diary of events - hellenic centre
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Diary of Events
April - August 2018
ANGELOS: LET THERE BE LIGHT
28 April 2018 to 8 May 2018
Hellenic Community Trust a Company limited by guarantee, Charity Reg. No. 101036
Registered Office: Enstar House, 163/173 Praed Street, London W2 1RH - Reg. in England No. 2643543
THE HELLENIC CENTRE
Director
Agatha Kalisperas
1Membership & Fund Development Officer
Maria Kalli
Language & Cultural Events Manager
Evangelia Roussou
Event Sales & Business Development
Manager
Kay Stavrinou
Operations & Events Manager
Christina Vagioti
Marketing & Social Media Officer
Omiros Angelopoulos
PA to the Director
Natassa Karli
Office Opening Hours
Monday-Friday
9.30am-5.30pm
16-18 Paddington Street
Marylebone, London W1U 5AS
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GREEK LANGUAGE COURSES
Spring/Summer Term begins on 23/04/18
Day and evening courses for groups and indi-
viduals taught by experienced, qualified tutors. Reasonable fees and a rich cultural pro-
gramme to complement learning.
Information on 020 7563 9831 or at
MEMBERSHIP
The Hellenic Centre relies on its membership to
ensure its future. Become a Member, Support
Culture, Support the Hellenic Centre. For events organised by the Hellenic Centre,
priority is given to our members.
Information on 020 7563 9833 or at
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 is available to help
you plan your perfect event. Information on 020 7563 9834 or at [email protected].
FRIENDS ROOM EXHIBITIONS
Εxhibitions 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].
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA on 020 7563 9832 or at [email protected].
PA TO THE DIRECTOR on 020 7487 5060 or at [email protected].
DONATIONS TO THE HELLENIC CENTRE
Please make a donation - Every single pound makes a tangible difference. Your support will
sustain us into the future and enable us to continue providing high quality cultural, educational
and fun events for a diverse audience. On line donations at www.don8.to/HELC001 or mydonate.bt.com/charities/thehelleniccentre.
For a £5 donation use your mobile phone and text HELC001 to 70970
Friday 20 April, 7.15pm to 9.15pm - The Hellenic Centre Μιχάλης Σουγιούλ: Το Τράμ το Τελευταίο / Michalis Sougioul: The Last Tram This year’s HC Easter Celebration features members of the London based group Plastikes Ka-rekles performing their own arrangements of a selection of Sougioul’s most popular songs. Born in Asia Minor, Michalis Sougioul was multi-skilled in all aspects of Greek music and com-posed more than 700 songs in all genres, tango, waltz, serenades, folk, patriotic and popular. The sensitive, melodic nature of his music made his songs big hits and they remain, almost a century after they were written, favourites in both Greek households and performance ven-ues everywhere. Let’s join Marina Deligianni (vocals), Maria Tsirodimitri (vocals, guitar), Anna Cooper (piano/accordion), Pavlos Carvalho (cello, bouzouki) and Kostas Kopanaris (percussion) in a beautifully sentimental feel-good journey, sing along all time favourites and celebrate with wine and red eggs. Tickets £12, Hellenic Centre Members and concessions £10; price includes a glass of wine. Bookings on 020 7487 5060 or https://hctotramtotelefteo.eventbrite.co.uk. Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
Tuesday 10 April, 6.30pm - The Hellenic Centre The Delights of Constantinople in 18th Century Greek Literature and Camarthen to Cairo via Smyrna and Cyprus: the Rees family 1850 to 1950 Two illustrated lectures organised by the Levantine Heritage Foundation. Peter Mackridge, former Professor of Mod-ern Greek at the University of Oxford will present two Greek texts which provide us with a window on the natural and man-made delights of Constantinople and the Bosporus in the 18th century. Tom Rees will talk about the political context and social background of the first Rees family migrant, the flexibility with which successive generations adapted to economic and technical change, the range of activities they were engaged in, commercial, military and intelligence, and their links to other long-established Levantine communities. Free entry; booking essential at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/28th-levantine-heritage-foundation-talks.
Tuesday 17 April, 7pm - The Hellenic Centre The Macedonian Front 1915-1918: Soldiers, Nurses and Politicians at the Forgotten Front A round table discussion. Free entry; booking essential: [email protected]. Donations welcome. Organised by the Anglo-Hellenic League and the Macedonian Society of Great Britain.
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Tuesday 24 April, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre Myths, History and Art: Thirteen Essays on Art as Deception An illustrated lecture in English by Sir Basil Markesinis QC, FBA. Free entry; booking essential: 07904 086677 or [email protected]. Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain.
Wednesday 21 March to Thursday 12 April - The Hellenic Centre Impressions of the Peloponnese An exhibition of photographs by landscape and seascape photographer, Ravenna Moncreiff, with images of olive trees, flowers, mountains, the sea and historic towns of the southern Peloponnese in late Spring. For opening hours call 020 7487 5060. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
Monday 16 April to Sunday 6 May - The Hellenic Centre Shades of Cyprus An exhibition of paintings by Cypriot born architect Yiannis Pareas. The artist has participated in group exhibitions and of-fered lessons in sculpture at the prestigious Art in Action fair for a number of years. Meet the Artist: Monday 23 April, 6.30pm-8.30pm. For opening hours call 020 7487 5060. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
Friday 4 May, 7pm - The Hellenic Centre Philosophy and Leadership A unique opportunity for a philosophical journey through the civilizations of the five continents. Ioannis Fikas will present the role of the ancient city and the sacred geography, which is the bridge between the earthly and the celestial world through his book Philosophy & Leadership. His presentation will ultimately shed light on the vital importance of philosophy, which liberates the soul from flaws and faults and prepares it for the understanding of truth. The book
Philosophy & Leadership contains twelve lectures on education, art, philosophy and culture, which were given at Universities in Moscow, Athens and London. The book promotes the comparative studies of ancient cultures, art and western and eastern philosophy. Free entry; booking essential: [email protected]. Organised by maca.space.
Monday 14 May, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre A Romanian Romance-The story of Paddy Leigh Fermor and Princess Balaşa Cantacuzino A presentation of Alan Ogden’s new book, The Vagabond and The Princes. After his ‘great trudge’ on foot through Romania in 1934, Paddy returned there the following year but this time not alone. Alan Ogden tells the touching story of the love affair between the youthful writer and Balaşa Cantacuzino, a beautiful Romanian Princess. Inseparable for the next four years, they parted on the eve of the Second World War when Paddy determined to join up. Some twenty-five years later they were reunited in very different circumstances
GREEK LANGUAGE COURSES
MAY
Wednesday 9 May to Wednesday 30 May - The Hellenic Centre Myths and Realities An art exhibition curated by Marina Emphietzi aiming to initiate a conversation of challenges featuring works of selected artists and across a variety of mediums and styles. Meet the Artist: Wednesday 16 May, 6.30pm-8.30pm. For opening hours call 020 7487 5060. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
Saturday 28 April to Tuesday 8 May - The Hellenic Centre Angelos: Let There Be Light Immersive retrospective exhibition of re-nowned Greek artist Angelos. Curators and architects Maridia Kafet-zopoulou and Constantine Lemos present a retrospective of the artist’s career. Exploring the last twenty years of Angelos’ practice, Let There Be Light brings together a selection of illuminated subjects, cast against a vast galactic backdrop, with a specially curated accompanying soundscape created by the prominent Greek composer Stamatis Spanoudakis. This is Angelos’ first solo show in London in over two decades. Free entry. Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10am-8pm, Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday, 11am-4pm. Organised by maca.space.
Thursday 10 May, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre Andronikos or the Painter Staged in Nicosia in 2016 with great success and excellent reviews and in 2017 at Michalis Cacoyiannis Foundation, Ath-ens the play by Eurydice Perikleous Papadopoulou is inspired by the life and work of Costas Stathis, an unknown, until recently, Cypriot painter. The play chronicles the artist’s troubled life in the form of a monologue that is based upon a blend of reality and fiction. Performed in Greek with
English surtitles. Free entry; booking essential: www.culturalchc.co.uk. Organised by the Cultural Section, Cyprus High Commission UK.
Tuesday 22 May, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre Hitler’s Island War-The Battles of the Dodecanese in WWII An illustrated lecture by Julie Peakman. Free entry; booking essential: 020 7862 8730 or [email protected]. Organised by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies.
SOCIAL EVENTS
Wednesday 23 May, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre Coming Home to the Other: a Greek, a Turk and Stories of a Shared Past An event, in English, of family tales and music. Greeks and Turks are brought up as enemies, but when Pelin and Stella met they discovered hidden within their own family pasts, shared destinies of exile, exclusion and love. These swept away what they had been taught to believe. Join Stella Kassimati, Pelin Turgut and musicians Huseyin Alpaslan and Nazli Alatli in a storytelling adventure beyond borders into our common humanity. Free entry; booking essential: 020 7563 9835 or [email protected]. Private reception for Members of the Hellenic Centre only to follow. Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
Saturday 19 May, 3pm to 5pm – The Hellenic Centre Ταξιδεύοντας με ένα αρχαίο καράβι / A journey in an ancient boat An educational workshop in Greek for children 5-12 years old. A story where heroes are selected art objects from the A G Leventis Gallery at the British Museum, an interactive play, construction of ceramic objects with the group Ceramists Traces and educational leaflets full of exciting infor-mation will introduce our young friends to the world of ancient ceramics. Ticket holders will be able to attend a fairytale tour to the A G Leventis Gallery at the British Museum on Sunday 20 May at 11am. The workshop is inspired by the work of writer-educator Mania Douka and is part of a collaboration project between the Greek Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs and the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture. Under the auspices of the Education Office, Embassy of Greece in London. Tick-ets for adults and children £5; adults admitted only if accompanying children. Bookings: 020 7487 5060 or https://hcchildrensworkshop.eventbrite.co.uk; due to limited availability ad-vanced booking is recommended. Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
JUNE
Friday 1 June to Friday 29 June - The Hellenic Centre Where Do You Come From A photographic exhibition by Dimitris Kourakos on our secret connection with nature, in collaboration with per-formance artist Agni Kapuscinska. Meet the Artist and performance that complements the exhibition: Friday 1 June, 6.30pm-8.30pm. For opening hours call 020 7487 5060. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
Thursday 17 May, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre Secrets under the Sun Join the Cyprus-born bestselling author Nadia Marks for an evening to celebrate her new novel Secrets Under the Sun. Set in the small seaside town of Larnaka, this moving, transporting new novel explores forbidden love and family secrets. Free entry; booking essential: 020 7563 9835 or [email protected]. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
and remained in close touch until her death in 1976. Free entry but non-member attendees are invited to make a donation; booking essential: [email protected]. Organised by the Patrick Leigh Fermor Society.
Sunday 17 June Marylebone Summer Fayre Events include Greek Traditional Dances by Lykion ton Hellini-don. Further information on www.marylebonesummerfayre.com.
Monday 4 June, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre An Evening with Chopin A piano recital with Nicolas Constantinou. Programme to include: Polonaise-Fantaisie, op. 61; Mazurkas, op. 59; Nocturnes, op. 27/1 & op. 48/2; Trois Valses, op. 64; Fantaisie, op. 49; Ballade No. 4 in F minor, op. 52. Free entry; booking essential: 020 7563 9835 or [email protected]. Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
Friday 8 June, 7.30pm - The Hellenic Centre Social Media and the Greek Language (In)visibility A lecture by Alexandra Georga-kopoulou-Nunes, Professor of Discourse Analysis and Sociolinguistics, King’s College London. Free entry; booking essential: [email protected]. Organised by the Society for Modern Greek Studies.
CONFERENCE FACILITIES
Thursday 14 June, 6pm - The Hellenic Centre Runciman Award The annual Ceremony for the Runciman Award for the best book in
English of the previous year on a Greek topic, organised by the Anglo-Hellenic League.
Free entry; booking essential: [email protected]. Attendance only by prior
registration.
Saturday 30 June, 7.30pm - The Hellenic Centre Women of Rebetiko An event dedicated to the great female icons of re-betiko Eskenazy, Abatzi, Bellou, Haskil, Georgakopoulou, and Ninou among others. Noonie Minogue will lead a talk about the inspiration of the female singers of rebetiko to be followed by a concert with singers Marina De-ligianni, Katerina Clambaneva, Isidora Bouziouri, Sofia Pechlivani and Laura Fileri accompanied by Manolis Taouxis (bouzouki), Spiros Bolovinis (baglama), Pavlos Carvalho (bouzouki), Maria Tsirodimitri (guitar), Lydian Dhami (double bass), Michalis Iskas (violin). Tickets £15, students £10; sales at the door £18 (cash only) but only if tickets are not sold out online; bookings on www.rebetikocarnival.co.uk. Organised by Rebetiko Carnival. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
Monday 11 June to Thursday 14 June - The Hellenic Centre Moments of Glory an exhibition of photographs on the Olympic Games Rio 2016 by Selene Alexia Christodoulou. Free entry. Opening hours: Monday, 6.30pm-9pm; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9.30am-8pm; Thursday, 9.30am-2.30pm. Organised by the Cultural Section, Cyprus High Commission UK.
Wednesday 6 June, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre Byzantine Chant in the Anglosphere An evening honouring the contributions of the late Archimandrite Ephrem Lash to the dissemination of Byzantine musical traditions in the Eng-lish-speaking world. A panel of distinguished speakers including Metropolitan Kallistos of Di-okleia and Fr Andrew Louth will be followed by members of Cappella Romana and the School of Byzantine Music presenting a selection of liturgical chants. Free entry; booking essential: 020 7563 9835 or [email protected]. The event is part of the Summer Sounds Festi-
val of the Department of Music, City University, London. Organised by the School of Byzan-
tine Music, Archdiocese of Thyateira and the Department of Music, City University, London Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
JULY
FREE CULTURAL EVENTS
15 Jan - 24 Feb 2019
Rrripp!!
Paper Fashion
‘Apollo 10’ Newspaper Dress, USA, 1969. Photo: Panos Davios. © ATOPOS CVC collection, Athens.
Thursday 5 July, 7.15pm - The Hellenic Centre The Photographs of Joan Leigh Fermor: Artist and Lover Joan Leigh Fermor (1912-2003) was one of the finest photographers of her time. She most excelled in pictures of unspoilt Greece taken between 1945 and 1960. On the occasion of the publication of The Photographs of Joan Leigh Fermor: Artist and Lover, Ian Collins, who edited the collection together with Olivia Stewart, will give an illustrated presentation to be followed by a Q&A session.
Free entry; booking essential: 020 7563 9835 or [email protected]. Organised by Haus Publication and the Hellenic Centre.
AUGUST
There will be no events during August; our cultural activities will resume in September.
Detailed listings on all Hellenic Centre events at www.helleniccentre.org
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 July 2018
and will cover the period September-December 2018 Deadline for submitting information for this period is Friday 6 July 2018
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
| Anglo-Hellenic League | Cypriot Estia of London | | Episteme–The Association of British Cypriot Professionals | Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon |
| Greek Archaeological Committee (UK) | Greek Cypriot Brotherhood | | Hellenic Bankers Association-UK | Hellenic Engineers Society | Hellenic Foundation | | Hellenic Medical Society | Hellenic Psychiatric Association (HPA-UK) |Ionian Society |
| Levantine Heritage Foundation| Lobby for Cyprus | London Hellenic Society | | Lykion ton Hellinidon | Macedonian Society of Great Britain | Oinoussai Benevolent Fund |
| Omilos Eksipiretiton (Servers’ Society) | Pontian Association of Great Britain | | Society for Modern Greek Studies | Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies |
MEMBER SOCIETIES OF THE HELLENIC CENTRE
COMPANY MEMBERS OF THE HELLENIC CENTRE
| A Bilbrough & Co Ltd | Anthea Investments Ltd | Bank of Cyprus UK | | Bonhams - The Greek Department | Chandris (UK) Ltd |
| Chios Navigation Co Ltd | Curzon Maritime Ltd | Cyprus Tourism Organisation | |Eagle Ocean Transport | EFG Private Bank Ltd | Fafalios Ltd | | Grays of Westminster | Hiroes | Latsco (London) Limited |
| Libra Capital Limited | London Scribes | Moore Stephens | NHS | Nicholas & Co | | Odysea Ltd | Piraeus Bank S.A. | RCB Bank Ltd | Ryman Ltd |
| Southern Shipping & Finance Co Ltd | Surgical Conference Management Ltd | | UES London Ltd | University of Central Lancashire-Cyprus | University of Westminster |
Greek Dance Lessons organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon
Every Wednesday and Saturday at the Crypt, St Sophia, Moscow Road, London W2
New term starts in April
Further information on 020 7229 4086
www.lte.london