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Diary of Events
January - March 2017
A CARNIVAL CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN
Saturday 25 February, 1-4pm
Hellenic Community Trust a Company limited by guarantee, Charity Reg. No. 101036
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THE HELLENIC CENTRE
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Agatha Kalisperas
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Maria Kalli
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Evangelia Roussou
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Christina Vagioti
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Kay Stavrinou
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GREEK LANGUAGE COURSES
Winter Term begins on 23/01/17
Day and evening courses for groups and
individuals taught by experienced, qualified
tutors.
Reasonable fees and a rich cultural pro-
gramme to complement learning.
Information on 020 7563 9831 or at
MEMBERSHIP
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to ensure its future.
Become a Member, Support Culture,
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For events organised by the Hellenic Centre,
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CATERING FACILITIES
Catering arrangements for cultural & corporate events. Information on 020 7563 9836 or at
VENUE HIRE
Our stunning venue is available for both corporate and private hire all year round. From concerts to
conferences, weddings and fashion shows our professional experienced events team are available to
help you plan your perfect event. Information on 020 7563 9834 or at [email protected].
FRIENDS ROOM EXHIBITIONS
Monthly exhibitions by Greek and Greek Cypriot artists or foreign artists whose work is inspired by a
Hellenic theme. Information on 020 7563 9836 or at [email protected].
JANUARY
SUPPORT THE HELLENIC CENTRE
Friday 20 January, 7pm to 9pm - Andipa Gallery, 162 Walton Street, SW3 2JU Vasilopitta organised by the Ionian Society. Ticket £15; price includes food, drinks and live music. Proceeds to Saint Spyridon Church in Piraeus, Greece that feeds 150 families per day. Bookings and further information: 020 7589 2371, 07808 777946, [email protected] or [email protected].
Saturday 21 January, 7.15pm - Penbridge Suite, 470 Bowes Road, N11 1NL 40th Anniversary Dinner and Dance organised by the Cypriot Estia of London. Tickets £40 inclusive of drinks. Bookings and further information: 07900 585156 or [email protected].
Tuesday 24 January, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre Ancient Thouria - Dea Syria Temple An illustrated lecture in Greek and English by Dr Theodora Skoura and Dr George Skouras, Centre for the Study of History of Ancient Thouria. The speakers will present the Ancient Thouria coins circulation series, focusing on
Friday 13 January, 7pm - The Hellenic Centre Vasilopitta Greek celebration for the New Year organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon. Free entry. Further information: [email protected].
Saturday 21 January, 8pm to 1am - The Hellenic Centre The Hellenic Centre’s New Year Celebration with the Greek Collective featuring Christina Maxouri The New Year is always full of resolutions and infused with hope for new creative beginnings. At the Hellenic Centre we al-ways like to celebrate it on a positive and cheerful note. It is the time of year we get together and share vasilopitta, the traditional New Year’s cake with you. Let’s meet then and celebrate a happy 2017 with a glass of wine and a unique programme of live Greek music and dancing. Tickets £18; price includes live music, vasilopitta and a glass of wine. Bookings:020 7487 5060 or https://hcnewyearcelebration.eventbrite.co.uk. Organised by the Hellenic Centre. Photo: © Antonis Psarras
Monday 23 January, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre Where in the Mani was the Frankish Castle of Megali Maini (Grand Magne)? A New Synthesis of the Evidence An illustrated lecture in English by Michael Heslop, Royal Holloway, University of London, accompanied by an exhibition of photographs entitled Patrick Leigh Fermor and the Castles of the Mani: Embellishment or Intrusion? Free entry; booking essential: 020 7563 9835
or [email protected]. Organised by the Hellenic Centre and the Patrick Leigh Fermor Society.
Monday 9 January to Tuesday 24 January - The Hellenic Centre Demarcation Unlike an institution's systematic and themed photo-graphic archive, we live our lives and create our own mental archive of images of people and place. These sites of memory are sometimes recalled through photographic encounters within archives and the family album. This photographic exhibition by Thomas Nicolaou illus-trates how through the evidential qualities of photography and map-making, demarcation can be remembered and reimagined. Meet the
artist: Friday 13 January, 6.30pm-8.30pm. For opening hours call 020 7487 5060. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
FREE CULTURAL EVENTS
Tuesday 7 February, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre Aristotle on Rationality in Action Prof Anthony Price, Birkbeck College will discuss how according to Aristotle the conclusion of a piece of practical reasoning is an action (if nothing gets in the way) and that one can act, as well as think, rationally. Man is an animal that acts on reasons, and we are responsible for what we do. Here, as elsewhere, Aristotle can rescue us from the trammels of a dualism of mind and body. Free entry; booking essential: 020 7563 9835 or [email protected]. Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
Friday 10 February, 8pm to 9pm - The Hellenic Centre Vasilopitta organised by the Hellenic Medical Society. Free entry; booking essential: [email protected].
Sunday 12 February Dances from Cyclades and Dodekanisa Traditional Greek dance workshop organised by Lykion to Hellinidon. Instructor: Tasos Plitsis, Lykion ton Hellinidon, Athens. Further informa-tion: 020 7229 4089 or [email protected].
Thursday 16 February, 7.30pm - The Hellenic Centre Tsiknopempti Celebration of Greek Carnival with food, music and Greek dancing organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon. Entrance by ticket. Further information and bookings: 020 7794 1353, 020 8209 0078, [email protected] or [email protected].
Friday 17 February, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre Greeks of Armenia An illustarted lecture in English by Dr Marina Mkhitaryan. According to the public census of 2011, the Greek resi-dent population of Armenia numbers 900 people. They live in differ-ent towns and villages and speak the Pontic dialect as their ancestors are of Pontic Greek descent and moved to Armenia as miners. The lecture is complemented by the projection of photographs which
Akhtala Monastery
FEBRUARY
Friday 3 February, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre Celebration of Christian and Greek Literature An event organised by the Archdiocese of Thyateira. Further information on 020 7723 4787. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
topics of ancient sociology and the presence of the one and only found temple of the Levante Goddess in the area. They will also try to relate the historical and sociological findings to reports of residents of the area as to the socioeconomic culture connections with Europe and Asia. Free entry; booking essential: 020 7563 9835 or [email protected]. Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
Thursday 2 February to Wednesday 8 March - The Hellenic Centre Sea of Life Greek-Cypriot artist Marina Emphietzi-Harris grew up in a house by the sea and her paintings of seascapes emanate from memories of her childhood and show the natural forms of a real world in a semi abstract or conceptual way. Her strong tonal varia-tions and vivid colours are visual representations of inner feelings and conversations. Meet the artist: Friday 3 February, 6.30pm-8.30pm. For opening hours call 020 7487 5060. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
Wednesday 22 February, 7pm - The Hellenic Centre Under the Sceptre of Nestor: Excavations at the Mycenaean Capital City of Iklaina An illustrated lecture in English by Professor M Cosmopoulos, University of Missouri, St. Louis. The speaker will present the exciting recent archaeological excavations at the site of Iklaina in Messenia, which have brought to light one of the capitals of the Mycenaean state of Pylos and will discuss the significance of the discoveries for two interconnected issues: the histori-cal aspects of the Homeric epics and the history of the Mycenaean states. Free entry; book-ing essential: [email protected]. Organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee UK.
GREEK LANGUAGE COURSES
MARCH
Monday 27 February, 7pm to 10pm - The Hellenic Centre Kathara Deftera Celebration Kathara Deftera marks the end of the Carnival and the be-ginning of Greek Orthodox Lent that prepares us for Easter. In Greece and Cyprus we cele-brate it outdoors flying kites and eating lots of taramosalata and lagana (a flat unleavened bread made especially for the day). In London we celebrate it at the Hellenic Centre, with live music, dancing and lots of traditional vegetarian dishes. Tickets £18, Hellenic Centre Members £16. Further information and bookings: 020 7487 5060. Organised by the Hel-lenic Centre.
Saturday 25 February, 1pm to 4pm - The Hellenic Centre Carnival Celebration for Children A time of dancing and dressing up, Carnival has always been dedicated to our young friends. This year we bring to them a day of fun. Fournos Theatre will present The Boy with the Blue Hair, an interactive play in Greek and a little bit of English, to introduce the young audience (3-12 years old) to the world of theatre. F.R. a sweet but shy boy with blue hair, tries to cope in a city with red hair people. When his only friend, a soft enchanted toy
called Merber, gets lost in the forest, F.R. needs to face his fears and go look for him. The play comes for the first time to London after a successful two year run in Athens, Greece. It will be followed by lots of creative activities related to Carnival like making kites and masks; gaitanaki, the traditional maypole dancing and of course a great fancy dress party! So dress up and join us! Tickets £10 adults and children over 3; adults admitted only if accompanying children. Further information and bookings: 020 7487 5060 or https://carnivalcelebrationforchildren.eventbrite.co.uk. Limited number of tickets; early book-ing recommended. Organised by the Hellenic Centre and Lykion ton Hellinidon.
Monday 13 March to Wednesday 5 April - The Hellenic Centre in TRANSIT An exhibition of eight acrylic paintings by Irene Daniolou-Neofytou depicting the
document the history, life and accomplishments of the Pontian Greeks community. Dr Mkhi-taryan, a Greek Armenian, born and raised in Yerevan, to an Armenian father and a Pontic Greek mother has devoted three years to extensive historical and photographic research on the Greek community in Armenia. She started amateur photography in 2007, and has had four prior exhibitions. Her first exhibition was held in 2009, dedicated to Greeks of Armenia, in loving memory of her Greek mother, at the Hellenic Embassy in Armenia. This exhibition has become permanent in the Hellenic Embassy in Yerevan. Her second exhibition was again dedicated to Greeks of Armenia and held at the Greek Consulate of New York, USA in 2011. Free entry; booking essential: 020 7563 9835 or [email protected]. Organ-ised by the Hellenic Centre.
SOCIAL EVENTS
Wednesday 15 March, 7.30pm - The Hellenic Centre An Evening with Tasoulla Christou A concert presenting a variety of pieces by the Greek Cypriot composer Tasoulla Christou, now living and working in London. Her music has been performed internationally in America, the Far East, Africa and Europe, including Cyprus. Her compositions are proving very popular in London and abroad, with both performers and audi-ences, who find her music very accessible. The programme consists of chamber music for strings, voice, piano and flute. Pieces to be performed include Hymn to Aphrodite (a setting of a poem by the ancient Greek poet Sappho for voice, flute and piano, which last year won the Miriam Gideon prize for new music in an international competition held in the USA) and her string quintet Imagined Ritual inspired by a visit to the temple of Poseidon at Sounion. Free entry; booking essential: 020 7563 9835 or [email protected]. Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
Friday 17 March, 7pm - The Hellenic Centre The Tumulus Kastas and the Lion of Amphipolis 2012-2014 An illustrated lecture in English by Mrs Katerina Peristeri, Archaeologist, Director of Excavations at Kasta Tumulus, Honorary Director of Antiquities. Free entry; booking essential by 10/03/17: 07904 086677 or [email protected]. Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain.
Saturday 18 March, 11am and 6.30pm - The Hellenic Centre The Cretan (An Hymn to Love) Dionysios Solomos’s masterpiece, transferred on stage by Marios Iordanou (director) and Sofia Kazantzian (choreographer), comes to London following performances in Athens, Zakynthos, Zurich and Munich. Poetry, dance, music and physical per-formance combine to tell us the story of the shipwrecked Cretan who faces supernatural phenomena in trying to save his beloved. The per-formance in London is part of a 2017 tour in European capitals, under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to mark the 160 years from Solomos’s death. Marios Iordanou and Sofia Kazantzian, awarded by UNESCO for their theatrical work on Solomos, are joined on stage by
refugee camps. Meet the artist: Wednesday 15 March, 6.30pm-8.30pm; Clea Souyoultzoglou, art historian and curator of the exhibition will present the artist and her work. For opening hours call 020 7487 5060. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
Monday 20 March, 7.30pm - Jacobs, 20 Gloucester Road, SW7 4RB Fancy Dress Party An evening of Ionian Kantades, fun, singing and dancing organised by the Ionian Society. Ticket £30; price includes four course meal and a glass of wine. Bookings and further information: 020 7589 2371, 07808 777946, [email protected] or [email protected].
CONFERENCE FACILITIES
Friday 24 March, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre A Festive Chopin Piano Concert The acclaimed Greek pianist Michael Tagkas performs Chopin’s Prelude no. 25 in C sharp minor, Op. 45; Nocturne in B major, Op. 72, no. 1; Noc-turne in C sharp minor; Mazurka in E minor, Op. 17, no. 2; Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, no. 4; Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60. Free entry; booking essential: 020 7563 9835 or [email protected]. Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
dancer Valentino Valassis. The play is 70 minutes without interval and it will be in Greek; copies of the English translation will be available for non Greek speakers. Free entry; booking essential: 020 7563 9835 or [email protected]. Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Monday 24 April Mikis Theodorakis An event dedicated to the life and music of the great composer with a presentation by Kostas Serezis, author of The Universal Mikis Theodorakis (Kastaniotis 2001, Athens) and singing by Aliki Kayaloglou.
Friday 28 April China Rediscovered: The Benaki Museum Collection of Chinese Ceramics Dr George Manginis, Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh presents a collection donated to the mu-seum by a London Greek, through a tale of nostalgia and patriotism.
PLANNING AN EVENT?
Our beautiful venue, situated in one of the most charming and sought after areas of central London - just a stone’s throw away from the fashionable Marylebone High Street in W1 - offers a variety of meeting and event spaces suitable for a range of professional and personal celebrations, from fashion shows, product launches and weddings to intimate meetings and presentations.
Its centrepiece, the Great Hall, can accommodate up to 250 guests for a standing event. This white walled gallery space with extraordinary high ceilings, natural daylight, state of the art AV and superfast fibre optic, is easily adapted to host high-end conferences, AGMs, film screenings, themed parties and exclusive press shows.
With an experienced events team, a list of preferred caterers or the opportunity to use a caterer of your choice, this is the perfect space to accommodate your event.
DONATIONS WELCOME
Information given in the Hellenic Centre Diary of Events was correct at the time of printing
Events may be cancelled or changed without prior notice Updates and notifications available at www.helleniccentre.org
A copy of the Diary in larger print but different format available from our offices The next issue of the Diary of Events will be published in March 2017
and will cover the period April-August 2017 Deadline for submitting information for this period is Friday 3 March 2017
Access to the Hellenic Centre is via steps; a stair climber is available
but must be booked in advance; a lift provides access to all floors, except the third floor
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| Omilos Eksipiretiton (Servers’ Society) | Society for Modern Greek Studies | | Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies |
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| Odysea Ltd | Paraskevas Law Firm | Piraeus Bank S.A. | Ryman Ltd | | Southern Shipping & Finance Co Ltd | Surgical Conference Management Ltd |
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GREEK DANCE LESSONS ORGANISED BY LYKION TON HELLINIDON
Every Saturday at the Crypt, St Sophia, Moscow Road, London W2
Further information on 020 7229 4086 or at [email protected]
New term starts in January
Saturday
2.00 - 2.30pm Children Beginners
2.30 - 3.30 Children
3.30 - 4.30pm Adults Beginner 4.30 - 5.30pm Adults Intermediate
Wednesday 7.00 - 8.00pm Adults Improvers
