Diary of Events

DIARY of EVENTS for the UK GREEK COMMUNITY

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April 2011
1	Fri	Friday 1 April to Wednesday 27 April Illusions of Grandeur An exhibition of photographs by Yiannis Katsaris. Please call 020 7487 5060 for opening hours. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Venue: Friends Room, Hellenic Centre
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5	Tue	Tuesday 5 April, 7pm New Archaeological Work at Aegae, the Royal Capital of Macedon An illustrated lecture by Dr Angeliki Kottaridi, Director of the 17th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, Greece. The lecture is organised on the occasion of the major archaeological exhibition Heracles to Alexander the Great, Treasures from the Royal Capital of Macedon, a Hellenic Kingdom in the Age of Democracy hosted at the Ashmolean Museum. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at press@helleniccentre.org Organised by the Hellenic Centre and the Ashmolean Museum. Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre
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7	Thu	Thursday 7 April to Monday 29 August Heracles to Alexander the Great, Treasures from the Royal Capital of Macedon, a Hellenic Kingdom in the Age of Democracy In the first major archaeological exhibition to be shown in the new temporary exhibition galleries, the Ashmolean Museum will showcase new discoveries from the royal tombs of Aegae, the ancient capital of Macedon. Over five hundred extraordinary objects will come to Oxford from Vergina, northern Greece, the vast majority of which will go on display for the first time anywhere in the world. They tell the story of the kings and queens of Macedon, the rise of the Temenids - descendents of Heracles, and the ruling dynasty of Alexander the Great. Tickets £8, £6 concessions. Further information on 01865 278000 or at www.ashmolean.org Venue: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
8	Fri	Friday 8 April, 6.30pm to 8pm Cyprus in Contemporary Greek Fiction A discussion in English between contemporary Greek-Cypriot and Greek writers and critics on representations of Cyprus in contemporary Greek fiction. Participants: Miltiades Hatzopoulos, Dafni Lordou, Niki Marangou, Marinos Pourgouris. Dr Eleni Yiannakakis will chair the event. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835, at press@helleniccentre.org or at cultural_chc@btconnect.com. Supported by Cyprus Airways. Organised by the Hellenic Centre, the Cultural Department of Cyprus High Commission and Dr Eleni Yiannakakis (University of Oxford). Venue: Great Hall , Hellenic Centre
9	Sat	Saturday 9 April, 11.30am Guided Tour of the exhibition Heracles to Alexander the Great, Treasures from the Royal Capital of Macedon, a Hellenic Kingdom in the Age of Democracy organised by the Anglo-Hellenic League. Tickets £25; price includes entrance to the exhibition, guided tour by Dr Susan Walker, Keeper of the Greek and Roman Antiquites, Ashmolean Museum and Dr Yannis Galanakis, curator of the exhibition and lunch; participants have to make their own way to Oxford. way to Oxford. Application forms, available at www.anglohellenicleague.org to be received by 31 March. Further information on 020 7486 9410 (voicemail). Venue: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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11	Mon	Monday 11 April, 7.30pm to 8.30pm - Παιδικη Πασχαλια An event featuring a reading of the story Παιδικη Πασχαλια (Children’s Easter) by Alexandros Papadiamantis and Byzantine hymns and traditional Greek songs performed by Rev Joseph Paliouras, Charalambos Georgiou (violin), Anna Karayianni (oud) and members of the School of Byzantine Music. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 07802 258175, 020 8441 4740 or at Joseph@12apostles.co.uk. Organised by the Education Office, Embassy of Greece and the School of Byzantine Music, Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre
12	Tue	Tuesday 12 April, 7.15pm The Art of the Tenor An illustrated lecture in English by Helena Matheopoulos. Most opera lovers would agree that nothing in opera can compare in excitement with the sound of a tenor in full throttle. Something about the nature and vibrations of the tenor sound arouses rapture bordering on hysteria in the audience - especially the high notes at the top of his register, the B flat, the B natural and especially the high C. These are the tenor’s “money notes”, what the public pays its to dollar to hear. And this is the reason why, from the opera houses’ point of view, “a good tenor is the best box office”. They also tend to make tenors past and present very rich men indeed! This illustrated talk will examine the origins and nature of tenor-worship, chart the differences between the different kinds of tenor voice and examine the history of the tenor through the greatest names, from Caruso to today. 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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14	Thu	Thursday 14 April, 7.15pm Tears of Iron: Olympias after the Death of Alexander the Great A Talk in English by Robin Waterfield and launch of his book Dividing the Spoils, the War for Alexander the Great’s Empire. Everyone has heard of Alexander the Great, the famous conqueror. But what happened after his death to the lands he had conquered? It took forty years of world-changing warfare for his successors to carve up the empire. This thrilling period of unremitting warfare, treachery, assassination, passion, shifting alliances, and mass slaughter, has been neglected. Dividing the Spoils resurrects the fascinating story of this period - both the warfare and the world-changing cultural developments that were taking place at the same time. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at press@helleniccentre.org Organised by the Hellenic Centre, the Macedonian Society of Great Britain and Oxford University Press. Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre
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27	Wed	Wednesday 27 April, 7.15pm Biographical Lexicon of Cypriots, 1800-1920 Book presentation by Aristides Koudounaris, recipient of the University of Cyprus Award 2010. The event is under the auspices of H. E. The High Commissioner for the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Alexandros Zenon. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7321 4125 or at cultural_chc@btconnect.com Organised by the Cultural Department of Cyprus High Commission. Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre
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