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The Hellenic Centre
1994-2009
Celebrating 15 years
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The Hellenic Centre
16-18 Paddington Street, Marylebone,
London, W1U 5AS
Tel: 020 7487 5060
Hellenic Community Trust,
a Company limited by guarantee
Charity Reg. No. 1010360
Registered Office: Caprini House,
163/173 Praed Street, London W2 1RH
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‘POSEIDONIANS’ BY CAVAFY
15TH ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS
THE HELLENIC CENTRE 1994 - 2009
EXHIBITIONS
LECTURES
MUSIC, PERFORMANCE, FILM
A GREEK YEAR
GREEK LANGUAGE COURSES
EXCURSIONS
THE NEXT GENERATION
FACILITIES
FIFTEEN YEARS OF EVENTS AT THE HELLENIC CENTRE
The Hellenic Centre Celebrating 15 years
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Ποσειδωνιάται
Την γλώσσαν την ελληνική οι Ποσειδωνιάται
εξέχασαν τόσους αιώνας ανακατευμένοι
με Τυρρηνούς και με Λατίνους, κι’ άλλους ξένους.
Το μόνο που τους έμενε πατρογονικό
ήταν μια ελληνική γιορτή, με τελετές ωραίες,
με λύρες και με αυλούς, με αγώνας και στεφάνους.
Κ΄είχαν συνήθειο προς το τέλος της γιορτής
τα παλαία τους έθιμα να διηγούνται,
και τα ελληνικά ονόματα ξαναλένε,
που μολίς πια τα καταλάμβαναν ολίγοι.
Και πάντα μελαγχολικά τελείων’ η γιορτή τους.
Γιατί θυμούνταν που κι’ αυτοί ήσαν Έλληνες –
Ιταλιώται έναν καιρό κι’ αυτοί.
Και τώρα πώς εξέπεσαν, πως έγιναν,
να ζούν και να ομιλούν βαραβαρικά
βγαλμένοι –ώ συμφορά!- απ’ τον ελληνισμό.
Poseidonians
The Poseidonians forgot the Greek language
after so many centuries of mingling
with Tyrrhenians, Latins, and other foreigners.
The only thing surviving from their ancestors
was a Greek festival, with beautiful rites,
with lyres and flutes, contests and wreaths.
And it was their habit toward the festival’s end
to tell each other about their ancient customs
and once again to speak Greek names
that only a few of them still recognized.
And so their festival always had a melancholy ending
because they remembered that they too were Greeks,
they too once upon a time were citizens of Magna Graecia;
and how low they’d fallen now, what they’d become,
living and speaking like barbarians,
cut off so disastrously from the Greek way of life.
C. P. Cavafy, August 1906
Translated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard
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STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HELLENIC CENTRE
Mr G Kyriakou ( Chairman), Prof & Mrs N Arcoumanis, Mr & Mrs A Christodoulou,
Mrs E Cubitt, Mr & Mrs A David, Prof & Mrs A Epenetos, Mr & Mrs F Grammenopoulos,
Mr & Mrs M Iacovou, Mr & Mrs C Ioannides, Mr & Mrs C Kleanthous, Mrs R Kyriacou,
Mrs Koula Lemos, Prof & Mrs A Nicolaides, Mr A & Prof K Phylaktis, Prof C Pissarides
Governing Bodies
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Costas Kleanthous (Chairman), Sylvia Christodoulou, Haralambos Fafalios, Marilen
Frangoulis, Filios Grammenopoulos, Michael Iacovou, Costas Ioannides, Ileana Kehagias,
George Kyriacou, Edmée Leventis, Myriam Leventis, Marina, The Lady Marks, Spyros
Neophytou, Akis Phylaktis, Pighi Skiniti, Harris Sophoclides, Andrei Vandoros, Emmanuel
Zuridis, Antony Yerolemou,
FORMER COUNCIL CHAIRMEN
Andreas David, Costas Ioannides
FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS
Athos Christodoulou, George Christofides, George K Christofides, John D Fafalios,
Homer Habibis, John A Hadjipateras, Tryphon Kedros, Sophie Kydoniefs, Koula Lemos,
Andy Nicolaides, Eleni Vlassopulos, Valerie Kleanthous
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
Koula Lemos (Chairman), Andreas Christodoulou, Daphne Economides, Stamos Fafalios
(Chairman, Cultural Committee), Sophie Kydoniefs, Irene Monios, Doulla Phyrillas,
Constantinos Shiatis, George Tsavliris
FIRST EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE HELLENIC CENTRE
Filios Grammenopoulos (Chairman), George Kyriacou, Costas Kleanthous, Andy Nicolaides,
Koula Lemos, George A Lemos, Edmée Leventis, Gregory Parissis, Lydia Carras, Michael
Moschos, Michael Iacovou.
FORMER EXECUTIVE BOARD CHAIRMEN
Filios Grammenopoulos, Andrei Vandoros, Edmée Leventis, Stamos Fafalios
FORMER EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
Niki Beveridge, John Carras, Lydia Carras, Sylvia Christodoulou, Pericles Hantzis, lya Haritakis,
Michael Iacovou, Julia Ikiades, Evi Kalodiki, Costas Kleanthous, George Kyriacou, George A
Lemos, Natasha Lemos, Myriam Leventis, Michael Moschos, Andreas Nicolaides, Stelios
Niotis, Orthodoxos Orthodoxou, Marita Papadimitriou, Gregory Parissis, Peter Petrides, Akis
Phylaktis, Katie Phylaktis, Panos Phyrillas, Zetta Polychroniadis, Spyros Retsas, Renos Wideson,
Antony Yerolemou.
HELLENIC CENTRE STAFF
Agatha Kalisperas (Director), Maria Kalli (Deputy Director), Evangelia Roussou
(Greek Language Courses Coordinator), Kay Stavrinou (Marketing), Christina Vagiotis,
Iraklis Briasoulis, Isaura Barbosa
FORMER HELLENIC CENTRE STAFF
Andreas Papadakis, Nikos Papadakis, Kelly Likouris, Ioanna Tsatsos-Raptis,
Sophia Pampoulidou, Kyra Paraschaki, Danny Devlin, Michael Clancy,
Xanthippi Arvanitidou, Jane Ronge
MEMBER SOCIETIES
OF THE HELLENIC CENTRE
Anglo-Hellenic League
Cypriot Estia of London
Diaspora Centre
EFEK UK (National Union of Cypriot
Students UK)
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
Ionian Society
London Hellenic Society
Lykion ton Hellinidon
Macedonian Society of Great Britain
Peloponnesian Association of Great Britain
Society of Modern Greek Studies
COMPANY MEMBERS
OF THE HELLENIC CENTRE
A Bilbrough & Co Ltd
Academy of Executive Coaching Ltd
Aegean Airlines
AITO
Alpha Bank London
Bank of Cyprus UK
Bevelynn Ltd
BMI Health Care
British Academy of Graphology
Chandris (UK) Ltd
Chios Navigation Co Ltd
Donors
Great Benefactors
The A.G. Leventis Foundation
Governement of the Republic of Cyprus
The Governement of the Hellenic Republic
Lykion ton Hellinidon, London
Mr & Mrs Stelios Ioannou
Fafalios Shipping SA
The J F Costopoulos Foundation
Bank of Cyprus (London) Ltd
Captain & Mrs John Latsis
The Michael Marks Charitable Trust
Mr & Mrs G Paraskevaides
The Private Bank & Trust Co Ltd
Benefactors
Mrs Sylvia Ioannou Christodoulou
& Mr Athos Christodoulou
The Cyprus Popular Bank Ltd
The Hellenic Cultural Centre
The Kedros Families
Dr Spiro J Latsis & Mrs Marianna Latsis
Mrs Kalliopi Yemelos, Athens
Mr George Tsavliris
Major Donors
Alpha Bank London Limited
Mrs Evie Economou
Ergobank SA
Eurostile Interiors (Design) Ltd
N J Goulandris Ltd
Mr & Mrs Pericles Hantzis
The Hellenic Foundation for Culture
Katsouris Fresh Foods Ltd
Mr & Mrs George Keralakis, Monte Carlo
Mr & Mrs L Z Michalos
The National Bank of Greece
The A M Nomicos Family
The A C & P C Laskaridis Families
The Lyras Families Benevolent Trust
The Mouskas Families
Mr & Mrs Panos Papakokkinos, Seychelles
A & P Paraskevaides Ltd
Mr D G Pateras
Mr & Mrs Nicos D Pateras
Captain & Mrs P Tsakos
Curzon Maritime Ltd
Cyprus Airways Public Ltd
Cyprus Tourism Organisation
Eagle Ocean Ltd
EFG Private Bank Ltd
Embiricos Shipbrokers
Executive Action
Fafalios Ltd
Faros Maritime Ltd
Griffin Marine Travel Ltd
Hellenic Tourism Organisation
Hill Dickinson Llp
i-coach Academy
Impulse Events Ltd
John S Latsis (London) Limited
Laiki Bank
Lincoln Group Ltd
Louis Tourist Agency
Donors
Mrs A Angelopoulos
Mr & Mrs N Apodiacos
Bureau Veritas
Mr & Mrs N Egon
Mr & Mrs A Ellinas
Mr & Mrs F Grammenopoulos
Mrs Katerina Gregos
Eletson Corporation
Messr J C Hadjipateras & Sons
Mr & Mrs V Hadji-Ioannou
Mr S L Hadji-Ioannou
Mr & Mrs G Hayalides
The Family of the late I C Caroussis
Mr & Mrs M Jaharis
Mr & Mrs A Kairis
Mrs P Kalamotousi
Mr & Mrs N Karantokis
The Kollakis Families
Messrs Rethymnis & Kulukundis Ltd
Mr & Mrs G Kyriacou
Mrs Koula Lemos
Mr & Mrs N S Lemos
Mr & Mrs S Mihalarias
Prof & Mrs A Nicolaides
Mr & Mrs P Palios
Mrs Katie Papathoma
Mr & Mrs D C Pateras
Mr & Mrs J Payiavlas
Mr M C Peraticos & Family
Mr & Mrs A P Vandoros
Mrs P M Yemelos
Sir John Zochonis DL
St Nicholas Greek Orthodox
Education Centre
Theatre Lab
and many other contributors
In 1994, thanks to the foresight and the generous contributions of leading individuals and
organisations, the Hellenic Centre opened its doors for the first time. The Founders’
purposes were to create a UK focus for the promotion of Greek cultural heritage, to provide
a home for the activities of the manifold cultural organisations already active in Britain and
to offer opportunities for new initiatives made possible by the Centre’s magnificent facilities.
Fifteen years on, these early ambitions have been more than amply fulfilled. Dedicated effort,
hard work and determination on the part of the Governing Body, the Executive Board, the
member organisations and the staff have made the Hellenic Centre a unique example of its
kind in the world-wide Greek and Cypriot Diaspora.
We offer our warmest congratulations to the Hellenic Centre on this milestone anniversary
and our best wishes for its continued success. On the evidence of the past fifteen years,
we are fully confident that the Centre will continue to grow and prosper for the benefit
of Hellenism and the Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom.
Gregorios,
Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain
Vassilis Pispinis
Ambassador of Greece to UK
Marks & Spencer Plc
Moore Stephens
N J Goulandris Limited
NHS London-Finance Skills Development
Nicholas & Co
Nicolas UK Ltd
Odysea Ltd
Pearl Carriers Ltd
Resolution
Ricoh Europe Plc
Royal Bank of Scotland
Southern Shipping & Finance Co Ltd
Surgical Conference Management
UBS AG
Useful Training Limited
Westminster Primary Care Trust
? What If ! Inventors Ltd
Alexandros Zenon
High Commissioner for the Republic of Cyprus
The Hellenic Centre enjoys the patronage of the Archbishop of Thyateira, the Ambassador
of Greece and the High Commissioner for the Republic of Cyprus
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It seems only yesterday that we welcomed His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew I to bless our new and imposing Hellenic Centre in the heart of London and
a few months later the then president of Cyprus, Mr Glafkos Clerides, to inaugurate it. In fact
it is fifteen years ago, but our aims and objectives have not changed. We sought to provide a
home for the various societies of the Hellenic Community, and to create a Centre from which
we could reach out to the wider Hellenic Diaspora. We also wanted to extend knowledge of
Hellenic culture, Greece and Cyprus to all those living in the British Isles, and, perhaps most
importantly, to encourage our children to retain their proud heritage when the first generation
of Greek immigrants is no longer there to keep traditions alive.
With the creation of the Hellenic Centre fifteen years ago, a dream of the Hellenic
Community became a reality. Over the years the Hellenic Centre has become a natural home
for first class social and cultural events, not only for Hellenes but for the public in general.
As a result of the hard work, enthusiasm and dedication of so many, and the overwhelmingly
generous financial support which the Centre has received, I think we can truly say that the
project has been a success beyond anything we could have hoped. In this commemorative
publication we record the names of many of those who have contributed both financially
and with their time and energy to the Hellenic Centre. I know many names have been omitted
but I would like to assure them that every single contribution is much appreciated. We are
forever grateful. One of the major successes of the Centre is reflected in the eminent speakers,
musicians and academics who have honoured us with their contributions, and the amazingly
rich and varied exhibitions which we have hosted. All of this has been much appreciated
not only by our members but by the many visitors attracted by our programme of events.
We are now considered an integral part of the neighbourhood, the City of Westminster and
the cultural life of London. We will nurture this relationship and seek to build on it.
We look to the future with confidence. We will continue to be ever mindful of the interests
of the younger generation and all Hellenes of the Diaspora, and will continue to work in close
cooperation with the host community, the governments of Greece and Cyprus, and our
Archbishopric of Thyateira and Great Britain.
Costas Kleanthous
Chairman
Hellenic Community Trust
Today we reap the benefit of the hard work and financial generosity of all those individuals,
past and present, involved in creating the Centre and ensuring its continuation and smooth
running. We are grateful to all of them, and we look to the future with hope and confidence,
especially as more and more people of the younger generation attend our events and gatherings.
Koula Lemos
Chairman, Executive Board
The Hellenic Centre
The Hellenic Centre is much more than a building. It is a dynamic, changing organisation,
with its own life and rhythms that continue all day long, sometimes into the small hours.
In the morning, a room might be arranged for a meeting with chairs gathered efficiently
around the table; by afternoon, it is an exhibition space, lit to bring out the colours of the
paintings; in the evening it becomes a lecture hall, filled with the hush of people listening.
In this microcosm of the Hellenic world, activity never stops. Visitors come and go, for Greek
lessons, for concerts, for talks and for parties.
None of this would be possible without the dedication of our team of staff, who work hard
beyond the call of duty, and our volunteers, many of whom cheerfully give up their time
for a project which is close to their hearts. As the Director of the Centre I feel privileged
to work with such a lively and inspiring group of people. However tired I may sometimes be,
I always feel proud and fortunate to be a part of this project, which has been at the centre
of my life for more than ten years.
Agatha Kalisperas
Director of the Hellenic Centre
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THE HELLENIC CENTRE 1994 -2009
T
his year the Hellenic Centre
celebrates its fifteenth
anniversary, itself an
affirmation of the place it
has come to occupy in the life of the
community. The Centre’s mission is
to provide a base for Hellenic culture
in London, to bring together Greeks
and Greek Cypriots in the diaspora,
and to nurture the unique relationship
between Britain and the Hellenic
world. In its short lifetime it has
become a home for all aspects of
Hellenism and many kinds of cultural
cooperation and exchange. The 2006
exhibition of Greek embroideries from
the collections of the Benaki Museum
in Athens and the Victoria and Albert
Museum in London, which drew
almost two thousand visitors, was a
dazzling example of the pleasures and
possibilities offered by such ventures.
The idea for a centre for all things
Hellenic took shape in the late 1970s,
when a group of community spirited
Greeks got together to provide a focus
for Greek and Greek Cypriot culture in
London. The Hellenic Cultural Centre
was formed in 1978 through the hard
work of a group of people from both
communities, bringing together existing
Greek and Greek Cypriot societies.
Among its aims was the acquisition
of a building in the centre of London
to house its member societies and be
a credible centre from which to
disseminate Hellenic culture. Although
during its life it had no permanent
home, it organised many memorable
events. At the same time the Lykion ton
Hellinidon, which was formed in 1979,
was also looking for premises.
When a separate group of like-minded
individuals with the same aims was
formed in December 1987, under the
leadership of Andreas and Mitsi David,
both the Hellenic Cultural Centre and
Lykion ton Hellinidon readily joined
their efforts.
Our present home, a beautiful Portland
stone and red brick building in one
of the most charming and sought
after areas of London, was built in
the early 1900s as a Swedish
gymnastics college. With the help
of a generous first donation by the
A G Leventis Foundation, Mr and
Mrs Stelios Ioannou, Fafalios Shipping
SA, the Bank of Cyprus London Ltd,
the Hellenic Cultural Centre and the
Lykion ton Hellinidon, whose offices
are housed in the Centre, the building
was purchased for £1.25 million in1992.
The Hellenic Community Trust was
established as a charitable body to
take ownership of the building, and
an appeal was launched to raise the
£2 million needed for its refurbishment.
With subsequent donations from the
Governments of Cyprus and Greece,
the Popular Bank of Cyprus, Ergobank,
the families and foundations of Kedros,
Laskarides, Latsis, Lemos, Mouskas,
Paraskevaides, Papakokkinos and
Yemelos, the Michael Marks Charitable
Trust and many individual donors and
members, 16-18 Paddington Street was
transformed into the elegant space we
enjoy today. In 1993, with renovations
already underway, the building was
blessed by His All Holiness the
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I.
The Centre was officially inaugurated on
November 18th 1994 by His Excellency
the President of the Republic of Cyprus,
Mr. Glafcos Clerides.
As a project of the Hellenic Community
Trust, the Hellenic Centre is run by the
Trustees and their Executive Board,
who are all volunteers. A full time
Director manages the Centre on a
day to day basis, with the necessary
administrative support.
In the fifteen years since its creation
the Centre has hosted a great variety
of exhibitions, lectures, performances,
film screenings, discussions, readings
and presentations, most of them free
to the public. Some are organised
directly by the Centre, and some by
our energetic member societies, among
them the Cypriot Estia of London, the
London Hellenic Society, the Lykion
ton Hellinidon, the Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon, the Hellenic Foundation
and the Macedonian Society of Great
Britain. We place a particularly high
value on attracting new generations
of Greeks, born here, who want to
keep in touch with their roots, their
language and their culture. One of
our core activities since 1999 has been
the provision of Greek language courses
at a variety of levels and at times to
suit everyone.
From its inception the Centre established
close working relationships with the
Church and with the governments of
Greece and Cyprus and their missions
in the UK. The Archbishop of Thyateira,
the Ambassador of the Hellenic
Republic and the High Commissioner
for the Republic of Cyprus have been
its patrons from the start. Over the years
we have also formed links with local
government and community
organisations, and opened our doors
to local companies, individuals and
members for corporate and private
conferences and functions. All these
contacts and connections have
extended the Centre’s reach beyond the
Hellenic community and helped us to
build ties of friendship and cooperation.
In the pages that follow you can read
about a small selection of our activities
over the last fifteen years. A complete
list of our events can be found at the
end of this publication.With your help
and participation, we look forward to a
still more exciting future.
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EXHIBITIONS
T
he Hellenic Centre has
become an important venue
for the visual arts, hosting
major historical shows in
the high-ceilinged Great Hall and
showcasing the work of new artists in
the more intimate Friends’ Room. Our
opening exhibition , “Nineteenth and
Twentieth Century Greek Paintings”
from the A.G. Leventis Collection, gave
a foretaste of the great variety of styles
and subject matter represented in
Hellenic art, and its long dialogue with
both Western and Byzantine forms.
Some of our most important exhibitions
have been organised in cooperation with
the governments of Greece and Cyprus,
as well as major museums.“Through
Romantic Eyes” (1996), from the collection
of the Benaki Museum in Athens, featured
European images of nineteenth century
Greece, from the silvery landscapes of
watercolourists like Edward Lear to the
dramatic images by French and Italian
artists of the War of Independence.
On our tenth anniversary, which
coincided with the accession of Cyprus
to the European Union, President Tassos
Papadopoulos inaugurated “Colours
of Medieval Cyprus,” an exhibition of
surprisingly modern-looking pottery and
works on paper curated with the Leventis
Municipal Museum of Nicosia. Our four
major icon exhibitions, including “After
Byzantium” in 1996, from the collection of
Marianna Latsis, “Conversation with God”
in 1998, in cooperation with the Byzantine
Museum of Athens, and “Cyprus the Holy
Island: Icons through the Centuries” in
2000, all brought works of art central to
Orthodox worship to a new audience.
as the exhibition of work by young
UK-based artists of Greek and Cypriot
extraction in 1997 to 2005’s “Somatopia:
Mapping Sites, Siting Bodies,” produced
by artists from Cyprus.
Photography offers direct glimpses of
the past and new ways of seeing the
present. “Greece in the Second World
War” (1995), in association with the
Cultural Centre of the Municipality of
Athens, brought together photographs
and documents from the period. Reno
Wideson’s beautiful pictures of Cyprus
and Greece have filled our walls on
several occasions, offering a record of
our changing landscapes from the 1940s
to the present. The 2002 exhibition of
Contemporary art is just as important
photographs by Frederic Boissonas,
in the life of the Centre. As well as the
work of well-known artists—among them taken in Greece between 1900 and 1922,
brought an older lost world to life; shows
George Pol Georgiou, Telemachos
Kanthos and Alecos Fassianos—we always by contemporary photographers, such
as Chryssa Nikoleri’s “Urban Landscape”
make space available for newer talent,
(2001) and Hector Dimissianos’“The
whether Greek or Greek Cypriot
Fringes of the City” (1999), present
or inspired by Greece or Cyprus. Group
shows have been especially popular, such aspects of Greece less often seen abroad.
In 2006, the Hellenic Centre collaborated
for the first time with a major British
museum to put together one of our
most beautiful exhibitions, which
attracted almost 2,000 visitors. “Greek
Embroidery, 17th to 19th Century,”
organised with the Victoria and Albert
Museum, reunited pieces brought back
from Greece by English collectors in
the early 1900s with work from the
Benaki Museum in Athens. Costumes
worn on festive days, fine pieces made
for weddings and decorated household
linens came together to give a rich
and intimate sense of the art made
by women to enhance everyday life.
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LECTURES
L
ectures on a wide variety
of subjects have been a
mainstay of the Centre’s
activities from the beginning,
and we have been privileged to
welcome many distinguished speakers
from the spheres of politics, academia,
medicine, literature and the arts.
Early on, in 1995, we were addressed
by two of Britain’s most learned
parliamentarians from opposite ends
of the political spectrum, Enoch Powell
and Michael Foot, as part of a series
entitled “We are all Greek—Why?” The
role of Hellenic culture in the wider
world has been a frequent theme, with
contributions from historians (Michael
Wood on the Kalas villages in Pakistan,
settled by Alexander’s troops), literary
scholars (David Ricks on Cavafy and
English poetry, Anthony Hirst on
Oscar Wilde’s response to Greece),
Byzantinologists (Angeliki Laiou on the
multi-ethnic state) and musicologists
(Marcos Dragoumis on the music of
Asia minor). Nor have we neglected
the political integration of Greece and
Cyprus into the new Europe: in 1999
we heard from George Vasiliou, former
president of the Republic of Cyprus,
about his country’s accession to the
European Union, for which he was the
chief negotiator.
Given the length and richness of Greek
history, it is perhaps not surprising that
the past is a frequent theme. Among the
historians and writers who have spoken
here are Mark Mazower (on Greeks and
Jews in the shadow of the Holocaust),
Richard Clogg (on the Greek diaspora),
Michael Llewellyn-Smith (on Greece and
British politicians), Paschalis Kitromilides
(on Greek cultural traditions in Asia
Minor) and the late Sir David Hunt, war
veteran, diplomat, philhellene and
Mastermind champion, who hosted a
day on Greece in the Second World War.
The civilisation of Byzantium has been
celebrated and discussed by Marianna
Koromila and John Julius Norwich
among many others; in 2001 Julian
Chrisostomidou of Royal Holloway,
University of London, held a series of
seminars. In 2003 we held a
commemoration of the 550th
anniversary of the fall of Constantinople;
in 2005 the Benaki Museum’s Anthi
Balsamaki gave a fascinating account of
the symbolism and secrets of Byzantine
iconography. In November 2008 we
welcomed Maria Vassilaki, curator of the
major Byzantium exhibition at the Royal
Academy of Arts. The ancient world has
claimed its share of attention, with
lectures on Chios in classical antiquity,
the maritime archaeology of the Aegean,
the gold of Macedonia, the languages
and scripts of ancient Cyprus, Cypriot
archaeology (by Vassos Karagiorgis) and
the unforgettable Fayoum portraits of
ancient Egypt (by Euphrosyne Doxiadis),
to name only a few.
Our literary events are always well
attended, whether they take the form
of conversations with writers such as
Alki Zei and Panos Karnezis, book
launches, lectures or poetry readings.
The extraordinary variety of Greece’s
flora and fauna was celebrated in the
series “Discover Greece and Cyprus,”
organised with the Lykion ton
Hellinidon; the development of the
human embryo was the subject of
a lecture by the surgeon and fetal
medicine pioneer Professor Kypros
Nicolaides. In short, our guests have
touched on almost every aspect of
experience, in the ancient Greek
tradition that puts humanity at the
centre of understanding: “Man is the
measure of all things.”
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MUSIC, PERFORMANCE, FILM
“I
n order to take the spiritual
temperature of an individual or
society, one must mark the music.”
So said Plato; Hellenism without
music is inconceivable. From ancient
lyric to Byzantine chant, from folk song
to classical composition to dance
rhythms of all kinds, the rafters of the
Hellenic Centre frequently ring with an
eclectic mix of instruments and voices.
Among the talents who have graced
our hall are the great folk musician
Domna Samiou, the singer-songwriters
Dionysis Savvopoulos and Alkinoos
Ioannides, the composer Mimis Plesas
and the vocalist Nena Venetsanou, who
performed a programme that spanned
two thousand years.
Greek composers have made an
important contribution to contemporary
classical music. In 2005 we celebrated
the work of Iannis Xenakis; in 1999 the
New Hellenic Quartet performed works
by Nikos Skalkottas on the fiftieth
anniversary of his death. The tradition
of innovation continues in the work of
composers such as the young Cypriot
Evis Sammoutis, whose work was
performed for us by the Kreutzer
Quartet. For a number of years we were
fortunate to host the Hellenic Concert
Series, sponsored by the Michael Marks
Charitable Trust and the Bank of Cyprus
(London) and featuring such ensembles
as the Chilingirian Quartet, the Medici
Quartet and the Dorian Ensemble. We
have enjoyed solo performances by
fine musicians, such as the pianist
Christodoulos Georgiades, and we have
been especially proud to welcome
young classical musicians from Greece
and Cyprus in our Young Greek Masters
series. One of the high points of our
musical programming was a special
performance of Donizetti’s opera
Caterina Cornaro in the Queen Elizabeth
Hall, organized by Lady Iro Hunt. In
April 2008 we saw the return of Marios
Papadopoulos with the Oxford
Philomusica to give a concert on what
would have been the seventieth
birthday of our great friend and
supporter, Constantinos Leventis.
Popular music from the country and
the city is close to the hearts of Greeks
everywhere. In 2004 we were treated
to a rare evening of music played on
the Pontic lyra by Matthaios and
Konstantinos Tsahourides; in 2005 we
heard a recital of songs by Attik, the
Athenian songwriter of the thirties and
forties whose work gave courage to so
many during the war years. Our regular
Greek evenings with live bands allow
our members to participate fully in the
pleasures of rhythm.
Because harmony knows no borders,
we have also welcomed musicians from
Japan and South America; in 2008, a
musical voyage through Greece, Brazil,
Argentina, Portugal, Italy and Cyprus
took us all on a sentimental journey.
Music leads inevitably to dance, and we
have enjoyed many fine performances
by the traditional dancers of the Lykion
ton Hellinidon, who also run regular
workshops. Our theatrical events have
included enthusiastic productions of
J.B. Priestley’s “A Dangerous Corner” and
“Byzantium, 00 AD” in cooperation with
Theatre Lab as well as visits from other
London companies such as ETHOL
and Nea Skini. In 2008 we were fortunate
to host a lively solo performance of
the Apology of Socrates, given in Greek
and English, by the Emmy Award winner
Yannis Simonides, as well as two
productions by the University of Cyprus
Theatre Workshop, Leontios Macheras’
“Annals of Cyprus” and “Erotocritos.”
Over the years we have screened
numerous documentaries about Greece
and Cyprus; in 2008 we were delighted
to host the first London Greek Film
Festival, a four-day event with many
UK premiers of films by Greek and
Cypriot directors and video workshops
by Video Poetica.
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A GREEK YEAR
T
he Hellenic Centre’s year is
threaded through with
customs that mark the
seasons for Greeks
everywhere, celebrated with good
food and enthusiasm. Our member
Societies play a lively part in these
occasions. Many invite their members
here to cut their Vasilopita, the New
Year cake that’s baked in honour of
St. Basil. A priest is usually on hand to
bless the cake, and everyone crowds
around to see who’ll get the slice
with the coin baked into it, and a
year’s good luck. Around January
30th we celebrate the Orthodox Day
of Learning, usually with a talk on a
church-related theme.
Spring brings the Carnival with dances
and masquerades—a time of freedom
and enjoyment descended from an
ancient festival in honour of Dionysus
and the world’s rebirth. There is always
a Carnival party to which children—and
adults too—can come in fancy dress.
In the second week of Carnival the
Societies celebrate Tsiknopempti, the
Thursday when meat is traditionally
grilled so that the smoke or “tsikna” fills
the air, spreading news of the feast. The
third week—Tyrini, or Cheese Week, when
people can eat fish and dairy products
but not meat—leads in to Kathara
Deftera, or Clean Monday, the start of the
forty-day Lent fast.
On Kathara Deftera Greeks head for
the countryside to eat Lent food and
fly their home-made kites, competing
to see whose can go the highest.
Unfortunately there’s not much space
for kite flying in Marylebone, but there’s
always a wonderful lunch prepared
at the Centre on that day, with the
traditional Lent dishes of octopus,
squid, shrimp, flat bread, olives, beans,
taramosalata, salads and halvah, and
live music and dancing.
After Lent comes Easter, which we
celebrate at one of our Bar Late
Opening Nights with hard boiled eggs
dyed red to symbolize the redeeming
blood of Christ. Before you eat your
egg you have to crack it against your
friends’ to see whose egg is toughest—
and who is the luckiest. Koulouria and
tsoureki—round biscuits and the
sweet egg bread traditionally made for
Easter—also make an appearance at the
Centre; baking is one of the many skills
our members like to share.
Each year we also commemorate the
national days of Greece and Cyprus:
25th March, October 1st and October
28th. And throughout the seasons we
have evenings of live Greek music,
dancing and food (of course), when
members and friends can come to relax
in the Greek way. Like our regular Bar
Late Opening Nights, these evenings
keep young people coming to the
Centre, bringing new energy and
nourishing the Greek part of their lives.
Christmas begins with the splendid
bazaar held by the ladies of the Lykion
ton Hellinidon, an opportunity for some
original Christmas shopping. As well as
delicious home-baked cakes, biscuits,
jams and preserves there are beautiful
hand-worked embroideries, and the
Lykion diary with its colourful
photographs. Finally, families come
together for the Christmas Lunch, with
family games like bingo or charades.
And then, before you know it, it’s time
again for the Vasilopita…
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GREEK LANGUAGE COURSES
EXCURSIONS
L
T
earning a language is
perhaps the best way to
understand another culture.
In 1999 we began offering
Greek lessons to a group of fifteen
students; we now have more than
350 students from thirty-eight different
countries, ranging in age from twenty
to eighty. Many are professionals with
a Greek spouse or partner or a holiday
home in Greece; others are Greeks or
Greek Cypriots from the diaspora who
wish to improve their conversational
skills or learn to read and write in
Greek. The levels of tuition we offer
now follow the Common European
Framework of Reference for
Languages. We are very proud to be
able to offer preparation for the
Certificate of Attainment in Modern
Greek, and currently supply many of
the students who sit this exam. Last
summer we introduced an end of year
exam for all our students, with its own
certificate from the Hellenic Centre.
Our students and teachers also benefit
from an extensive specialist library
and audiovisual materials.
Since 2006 our twelve regular teachers
have been assessed by an external
evaluator and benefit from regular
training seminars, supported by the
Greek Ministry of Education, which
are also open to other teachers of
Greek as a second language. These
seminars and assessments are the
product of our close cooperation with
Dr Niovi Antonopoulou of the Centre
for Greek Language, at the Aristoteleion
University of Thessalononiki and the
European Centre for Modern
Languages, Council of Europe.
In 2007 we were visited by Professor
George Babiniotis of Athens University
and the Foundation for Hellenic
Culture, who held consultation
sessions with our teachers.
he Hellenic Centre has
organised a series of memorable
excursions for its members.
The first was a trip to Istanbul
in 1993 with the historian and author
Marianna Koromila, which included an
audience with the Patriarch at the School
of Chalki at which he kindly agreed to
come and bless the newly acquired
Hellenic Centre building. The following
year we visited Cyprus with the excellent
guide Titina Loizidou. In 1995 we toured
Western Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Vergina,
Dion, Pella and Prespes with Artemis
Pertsinidou, and in 1996 we travelled
to Eastern Macedonia, Thrace and the
Orthodox monasteries of Bulgaria. 1997
found us in Sicily, and 1998 in New York
for the Metropolitan Museum’s exhibition
“The Glory of Byzantium,” again enriched
for us by the deep knowledge of Marianna
Koromila. In subsequent years we visited
old Rome and the Holy Land. We continue
to organise day trips to places of interest
in the UK.
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THE NEXT GENERATION
C
hildren have always been at
the heart of Greek life, and
we take particular pleasure
in welcoming the youngest
visitors to the Hellenic Centre. As well
as regular events like the carnival fancy
dress party and the family Christmas
lunch we organize all kinds of creative
workshops and performances for
children. In 1997, in association with
Theatro Technis, we were privileged
to host the great Karagiozis player
Evgenios Spatharis with his shadow
puppet theatre.
Puppets have also played a starring role
in a series of story-telling events by Aria
Sandis, including Curious Carla and the
Problem of Knowledge, which gave
our young intellectuals a guided tour
of Greek philosophy, and the especially
popular Pegasus and Mendius, which
ended with the children making their
own Pegasus puppets.
To celebrate the Athens Olympiad we
held a three-day event, with a painting
competition for children, magicians and
entertainers, face painting and a disco.
That same year saw two inspirational
music workshops, one on classical music
for students of the Greek schools in
London with the cellist Christos Grimpas
and the pianist Vicky Yannoula, and one
on Greek folk and popular music with
the group Plastic Chairs. It was a joy to
watch 200 children from English and
Greek primary schools, the Hellenic
College and the French Lycee, some
with special needs, singing and dancing
together as they learned about Greek
musical traditions.
are especially popular. Needless to
say, the atmosphere was electric at
our screenings of the Eurovision Song
Contest and the European Football
Cup on the occasions when Greece
won those competitions. In 2008 we
hosted the first Greek Cultural Festival
of Youth Arts in London, bringing
together young artists and performers
from the UK for a day of dance, song
and theatre “in an atmosphere born
out of the Dionysian spirit of music.”
The Festival will be expanded in future
years, and will become a regular feature
of our programme.
It is especially important to us to draw
young people to the Centre, to help
them take pleasure and pride in the
Greek part of their lives and to ensure
the future of our community. Of course,
our younger members are welcome at
all our events; film and musical evenings
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FACILITIES
O
ur light and airy red brick
building in the heart
of Marylebone started
life in the early 1900s as a
Swedish gymnastics college. During
the Great War of 1914-18, it saw
service as the Swedish War Hospital
for British Wounded.
A sensitive and elegant conversion has
made it an ideal venue not only for the
Hellenic Centre’s many programmes,
but for all kinds of business, professional,
cultural and social events, from concerts
to conferences and weddings to
fashion shows.
Its centrepiece is the extraordinary
high-ceilinged Great Hall, which can
accommodate up to 200 guests.
This galleried white-walled space
allows great creative flexibility for both
professional and personal celebrations.
Over the years we have seen it
transformed from a fairy-tale garden
to a winter wonderland, complete with
snow and living Christmas trees.
In addition we have a wide range of
more intimate meeting and exhibition
rooms, including the Friends’ Room,
the Boardroom and the Library. Clients
who have used our facilities include
the BBC, the NHS, Marks & Spencer,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Boots, L’Oreal
and many more, who return time and
time again.
Our bright and cosy downstairs bar is
often open for an intimate evening of
live Greece music, drinks and snacks.
The Library houses an extensive
collection of books on the history,
geography and literature of Greece
and Cyprus. We have a particularly
good selection of works on Greece
in the Second World War, generously
donated by Costas N. Hadjipateras
and Maria Fafalios-Dragonas. It is open
by appointment to members and
other researchers.
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FIFTEEN YEARS OF EVENTS AT THE HELLENIC CENTRE
Concerts
25 January, The Hellenic Concert Series by the
Dorian Ensemble (The Hellenic Centre, The
Michael Marks Charitable Trust and Bank of
Cyprus UK)
17 February, A musical evening with Eleni and
Evgenia Kanthos (The Hellenic Centre)
9 March, The Hellenic Concert Series by the BT
Scottish Ensemble with Barbara Browney (Solo
Soprano) (The Hellenic Centre, The Michael
Marks Charitable Trust and Bank of Cyprus UK)
THE HELLENIC
CENTRE
11th November 1993, The Hellenic Centre was
blessed by His All Holiness The Ecumenical
Patriarch Bartholomew I
18th November 1994, The Hellenic Centre was
inaugurated by H.E. the president of the
republic of Cyprus Glafcos Clerides
EVENTS
Other Events
18 November, Inauguration of the Hellenic
Centre by Glafcos Clerides, the President of
Cyprus (The Hellenic Centre)
3-4 December, Traditional Greek Dances with
musicians from Greece and Workshop (Lykion
ton Hellinidon)
8 December, Christmas Bazaar (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
Excursion to Cyprus with guide T. Loizidou
(The Hellenic Centre)
19 May, George Seferis and Cyprus by C.
Angelidou (Foundation for Hellenic Culture)
8 October, Family Quiz (Fundraising
Committee of the Hellenic Centre)
21 May, An evening in honour of N.G.
Hammond – Presentation of his books on the
History of Macedonia (Coordination
Committee of Macedonia)
Hellinidon)
26 May, The Banking System of Cyprus by
Dr. Kate Phylaktis (Cyprus Popular Bank)
30 May, From Marathon to Normandy by
D. Avraamopoulos (The Hellenic Centre)
6 June, The Greek Notion of Courage. From Plato
to Aristotle to Modern Times by E. Gounaris
8 May, The Hellenic Concert Series by the Dorian
Ensemble (The Hellenic Centre, The Michael
Other Events
26 June, The Hellenic Concert Series by BT
Scottish Ensemble with Julian Llloyd Webber
and Clio Gould (The Hellenic Centre, The
Cyprus UK)
8 May, Film Flames in the Atlantic (London
Hellenic Society)
29-30 November, Domna Samiou performs
traditional Greek music (The Hellenic Centre)
30 June, A scientific meeting in order to allow
professionals working within healthcare and
allied professions, to meet and exchange ideas
about their work (Hellenic Medical Society)
18 December, Concert with the Mezzo-Soprano
Markella Hatziano (The Hellenic Centre)
Lectures
9 May, The Legal Regime of the Aegean and Greek
Foreign Policy by Dr. S. Spiliotopoulos (Eteria
Ellinon Epistimonon)
16 May, The Life and Work of Telemachos Kanthos
by Dr. E. Nikita (The Hellenic Centre and the
Greek Cypriot Brotherhood)
28 May, Magna Graecia - Language and
Architecture by G. Hadjifanis and L. ApostolidouPavlou (Cypriot Estia of London)
26-27 September, A two day symposium on
Modern Greek Literature and Poetry (The
Hellenic Centre and the Foundation for Hellenic
Culture)
3 October, Greek Architecture: Past, Present, Future
by Prof. A. Tombazis (The Hellenic Centre)
9 October, Celebrating Homer: A special two-day
event (The Hellenic Centre and the Foundation
of Hellenic Culture)
9 October, The Poetics of Odyssey: From folk tale to
the Epic of Irony by Prof. D. Maronitis (The
Hellenic Centre)
22 January, Sophocles and the Man’s Fate by
S. Bazakou – Marangoudakis (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
Exhibitions
15 June, Post – War Diplomacy by A. Skopelitis
(London Hellenic Society)
Excursion to Constantinople – The Patriarch
was invited to come and bless The Hellenic
Centre
Excursion to Thessaloniki and West Macedonia
10 October, Homeric Values, A seminar / Homer
our Contemporary by Dr. P. Jones (The Hellenic
Centre)
1 May – 30 June, The War We Fought 1940 –
1941. Exhibition of drawings and paintings
by A.D. Alexandrakis (The Hellenic Centre)
30 January, Albania in the Contemporary Balkans
by J. Pettifier (The Hellenic Centre)
27 June, Greeks and Jews in the Shadow of the
Holocaust by Dr. M. Mazower (The Hellenic
Centre)
1996
18 October, Nicosia – The Only Divided City of
Europe by L. Demetriades (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
1994
5 October – 15 November, Greece in the
Second World War. An Exhibition of
photographs and historical documents
(The Hellenic Centre and The Cultural Centre
of the Municipality of Athens)
13 February, The Cyprus Question: History Current
Development and prospects by V. Markides (The
Hellenic Centre)
3 October, Recent Developments in the Search
for a Solution to the Cyprus Problem by
N. Kounoupias (Anglo-Cypriot Lawyers
Association)
8 February, Exhibition and auction of paintings
by artists who studied and painted in Greece
as students of the British School at Athens
(Friends of the BSA, UK)
14 February, Launching of the books The Navy of
the Ionian Islands by NS. Vlassopoulos, Greek
Owned Shipping by G. Harlaftis, 343 Iera OdosDromokaition Witnessed by M.S. Fafalios (London
Hellenic Society)
20 February – 27 March, Through Romantic
Eyes: An Exhibition of European Images of 19th
century Greece from Benaki Museum, Athens
22 February, Through Romantic Eyes by F-M.
Tsigakou, Curator of paintings, Prints and
Drawings at the Benaki Museum (The Hellenic
Centre)
5 April – 2 May, After Byzantium, The Survival
of Byzantine Sacred Art, An Exhibition of Icons
23 February, The Macedonian Question: A new
situation. The role of the Diaspora by Dr E. Kofos
(Macedonian Society)
31 October, Greece in the Second World War by
Sir David Hunt (The Hellenic Centre)
14 May – 15 June, Telemachos Kanthos: A
Retrospective Exhibition (The Hellenic Centre
and The A.G. Leventis Foundation)
22 November, Presentation of Book Studies on
the History of the Church of Cyprus, 4th – 20th
Centuries by B. Englezakis (The Hellenic
Centre)
3 October, Exhibition of photographs, books
and other memorabilia on the life and work of
Michael Ventris (The Hellenic Centre, University
of London, Architectural Association)
27 February, The Church Architecture of 11c.
Greece; The Example of Byzantine Basilica of
Kalambaka, Thessaly by O. Karagiorgou (The
Greek Archaeological Committee)
28 November, Hellenism in Great Britain by C.
Mettis (The Hellenic Centre)
6-10 November, Exhibition of Books from
Cyprus (The Hellenic Centre, Cypriot Estia of
London, Ministry of Education of Cyprus)
1993
Exhibitions
3-30 November, The A. G. Leventis Collection
of 19th and 20th Centuries Greek Paintings
11 November, Exhibition of Books from Cyprus
(Cypriot Estia of London)
Lectures
Concerts
26 October, Concert by BT Scottish Ensemble
with J. Vakarelis (The Hellenic Centre)
Lectures
28 October, Hippocratic Oration (Hellenic
Medical Society)
3 February, Cephalonia Before and After the
Earthquakes of the 1950’s (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
7 November, The A. G. Leventis Collection: Greek
Paintings in the 19th and 20th Centuries by
E. Arapoglou (The Hellenic Centre)
30 March, Greek and the New Testament by
J. Enoch Powell, MBE (The Hellenic Centre)
11 November, The Poetry of Lipertis, by
A. Iacovidou (Cypriot Estia of London)
15 November, The Fayum Portraits by
E. Doxiades (Lykion ton Hellinidon)
17 November, Launching of Pentadaktylos My
Son Poems, C. Angelidou, Minister of Education
and Culture of Cyprus (The Hellenic Centre)
26 November, Short Lectures and Cantades
(Ionian Society)
16 December, Christmas in the Arts (Eteria
Social Events
23 November, Gala Dinner – Private view of
the A.G. Leventis Collections and celebration
of the liberation of Athens (The Hellenic
Centre)
11 April, Romance of Reality by Eddie O’ Hara,
M.P. (The Hellenic Centre)
28 April, Papanikolaou Prize Lecture (Hellenic
Medical Society)
29 April, Evening dedicated to the Poetess
Maria Polydouri on the 65th Anniversary of
her death (Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
3 May, Byron and the Importance of Being a
Philhellene by M. Foot. A lecture under the
series of lectures We are all Greek – Why?
15 May, Dialogue by Federation of
International Women’s Associations in London
(Lykion ton Hellinidon)
15 May, Round-table discussion Greek Artists in
the UK: Achievements and Prospects (Bank of
Cyprus UK, Gallery K)
13 October, The 1994 Review of Healthcare in
Greece by Prof. B. Jarman, St. Marys Hospital
(The Hellenic Medical Society)
18 October, Impressions of a Visit to Turkish
Occupied Cyprus by J. Haywood, BBC
Correspondent (Cypriot Estia of London)
30 October, Book launch The Mysterious Fayum
Portraits: Faces from Ancient Egypt by E.
Doxiades
Social Events
27 January, Vasilopita (Lykion ton Hellinidon)
29 January, Vasilopita (Macedonian Society)
24 February, Youth Club evening (The Hellenic
Centre)
27 May – 4 June, Excursion to Macedonia (The
Hellenic Centre)
13 June, Visit to Lamb House (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
Exhibitions
29 February, The Poet George Sarantaris by O.
Karagiorga (Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
21 March, Greek Traditions and Customs that Fade
Away by C. Kavadas (Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
Concerts
22 April, Press Launch of world premier
recordings of music by John Tavener
24 January, Vasilopita (Hellenic Bankers
Association)
3 May, Centre for liturgical and traditional arts
in Greece – ecclesiastical and folk songs
(Committee of the support of the Association
of Northern Epirus)
26 January, Dinner and Vasilopita (London
Hellenic Society)
28 June, A concert of Contemporary Greek
Music (London Greek Theatre Group)
23 January, Vasilopita (Ionian Society)
20 September, Aspects on Foetal Medicine by Prof. 29 January, Vasilopita (The Hellenic Centre)
K. Nicolaides (Hellenic Medical Society)
9 February, Annual Dinner (Hellenic Medical
23 September, Teucer - Founder of Cypriot Salamis Society)
– Literature and Legend by M. Deyes (Diaspora
2 March, Annual Dinner-Dance (Support
Centre)
Association of Northern Epirus)
9 November, Fashion Show (Fundraising
1995
Social Event
5-6 December, Christmas Bazaar (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
8 December, Christmas Festivities at the
Hellenic Centre (The Hellenic Centre)
Other Events
10-11 February, Philomel’s Second meeting of
the Scientific Committee and Working Group
(Consulate General of Greece and the
European Commission)
22-25 May, Kafenio i Kouventes by London
Greek Theatre Group
26 June, Scientific Meeting (Hellenic Medical
Society)
10 December, Film Mikro Kastellorizo (London
Hellenic Society)
15 October, Maria Callas Remembered Concert
21 October, Callas and her Contemporaries by
A. Sievewright (The Hellenic Centre)
Lectures
30 January, European Integration by S. Stathatos
(The Hellenic Centre and Anglo-Hellenic
League)
31 January, Lecture by Prof. Ch. Giannaras
10 February, An Underwater Excavation of a 16th
Century Shipwreck by the Island of Zante by
K. Dellaporta (Ionian Society)
5 March, Lecture by J. Koliopoulos (The
Hellenic Centre)
27 March, A Day in the “Agora” of Ancient Athens
by L. Georgiou (Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
18 April, A selection of Hymns of the holy week
by D. Papasavvas and C. Kavadas (ETHOL)
15 December, Philomel Project: O tsoufis by
A. Vlachos
9 May, Anestis Evangelou, A War Poet of
Thessaloniki by Dr. G. Aragis (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
28 October, The Meaning of the Ochi Day – 28
October 1940 by A. Michaelides (Association of
Greek Orthodox Communities)
Excursion to East Macedonia and Thrace
15 May, Cyprus and International Law by
A. Markides (The Hellenic Centre)
30-31 October, Cyprus in the European Union,
A two-day conference (European Institute of the
London School of Economics)
1997
20 May, The Maritime Archaeology of the Aegean
by Prof. P. Day (London Hellenic Society)
Exhibitions
22 May, Famagusta, The Ghost Town by
C. Angelides (Famagusta Association)
4 November, A Trip to Magna Graecia by M. Fakidi 19-23 May, Friends Room Exhibition of
and D. Minaidi (Ionian Society)
paintings by Y. Kyriakou (The Hellenic Centre)
5 November, Hellenism in Romania, Orthodoxy
11-20 June, The Hellenic Centre Contemporary
and Art by Prof. D. Deliyannis (London Hellenic
Exhibition by young artists of Greek and GreekSociety)
Cypriot ex-reaction living and working in the
UK (The Hellenic Centre)
14 November, Launch of Book Maps of the
Mediterranean published in the British
8-26 September, The Twilight of Hellenism in
Parliamentary 1801-1921 by S. Cole (The Cultural Asia Minor, photographs from the collection
Foundation of the Bank of Cyprus)
of Centre for Asia Minor Studies, Athens
20 November, Caterina Cornaro – Her Role in
1-24 October, Maria Callas Remembered,
Cyprus and the Renaissance by T. Mullaly (The
Exhibition of photographs, costumes and
Hellenic Centre)
memorabilia (The Hellenic Centre)
28 November, Launching the book Living
28 October – 1 November, A Friends Room
Orthodoxy by C. Carras and A. Walker (The
Exhibition of paintings by A. Delvetoglou
Hellenic Centre)
(The Hellenic Centre and Ionian Society)
19-22 November, The Life and Items of Caterina
Cornaro – Queen of Cyprus (Cyprus Estia of
London)
29 November – 8 December, Exhibition of
Embroidery from Northern Epirus (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
10-20 December, Exhibition of paintings by
Contemporary Cypriot Painters (Greek Cypriot
Society)
30 May, The Glory of Byzantium by M. Koromila
5 June, The Greek Wine Revolution by M. McNie /
The Cephalonian Connection by S.P. Kosmetatos
(The Hellenic Centre and Ionian Society)
6 June, Lecture by D. Potamitis (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
15 September, The Greek Cultural Transition in
Asia Minor and the Centre for Asia Minor Studies
by Prof. P.M. Kitromilides / A musical tour of Asia
Minor by M. Dragoumis (The Hellenic Centre)
16 October, Some Comments on the New World
Order by M. Zombanakis (Anglo-Hellenic
League)
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24 October, Lecture by Prof. V. Stavrinides
(Archdiocese of Thyateira and GB)
Social Events
27 February, Tsiknopempti Lunch (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
11 May, Youth Club – First Meeting
18 October, Youth Disco
Other Events
20 February, Project Archaeologos: A
Philosophical Dialogue with a Computer by
Dr Th. Scaltsas (The Hellenic Centre)
6 March, Thesauros tes Hellenikis Glosses: an
electronic database of the Greek language
Presentation / Lecture by Prof.
Anagnostopoulos (Foundation Thesauros tes
Hellenikis Glosses)
8-14 March, Mia Italida stin Kypseli (London
Greek Theatre Group)
16 March, Performance of traditional Greek
dances (Lykion ton Hellinidon)
16 February, Career Forum (Hellenic Medical
Society)
Society)
27 March – 20 April, Cyprus – Nostalgic Images.
Photographic exhibition by Reno Wideson
(Cyprus Popular Bank)
15 October, Young Greek Master Series with
E. Panayiotou (The Hellenic Centre and Bank
of Cyprus UK)
5 March, The Coinage of the Palaiologan Era by
Prof. Petros N. Protonotarios (Greece in Britain
– The Byzantine Festival in London)
22 May – 20 June, Conversation with God: Icon
Masterpieces from the Byzantine Museum of
Athens (Greece in Britain)
26 October, An Evening with Larry Adler –
Gala concert in aid of Simon Marks Jewish
History Museum in Thessaloniki
6 March, The Byzantine Town of Veria by I.
Hassiotis (Greece in Britain – The Byzantine
Festival in London)
26-31 October, A presentation of the oldest
Jewish community in Europe (The Lady Marks
and the Jewish society of Thessaloniki)
12 November, Piano Recital with Vicki
Giannoula (Ionian Society)
12 March, The Kalas People in Northern Pakistan,
whose Language, Customs and Religion have
Similarities to Ancient Greeks by L. Georgiou
8-14 November, Images of America: Past and
Present – Exhibition of photographs by
Antraning & V. Kochar (VOSSKI)
Concerts
27 January, Second Concert of the Hellenic
Concert Series with Eos conducted by Charles
Hazelwood (The Hellenic Centre, The Michael
4 February, Young Greek Masters Concert
Piano Recital by George Lazarides (The
Hellenic Centre, Greece in Britain and Bank of
Cyprus UK)
22 February, Piano Recital with Ch. Georgiades
(The Hellenic Centre and Greece in Britain)
6 March, The Byzantine Writers and the City of
Byzantium (commissioned by John Tanaver for
the occasion of Greece in Britain – The
Byzantine Festival in London)
The Hellenic Centre Special Lottery Draws
19 March, The Magic of Bulgarian Voices and
Music (The Republic of Bulgaria)
1-8 June, Excursion to New York with M.
Koromila on the occasion of the Exhibition The
Glory of Byzantium 9th to 13th century at the
Metropolitan Museum (The Hellenic Centre
and the Cultural Foundation Panorama)
26 March, Third Concert of the Hellenic
Concert Series with Dorian Ensemble (The
Hellenic Centre, The Michael Marks Charitable
Trust and Bank of Cyprus UK)
30 October, Karagiozis (Greek shadow theatre)
by E. Spatharis (Theatro Technis)
1998
Exhibitions
28-30 January, Contemporary Art Exhibition –
Four contemporary artists of American
extraction will present their work (AngloAmerican Association)
27 February – 8 March, Sailing from Byzantium
– An attempt to recreate Emperor Manuel II
Palaiologos’ life and travels through
photographs and texts. Also a representative
selection of coins from the renowned
collection of Petros Protonotarios (Greece in
Britain – The Byzantine Festival in London)
17-20 March, Bulgarian Art – Exhibition of
works by Bulgarian Contemporary Artists
(The Republic of Bulgaria)
21-22 November, Concert by Nena
Venetsanou and pianist Elena Mouzala
30 November, Hellenic Concert Series with
Clio Gould and Sophia Rachman (The Hellenic
Centre, The Michael Marks Charitable Trust
and Bank of Cyprus UK)
Lectures
19 January, A Christian Europe by J. Zizioulas
(The Hellenic Centre and King’s College
London)
22 January, Offshore Companies, The Way of
doing Business (Cyprus British Chamber of
Commerce and Industry)
5 February, The Development of Greek Costume
by I. Papantoniou (Lykion ton Hellinidon)
6 February, Prospects for the Economic and
Monetary Union in Europe by Y. Papantoniou
(ISTAME London)
18 February, Introducing IOCC (International
Christian Orthodox Charities) by I. Haritakis
23 February, Excavations at Homeric Graia
(Oporos) by A. Mazarakis (Greek Archaeological
Committee and King’s College)
7 May, Hellenic Concert Series with the City of
Oxford Orchestra (The Hellenic Centre, The
Cyprus UK)
25 February, The Impact of the European
Monetary Union and the Euro on your Business
(Cyprus British Chamber of Commerce and
Industry)
25 June, Hellenic Concert Series with the BT
Scottish Ensemble (The Hellenic Centre, The
Cyprus UK)
26 February, Is HRT right for you? by A
McGregor Margaronis (Lykion ton Hellinidon)
28 June, Richard Bonynge Conducts
Dionizetti’s Caterina Cornaro by Alan
Sievewright for The Hellenic Centre (Venue:
Queen Elizabeth Hall)
29 September, Hellenic Concert Series with
the BT Scottish Ensemble (The Hellenic Centre,
The Michael Marks Charitable Trust and Bank
of Cyprus UK)
1 March, Words with Music / Religious Literature
(Greece in Britain – The Byzantine Festival in
London)
2 March, The Pantokrator Xenon: a Great
Hospital of the 12th Century in Constantinople
by Prof. S. Geroulanos (Greece in Britain – The
3 March, The Art and Architecture of Byzantium
by J.J. Norwich (Greece in Britain – The
3 March, Word with Music / The Language of the
People (Greece in Britain – The Byzantine
Festival in London)
14 March, Getting to know the Ancient Greek
Theatre (DGX of the EU, the Moraitis School of
Athens and the Ministry of Education Greece)
22 March, 25th March 1821 – School review of
the National Celebration (St Sophia Greek
School)
24 March, A Grieke and of an Estraunge Nation:
Three Greeks in Medieval and Early Modern
England by J. Harris (The Hellenic Centre)
3 May, Costas Mourselas’ talk about books and
readers with extracts from his work (ETHOL)
8 May, Medicine and the Olympic Games in
Antiquity by Dr S. Retsas (Hellenic Medical
Society and Greece in Britain)
11 May, The Dodecanese: The Long Road to the
Union with Greece by F. Constantopoulou
(Greece in Britain)
14 May, The Cultural Heritage of Cyprus by Prof.
V. Karageorghis (Cypriot Estia of London)
15 May, Cyprus: The Importance of the Question
of Land Exchanges in the Occupied Area (Lobby
of Cyprus)
17 May, Female Portraits in Greek Dramaturgy
by A. Bakopoulou-Halls (ETHOL)
28 October, An Account of the History of Greek
Jewry, a Selection of Documents from the
Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs by T. Veremis
(Jewish Greek Week)
Hellinidon)
29 October, A History of the Jews in Thessaloniki
in the Course Time by H. Kounio (Jewish Greek
Week)
Other Events
2 November, Η Επικαιρότης του Ελληνικού
Πνεύματος by A. Georgiou / Διαλεχθώμεν
Ελληνικώς by I. Mavropoulou (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
24 November, Theophilos, a Journey to the
World and Work of the Greek Folk Painter and
viewing of the documentary The Paradise of a
Painter by N. Matsas (London Hellenic Society)
26 November, Highlights of the Cesnola
Collection of Cypriot Antiquities in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art New York by V.
Karageorghis (The Hellenic Centre)
3 December, Cyprus in the 19th Century:
Perceptions and Politics by P. Edbury (22nd
British Museum Classical Colloquium, Cyprus in
the 19th century: Facts, fancy and fiction) (The
Hellenic Centre)
6 June, Dionysios Solomos: A Tribute to 200 Years
from his Death by Prof. M. Byron Raizis (Ionian
Society and London Hellenic Society)
Social Events
25 September, Osteoporosis and HRT by
Prof. D. Purdie (Hellenic Medical Society)
28 September, A Great Romanian Adventure by
R. Swale (The Princess Margarita of Romania
Trust)
7 February, Valentine’s drinks party (Hellenic
Centre Youth Section)
8 October, Some Russian Icons and their
Association with Constantinople by J. Stuart /
The Millennium of Byzantium Skills by
Dr A. Muthesius (Anglo-Hellenic League)
20 October, History of Hellenism in Northern
Epirus by V. Tsouderou (London Hellenic
Society)
22 October, Being Digital: the Future of the New
Media by M. Eleftheriades (Cypriot Estia of
London, Popular Bank, Apple Computers)
22 January, Vasilopita (Ionian Society)
1 February, Vasilopita (Macedonian Society)
8 February, Farewell reception in honour of
the Bishop of Militoupolis Timotheos (The
Committee of St Sophia)
Hellinidon)
12-14 December, Dangerous Corner of J.
Priestley (Theatre Lab and the Hellenic Centre)
26 January, Founding of the Hellenic
Photographic Club (A. Nikolaides and
T. Astroulakis)
2 March, A Bridge to the East – A film about the
town of Mystra by L. Carras (Greece in Britain –
The Byzantine Festival in London)
7 March, A Taste of Byzantium by Dr A. Dalby
(Greece in Britain – The Byzantine Festival in
London)
28 March, Career Forum (Hellenic Medical
Society)
26 April, The Barefoot Battalion, historical film
Society)
9 October, Symposium in honour of Prof. Katie
Phylaktis (Cypriot Estia of London)
30 October, Lighting of the candles –
Commencement of the Sabbath Ceremony
(Jewish Greek Week)
1 November, Fundraising Dinner in aid of
the Simon Marks Jewish History Museum in
Thessaloniki (The Jewish Greek Week)
15 November, Workshop, Dances from Pontos
The Hellenic Centre Special Lottery Draws
Excursion to Sicily (The Hellenic Centre)
21 February, Children’s Carnival Party (Lykion
ton Hellinidon)
1999
29 March, Sarakostiano Dinner and Greek
Music (Macedonian Society)
Exhibitions
11 April, Fundraising dinner with the world
famous Greek John Modinos (ETHOL)
1-30 April, Dodecanese: Light of Southern Greece
by J. Rogers (The Hellenic Centre)
10 October, Get together evening (Hellenic
Captains Club, Hellenic Engineers Society,
The Greek Orthodox Charity Organisation)
11 April, Book Launch The Trojan War and
exhibition by P. Thomas
17 October, Youth Party (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
19 October, Morning Coffee (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
13 November, Papanikolaou Prize (Hellenic
Medical Society)
8 December, Christmas lunch (Fundraising
1-31 May, A collection of prints loosely based
around the memories and observations of the
artist’s time in Cyprus: heritage, tradition,
customs and Christian faith by Marcia Ley
29 May – 27 June, George Pol Georghiou:
An Artist and his Island, A comprehensive
exhibition of the work of one of the most
prominent Cypriots artists of the twentieth
century (1901-1972) (The Hellenic Centre)
1-30 June, The Fringes of the City, A black and
white photographic exhibition by a Greek
student exploring the reality in the suburbs of
Attica by H. Dimissianos (The Hellenic Centre)
4-8 October, Open evening to view the
exhibition of woven tapestries by T. Amarilio –
Sundt (The Hellenic Centre)
4 - 21 November, On the Most Beautiful Path
in the World - Bank of Cyprus Exhibition of
Paintings of 19th Century Cyprus by the
French Architect Edmond Duthoit presented
by the Bank as part of its Centenary
Celebrations
27 November – 4 December, Collection of
Greek Costumes to celebrate its 20th
anniversary ( Lykion ton Hellinidon)
5 – 11 December, An Exhibition of
Photographs from Cyprus by Reno Wideson
Concerts
26 January, Byzantine Chants with an
introduction to each chant (School of
Byzantine Music)
28 January, Third Hellenic Concert Series with
the Chilingirian Quartet (The Hellenic Centre,
The Michael Marks Charitable Trust and the
Bank of Cyprus UK)
Series featuring young pianist Julietta
Demetriades (The Hellenic Centre and Bank
of Cyprus UK)
Series with Constantinos Stylianou (The
Hellenic Centre and Bank of Cyprus UK)
3 March, Cretan Evening double bill with
images and the music of Crete. An audio-visual
presentation of narrative and photographs
My Father’s Land created by K. Kalogeraki and
traditional Cretan music and echoes of Asia
Minor in the music of Crete, performed by the
group Anastenaria (C. Williams - Cretan lyra,
P. Poulos – Sazi & Lavta, D. Ouzounis - vocals)
4 March, Third Hellenic Concert Series: Piano
Recital by A. Papastephanou (The Hellenic
12 October, Music Evening with pianist
E. Konstantinou and soprano M. Polydorou
(Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
22 October, Concert with The New Hellenic
Quartet to commemorate the 50 years from
the death of the Greek composer N. Skalcotas.
(The Hellenic Centre, Greece in Britain and The
Foundation for Hellenic Culture)
29 October, Songs From Cyprus with Alkinoos
Ioannides and Miltiades Papastamou (The
Hellenic Centre)
7 December, Concert and Dinner (Hellenic
Foundation)
Lectures
2 February, Classical Music – Its Humanity and
Universality by G. Hadjinikos (The Hellenic
Centre)
21 March, 25 March 1821 – The Greek War
Of Independence of 1821 School Review and
Greek National Celebration (The Saint Sophia’s
School)
28 April, An evening to launch The Marathon
Swim for the Parthenon Marbles (Greece in
Britain)
29 April, Voices from Greece II An evening of
poetry readings to launch AGENDA’S special
issue on Greek Poetry. (Greece in Britain)
4 May, An evening devoted to the poetry of
Yannis Ritsos (The London Hellenic Society)
6 May, Architectural Tradition of the Ionian
Islands by Prof. D.A. Zivas (Ionian Society)
8-9 May, European Programme Socrates,
Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση: Ιστορική Εξέλιξη, Θεσμοί και
Όργανα Λειτουργίας, Στόχοι και Προοπτικές (The
Hellenic Centre)
19 May, The Genocide of the Armenians and the
Pontians (Lobby for Cyprus)
2 June, Presentation of the book Nikos
Kouroussis – 30 Years of Stage Design and
Costumes by the well-known art critic and
author Charles Spencer (The Hellenic Centre)
4 June, Sea Tales From The Greek Islands, by
A. Seligman (The Hellenic Centre)
8 June, George Pol Georghiou Lecture about
the artist’s life and work, by the designer of the
exhibition Rima Outram (The Hellenic Centre)
10 June, Nicos Nicolaides The Cypriot London
launch the bilingual selection of Nicolaides’
prose and poetry (Diaspora Books)
14 June, Stephanos Xenos – A Greek in 18th
Century England by Z. Kafkalidis (Ionian Society
and the London Hellenic Society)
21 June, Painted Polis by J. Outram (The
Hellenic Centre)
22 June, Γεωργιος Πολ Γεωργίου, Ένας
Zωγράφος Ταυτόχρονα Tοπικός και Παγκόσμιος
by Dr E. Nikita, Ministry of Education and
Culture of the Republic of Cyprus (The
Hellenic Centre)
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11 October, The Revelation after Ioannis by I.G.
Tsatsaris (EPISTOS Publications)
12 October, The Holy Mountain: A Journey in the
Shadow of Byzantium by W. Dalrymple (AngloHellenic League)
20 October, Reading of Maria Nefeli by
Odysseus Elytis including music, dance and
mime (Theatre for Mankind)
Social Events
15 January, Vasilopita (Cypriot Estia of London)
24 June, In Memoriam: Sir David Hunt (Cypriot
Estia of London)
8 December, Christmas Lunch (Fundraising
Committee of The Hellenic Centre)
25 June, Evidence-Based Medicine (The Hellenic
Medical Society)
31 December, Millennium Buffet Party With
Music And Fun (The Hellenic Centre)
13 October, The Accession of Cyprus to the
European Union by George Vassiliou, Republic
of Cyprus European Union Chief Negotiator
(Cypriot Estia of London and Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
Other Events
14 October, The Greek Diaspora in Modern
Times Lecture and book presentation by
Professor R. Clogg, St Anthony’s College,
Oxford (The Union of University Teachers and
Research Staff in Western Europe (UK Branch))
18 October, Challenges and Prospects in
Postgraduate Education: My Experience in
International Business Studies by Prof C
Grammenos (Ionian Society)
15-17 January, Don Kamillo theatre play in
Greek (New Stage Company)
20 March, Career Forum and a workshop on
communication skills (The Hellenic Medical
Society)
22 May, The Diary of a Mad Man (Nea Skini
Company)
29-30 May, European Programme Socrates,
Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση: Δικαιώματα και υποχρεώσεις
των πολιτών της Ενωμένης Ευρώπης (The
Hellenic Centre)
9 June, Tour in Greece of the play Dangerous
Corner (The Hellenic Centre and Theatre Lab)
21 October, The House of Many Mansions:
Ethnicity, Identity and the Multi-ethnic State in
Byzantium by Professor A. Laiou (The Hellenic
Centre and the Centre for Hellenic Studies,
Kings College, London)
11 December, The Diary of a Madman by
Gogol (Theatre group Nea Skini)
10 November, The Sea in Greek Poetry by
G. A. Lemos (The London Hellenic Society)
2000
12 November, Papanicolaou Research
Competition, Annual research competition for
medical/paramedical/ biological scientists
(Hellenic Medical Society)
Exhibitions
1 December, Greek Island Embroideries by
Roderick Taylor with slides followed by tea
(Anglo-Hellenic League)
6 December, Lecture in English followed by
dinner (The Hellenic Foundation)
Social Events
24 January, Vasilopita (Macedonian Society
of GB)
25 January, Vasilopita ( The Ionian Society)
29 January, Vasilopita and Dinner Symposium
(The London Hellenic Society)
2 February, Vasilopita (SEFL)
Hellinidon)
20 February, Cabaret Evening with live music
and dance. Celebrate Carnival with songs
from the 30’s to the 90’s, from Greece and
other parts of Europe (The Hellenic Centre
and Theatre Lab)
7 June, Bon Voyage (Lykion ton Hellinidon)
16 October, Party Night for teenagers, 14-18
years old (The Hellenic Centre)
Excursion to Holly Land (The Hellenic Centre)
Concerts
27 February, The Oxford Philomusica at The
9 March, Young Greek Masters Series, Bringing
together Music and Nature (The Hellenic Centre
18 March, Romanian Evening and Concert
(Romanian Cultural Centre)
19 March, The Oxford Philomusica at The
7 April, Classical Music-Duo Evening Concert
with Rasma Lielmane (violin) and
Christodoulos Georgiades (piano) (Bank of
Cyprus UK)
13 April, Hellenic Concert Series World
Premiere of The Mediterranean, a piece by
George Koumendakis (The Hellenic Centre,
The Michael Marks Charitable Trust and Bank
of Cyprus UK)
14 May, Vivaldi The Four Seasons - Oxford
Philomusica at the Hellenic Centre (The
Hellenic Centre)
18 May, Hellenic Concert Series, The BT
Scottish Ensemble (The Hellenic Centre, The
Cyprus UK)
7-12 February, Apeiron Exhibition of Interactive
Installations by Greek artists specialising in
new media arts, specially commissioned to
celebrate the notion of ‘being Greek’ in the
new millennium (The Hellenic Centre and
‘Digital Greeks’)
11-3 February, A Spring Promenade in Winter
Exhibition of watercolours and drawings of
plants and flowers of the Cyprus flora by V.
Hadjiphani Lorenzetti (The Hellenic Centre)
3 March, Paint with Us. An exhibition of paintings
by Members and Friends of the Centre
6-31 March, A Friends Room Exhibition Sea,
Land and Light by N. Papas – Photographs of
Sunsets by P. Kee (The Hellenic Centre)
5-22 May, Exhibition of Nicholas Georgiadis
(The Hellenic Foundation for Culture and
Greece in Britain)
8-18 June, A Friends Room Exhibition by
George Kyriacou, Sculpture (The Hellenic
Centre)
1 October, Special preview of paintings
exhibition by L. Kalogeropoulos and V.
Zenetzis (The Hellenic Centre)
1 November-17 December, Cyprus, the Holy
Island – Icons through the Centuries (The
Hellenic Centre)
14 October, Concert given by Pavlos Carvalho,
cello and Andrew Quartemain, piano (The
Hellenic Centre)
16 October, Young Greek Masters Series: Duo
Evening: K. Mina (soprano) and I. Saricosta
(piano) (The Hellenic Centre and Bank of
Cyprus UK)
19 October, A Celebration of Music and Poetry
with pianist Christodoulos Georgiadis and
baritone Leandros Taliotis. Poetry by Criton
Tomazos and Maria Vigar (Theatre for
Mankind)
Lectures
27 January, From Canning to Churchill: Greece
and British Politicians, by Sir Michael Llewellyn
Smith (The Hellenic Centre and The AngloHellenic League)
31 January, The Three Hierarchs: A Byzantine
Vision of Wisdom by Prof. A.M.Bryer
(Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain)
2 February, Presentation of the A.G. Leventis
New Publications, Excavating at Salamis in
Cyprus, 1952-1974 and The Art of Ancient Cyprus
in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge by Prof.
V. Karageorghis and Dr E. Vassilika (The
Hellenic Centre)
17 February, H παρουσία του Οικουμενικού
Πατριαρχείου στην Ευρώπη και ο Ρόλος του
Μητροπολίτου Γερμανού Καραβαγγέλη – Αγώνες
και Αγωνίες by His Eminence the Greek
Orthodox Metropolitan Michael Of Austria
(Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon and St. Athanasios
Greek Orthodox Clergy Fellowship)
20 and 21 February, Byzantine lectures by
J. Chrysostomides and Dr. J. Harris (The
Hellenic Centre)
6 March, Women in Politics and Peacemaking
by K. Clerides (The Hellenic Centre)
21 January, Vasilopita (SEFL)
28 January, Dinner with Vasilopita (London
Hellenic Society)
15 February, Vasilopita (The Ionian Society)
2 March, Tsiknopempti Lunch (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
4 March, Carnival Party for Children (Youth
Section of the Lykion ton Hellinidon)
Other Events
8 March, Οι επιπώσεις του Ελσίνκι
“Ελληνοτουρκικές Σχέσεις, Ένταξη της Κύπρου και
Ευρωπαϊκή Προοπτική της Τουρκίαs (The
Hellenic Centre and the Hellenic Observatory,
LSE)
5 February, Workshop of Greek Dances
(The Lykion ton Hellinidon)
22 March, Viewing of Films on Cyprus directed
by Prof. P. Loizos (LSE) and Presentation of the
book Philia and Philiotes Before and After 1974
by G. Webster (The Hellenic Centre and the
Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s College)
25 March, Career Forum (Hellenic Medical
Society)
26 March, School Review and Greek National
Celebration (St Sophia Greek School)
21 October, Blue Horizons, to commemorate
the 25th anniversary from the death of the
poet N. Kavadias
3 April, Launching of the Marathon Swim for
the Marbles by Dr Ch. Stockdale (The British
Committee for the Restitution of the
Parthenon Marbles)
17 April, The Venerable Lady, the Sea. An
evening of poetry by C. Angelides and an
exhibition of paintings by T. Angelides (The
Hellenic Centre)
10 May, Cyprus: Transition from the Ottoman to
the British Rule-Return of Cyprus to the Western
World by A. Pavlides (Cypriot Estia of London)
11 May, Ο Λογοτέχνης σε αναζήτηση της Ιθάκης
by D. Papadopoulos and opening of τηε
exhibition by D. Moraros (The Ionian Society
and Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
17 May, George Seferis Centenary
Celebrations marking the hundredth
anniversary of his birth (Greece in Britain and
The Hellenic Foundation for Culture)
22 May, New Discoveries from the Recent
Excavations in Athens by Dr L. Parlama (Greek
Archaeological Committee UK)
20-21 February, Byzantium 00 AD by Theatre
Lab Company (The Hellenic Centre and
Theatre Lab)
30 May, Premiere of MANHOLE, The
documentary, a Circle Films production,
initiated by A. Kyriakides (The Hellenic Centre)
5-28 June, A Friends Room Exhibition of
Jewellery and Ceramics by M. Kulukundis
(Jewellery) and C. Tolstoy (Ceramics)
23 March, Η Μητέρα στη Λογοτεχνία by L.
Pavlou and poetry readings by D. Phyrillas
24 October, Graphology – The Interpretation of
Handwriting by Z. Tsatsos ( Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
16 November, Photograph With Us, An
exhibition/competition/auction of
photographs by Friends and Members (The
Hellenic Centre)
25 March, School Review and Greek National
Celebration (St Sophia Greek School)
Concerts
2 May, A Breakthrough in Investigating Blood
Pressure and Preventing Stroke by Prof. A.
Nicolaides (Cypriot Estia of London)
29 October, Πελοπόννησος και Κύπρος by Dr K.
Hadjistephanou, University of Cyprus, followed
by traditional dances from the Peloponnese
and Cyprus (Peloponnesian Association of
Great Britain)
13 February, Hellenic Concert Series, pianist A.
Papastefanou (The Hellenic Centre, The
Cyprus UK)
5 March, Hellenic Concert Series, pianist G.
Lazaridis and the Medici Quartet (The Hellenic
29 March, Concert and Talk (Ionian Society)
3 May, Hellenic Concert Series – The Wallace
Collection, Programme includes works by
Clarke, Couperin, Arnold, Tavener,
Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Jim Parker (The
Hellenic Centre, The Michael Marks Charitable
Trust and Bank of Cyprus UK)
31 May, Europa, Piano concert and
improvisation on video by the pianistcomposer A. Stereopoulou
4 June, Hellenic Concert Series, Violin recital by
Clio Gould accompanied by Rolf Hind.
Programme includes Stravinsky’s Suite
Italienne, Schoenberg’s Phantasie and Crumb’s
Night Music (The Hellenic Centre, The Michael
20 September, Young Greek Masters Series, An
Evening of Music for Voice and Piano (The
Hellenic Centre and Bank of Cyprus UK)
23 December, Millennium Draw of The
Hellenic Centre Lottery (The Hellenic Centre)
25 October, Young Greek Masters Series Piano
recital with M. Papamichael (The Hellenic
Centre and Bank of Cyprus UK)
2001
3-4 November, Unplugged by the Greek singer
Dionysis Savvopoulos (The Hellenic Centre)
Exhibitions
22 November, Oxford Philomusica at the
2-27 February, A Friends Room Exhibition,
Echoes by E. Yannas (The Hellenic Centre)
Lectures
27 February – 20 April, A Friends Room
Exhibition, UL-Urban Landscape by C. Nikoleri
Series of Seminars on Byzantium by J.
Chrysostomides and J. Harris (The Hellenic
Centre)
25 April – 25 May, A Friends Room Exhibition,
Ταξιδεύουν στο Αιγαίο τα όνειρά μας by R. SaltiMichael (The Hellenic Centre)
25 January, Marina – A Princess in a Foreign
Land (The London Hellenic Society)
1-2 June, Cyprus Book Exhibition (Cypriot Estia
of London and the Cultural Services of the
Ministry of Education of Cyprus)
27 February, Athens 2004 Olympic Games: Fair
Play: An Ancient Principle, A New Approach by
K. Panagopoulou (Greece in Britain)
7 March, Ritual versus Performance: The Future of
Classical Music by C. Hatzis (Greece in Britain)
26 April, Δυναμική Γυναίκα στο Δημοτικό
Τραγούδι by M. Coulton (The Hellenic Centre)
9 May, Cyprus and the European Union in
association with the Policy Discussion Forum
of the University of London Postgraduate Law
Society by HE Mrs M.Y. Kleopa, Cyprus High
Commissioner
10 May, Ελένη ή ο Κανένας. R. Galanaki’s book
discussed by E. Yannakaki (The Hellenic Centre)
11 May, University of Cyprus and the
Establishments between the University and the
Community of the United Kingdom by the
rector of the University of Cyprus, Prof. N.
Papamichael (University of Cyprus)
1 November, Monastic Revival on Mount Athos
by Dr G. Speake (Macedonian Society of Great
Britain)
21 November, Byzantium in the Year 1000/1
A.D.: The Eastern Roman Empire at the turn of the
First Millennium by Prof P. Antonopoulos and
Dr C. Dendrinos (The Hellenic Centre)
26 November, The Cyprus Economic
Environment – Challenges and Opportunities by
T Clerides, Minister for Finance, Cyprus (Bank
of Cyprus UK and Cyprus British Chamber of
Industry and Commerce)
Social Events
14 May, The Gold of Macedon by Dr E. Tsigarida
(Greek Archaeological Committee UK)
21 January, Vasilopita (Macedonian Society of
Great Britain)
17 May, Modern Conversation of Ancient Sites in
Greece by Prof. V. Lambrinoudakis, University of
Athens (London Hellenic Society)
11 February, Carnival Party for Children (Lykion
ton Hellinidon)
21 May, Runciman Award 2001 (AngloHellenic League)
21 May, Μικρά Αγγλία: I. Karystiani’s book
25 May, Hippocratic Medicine and Classical
Homeopathy by Dr T. Vartholomeos
(Association of General Practitioners of Nature
Medicine)
7 June, Γιάντες: A. Mihalopoulou’s book
21 June, Ζιγκ-Ζαγκ στις νερατζιές: Ε.
Sotiropoulou’s book discussed by E. Yannakaki
5 October, Criticos Prize Award Ceremony
9 October, Alexandros Papadiamantis by Dr
C.N. Hadjipateras. Readings by Kostas
Kastanas. Launching of the book Erotas sta
Chania illustrated by D. Moraros and
exhibition (Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
17 October, The Real Crete, An Illustrated Lecture
about the British photographer John Donnat.
Presentation of the book John Donnat,
Photographs of Crete 1960 (The Hellenic
Foundation of Culture and the Anglo-Hellenic
League)
13 June, The Runciman Award 2000
Presentation (Anglo-Hellenic League)
3 July, Book Launch and Presentation of the
new translation edited by P. Mackridge, of The
Free Besieged and Other Poems by D. Solomos
(The Hellenic Centre, Greece in Britain and The
Hellenic Foundation for Culture)
Hellinidon)
26 February, Kathara Deftera Lunch
(Fundraising Committee of The Hellenic
Centre))
28 February, Vasilopita (Ionian Society)
21 June, Annual Bon Voyage event (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
5 November, Welcome coffee (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
4 December Christmas Annual Bazaar (Lykion
ton Hellinidon)
Committee of The Hellenic Centre))
Other Events
28 January, Macedonian Dance Workshop
with Y. Konstantinou (Lykion ton Hellinidon)
19-22 March, A Small Great Land – A
presentation of environmental and heritage
films written and directed by L. Carras and
produced by ET1 (The Hellenic Centre and the
Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s College,
London)
11 November, Greek Dance Workshop (Lykion
ton Hellinidon)
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2002
Exhibitions
4-30 January, A Friends Room exhibition of
paintings by D. Karampatsou (The Hellenic
Centre)
1 February – 1 March, A Friends Room
exhibition of sculpture Genesis by A. Varrias
and paintings by B. Cooper (The Hellenic
Centre)
4-29 March, A Friends Room exhibition with
contemporary watercolours with a classic
theme by S. Kokkineli (The Hellenic Centre)
7-25 March, Treasured Offerings – The Legacy of
the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia,
London. A commemorative celebration for the
125th anniversary of the Greek Cathedral of
Saint Sophia (1877) (The Council of the Greek
Cathedral of Saint Sophia in co-operation with
Byzantine Museum, Athens)
4-26 April, A Friends Room exhibition of icons
by L. Miller Baker (The Hellenic Centre)
17 April – 17 May, A Friends Room Exhibition
of photographs Athens and Grecian Antiquities,
1853-1854 by J. Robertson
Concerts
11 February, Magic Sounds in Pursuit of
Excellence, Keshet Elion Mastercourse 2002
(Annual Benefit Concert)
28 February, Ιχνηλάτες της Παράδοσης,
Traditional folk songs from Greece and Cyprus
(Greek School of London with the support of
the Education Office of the Embassy of Greece
and the Hellenic Tourism Organisation)
10 May, The Book of Memories, a Reflection
through Music into 20th Century Greek History
(Hellenic College of London)
17 May, Mediterranean Crossroads at the
Queens Elisabeth Hall with Alkinoos Ioannides
and Miltiades Papastamou (The Hellenic
Centre)
Lectures
20 February, Your Aura: The Importance of your
Energy Fields in Physical, Emotional and Mental
Health by S. Xanthakou, Psychoanalytic Health
Consultant
25 February, Investigations by Prof. K.
Nicolaides (Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
21 March, Colonel William Leake on the Ionian
Islands by Prof. Wagstaff (Ionian Society)
17 October, Modern Literary Epiphany in
Twentieth-Century Greek Poetry by N. Klappaki
23 October, The Contribution of the Greek
shipping Fraternity in the Social, Cultural and
National Fields by S. Battis (London Hellenic
Society)
3 March, Dance Workshop, (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
25 October, The Archive of Penelope S Delta:
A Testimony of Modern Greek History by
A. Zannas, editor of Delta’s archive (The
Hellenic Centre)
25 April, Attract and Repel – Workshops on
how to use your personal electromagnetic
energy for communication, self-and otherhealing, protection and success by S
Xanthakou, Health Psychologist and
Bioenergetics Specialist
31 October, Andreas Embirikos: Surrealist
Geography and Cosmopolitan Literature by
M. Margaroni (The Hellenic Centre)
17 June, Runciman Award 2002, Presentation
of the Runciman Award 2002 (Anglo-Hellenic
League)
paintings Painting the Gods by C. Pickles (The
Hellenic Centre)
11 March, Excavating Ancient Palaikastro by L.
Hugh Sackett and Dr J A MacGillivray (The
Hellenic Centre and British School at Athens)
19 June, Log Books, George Seferis – Film
directed by S. Haralambopoulos (The Hellenic
Centre)
watercolours and screen prints Summers in
Greece by S. Rust (The Hellenic Centre)
24 November, Dance Workshop (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
17-30 September, A Friends Room Exhibition
of Photographs Aegean Sensations by N.
Panagakou (The Hellenic Centre)
8 May, Thrace: A Geographical and Historical
Survey. Hellenic Presence in Eastern and Northern
Thrace, Natural and Historical Environment of
Western Thrace: A seminar by various speakers
(The Hellenic Centre and the Cultural and
Developmental Centre of Thrace)
9-31 October, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings Λόλα, Πάρτα Όλα by E. Theofylaktou
12 May, Researching Rebetiko by E. Emery (The
Hellenic Centre, the Institute of Rebetology
London and moosootoo.com)
5 November, A Friends Room Exhibition of
lightboxes of the World’s Major Contemporary
Museums, White Cube by A. Potamianou (The
Hellenic Centre)
29 May, A Commemoration of the 550th
Anniversary of the Fall of Constantinople, 1453.
(The Hellenic Centre, Byzantine Festival of
London and the Centre for Hellenic Studies,
King’s College London)
7 November, Sikelianos – Seferis: Aspects of a
Relationship by A. Psoni (The Hellenic Centre)
14 November, Marginalisation, Characterisation
and Language in the Novels of Yiannis Psycharis
by G. Pateridou (The Hellenic Centre)
14 November, Travelogue in the Byzantine
Constantinople by Ms C. Prokou, Historian of
the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
28 November, The first Andrew David Biennial
Memorial Lecture The Challenge of Managing
Diversity in Democratic Governance by H.E.
Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Secretary
General of the Commonwealth (Hellenic
Community Trust)
29 April – 31 May, A retrospective exhibition of
paintings by the Cypriot artist G. Vasiliou (The
Hellenic Centre)
11 April, Byzantine Peloponnese by Dr P.
Hetherington (Peloponnesian Association
of Great Britain)
23-26 May, Enamelling Art and Contemporary
Jewellery. Exhibition by two Cypriot artists in
gold, silver and enamel (Cypriot Estia of
London)
18 April, Transfiguring Old Concepts by Prof.
A. Delivorrias, Director of the Benaki Museum
3 December, Maria Callas by S. Galatopoulos
20 April, Loukis Akritas, Diaspora and Metropolis
by M. Honeyball, MEP and Dr M. Roussou
(Diaspora Centre)
24 February, Vasilopita (Macedonian Society of
Great Britain)
watercolours and paintings of Greek
landscapes by D. Shutt (The Hellenic Centre)
of paintings Drawing from the Arhaic by C.
Marquand (The Hellenic Centre)
paintings Traces of Time by G. Politis (The
Hellenic Centre)
5-29 November, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings From the Stuff that Dreams are made
off by M. Apostolidis (The Hellenic Centre)
3-20 December, A Friends Room Exhibition of
sculptures Stou Kyklou ta Girismata by V.
Maryeti-Cawson (The Hellenic Centre)
3-20 December, A Friends Room Exhibition of
icons Following a Sacred Tradition by A.
Economou-Vlachou (The Hellenic Centre)
5-20 December, Portraits – Exhibition of
photographs by Reno Wideson (The Hellenic
Centre)
21-22 May, Grecian Holiday – In celebration of
the Golden Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II
by Hugo Vickers (The Hellenic Centre)
27 May, Palaeopolis of Andros: The Silent Present
and the Vibrant Past by Prof. L. Palaiokrasas
30 May, The Flame of Freedom: the Greek War of
Independence by D. K. Brewer (Anglo-Hellenic
League)
13 June, In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
and the Kallas Villages of Pakistan by M. Wood
(Macedonian Society of Great Britain)
Other Events
Social Events
18 March, Kathara Deftera – A guided tour of
the Saint Sophia exhibition by the Rt. Revd.
Theodoritos, Bishop of Nazianzou, followed by
‘nistisima’ (Fundraising Committee of The
Hellenic Centre)
28 May, Summer Excursion to Canterbury
31 May, A Greek Evening with music
Centre)
6 November, Welcome-back Coffee (Lykion
ton Hellinidon)
3 October, The Dove Fights Back: Assertive
Women in Greek Folk Songs by M. Coulton
22 November, A Greek Evening with music
Centre)
17 October, Σχέσεις Κύπρου και Επτανήσου
γύρω στο 1800 by N. Patapiou (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon, the Ionian Society and the
Cypriot Estia of London)
2 December, A music Evening (London
Hellenic Society)
Hellinidon)
2003
Exhibitions
16-31 January, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings Colour Variations by G.
Demetracopoulos (The Hellenic Centre)
4-28 February, A Friends Room Exhibition
of paintings Explosion of Cyprus by L.
Papanagiotou
5-28 February, Works on Paper by A. Fassianos
6 – 28 March, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings Hellenic Scenes and Images by
R. Lavithis and K. Kotsiofides (The Hellenic
Centre)
4 April – 2 May, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings and mixed media Where the Eyes
Can / Cannot See by C. Tomazos (The Hellenic
Centre)
8 – 30 May, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings Colour Obsession by G. Printezis
6 – 27 June, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings Painting the Gods by C. Pickle (The
Hellenic Centre)
12 March – 4 April, Ancient Palaikastro: Crete
(The Hellenic Centre and British School at
Athens) (The Hellenic Centre)
8 – 30 May, A Friends Room Exhibition Colour
Obsession by G. Printezis (The Hellenic Centre)
8 – 30 May, A Friends Room Exhibition of
photographs Colours of Greece by C. Gautier
15 – 29 November, Realism and Humour in
Contemporary Greek Painting – Exhibition from
Vorres Museum of Contemporary Greek Art
and Folk Art
3-22 December, A Friends Room Exhibition
Focus on Fabric by four new textile designers,
A. Halil, E. Morchos, Ph. Papas and R. Zenonos
Concerts
3 April, Piano and Cello Recital by Eugenia
Papadimas and Asterios Pouftis. The Hellenic
Centre Spring Draw 2003 (The Hellenic
Centre)
13 December, Greek Orthodox Ecclesiastical
Music – A Recital with Kalofonades, Byzantine
Choir from Athens (The Hellenic Centre)
Lectures
31 January, Greek Antiquites in the Second World
War (The Hellenic Centre)
1 February, ATHENS 2004 - A presentation in
Greek by the Department of Greeks Abroad,
Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
ATHENS 2004 (The Hellenic Centre)
6 February, Nature in Greece: Myths and Realities
by M. Apergis (London Hellenic Society)
12 February, Managing Anxiety, Gaining Peace
of Mind by V. Kleanthous (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
20 February, Αποχαιρετώντας τη Δραχμή ...
Λόγος περί Αρχαίων Νομισμάτων by M. Krikou
Galani (Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
25 February, Cypriot Ethnography Collections in
British Museums by Dr E. Papademetriou (The
Hellenic Centre and Ministry of Education and
Culture, Cyprus)
30 May, Αλλεργική Ρινίτιδα: Ορισμός, Διάγνωση,
Θεραπεία by Dr A. Rachmanidou (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
17 June, Nicholas Hammond and Greece by
Prof. R. Fowler (London Hellenic Society and
the University of Bristol)
2 October, The Balkan Wars Through News Reels
by F. Lambrinos (The Hellenic Centre)
13 October, The second Andrew David
Biennial Memorial Lecture Corporate
Governance in the 21st Century by D. R. Keough
of Allen & Company Inc. (Hellenic Community
Trust)
16 October, Through the Looking-Glass:
Reflections on the Image of Cypriots by Prof.
A. Tsakmakis (The Hellenic Centre and the
Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway)
16 October, An Underwater Photography
Adventure by C. Petrinos (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
18 October, Nikos Kazantzakis by G.
Stassinakis, with video presentation followed
by readings (Cretan Association of Great
Britain)
23 October, Greeks, Phoenicians and
Eteocypriots Ethnic Identity in the Cypriot
Kingdoms by Prof. M. Iakovou (The Hellenic
Centre and the Hellenic Institute, Royal
Holloway)
13 November, Religious Paintings in Byzantine
and Post Byzantine Cyprus by Dr C. G.
Chotzakoglou (The Hellenic Centre and
the Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway)
24 October, A Greek evening with moosootoo
17 November, The “Vorres Museum”, A lifetime
Adventure by Mr I. Vorres (The Hellenic Centre)
3 December, Annual Christmas Bazaar (Lykion
ton Hellinidon)
19 November, Cavafy’s Poetry Annual Memorial
Lecture for C.N. Hadjipateras by Prof. P.
Mackridge (Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
Other Events
20 November, Saint Neophytos the Recluse:
Byzantine Hagiography in Twelfth Century
Cyprus by Dr G. Christodoulou (The Hellenic
Centre and the Hellenic Institute, Royal
Holloway)
27 November, Religion in Frankish Cyprus by
Prof. Ch. Schabel (The Hellenic Centre and
29 October, Welcome Back Coffee (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
26 March, Film Night: The Time Moment was
Suspended, directed by Th. Lambropoulos
and S. Haralampopoulos (The Hellenic Centre)
11 May, Dance Workshop – Dances from
Romylia (Lykion ton Hellinidon)
21 May, Paint With Us – An exhibition and
auction of paintings by Members and Friends
Centre))
28 November, The Uknown Splendours of
Butrint (Albania) – Ten Years of Excavations by
Butrint Foundation by Prof. R. Hodges (Europa
Nostra)
9 June, Runciman Award Ceremony (AngloHellenic League)
4 December, Leonardo Dona: Memorie per le
Cose di Cipro, Από την Πόλη των Τεναγών στη
Χερσόνησο της Καρπασίας by N. Patapiou
(The Hellenic Centre and the Hellenic Institute,
Royal Holloway)
17 September, Book Club Meeting
11 December, Reflections on the Psychological
Implications of Recent Political Events in Cyprus
by Dr C. Galatariotou (The Hellenic Centre and
Social Events
23 January, Vasilopita (London Hellenic
Society)
1 July, Film Night: Crossing the Line directed
by S. Heaven (The Hellenic Centre)
22 September, Cypriot Poetry Evening. Poems
of Dimitris Libertis in the Cypriot dialect
3 November, Criticos Prize Award Ceremony
22 November, Papanikolaou Prize – Annual
Biomedical Competition (Hellenic Medical
Society)
2004
Exhibitions
7 February, Vasilopita (SEFL)
8-30 January, A Friends Room Exhibition
of paintings Zoe’s World – Zoe’s People by
Zoe Kakolyris (The Hellenic Centre)
8 February, Carnival – Αποκριάτικο Γλέντι
with moosootoo (The Hellenic Centre)
Hellinidon)
10 March, Kathara Deftera Lunch (Fundraising
Committee of The Hellenic Centre))
4 June, Annual Excursion (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
28 October, Κωνσταντινου Πόλις by Mr
A. Pavlides (Cypriot Estia of London)
16 September, Wine Testing for Members and
Friends (The Hellenic Centre)
6 November, Languages and Scripts in Ancient
Cyprus by Prof. A. PanayotouTriantafyllopoulou (The Hellenic Centre
and the Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway)
1 October, Exploring the Borough of Southwark,
its Byways and Secrets. Guided walk
(Fundraising Committee of the Hellenic
Centre)
23-25 January, Painting Competition 4 to 18s
Olympic Games – Athens 2004 Exhibition of
paintings by students of Greek Schools in
London accompanied by a series of activities
for children: Karagiozis performance, Disco,
Magicians Face Painting, Circus skills (The
Hellenic Centre)
4 March – 8 April, A Friends Room exhibition
of paintings Four Touches by A. Eftsathiou
29 March – 30 April, A Friends Room
exhibition of ceramics, collages, mixed
materials and constructed reliefs by
A. Zacharia (The Hellenic Centre)
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icons The Road Less Travelled by M. Galovic (The
Hellenic Centre)
Concerts
19 February, Η Μάντρα του Αττίκ - An event of
words and music dedicated to Attik of the
30s and 40s with D. Nahmia (piano),
M. Kannelopoulou (soprano), V. Tselepidis
(baritone) (The Hellenic Centre)
4-30 May, Colours of Medieval Cyprus – Aspects
of Daily Life 1191-1571. An exhibition of
medieval glazed pottery, jewellery, rare maps,
books and other objects to celebrate the
accession of Cyprus in the EU (The Cyprus
Ministry of Education and The Hellenic Centre)
7-28 May, A Friends Room exhibition of
paintings Epestrefe by S. Constantinou –
Gonios (The Hellenic Centre)
3-22 June, A Friends Room exhibition of
photographs Shorelines by D. Pote (The
Hellenic Centre)
29 June – 31 July, Periplous, An exhibition of
photographs through the lens of eight
Magnum photographers (Hellenic
Foundation, Greece in Britain)
Lectures
29 January, The Kouros of the Sacred Gate: New
Finds of Archaic Marble Sculpture in the
Kerameikos, Athens by Prof. W. Niemeir
3 February, Feast of Memories by E.M.
Kulukundis (London Hellenic Society)
25 February, Women in Byzantium - An Evening
of Words and Music (Greece in Britain)
10 March, Kassiani and Byzantine Hymnody by
Prof. R. Stichel (Greece in Britain and Byzantine
Festival in London)
17 March, 1204: The Sacking of Byzantium - An
Evening of Words and Music (Greece in Britain
and Byzantine Festival and King’s College)
1-15 September, A Friends Room exhibition of
photographs The Olympic Effect (The Hellenic
Centre)
18 March, The Duchesse de Plaisance in Fact
and Fiction by Dr G. Vassiadis (London Hellenic
Society)
16 September – 26 October, A Friends Room
exhibition of drawings Theogonies by M.
Hodson (The Hellenic Centre)
23 March, Theatre in Ancient Greece,
A Colloquium (The Hellenic Centre and
University College London)
25-27 September, Exhibition of Sculptures by
G. Kyriakou (The Hellenic Centre and Gallery K)
24 May, Nicolas Georgiadis – Paintings, State
Design 1955-2001 by E. Georgiadis (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
exhibition of photographs Moments in Greece
by Y. Kordakis (The Hellenic Centre)
29 November – 17 December, A Friends Room
exhibition of paintings and jewellery Stones
and Colours by K. Dracoulis, D. Krinos and
M. Kulukundis (The Hellenic Centre)
2 June, Runciman Award Prize Ceremony
(Anglo Hellenic League)
23 September, Conserving the Cultural Heritage
and Monuments of Poland: The Challenge for
the Future by Prof. J. Purchla (Europa Nostra)
30 January, Vasilopita (Macedonian Society
of GB)
31 January, Vasilolpita (SEFL)
1 February, Black and White Masked Party
Centre)
Hellinidon)
23 February, Kathara Deftera Lunch
(Fundraising Committee The Hellenic Centre)
5 June, A Greek evening with moosootoo
14 October, An evening with Ionian Kantades
and dinner (Ionian Society)
20 November, A Greek evening with Plastic
Chairs(The Hellenic Centre)
7 December, 10th Anniversary Celebrations
of the Hellenic Centre
The Hellenic Centre monthly Bar late
openings
Other Events
24-27 June, 2004 Hellas Olympics: A series of
events to celebrate the return of Olympic
Games to their homeland. The events include
an exhibition The Olympic Effect, a
documentary In search of Greece, book fair,
lectures, performance of Greek folk dances
20 June, Celebration of the Olympic Games
(Greek School of London)
Concerts
20 October, ActionAid Hellas – Guest speaker
A. Mitsotakis-Gourdain and E. Thompson
23 January, Violin Recital by A. Chaniotis
28 October, Hippocratic Oration 2004
(Hellenic Medical Society)
1 March, Cello and Piano Recital by A. Pouftis
and L. Kapodini (The Hellenic Centre)
16 November, Discover Greece and Cyprus,
An Evening in Mani by Dr P. Greenhalgh,
Prof. E. Eliopoulos and Prof. R. Beaton
25-27 September, Theogonies – Seven solo
dances by M. Hodson, representing iconic
women from history and mythology inspired
by the sculptures of G. Kyriakou (The Hellenic
Centre and Gallery K)
25 November, 25 Years of the A G Leventis
Foundation, Activities and Services to Hellenism
by A.P. Leventis (Cypriot Estia of London)
7 October, Criticos Prize Award Ceremony
13 March, The Pontic Lyra – From Tradition to
Invention, Talk and recital by M. and K.
Tsahourides (The Hellenic Centre)
23 March, England: A Travel Journey by E.
Papadimas (International Society of Friends
of Nikos Kazantzakis)
16 October, Cello and Piano recital by Ch.
Grimpas and V. Yannoula and educational
workshop (The Hellenic Centre)
19 October, Greek Folk Music Educational
Workshop for pupils by Plastic Chairs (The
Hellenic Centre)
24 November, Cello and Piano recital by
P. Cavalho and A. Quartermain (The Hellenic
Centre)
1 December, A thousand years of Christmas with
soprano Sally Bradshaw (The Hellenic Centre)
30 November, Literature and Performance in
Ancient Greece – A Colloquium (The Hellenic
Centre and the University College London)
9 December, The Artistrty of Erotokritos by
Dr D. Holton (Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
8 July, Evoking Evia, Launch of J. Mole’s It’s
all Greek to me (Nicolas Brealey Publishing)
ton Hellinidon)
The Hellenic Centre Monthly Book Club
Meetings
Social Events
2005
Exhibitions
17-18 January, Αιώνες μακριά από την Αλάσκα
(Theatre Lab Company)
10 January – 3 February, A Friends Room
exhibition of paintings and pastels Andros,
Island of Natural Springs by C. White (The
Hellenic Centre)
27 January, Vasilopita (London Hellenic
Society)
exhibition of paintings New Work from Cyprus
by N. Malone (The Hellenic Centre)
7-8 February, Visualising the Historical
Landscape Through Archaeology - The
excavations of the British School at Athens in
Laconia (The Hellenic Centre and British
School at Athens)
7-31 March, A Friends Room exhibition of
paintings Prosopa by C. Plessas (The Hellenic
Centre)
4-27 April, A Friends Room Exhibition of
fretwork with pyrography, pastels, airbrush,
acrylic and mixed media Landscapes and
Churches of Cyprus by D. J. Coe (The Hellenic
Centre)
3-5 May, A Friends Room Exhibition FotoEmpnefsi curated by S. Konstantopoulou
(Union of Greek Students in London (SEFL))
6-19 May, Circles A Friends Room Exhibition
of mixed material by S. Petropoulou
1 June – 1 July, A Friends Room Exhibition
of paintings by M. G. Grogoras (The Hellenic
Centre)
4–29 July, A Friends Room exhibition of
photographs The Secret Life of Fruits and
Vegetables by Ch. Chatziioannou (The Hellenic
Centre)
14 -27 September, A Friends Room exhibition
of paintings The Light of Memory:
Constantinople by M. Dessylla (The Hellenic
Centre)
28 September – 21 October, Somatopia:
Mapping Sites, Siting Bodies – Contemporary
art from Cyprus (Cultural Services of the
Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus)
23 February, Violin, Cello and Piano Recital
with Atlas Trio (T. Hankey - violin, S. DubostHautefeuille – cello, E. Nalimova – piano)
6 May, Singing Recital with E. Dimitrakopoulou
(soprano) and L. Karpodini (piano) (The
Hellenic Centre)
15 May, Archilochos’ Fragments - An evening of
contemporary Greek music inspired by ancient
Greece and its culture (The Hellenic Centre
and the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s
College London and Sponsored by Stavros
S. Niarchos Foundation)
13 July, The Music of South America - An event
dedicated to Astor Piazzolla and the
Tango (The Hellenic Centre)
16 September, Heliconian Muses – A music
performance of works composed by A.
Stereopoulou (The Hellenic Centre)
12 November, Recital for the 80 years from the
Birth of Mikis Theodorakis with A. Mavroudakis
(piano), R. Porter (cello), N. Tsoukalas (bass),
V. Pakitzis (piano) (The Hellenic Centre)
Lectures
3 February, Artists and Patrons in Venetian
Dominated Crete, 1400-1700 AD by Dr A.
Lymberopoulou (London Hellenic Society)
7 February, Sparta and its Surrounding
Settlements: A Century of Reassessment by
Prof. G. Shipley (The Hellenic Centre and British
School at Athens)
10 February, George Seferis: The Voice of Humanity
in the 20th Century - The third C. N. Hadjipateras
Annual Memorial Lecture delivered by Prof. R.
Beaton (Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
17 February, The Naturalist in Chios by M. Taylor
(The Hellenic Centre and Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
29 September – 12 October, A Friends Room
exhibition of paintings A Walk Through Plaka
by P. McColl (The Hellenic Centre)
10 March, Alexander the Great: Hero of Stage
and Screen? by Prof. P. Cartledge (Macedonian
Society of Great Britain)
exhibition of paintings Work Rest Play by
M. MacDonald (The Hellenic Centre)
17 March, The European Profile of Byzantine
Cyprus by Prof. E. Chrysos (The Hellenic Centre
and The Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway,
University of London)
25 October, An exhibition on the history,
culture and nature of Cyprus as seen through
the eyes of the children (Cultural Services and
the Education Department, Ministry of
Education and Culture, Cyprus in association
with the Cyprus Educational Mission)
11 May, In Search of Myths and Heroes by
M. Wood (Macedonian Society of Great Britain)
12 May, Alexander Fleming, Penicillin and Greece
by K. Brown (Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon and
Hellenic Medical Society)
19 May, Greek Migrations: Phanariot, Chian and
other Families and the Secrets of their Success by
Ch. Long (London Hellenic Society)
7 October, The International Space Station by
Dr V. Polychronopoulos (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
14 October, Charity Lunch and Lecture by
Prof. K. Nicolaides in support of children with
leukaemia and other diseases (The Hellenic
Centre)
10 April, Dances from Macedonia - A dance
workshop with Ch. Papacostas (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
7 June, Bon Voyage Coffee (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
16 June, Summer Excursion (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
1 October, Greek Music and screening of
An Underground World by E. Petropoulos
2 October, Day trip to Longleat House and
Safari Park (Macedonian Society of Great
Britain)
15 October, Afternoon Tea at the Hellenic
Centre (The Hellenic Centre)
3 November, Deciphering the Icons: The
Symbolic Nature and Technique of Byzantine
Religious Images by A. Valsamaki
29 October, Annual Cheese and Wine Party for
St. Demetrius’ Day, Patron Saint of Thessaloniki
10 November, An Illustrated Lecture in Greek
with readings of Aristotelis Valaoritis poetry
(Ionian Society and Peloponnesian Association
of Great Britain)
10 November, Guided Tour around Legal
London (Fundraising Committee of The
Hellenic Centre)
11 November, Sparta and its Surrounding
Settlements: A Century of Reassessment by
Prof. G. Shipley, University of Leicester (The
Hellenic Centre and British School at Athens)
27 November, Iannis Xenakis – A Celebration of
the life and work of the Greek Composer and
Architect by N. Matrosian
5 December, Archilochos’ Fragments by
Prof. Ch. Carey (The Hellenic Centre)
Social Events
Committee of The Hellenic Centre)
ton Hellinidon)
The Hellenic Centre monthly Bar late openings
Other Events
9 February, Eat, Drink and Get Married Launch
of E. Makis’ book (The Hellenic Centre and
Transworld Publishers)
14 January, Vasilopitta (Hellenic Medical
24 February, Byzantine Festival in London –
A series of events (The Byzantine Festival in
London)
16 January, Vasilopitta (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
2 June, Runciman Award Prize Ceremony
(Anglo-Hellenic League)
21 January , Vasilopitta (Lykion ton Hellinidon)
21 June, Workshop: How a Book is Made – An
educational activity for primary school children
with Aliki
22 January, Vasilopitta (Macedonian Society
of Great Britain)
27 January, Vasilopitta (London Hellenic
Society)
28 January, Vasilopitta (Union of Greek
students in London (SEFL))
2 July, A Greek Evening with Plastic Chairs
12 November, Greek and other ethnic Music
Workshop for Primary and Secondary School
pupils (The Hellenic Centre)
6 February, Sunday Lunch and Family Quiz
Centre)
19 November, 20th Anniversary Celebratory
Conference – A one-day conference in
celebration of the 20 years of the Hellenic
Medical Society (Hellenic Medical Society)
27 February, Dance Workshop (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
20 November, Dance Workshop ((Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
14 March, Kathara Deftera Lunch (The Hellenic
Centre)
25 November, Papanikolaou Prize. The Annual
Research Competition (Hellenic Medical
Society)
19 March, Career Day (Union of Greek Students
in London (SEFL))
12 November – 14 November, Visualising the
Historical Landscape through Archaeology:
An Exhibition on the Excavations of the British
School at Athens in Laconia (The Hellenic
Centre and British School at Athens)
The Hellenic Centre Drama Club Workshops
The Hellenic Centre monthly Book Club
Meetings
2006
Exhibitions
10-27 January, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings by Paschalis (The Hellenic Centre)
1-24 February, A Friends Room Exhibition of
lithographs and paintings Peristeriones –
Dovecotes of the Cyclades Islands by T. Bennett
1-31 March, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings Colours of Cyprus by Ch. Georgiou
4 April, A Friends Room Exhibition Collages
by M. Xyda (The Hellenic Centre)
3 May-2June, A Friends Room Exhibition
Peloponnesian Perspectives – Paintings from Life
and Imagination by A. Williams (The Hellenic
Centre)
drawings, photographs and digital media
Dislocations by N. Charogianni and E. Mikelides
3-28 July, A Friends Room Exhibition Visions of
Ithaca by J. Cochrane and A. Kazantzis (The
Hellenic Centre)
of paintings Aegean Light and Shade by
C. Allaz-Vourou (The Hellenic Centre)
21-24 September, Greek Artists – An
exhibition of paintings by Gallerie Lefakis
of Athens
photographs Land of Icarus by E. Webb (The
Hellenic Centre)
13 October – 16 November, Greek Embroidery
17th to 19th Century from collections of the
Victoria & Albert Museum and the Benaki
Museum (The Hellenic Centre and Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
silver print and colour print Land of Desire by
M. Lyberi (The Hellenic Centre)
Concerts
10 – 11 March, Myths and Music from the
Cypriot Poetry of 11th and 16th century by
M. Christodoulides (Cyprus High Commission)
25 March, Renee Reznek, Piano Recital in
memory of Susan Bradshow
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31 March-1 April, Ταξίδια στον Κόσμο για την
Τεχνη και τον Πολιτισμό by M. Plessas (Cyprus
High Commission)
13 October, Ελληνική Κεντητικη by T. IoannouYiannara (The Hellenic Centre)
3 December, Murder Mystery Christmas Lunch
Centre)
6 May, Piano Recital with L. Karpodini (The
Hellenic Centre)
1 November, An Introduction to Greek Island
Embroidery for the Non-Specialist by J. Wearden
18 May, With the Star’s Lamp. An evening of
music and poetry in Greek dedicated to the
Nobelist Odysseus Elytis (London Hellenic
Society)
30 November, The third Andrew David
Biennial Memorial Lecture Diplomacy and
Negotiation post 9/11 by Ambassador
S. W. Bosworth (Hellenic Community Trust)
10 December, Family Christmas Lunch (Lykion
ton Hellinidon)
25 September, Concert with the Parisian
ensemble Pyxis – World premiere of work by
composer C. Stylianou (Ministry of Education
and Culture, Cyprus)
Social Events
Other Events
15 January, Vasilopita Lunch (Cypriot Estia of
London)
16 February, Performing Prometheus – The
Dramatic Interpreter. A new media project by
C. Prossylis featuring a talk by Prof E. Spinelli
15 November, Mozart and Shostakovich with
Tettix Ensemble (The Hellenic Centre)
27-28 November, Me Dichos Aniktari by
I. Koulouras and P. Constantopoulou (Cyprus
High Commission)
Lectures
26 January, Thoughts on the Writings by the
Hierarchs and the Greek Language by
Dr N. Panayiotou (Cypriot Estia of London)
9 February, New Perspectives on Macedonian
Painting by Prof. Olga Palagia (Greek
Archaeological Committee)
22 February, C.N. Hadjipateras Annual
Memorial Lecture: G. Theotokas, Europe and
the Generation of the Thirties by Prof. D. Tziovas
27 February, Greek Antiquities at the Louvre by
Dr A. Kaufman-Samara, Department of Greek,
Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Louvre
Museum (The Hellenic Centre)
8 March, The Christian Heritage of Turkey by
Dr E. Hunter (Cypriot Estia of London)
16 March, Relations Between Turkey and Greece
by Prof. T. Veremis (London Hellenic Society)
23 May, The Runciman Award (The Anglo
Hellenic League)
6 July, Cinema in Post War Thessaloniki, The Tale
of a City by Dr Z. Chatzistavrou, Macedonian
Museum of Contemporary Art, followed by
the film projection by Christos Nikoleris (The
Hellenic Centre and The Macedonian Society
of Great Britain)
15 September, Kazantzakis and Poetry by
G. Stassinakis, President of the International
Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis
(International Society of Friends of Nikos
Kazantzakis)
27 September, Tsertsetis, Solicitor to
Kolokotronis by K. Kavadas (Ionian Society)
18 January, Vasilopita and Bar late opening
19 January, 40th Anniversary, Celebration and
Vasilopita evening (Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon)
ton Hellinidon)
openings
4 March, Pegasus and Mendios, A story telling
puppet workshop with music for children up
to 12 (The Hellenic Centre)
20 January, Vasilopita (Hellenic Medical
Society)
12 March, Dance Workshop (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
18 February, A Greek Evening with music,
Greek Food and Rebetika, Folk and Popular
songs (The Hellenic Centre)
23 February, Tsiknopempti Dinner (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
21 March, An evening of Modern Greek
Poetry, organised by The Hellenic Centre and
the Greek Literary Magazine Delear, with
A. Chasandra and Y. Antiochou on the
occasion of International Day of Poetry (The
Hellenic Centre)
6 March, Kathara Deftera Lunch. A traditional
lunch to celebrate the beginning of Lent with
Greek music (The Hellenic Centre)
24 March, Kathryn Hunter’s Workshop for
aspiring actors and directors (The Hellenic
Centre)
10 April, Dinner by Hellenic Bankers
Association. Guest speaker Mr. Petros Doukas,
Greek Deputy Minister of Finance and
Economy (Hellenic Bankers Association)
28 March, Atopos at Works: An Interesting
Crossover in Past and Future, Art and Fashion
by V. Zidianakis (The Hellenic Centre)
4 May, Easter Celebration at the Hellenic
Centre Bar late opening
20 May, Eurovision Song Contest Screening
24 May, Summer Excursion (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
12 June, Guided Tour to Greenwich
Centre)
24 June, Greek Jazz evening with Greek
saxophonist D. Vassilakis and his ensemble
23 September, A Greek Evening with music,
Greek food and rebetika, folk and popular
songs (The Hellenic Centre)
18 October, Coffee Morning (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
27 October, Annual cheese and wine party for
St Demetrius’s Day, Patron Saint of Thessaloniki
10 May, The British and the Hellenes, Struggles
for Mastery in the Eastern Mediterranean 18501960. Launch of a book by Prof. R. Holland and
Dr D. Markides. (Cyprus High Commission)
25 May, Sweet Land... Launch of the volume of
lectures on the History and Culture of Cyprus,
which took place at the Hellenic Centre in
Autumn 2003. Address by The Cyprus High
Commissioner, Mr. Petros Eftychiou (The
Hellenic Centre and The Hellenic Institute
Royal Holloway, University of London)
2 June, UK Launch of Dance Cyprus
16 June, Film Night – Under the Stars directed
by Ch. Georgiou (Cyprus High Commission)
23 June, The unique Characters of Greek Tragedy
– A theatre and music workshop for children
with E. Michailou – Vassilakis and D. Vassilakis
28 June, Film Night – The Last Kerchief Maker of
Cyprus and the Roots of Cyprus Wine directed
by Paschalis Papapetrou (Cyprus High
Commission)
3 July, Film Night – Kalabush directed by
A. Florides (Cyprus High Commission)
7 July, Films Night - The Magic of Cyprus
directed by A. Roditis and By The Hand
directed by P. Papapetrou (Cyprus High
Commission)
2 August, Children’s Fun Day – An event for
children of all ages (The Hellenic Centre)
22 September, Film Night – Bar directed by
A. Danezi-Knudsen (Cyprus High Commission)
16 October, Films Night – Eleni’s Olives directed
by Y. Americanou and The Other Artemis by
K. Tofarides (Cyprus High Commission)
4 November, The Island of No Cats – A story
telling puppet show for children up to 12
years old, adapted by Sandis Productions from
Eugene Trivizas book (The Hellenic Centre)
29 October-16 November, A Friends Room
Exhibition of Jewellery by M. Kulukundis (The
Hellenic Centre)
7-10 November An exhibition of paintings
Myths and Nature by M. Plant, R. Lavithis and
I. Lembesis (EPISTEME)
27 November, Guest Dinner with Mr Takis
Arapoglou, Chairman and CEO of the National
Bank of Greece (The Hellenic Centre and the
Hellenic Bankers Association)
Other Events
5 December, Από το Άσυλο στην Κοινότητα: Η
Eμπειρία της μη Kερδοσκοπικής Εταιρείας
Kαλειδοσκόπιο by M. Fafalios-Dragonas; the
fourth in a series of events on voluntary/aid
work by Hellenic Centre Members and Friends
7 June, Runciman Award Ceremony (AngloHellenic League)
6 November, Films Night – Espresso by
A. Florides and No Man’s Land directed by
Kyriakos Tofarides (Cyprus High Commission)
Concerts
15 March, The Population Exchange of 1922 Did Venizelos Have a Choice? by B. Clark
(The London Hellenic Society)
2 February, Oxford Philomusica (The Hellenic
Centre and the Cyprus High Commission)
10 May, The Callas Legacy by H. Mathiopoulos
26 November, Boxes, Books and Fabrics – A
theatre workshop with A. Revi, Theatre Lab on
the creation of a performance through
objects and a showcase (The Hellenic Centre)
22 February, Song recital by Juliet Demetriades
and Andrew Law (The Hellenic Centre)
16 May, Dionysios Solomos, National Poet or
International Bet? by P. Mackridge (The
Hellenic Centre)
Meetings
2007
Exhibitions
Exhibition of paintings Shadows by M.
Veriopoulos (The Hellenic Centre)
Exhibition of paintings and drawings
Reflections by K. Hadjiilias (The Hellenic Centre)
2 March, De-Liberation: Modern Art – Exhibition
by A. Constantinou (Cyprus High Commission)
paintings by A. Kazantzis and J. Cochrane
1-31 May, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings Sunny Landscapes by A. Gregora
5-28 June, Exhibition of paintings by C.
Kerestetzis (Marfin Laiki Bank)
10-26 July, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings and photographs by E. Nicolla
and by R. Casado (The Hellenic Centre)
paintings Chromoscopia by Pindaros
Michaelides (The Hellenic Centre and Eteria
13-14 March, De-Liberation – Concert of
modern music featuring works of Award
winning composer Evis Sammoutis (Cyprus
High Commission)
23 April, Recital of Laika, Rembetika and
Smyrneika songs, performed by students of
St. George’s Lyceum, Larnaca, Cyprus (The
Hellenic Centre)
1 June, Diaspora and the Mass Media,
Transnational Cypriot Communities – A song
recital by E. Georgiou, University of Leeds
(Cyprus High Commission)
22 June, A Glimpse of Japan - A musical
journey presented by the PANDORA
Ensemble, featuring works inspired by
Japanese art and tradition (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
17 May, An Audience with Galen. A symposium
chaired by Prof. P. Cartledge, University of
Cambridge (Hellenic Medical Society)
22 May, Holding Hands by M. Kanaroglou on
children in the Lavrion Refugee Reception
Centre. The first in a series of events on
voluntary aid work by The Hellenic Centre’s
Members and Friends (The Hellenic Centre)
1 June, Diaspora and the Mass Media,
Transnational Cypriot Communities by
Dr M. Georgiou, University of Leeds (Cyprus
High Commission)
7 June, UGANDA - Making a Real Difference by
J. Caroussis; the second in a series of events on
voluntary/aid work by Hellenic Centre
10 December, Konstantinos Karamanlis – 100
Years from his Birth - An event with prominent
speakers, video presentation and
photographic exhibition (The Hellenic Centre
and the Konstantinos G. Karamanlis
Foundation)
Social Events
12 January, Vasilopita (The Hellenic Medical
Society)
16 January, Vasilopita and Hellenic Centre Bar
late opening
24 January, Vasilopita (Union of Greek
Students in London)
7 February, Tsiknopempti Dinner (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
17 February, Greek Carnival Party with DJ Paris
Tsoulfas (The Hellenic Centre)
10 October, From National School to Modernity
- A Homage to Nikos Skalkottas and his Legacy A
contemporary music concert for piano solo by
Dr E. Mantzourani (The Hellenic Centre)
1 October, War of the Worlds by M. Wood on
his journey into northern Iraq to locate for the
first time the site of Gaugamela (Macedonian
17 November, Nena Venetsanou in Μουσών
Δώρα: Πανόραμα Ελληνικού Τραγουδιού από
την Αρχαιότητα μέχρι Σήμερα - accompanied
by S. Agianniotis, classical guitar and V. Gheka,
mandolin (The Hellenic Centre, Cypriot Estia of
London, Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon, Hellenic
Foundation and Macedonian Society of Great
Britain, supported by the General Secretariat
of Greeks Abroad)
4 October, The Heart Doctors by E. Sotiriou and
G. Lyra; the third in a series of events on
voluntary/aid work by Hellenic Centre
26 March, Celebration (Peloponnesian
Association of Great Britain)
16 October, Emmanuel Roidis – His Life and
his Works by C. Kitromilides. Readings by
C. Kavadas (Ionian Society and the Academy
Social Club)
7 June, Guided Tour to Hampton Court
Centre)
Lectures
17 February, Research in Translation Studies:
Greek Perspectives (Hellenic Association of
Translators and Interpreters and the University
of Surrey)
23 February, Cavafy and English Poetry, What He
Took And What He Gave Back – The fifth
Dr C.N. Hadjipateras Annual Memorial Lecture
delivered by Dr D. Ricks (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
27 February, Helen of Troy by B. Hughes
28 February, Mediterranean Monk Seal, The
Symbol Of The Mediterranean Sea (MoM,
The Hellenic Society for the Study and
Protection of the Mediterranean Monk Seal)
19 October, Hippocratic Oration Lecture by
Prof. F. Kafatos (Hellenic Medical Society)
23 October, Nikos Kazantzakis (Ionian Society
and ETHOL))
5 November, Η Ιστορία της Χαρτογραφίας με
Ορίζοντα τον Χερσαίο και Νησιωτικό Ελληνικό
Χώρο by A. Scutari, curator of Sylvia Ioannou
Collection of Maps (The Hellenic Centre)
22 November, Lafcadios Hearn, The Greek Poet
of Japan by N. Sofianos (London Hellenic
Society)
19 February, Kathara Deftera Lunch – A
traditional vegetarian lunch to celebrate the
beginning of Lent (The Hellenic Centre)
12 April, Easter Celebration at the Hellenic
Centre Bar late opening
9 June, A Greek Evening with Plastic Chairs
21 June, Morning Coffee (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
10 October, Get Together (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
25 November, The Hellenic Centre Annual
Family Lunch with karaoke (Fundraising
Hellinidon)
openings
30 May, Γλώσσα από Μάρμαρο – Presentation
of Iphigenia Theodorou’s book (The Hellenic
Centre)
12 June, Film Night – Ecstasy by Ch. Prossylis
16 June, Kyttaro Visual Art by S. Panagiotakis
17 June, Marylebone Summer Fayre
8 July, Tango Argentino – A workshop with
K. Tommasi (The Hellenic Centre)
23 September, Curious Carla and the Problem
of Knowledge - A show followed by workshop
using original puppets, music and audience
participation to introduce children to
philosophical questions, produced by Sandis
Productions (The Hellenic Centre)
23 September, Tangos by Astor Piazzolla
performed by Fugata (The Hellenic Centre)
20-22 October, An Evening with Iacovos
Kampanelis by ETHOL (The Hellenic Centre
and the London Hellenic Theatre)
26 October, St Demetrius Day Celebration –
Patron Saint of Thessaloniki (Macedonian
7 November, Book Presentation – A Lifetime in
Cypriot Archaeology, The Memoirs of Vassos
Karageorgis by Prof. V. Karageorgis and Kypris:
The Aphrodite of Cyprus by J. Karageorgis
(Cyprus High Commission)
16 November, Papanikolaou Research Prize
2007 (Hellenic Medical Society)
Meetings
2008
Exhibitions
17 January, Exhibition of Paintings depicting
Peloponnese and donated by artist J. C. Barton
(Peloponnesian Society of Great Britain)
Exhibition of works Black and White by E.
Yannoulas (The Hellenic Centre)
11-27 February, A Friends Room Exhibition
of works King Mino’s Lilies by S. Alexakis (The
Hellenic Centre)
3 March – 4 April, A Friends Room Exhibition
of works Evidence, by D. Katsiaficas (The
Hellenic Centre)
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paintings In Theseus’ Footsteps: An Englishman’s
Odyssey by A. Bartlett (1918-2004) (The
Hellenic Centre)
7-30 May, A Friends Room Exhibition Exhibition
of Five Colourists by Ch. Georgiou, L. Cohen, E.
Fine, D. Glanfield and H. Spearman (The
Hellenic Centre)
13-15 May, A photographic exhibition Changing
China: in the Year of the Cultural Exchange
between Greece and China by S. Gripari
paintings Exhibition of Six Artists by V. Conrich,
R. Crowley, J. Furst, E. Peters, J. Sheldon,
S. Starr (The Hellenic Centre)
7-25 July, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings Coastlines by V. Pafilis (The Hellenic
Centre)
of paintings Colours and Hues by G.
Demetracopoulos (The Hellenic Centre)
original prints Antiquity and Myth by P.
Hillstead, K. Hunter and N. Minogue (The
Hellenic Centre)
paintings Inner Thoughts by Zanna (The
Hellenic Centre)
Concerts
1-2 February, Greek Cypriot Traditional and
Contemporary Music by G. Kalogirou, P.
Thomas and their orchestra (Cyprus High
Commission)
11 April, Tango Night A recital of music by Astor
Piazzolla and others (including Mikis
Theodorakis). Performed and organised by
Tangissimo
19 April, An Evening of Classical Music
dedicated to Constantinos Leventis: 70 Years
from his Birth with Oxford Philomusica (The
Hellenic Centre and Oxford Philomusica)
28 April, Cello and Piano Recital including
works by Brahms, Franck and Chopin with
A. Pouftis (cello) and T. Athaniti (piano) (The
Hellenic Centre)
7 June, Crossroads: Songs from Greece, Brazil,
Argentine, Portugal, Italy and Cyprus with V.
Stavrou, M. Takoushis (piano) and L. Moumtzis
(double bass, guitar) (The Hellenic Centre)
18 June, Psyche and Soma A concert of folk
music from Pontos and Epirus by K. and
M. Tsahourides (The Hellenic Centre)
6 October, A Night at the Opera with K. Mina,
A. Legge and J. Edward
Lectures
15 January, The Contribution of St John
Chrysostomos in the Formation of the Divine
Worship in the Orthodox Church by the Very
Reverend Ephraim Lass (Archdiocese of
Thyateira and Great Britain)
27 November, The Fourth Andrew David
Biennial Memorial Lecture, War and Society: The
Experience of War and Civil War in the Middle East
by Dr L. Fawaz (The Hellenic Community Trust)
28 November, A Talk on Icons by M. Andipa
(Ionian Society)
18 February, The Byzantine Research Fund:
Encounter of British Arts and Crafts Architects in
Byzantium by Prof. R. Cormack and Exhibition of
reproductions of architectural drawings and
photographs of Byzantine Monuments in
Greece (The Hellenic Centre and The British
School at Athens)
Social Events
20 February, Minoan Zakros: A Gem of Aegean
Civilisation by Dr L. Platon, lecturer in PreHistoric Archaeology, University of Athens
23 February, Carnival Youth Disco Party (The
Hellenic Centre)
22 February, Archaeology and Art of Chios in
Classical Antiquity the first millennium BC by
Dr A. A. Lemos (The Hellenic Centre)
27 February, Oscar Wilde Meets Greece: His
Response and its Consequences in the Poetry
of Cavafy and Others by A. Hirst. The sixth Dr
Costas N Hadjipateras Annual Memorial Lecture
4 March, Dinner-Talk Unesco and Cyprus by HE
Mrs Edmee Leventis, Ambassador, Permanent
Delegate of Cyprus to UNESCO (Women’s
Committee of the Cypriot Estia of London)
11 January, Vasilopitta (Hellenic Medical
Society)
18 January, Vasilopitta (Lykion ton Hellinidon)
22 January, Vasilopitta and Bar Late Opening
27 October, The Middle East’s Disappearing
Hellenes by I. Athanasiadis (The Hellenic Centre)
24 November, Exhibiting Byzantium at the Royal
Academy of Arts by Prof. M. Vassilaki, curator of
the exhibition Byzantium 330-1453 at the RAA
27 September, Greek evening with Plastic
Chairs (The Hellenic Centre)
14 October, Morning Coffee (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
10 March, Kathara Deftera Lunch – A
traditional vegetarian lunch to celebrate the
beginning of Lent with live Greek music
7 May, Hellenic Centre Easter Celebration
at the Bar late opening
8 June, Trip to Eltham Palace (Fundraising
25 October, St Demetrius Day-Patron Saint
of Thessaloniki (Macedonian Society of
Great Britain)
24 October, Reforming the Greek University by
Prof. Ch. Moutsopoulos (The Hellenic Medical
Society)
6-7 June, Apology of Socrates - A theatrical solo
performance by Y. Simonides (The Hellenic
Centre)
9 March, Fancy Dress Party for children up to
12 years old (The Hellenic Centre and Lykion
ton Hellinidon)
2 May, Το Οικουμενικόν Πατριαρχείον Οθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία - Συνθήκη της
Λωζάνης by Prof. K. Svolopoulos (The
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain)
14 October, An evening with Panos Karnezis
22 May, An Evening in Homage to Cecil Thomas
and his Connection to Greece by Dr H. LivasDawes and members of Cosmoschaos (The
Hellenic Centre)
12 October, Traditional Greek Dance Workshop
(The Hellenic Centre and Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
15 June, The Marylebone Summer Fayre
29 May, Runciman Award Ceremony in honour
of the late Sir Steven Runciman (Anglo-Hellenic
League)
10 April, Holly Blue Launch of Yiannoulla
Nicola’s book (The Hellenic Centre and HandE
Publishing)
28 February, Tsiknopempti (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
18 April, Dinners and Wines of Ancient Greece by
Dr S. Retsas (Macedonian Society of Great
Britain)
15 May, Aphrodite and the Ancient Coinage of
Cyprus by Dr A. Burnett, Deputy Director of the
British Museum (Cyprus High Commission)
composer N. Spiliotopoulos (The Hellenic
Centre and the theatre-dance group Pnoes)
18 June, Morning Coffee (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
30 November, Annual Family Lunch (The
Fundraising Committee of The Hellenic Centre)
The Hellenic Centre monthly Bar Late
Openings
Other Events
29 February, Book Presentation The Cat of
Portovecchio by M. Strani-Potts and Corfu Blues
by J. Potts followed by Ionian Cantades (The
Hellenic Centre and the Ionian Society)
14 March, The Diary of a Madman - One-act
play by Nicolai Gogol, translated in the Cypriot
idiom by G. Tsiakkas and S. Charalambous and
performed by M. Ioannou (Cyprus High
Commission)
25 March, 25 March 1821 Celebration
(Peloponnesian Society of Great Britain)
4 April, For You… A theatre-dance
performance based on Odysseas Elytis’s
Monogramma. Choreographer I. Briasoulis,
16 October, Presentation of O. Papadoukas’
books by M. Fafalios Dragonas (The Hellenic
Centre)
28 October, Book Launch of Written on the Knee
by H. Electrie Lindsay (The Hellenic Centre,
Scarletta Press and Perseus Books UK)
13-16 November, London Greek Film Festival
08 (The Hellenic Centre and Cosmo Cinema)
Meetings
Many thanks to Maria Margaronis,
Jane Ronge, Sarah Hyndman and all office
staff and volunteers for their assistance in
the preparation of this publication.
The main photographs in this book are
by Steve Lancefield
The supporting photographs are by:
Michael Eleftheriades
John Faraclas
Katerina Kalogeraki
Dimitrios Panagos
Doros Partasides
Charlotte Woods
and from members and friends
Thanks to our sponsors for their help
with our Anniversary Celebrations
Coca-Cola HBC SA
Impulse Events Ltd
We took great care in producing this publication but inevitably there will be some mistakes or omissions, for which we apologise.
Print: Cantate
2/2/09
Design: With Relish
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The Hellenic Centre
1994-2009
Celebrating 15 years

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