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Lectures Amorgos: The Ancient Tower at Horio-Aghia Triada and the Adjacent Buildings of Later Times Date: Wednesday 29 January 2014 [19:00] Venue: Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, W1U 5AS Details: An illustrated lecture by Professor Emerita Lila Marangou on the archaeology of the island of Amorgos. Further information and bookings at admin@gacuk.org, www.gacuk.org. Organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee UK. Lecture in Greek by Prof Emmanuel D Perselis Date: Tuesday 28 January 2014 [19:30] Venue: Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, W1U 5AS Details: Lecture in Greek by Prof Emmanuel D Perselis. Part of the celebrations for Christian and Greek Literature organised by the Archdiocese of Thyateira. Further information on 020 7723 4787. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. From Loom and Needle to Canvas and Paintbrush: Images of Greek Costume in 19th and 20th Century Painting Date: Wednesday 05 February 2014 [19:15] Venue: Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, W1U 5AS Details: Evita Arapoglou, art historian, will unfold the story of modern Greek painting through the layers of Greek costumes, the people who wore them and the artists who painted them. Greek costumes fascinated artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Elaborate depictions of them were drawn to illustrate historical scenes from the War of Independence; beautiful designs and embroideries were meticulously detailed in formal portraits; colourful woven textiles were invoked to describe rural scenes reviving images of everyday village life. Free entry. Limited availability; booking essential on 020 7563 9835 or at press@helleniccentre.org. Organised by the Hellenic Centre. What Lord Byron Saw in Greece (1809-1811) Date: Wednesday 12 February 2014 [19:15] Venue: Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, W1U 5AS Details: Roderick Beaton, Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature at King’s College London, follows the travels of the young Lord Byron through Greece and western Asia Minor and shows how the strangeness and the newness of all that he saw affected him as a poet and helped him to write one of the most famous bestsellers in the English language, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, whose first two cantos were published in March 1812. Free entry. Limited availability; booking essential on 020 7563 9835 or at press@helleniccentre.org. Organised by the Hellenic Centre. The Existing Real Date: Monday 3 February to Monday 24 February 2014 Venue: Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, W1U 5AS Details: An exhibition of collages by Ariadne Kritonos. This is the artists first solo exhibition presenting a selection of her most recent works. Private view Thursday 13 February, 6.30-8.30pm. For opening hours call 020 7487 5060. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Exhibitions Wire Sculpture exhibition by Eirini Dermitzaki Date: Saturday 23 November 2013 - Saturday 04 January 2014 Venue: Slate, 6 Church Lane, Leytonstone, E11 1HG Details: Wire Sculpture exhibition by Eirini Dermitzaki. Contemporary Byzantine Painting by Fikos Date: Wednesday 04 - Saturday 28 December 2013 Venue: St John's Notting Hill,Lansdowne Cresent, London W11 2NN Details: Fikos was born in 1987 in Athens where he still lives. From a young age he painted whatever he saw around him, such as comics, landscapes icons and more. At the age of 13 he started studying Byzantine painting under the guidance of George Kordis, with whom he also collaborated professionally for 5 years painting murals in Orthodox churches, while at the same time developing his own personal painting style. The themes of his painting, both religious and secular, emanate from the Orthodox Christian tradition and ancient Greek mythology respectively. In terms of technique, his portable icons are painted using egg tempera on handmade Japanese paper which is glued onto wood, and his murals are painted in acrylics. Having a background as a graffiti artist and an iconographer in Orthodox Christian churches, Fikos is continuing his developmental journey by painting murals in public places. The value of these works is exceptional, because it is the first time that the monumental byzantine technique meets a contemporary movement such as street art. The themes of the murals are related to the places where they are painted, but also didactic. Fikos’ mural paintings are not just another artist’s “self-expression”, but a social event a true “creation” (“demiurgia” = demos “citizens” + ergon “work” – a work for the citizens-society) Besides Greece, his work has been exhibited in France, Bulgaria, England, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway and Mexico, in exhibitions and museums, television and radio and in private and public places. Fikos’ dream is the popularization and recognition of contemporary Greek painting at an international level, not as a nostalgic accomplishment of the past, but as a contemporary universal event. From the mystical character of the Cycladic idols, the linear substantiality of the Ancient Greek vases and the monumental character of the Byzantine murals, right up to the accomplishments of contemporary artistic movements such as modernism and street art, Fikos redefines the relationship of the Byzantine tradition with modern society, creating that which conventionally will be called “Contemporary Byzantine Painting”. Gallery Opening Hours: Monday- Friday form 10am - 1pm Double-Decker Date: Monday 03 February to Sunday 02 March 2014 Venue: Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, W1U 5AS Details: An exhibition of paintings by Giannis Bekiaris, deriving from the artist’s instinctual need to express on canvas all those elements that fascinate him in the cityscapes of London. Private view on Wednesday 5 February, 6.30-8.30pm. For opening hours call 020 7487 5060. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Patterns of Magnificence: Tradition and Reinvention in Greek Women’s Costume Date: Tuesday 04 February to Sunday 02 March 2014 Venue: Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, W1U 5AS Details: The multiform traditions of Greek women’s dress are among the richest and most splendid in the world. This exhibition brings together over forty superb originals from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century, many of which will be on display in London for the first time. They include the richly embroidered costume from Astypalaia in the Dodecanese, the astonishing assembly of fabrics, colours and jewellery from Stefanoviki in Thessaly and the sumptuously brocaded dress from Janina in Epirus. The exhibition is open daily Monday to Friday, 10am-5pm and Saturday and Sunday, 12-6pm. Free entry. Further information on 020 7487 5060 or at www.helleniccentre.org, www.patternsofmagnificence.org. Guided Tours by the curator of the exhibition on Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12-12.45pm. Further guided tours for groups available on request. The Faces of Nemesis Date: Wednesday 05 March to Wednesday 02 April 2014 Venue: Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, W1U 5AS Details: An exhibition of watercolour portraits of our time from the streets of Athens by Stephanie Sampson. These watercolour portraits are both a document of questioned fine art practice and societal preconceptions and are inspired by the artist’s book, a collection of testimonials by the new poor and homeless in Athens, of the same title. Private view and a short talk about the book by the artist on Tuesday 11 March, 6.30-8.30pm. For opening hours call 020 7487 5060. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Theater Meteora Date: Saturday 25 January 2014 [20:00] Venue: The Place, Robin Howard Dance Theatre 17 Duke's Road, WCIH 9PY Details: Inspired by a group of Byzantine monasteries in central Greece that lie on top of ancient rock formations as if suspended between sky and earth, 'Meteora' looks at states of transition and suspension as stimuli for movement. Two performers walk, run, pause, dance while finding themselves caught in between moments and spaces. The piece weaves together movement, lighting and music in an attempt to create moving images from ideas of stillness. Choreography: Chloe Aligianni. Performers: Gaia Cicolani and Chloe Aliyanni. For more information and bookingsplease click here. Euripides’ "The Women of Troy" Date: Thursday 06 - Wednesday 12 March 2014 Venue: Theatro Technis, 26 Crowndale Road, London, NW1 1TT Details: The play will be performed by a company of professional actors, wearing masks that I have made based on the ancient evidence. As is well known, ancient Greek drama was performed in mask. My aim is to create lively and enjoyable drama that gives some sense of the original experience of the tragedy using the special techniques of mask theatre. Cinema Greek fimls screening Date: 07-17 October 2013 Venue: TBA Details: The Hellenic Centre organizes, with the assistance of film curator Eirini Nikopoulou, screenings of the documentary films “Work Like Crazy” and “From the Courtyards to the living Rooms” on Saturday February 15th 2014 and Sunday February 16th 2014. Based on the books of Dr. of Film Studies Aggeliki Milonaki, the films borrow all time classic scenes and quotes from popular Greek films from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, which marked a true “golden era” in the Greek film industry, to showcase the modernization of post war Greece and effects on society. Screenings: Saturday 15 February 2014 (13.15-14.30pm & 15.15-16.30pm) & Sunday 16 February 2014 (13.15-14.30pm & 15.15-16.30pm) Entrance is Free. *Due to high demand you are kindly requested to confirm attendance either on 020 7563 9835 or at press@helleniccentre.org. Culture Imagining Alexandria: Poems in memory of Constantinos Cavafis Date: Monday 09 December 2013 [19:00] Venue: Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU Details: On the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the birth of C.P.Cavafy, The Hellenic Foundation for Culture, UK, requests the pleasure of your company at a special presentation by Louis de Berieres. Event organised with the kind support of the European Ciommision Representation in the UK as part of "Celebrating C.P.Cavafy: 1863 - 1933" a world wide series of events presented by the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sport RSVP: Joanna.ZYWOTKO@ext.ec.europa.eu Space limited. Please confirm your attendance by 2 December 2013 |
