www.eteriaellinonepistimonon.org Venue: Friends Room, Hellenic Centre |
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Thursday 10 April 7.15pm Holly Blue Launch of Yianoulla Nicola's first book set in the 1970s and tells the life and loves of a Greek girl living in England. Organised by HandE Publishing and the Hellenic Centre. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or press@helleniccentre.org Venue: Friends Room, Hellenic Centre |
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Friday 11 April 7.30pm Tango Night A recital of music by Astor Piazzolla and others (including Mikis Theodorakis) performed and organised by Tangissimo; Mark Tropp (piano), Yi Yao (accordion), Anete Graudina (violin), Simon Davis (guitar) and Johny Gee (double bass). Tickets £20, £7 concessions, children free. Drinks provided. Further information and bookings on 07931 902923 Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre |
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Tuesday 15 April 6.45pm Book Club Book to be discussed Day by A L Kennedy. New members welcome. Further information on 020 7487 5060 Venue: Hellenic Centre |
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Thursday 17 April 8.00p Cyprus Problem - Current Developments Legal, Political and Economic Aspects Lecture in Greek by Dr Christos Psilogenis. Organised by the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK. Free entry. Further information on 020 8445 9999 Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre |
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Friday 18 April 7.00pm Dinners and Wines of Ancient Greece An illustrated talk in English by Dr Spyros Retsas, MD FRCP. To be followed by the presentation of an Honorary Life Membership of the Macedonian Society of Great Britain to the historian and broadcaster Michael Wood. The event includes a reception with Macedonian wines and live music. Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain. Further information and bookings on 020 8908 5010 or sec@macedonia.org.uk. Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre |
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Saturday 19 April 7.00pm An evening of classical music dedicated to Constantinos Leventis: 70 years from his birth with the Oxford Philomusica; Marios Papadopoulos (director, piano), Victoria Mavromoustaki (violin). Programme to include Fur Elise, Piano Sonata No 14 in C Minor, Op 27 'Moonlight' Sonata by Beethoven, Autumn and Winter from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi. Organised by the Hellenic Centre and Oxford Philomusica. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or director@helleniccentre.org Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre |
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Sunday 20 April 7.00pm Asia Minor Dance Seminar.
For further details please contact Irene Cooper 01243 786400 O Gliki Mou Ear A music and dance performance with Nena Venetsanou and the group Diastasis. Under the auspices of the Cyprus High Commission in London, sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus and supported by the Greek Cypriot Brotherhood. Tickets £20, £15 and £12. Further information and booking on 020 7730 4500 Venue: Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London, SW1X 9DQ |
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Monday 28 April 7.15pm - 8.15pm 'Cello and Piano Recital Including works by Brahms, Franck and Chopin with Asterios Pouftis ('cello), co-leader Athens State Symphony Orchestra and Thaleia Athaniti (piano). Organised by the Hellenic Centre. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or press@helleniccentre.org Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre |
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