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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)
1-15 September, A Friends Room exhibition of
photographs The Olympic Effect (The Hellenic
Centre)
16 September – 26 October, A Friends Room
exhibition of drawings Theogonies by M.
Hodson (The Hellenic Centre)
25-27 September, Exhibition of Sculptures by
G. Kyriakou (The Hellenic Centre and Gallery K)
29 October – 26 November, A Friends Room
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)
Concerts
23 January, Violin Recital by A. Chaniotis
(The Hellenic Centre)
1 March, Cello and Piano Recital by A. Pouftis
and L. Kapodini (The Hellenic Centre)
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)
Lectures
29 January, The Kouros of the Sacred Gate: New
Finds of Archaic Marble Sculpture in the
Kerameikos, Athens by Prof. W. Niemeir
(Greek Archaeological Committee UK)
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)
18 March, The Duchesse de Plaisance in Fact
and Fiction by Dr G. Vassiadis (London Hellenic
Society)
23 March, Theatre in Ancient Greece,
A Colloquium (The Hellenic Centre and
University College London)
24 May, Nicolas Georgiadis – Paintings, State
Design 1955-2001 by E. Georgiadis (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
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)
20 October, ActionAid Hellas – Guest speaker
A. Mitsotakis-Gourdain and E. Thompson
28 October, Hippocratic Oration 2004
(Hellenic Medical Society)
16 November, Discover Greece and Cyprus,
An Evening in Mani by Dr P. Greenhalgh,
Prof. E. Eliopoulos and Prof. R. Beaton
(The Hellenic Centre)
25 November, 25 Years of the A G Leventis
Foundation, Activities and Services to Hellenism
by A.P. Leventis (Cypriot Estia of London)
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)
Social Events
16 January, Vasilopita (Lykion ton Hellinidon)
17-18 January, Αιώνες μακριά από την Αλάσκα
(Theatre Lab Company)
27 January, Vasilopita (London Hellenic
Society)
30 January, Vasilopita (Macedonian Society
of GB)
31 January, Vasilolpita (SEFL)
1 February, Black and White Masked Party
(Fundraising Committee of the Hellenic
Centre)
11 February, Tsiknopempti Lunch (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
23 February, Kathara Deftera Lunch
(Fundraising Committee The Hellenic Centre)
5 June, A Greek evening with moosootoo
(The Hellenic Centre)
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
(The Hellenic Centre)
20 June, Celebration of the Olympic Games
(Greek School of London)
8 July, Evoking Evia, Launch of J. Mole’s It’s
all Greek to me (Nicolas Brealey Publishing)
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)
7 October, Criticos Prize Award Ceremony
(London Hellenic Society)
9 December, Annual Christmas Bazaar (Lykion
ton Hellinidon)
The Hellenic Centre Monthly Book Club
Meetings
2005
Exhibitions
10 January – 3 February, A Friends Room
exhibition of paintings and pastels Andros,
Island of Natural Springs by C. White (The
Hellenic Centre)
7 February – 3 March, A Friends Room
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 Foto-
Empnefsi 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
(The Hellenic Centre)
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)
29 September – 12 October, A Friends Room
exhibition of paintings A Walk Through Plaka
by P. McColl (The Hellenic Centre)
14 October – 10 November, A Friends Room
exhibition of paintings Work Rest Play by
M. MacDonald (The Hellenic Centre)
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)
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)
14-30 November, A Friends Room Exhibition of
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)
23 February, Violin, Cello and Piano Recital
with Atlas Trio (T. Hankey - violin, S. Dubost-
Hautefeuille – cello, E. Nalimova – piano)
(The Hellenic Centre)
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)
10 March, Alexander the Great: Hero of Stage
and Screen by Prof. P. Cartledge (Macedonian
Society of Great Britain)
17 March, The European Profile of Byzantine
Cyprus by Prof. E. Chrysos (The Hellenic Centre
and The Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway,
University of London)
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)
3 November, Deciphering the Icons: The
Symbolic Nature and Technique of Byzantine
Religious Images by A. Valsamaki
10 November, An Illustrated Lecture in Greek
with readings of Aristotelis Valaoritis poetry
(Ionian Society and Peloponnesian Association
of Great Britain)
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
14 January, Vasilopitta (Hellenic Medical
Society of Great Britain)
16 January, Vasilopitta (Eteria Ellinon
Epistimonon)
21 January , Vasilopitta (Lykion ton Hellinidon)
22 January, Vasilopitta (Macedonian Society
of Great Britain)
27 January, Vasilopitta (London Hellenic
Society)
28 January, Vasilopitta (Union of Greek
students in London (SEFL))
6 February, Sunday Lunch and Family Quiz
(Fundraising Committee of the Hellenic
Centre)
27 February, Dance Workshop (Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
14 March, Kathara Deftera Lunch (The Hellenic
Centre)
19 March, Career Day (Union of Greek Students
in London (SEFL))
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
(The Hellenic Centre)
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)
29 October, Annual Cheese and Wine Party for
St. Demetrius’ Day, Patron Saint of Thessaloniki
(Macedonian Society of Great Britain)
10 November, Guided Tour around Legal
London (Fundraising Committee of The
Hellenic Centre)
4 December, Christmas Lunch (Fundraising
Committee of The Hellenic Centre)
8 December, Annual Christmas Bazaar (Lykion
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)
24 February, Byzantine Festival in London –
A series of events (The Byzantine Festival in
London)
2 June, Runciman Award Prize Ceremony
(Anglo-Hellenic League)
21 June, Workshop: How a Book is Made – An
educational activity for primary school children
with Aliki
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)
19 November, 20th Anniversary Celebratory
Conference – A one-day conference in
celebration of the 20 years of the Hellenic
Medical Society (Hellenic Medical Society)
20 November, Dance Workshop ((Lykion ton
Hellinidon)
25 November, Papanikolaou Prize. The Annual
Research Competition (Hellenic Medical
Society)
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
(The Hellenic Centre)
1-31 March, A Friends Room Exhibition of
paintings Colours of Cyprus by Ch. Georgiou
(The Hellenic Centre)
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)
6-30 June, A Friends Room Exhibition of
drawings, photographs and digital media
Dislocations by N. Charogianni and E. Mikelides
(The Hellenic Centre)
3-28 July, A Friends Room Exhibition Visions of
Ithaca by J. Cochrane and A. Kazantzis (The
Hellenic Centre)
5-28 September, A Friends Room Exhibition
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
3-28 October, A Friends Room Exhibition of
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)
1-23 November, A Friends Room Exhibition of
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
The Hellenic Centre Celebrating 15 years
The Hellenic Centre Celebrating 15 years