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30 May 2023 Tuesday
Member Society Event

Abortion and Contraception in 20th century Greece

Couples in Greece started controlling the number of children they had in the early 1930s. By the early 1960s, most Greek couples had a very small number of children. This talk will explore how couples achieved this fertility control, by asking the following questions: What methods did women and men use? How did they negotiate these method(s)? When did they choose abortion and when contraception?

Event organised by the Society for Modern Greek Studies.

Free entry; further info/bookings: violetta.hionidou@newcastle.ac.uk

The Hellenic Centre
30 May 2023 Tuesday
Member Society Event

The Bronze Inscribed Tablets from the Treasury of Pallas at Argos (4th century B.C.)

A webinar with Dr Alkistis Papadimitriou, Director of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida, and Dr Charalampos Kritzas, Director Emeritus of the Epigraphical Museum at Athens.

Event organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee UK.

 

 

More information at https://gacuk.org/events/future

Online
25 May 2023 Thursday
Talk

Erica Scourti: Artist’s Talk

Multi-media artist Erica Scourti presents her practice of exploring autobiography through routines of everyday life. Using lo-fi materials, her work explores affect, labour and self-exposure, connecting the personal to impersonal structures of value and meaning.

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
18 May 2023 Thursday
In conversation

Art in Partnership – Contemporary Art and the British School at Athens

Artistic practice is enriched by its embedding in a wider cultural context. John Bennet, former Director of the research institute, the British School at Athens (BSA), and Malcolm Quinn, Professor of Cultural and Political History at Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon UAL, share their experiences of art-in-dialogue, with a focus on UAL’s practice-based residency programme at the BSA and the School’s wider engagement with contemporary art. 

 

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
16 May 2023 Tuesday
Member Society Event

Πολίτικα (Politika): More than merely Istanbul Greek

Matthew Hadodo, a child of an Istanbul Greek mother, interviewed over 100 people to see how the local variety of the Greek language functions as part of the larger social practices the community members engage in to distinguish themselves from the Turks and other Greeks.

Event organised by the Greek Association of Constantinopolitan Greeks in the UK.

 

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite

The Hellenic Centre
11 May 2023 Thursday
Talk

Meteora, Rocks Suspended in the Air: Ainalaiyn Space in Conversation with Artist-in-Residence Kate Daudy

In August 2022, UK contemporary arts organisation Ainalaiyn Space invited three artists to live alongside the magnificent rocks of Meteora, Greece. Join curator Indira Dyussebayeva-Ziyabek and participating artist Kate Daudy, as they discuss how the landscape, stories and people of Meteora shaped Daudy’s artistic practice throughout the residency and beyond.

 

Free | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

From05 May 2023 Friday
To 28 Jul 2023 Friday
Exhibition

Chiara Ambrosio: Monochords

Monochords is a suite of 336 linocuts by London-based Italian filmmaker and visual artist Chiara Ambrosio, produced daily in the space of one year in response to Yannis Ritsos’ collection of one-line poems by the same title. Ritsos, an advocate for the Greek Resistance during WWII, composed the poems in August of 1979, at the end of one of many political exiles on the island of Samos. 

Free entry | Please email info@helleniccentre.org or call 020 7487 5060

The Hellenic Centre
04 May 2023 Thursday
In conversation

The Monochords: Artists and Poets in Dialogue on Yannis Ritsos

To celebrate the launch of the book Monochords, by Greek poet Yannis Ritsos (1909 – 1990) and London based artist and filmmaker Chiara Ambrosio, this is an evening of conversation and readings about Ritsos’ poetry, its significance and continuing resonance with contemporary artists and writers.

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
03 May 2023 Wednesday
Member Society Event

Prespa, a Crossroads Place

The environmentalist and author, Julian Hoffman, is giving an illustrated talk about the Prespa Lakes region in Northwest Greece

Event organised by the Anglo-Hellenic League.

Free Entry.  Prior registration essential via Eventbrite

More details available at www.anglohellenicleague.org

The Hellenic Centre
27 Apr 2023 Thursday
Talk

The Cypriot Peasant under British Rule

Professor Panikos Panayi explores the impact of British rulers on the rural population of Cyprus and the subsequent effect of imperial control upon the lives of the peasantry.

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
22 Apr 2023 Saturday
Presentation Talk

Papyrus Fragments – Rediscovering the Lost Stories of Ancient Greece

An afternoon of discussion and demonstration exploring the lost literature of ancient Greece that survives only on fragments of papyrus, and the attempts to create a new theatrical performance inspired by such mysteries.

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
20 Apr 2023 Thursday
Music

Christos Marantos: Tradition and Vision

Acclaimed pianist Christos Marantos presents the programme Tradition and Vision for one night only at the Hellenic Centre.

£10/8 concessions | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7487 5060

The Hellenic Centre
30 Mar 2023 Thursday
Talk

Love, War and the Self in Renaissance and Modern Cypriot Poetry

Dr Marina Rodosthenous-Balafa and Dr Nikolas Kakkoufa explore two important aspects of Cypriot poetry: the representation of the lover poet who experiences unrequited love and the centrality of language on issues of gender and sexuality.

In collaboration with the Society for Modern Greek Studies and the A. G. Leventis Foundation.

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
29 Mar 2023 Wednesday
Member Society Event

Careers Fair by the Hellenic Bankers Association (HBA) UK

A special panel event organised by the Hellenic Bankers Association (HBA) UK in collaboration with Cypriot and Greek Student Societies.

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite 

The Hellenic Centre
23 Mar 2023 Thursday
Talk

CANCELLED: Nistisima: The secret to delicious Mediterranean vegan food

Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been cancelled.
 
Thank you for your understanding and we hope to welcome you to the Hellenic Centre soon.
The Hellenic Centre
16 Mar 2023 Thursday
Talk

Gender and History in Modern Cypriot Writing

Stavrini Ioannidou and Nikoletta Hadjipavlou discuss how the trauma of Cypriot history is explored and filtered through the lens of gender and memory in prose and poetry of post 1960 Cyprus and how poets reconstuct the past through the lens of the present.

In collaboration with the Society for Modern Greek Studies and the A. G. Leventis Foundation.

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
07 Mar 2023 Tuesday
Member Society Event

Dr Iain Gordon Brown FSA FRSE, ‘Edinburgh as the Athens of the North’

Dr Iain Gordon Brown will talk, in a richly illustrated lecture, about the concept and reality of Edinburgh as the Athens of the North.

This event is open to the public. A wine reception will follow. Entry is free, but prior registration is required. Book via Eventbrite.

The Hellenic Centre
02 Mar 2023 Thursday
Music

Quartet for the End of Time

The Waldstein Piano Trio in collaboration with clarinettist Benjamin Mason are bringing Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen, to the Hellenic Centre.

£12, concessions £8 | Bookings via Eventbrite or 020 7487 5060

The Hellenic Centre
25 Feb 2023 Saturday
Family Event

Family Carnival Celebration

An interactive family celebration of songs and activities related to Greek Carnival with music and play group Asterakia.

Image from 2022 Family Carnival Celebration with Asterakia

This event is now SOLD OUT.

The Hellenic Centre
25 Feb 2023 Saturday
Music

Celebrate Greek Carnival

Kourelou and London Greek Collective perform traditional Greek music in a lively Carnival event open to all.

This event is now SOLD OUT.

The Hellenic Centre
25 Feb 2023 Saturday
Member Society Event

Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain Dinner Dance

The Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain is proud to announce that they are back with their highly anticipated Dinner Dance 2023.

Tickets include reception drinks, dinner, entertainment, dancing and many surprises until 2 am.

Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane London W1K 7TN
23 Feb 2023 Thursday
Talk

Contemporary Art and Archaeology: History and Material Culture

Sofia Victorino focuses on the dialogue between art and archaeological enquiry.

Image | The invisible enemy should not exist (Lamassu of Nineveh), 2018 | Photograph ©Michael Rakowitz

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
09 Feb 2023 Thursday
In conversation

Tales of Estrangement

Artist Effie Paleologou discusses her work and her new photography book Tales of Estrangement with Joanna Pocock, the award winning author of Surrender.

Image | Effie Paleologou, from Tales of Estrangement (MACK, 2022), Courtesy of the artist and MACK

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
04 Feb 2023 Saturday
Music

New Year Recital: A tribute to Jazz and Swing

Beat the winter blues with a celebration of the Big Band era of Swing and Jazz.

Taste the traditional Greek New Year Cake, vasilopita, which will be offered during the interval.

£14, Concessions £12 | Bookings via Eventbrite or 020 7487 5060

The Hellenic Centre
03 Feb 2023 Friday
Member Society Event

The World in 2023: From Pandemic to the War in Ukraine

How to adapt to living in a constant crisis

A panel discussion with economist and business consultant Vicky Price

Event organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or  sec@macedonia.org.uk

The Hellenic Centre
02 Feb 2023 Thursday
Talk

Phenomenon Anafi

Agape Harmani talks about Phenomenon, a biennial project for contemporary art on the Aegean island of Anafi, Greece

Image | Phenomenon 4 Welcome Ceremony, 2022 | Photograph ©Alexandra Masmanidi

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
26 Jan 2023 Thursday
Member Society Event

Humans, among other Classical animals: Classics and anthropology in the Anthropocene

Event organised by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies

Free entry, RSVP required via email to secretary@hellenicsociety.org.uk

The Hellenic Centre
21 Jan 2023 Saturday
Exhibition

Christoforos Savva: Unbound – Guided Tour

Guided tour by art theorist, Ioulita Toumazi

Organised by the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture – Cultural Services and The Hellenic Centre

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
19 Jan 2023 Thursday
Talk

Doomed companions, unsubstantial shades

Curator Akis Kokkinos discusses his recent exhibition Doomed companions, unsubstantial shades at the Hellenic Residence in London, organised and produced by NEON Organisation.

Photograph © Christine Constantine, courtesy NEON Organisation and the artists

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
14 Jan 2023 Saturday
In conversation

Christoforos Savva: Unbound – In Conversation

With Marina Christodoulidou & Roddy Maude-Roxby

As part of the exhibition Christoforos Savva: Unbound, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Savva’s fellow artist and friend, and curator Marina are in conversation about Savva’s life and work.

Organised by the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture – Cultural Services and The Hellenic Centre

Free entry | RSVP via Eventbrite or 020 7563 9835

The Hellenic Centre
12 Jan 2023 Thursday
In conversation

What did Medusa Think?

Re-imagining the Ancient Myths with Natalie Haynes

Natalie Haynes is a ‘rock star mythologist’ (Washington Post). She has written four novels and three non-fiction books about ancient Greek myths, and is also regularly on BBC Radio Four with her enormously popular show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics.

£5 | Booking via Eventbrite or 020 7487 5060

The Hellenic Centre
17 Dec 2022 Saturday
other sales / fairs screening

Lykion ton Hellinidon 2022 Christmas Bazaar

Come along to find handmade embroideries, traditional Greek Christmas treats, Lykion 2023 diaries and many Christmas gift ideas!

Organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon.

The Hellenic Centre
10 Dec 2022 Saturday
Music performances

Opera Classics

An introduction to the very best of the Operatic world. If you think you’re not familiar with arias (songs in Opera), join Christina Tsirogianni and pianist Eunji Han for a pleasant surprise!

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free Entry, RSVP required

The Hellenic Centre
From10 Dec 2022 Saturday
To 11 Dec 2022 Sunday
other

Massive Book Sale

Get your Christmas gifts, discover interesting titles and support the Hellenic Centre! Unsold books will be donated to a charity.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
08 Dec 2022 Thursday
lecture screening

The Wake of 1922 in Literature

A talk by Dr Natasha Lemos on emblematic works of Greek and Turkish literature inspired by the war of 1919-1922. A screening of a short documentary about one of the writers, Stratis Myrivilis introduced by his granddaughter Christina Angelopoulou will follow.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, RSVP required

The Hellenic Centre
From07 Dec 2022 Wednesday
To 21 Jan 2023 Saturday
Exhibition

Christoforos Savva: Unbound

Curated by Marina Christodoulidou, is the first ever show in London for the pioneering Cypriot artist, Christoforos Savva.

Organised by the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture – Cultural Services and The Hellenic Centre

Free Entry

The Hellenic Centre
01 Dec 2022 Thursday
lecture

Smyrna, September 1922: Memories of “others”

An illustrated talk by Dr Victoria Solomonidis-Hunter FKC (UCL) based on primary sources, this presentation focuses on the memories of non-Greeks: British, American and Turkish “voices” speak of the loss of Smyrna and the aftermath of the fire, providing a thought-provoking perspective on the tragic events.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry, RSVP required

The Hellenic Centre
30 Nov 2022 Wednesday
lecture

Biennial Andrew David Memorial Lecture

Political Prizes, Human Costs

Author and journalist Bruce Clark, drawing on his book “Twice A Stranger” and subsequent research, explains why a near-total and compulsory population exchange seemed expedient to all the parties at the Lausanne conference – and considers the long-term consequences for both Greece and Turkey.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry – optional donation appreciated; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
29 Nov 2022 Tuesday
lecture

Lyktos, “the most ancient city in Crete, and the source of the bravest men” (Polyb. 4.54): from Foundation to Destruction

A lecture on the history and archaeology of Lyktos from its alleged foundation to its dramatic destruction by its arch rival, Knossos, in 220 BCE.

Organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee UK.

Free entry; further information: www.gacuk.org or admin@gacuk.org.

King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
28 Nov 2022 Monday
other

25th Annual Award of the London Hellenic Prize

This November the London Hellenic Prize will be awarding for the 26th consecutive year the London Hellenic Prize jointly awarded to Professors Paschalis M. Kitromilides & Constantinos Tsoukalas for The Greek Revolution: A Critical Dictionary published by Harvard University Press. The prizegiving will take place at the Academy of Athens, it will be awarded by H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Ms Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

Organised by the London Hellenic Prize

RSVP required by 24 November

Academy of Athens
24 Nov 2022 Thursday
lecture

A Vain Endeavour : Greek Rule in Asia Minor, 1919-1922

Dr Victoria Solomonidis-Hunter FKC (UCL) will assess the pioneering work of the Greek Administration of Asia Minor which attempted to govern equitably over a widely disparate population.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, RSVP required

The Hellenic Centre
20 Nov 2022 Sunday
children Family Event

A Family Christmas Concert with Asterakia and Rebetiko Carnival

Come and join us for an interactive family concert! Our star has fallen out of the sky and landed on earth. With a fun storyline and live musical instruments, we will get ready for Christmas. Asterakia is collaborating with great musicians from the Rebetiko Carnival.  At the end of the children will have the opportunity to try the piano, the violin, the bass, the cello, the clarinet and the percussion instruments.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

£12 adults, £8 children, £35 family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children)

The Hellenic Centre
19 Nov 2022 Saturday
social

The Oinoussian Ball 2022

Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Oinoussai Benevolent Fund (TEO) at The Oinoussian Ball 2022.

Organised by Oinoussai Benevolent Fund

For ticket prices and table bookings please enquire by e-mail.

The Nine Kings Suite, Royal Lancaster London Hotel
18 Nov 2022 Friday
Discussion

Greek Maritime Tradition & Innovation: The Oinoussians

A panel discussion to celebrate the vibrant maritime community of Oinousses and its lasting effect in the global shipping industry.

An event organised by Isalos.net and the Oinoussai Benevolent Fund.

Free entry, RSVP via Eventbrite

The Hellenic Centre
17 Nov 2022 Thursday
Discussion screening

Life After Life: Greeks of Istanbul

Film screening of “Life After Life: Greeks of Istanbul” by Dr. Gonul Bozoglu & Cem Hakverdi and a follow-up discussion with Dr Gonul Bozoglu who produced and co-directed it. Dr. Bozoglu will also talk about the ‘memory map’ project she has been developing as part of her research, a repository of histories and memories of the Greek ‘Rum’ Community of Istanbul.

Organised by The Association of Constantinopolitan Greeks in the UK (ACGUK) and The Hellenic Centre.

RSVP latest by Monday 7th November

The Hellenic Centre
07 Nov 2022 Monday
Discussion lecture

The Nicosia Airport – A Photographic Journey

Award winning photographer, Marina Antoniou, will share her experience of photographing the Nicosia airport, capturing the current state of the interior, the surrounding area as well as the abandoned Cyprus Airways passenger plane.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, RSVP required

The Hellenic Centre
03 Nov 2022 Thursday
performances

SEFERIS – CYPRUS – ASIA MINOR: “memory hurts wherever you touch it”

Giorgos Seferis, one of the most important Greek poets and a Nobel laureate, had a deep connection with Cyprus.

At the concert, seven symphonic poems will be performed from the collection “Κύπρον ου μεθέσπισεν” which was published in December 1955.

Organised by The Open University of Cyprus in partnership with the Cyprus High Commission. With the support of the Presidential Commissioner’s Office of the Republic of Cyprus

Free entry, register via Eventbrite

The Hellenic Centre
29 Oct 2022 Saturday
Music performances

Songs of Asia Minor

Asia Minor music reflects the synthesis of the western tradition of polyphony with the eastern tradition of modes and microtones. During the great population movement in the Balkans in the early 20th century, outstanding musicians from Constantinople, Smyrna and the west coast of Asia Minor settled on the Greek islands and ports. They integrated into the local music scenes and gave shape to a new musical genre identified as “Asia Minor Song”, “Santurovioli” or “Early Rebetika”.

Music by Kyriakos Gouventas Collective.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

£15, HC Members and concessions £13

Combined ticket with The Promise £20, HC Members and concessions £18

The Hellenic Centre
29 Oct 2022 Saturday
Family Event performances

The Promise

With award winning performance storyteller Anna Conomos-Wedlock

The Promise is a powerful and evocative story written and dramatically performed by the award-winning international Performance Storyteller, Anna Conomos-Wedlock. Anna’s performance of the story is dynamic, interactive and theatrical, drawing on the meaning of homeland, displacement, memory and friendship and set against the backdrop of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1922.

Accompanied by legendary rebetiko musician Spiros Bolovinis, Bouzouki, Tzouras, Vocals.

The Promise is a story suitable for both adults and children over the age of 7.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Adults £10, Children (7 years and above) £7

Combined ticket with the Songs of Asia Minor Recital £20, HC Members and concessions £18

The Hellenic Centre
27 Oct 2022 Thursday
screening

Screening of Bouboulina

Premiere of Bouboulina (Kostas Andritsos, 1959) with English subtitles with an introduction by Dr Lydia Papadimitriou.

Image caption: Irene Papas as Bouboulina gives an inspirational speech at the launch of the Revolution. Still from Bouboulina reproduced with permission from Alexis Andritsos and Panagiotis Kakavias.

Organised by the Centre for Hellenic Studies at King’s College London, the Society for Modern Greek Studies and supported by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, RSVP required

The Hellenic Centre
21 Oct 2022 Friday
lecture Music

Byzantine Music: an Ode to God and its Path through Time

Be taken on a musical journey through time and eras, to follow the history and evolution of Byzantine music and participate in an interactive experience that includes the notation and chants of this liturgical music.

Organised by Omilos Eksipiretiton.

Free entry; bookings: 07960 797435 or info@omilos-eksipiretiton.gr

The Hellenic Centre
16 Oct 2022 Sunday
performances

Tears, Treachery… and Just A Little Murder

Dame Siân Phillips and Stephen Greif give voice to the different responses of male and female figures in Greek literature as they experience the big emotions like love, desire and hate. Both genders show they can be extremely vengeful. It’s as if very little has changed in the last 2,000 years, only the scenery.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

£20

The Hellenic Centre
14 Oct 2022 Friday
lecture

Thessaloniki during the Byzantine Era

Panel presentations and discussion on Byzantine Thessaloniki by Dr Maria G. Xanthou Mr Henry Hopwood-Phillips and Dr Anastasios Tantsis.

Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain

Free entry registration required via Eventbrite

The Hellenic Centre
13 Oct 2022 Thursday
Discussion lecture

How will Technology Continue to Impact Our Everyday Lives?

While Technology is part of almost every aspect of daily life now, the emergence of smart technologies will shape our wellbeing in the future.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, RSVP required

The Hellenic Centre
07 Oct 2022 Friday
book launch Discussion

Story Telling in Mathematics

Story telling in mathematics can be a fascinating way to draw connections between mathematical discoveries (or inventions!) and the needs of the times they were emerging.

Ioanna Georgiou will discuss some of the stories that have been used in teaching and workshops, and that feature in “Mathematical Adventures!” and “Peculiar Deaths of Famous Mathematicians”, her two illustrated children’s books with special focus on Greek mathematicians.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, RSVP required

The Hellenic Centre
03 Oct 2022 Monday
Discussion lecture

The Refugee Lesson: Life in Kokkinia Among the Mikrasiates of 1923

An illustrated presentation about life in Kokkinia/Nikaia, a settlement created to house Orthodox Christians expelled from their homeland through the Lausanne Convention of 1923. The speaker Professor Renée Hirschon lived there for over a year in 1970 and has maintained her ties up to the present day.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, RSVP required

The Hellenic Centre
29 Sep 2022 Thursday
lecture

The Marvellous Journey of Theodore of Tarsus

Using fascinating manuscript evidence, Michael Wood will tell the story of Theodore of Tarsus (c.602-690AD) and his comrade Hadrian the African (630/7-710AD), who introduced Greek culture to England in the seventh century in ‘one of the most important educational programmes ever undertaken in Britain’.

Organised by the Anglo-Hellenic League.

Free entry, registration required via Eventbrite

The Hellenic Centre
28 Sep 2022 Wednesday
book launch

Smyrna On My Mind

35th Levantine Heritage Foundation gathering in London with guest speaker George Galdies

Presentation and launch of the book “Smyrna On My Mind” by George Galdies; a collection of his late father’s thought-provoking memories of Smyrna in the 1920s, and the author’s own narratives on growing up in the Izmir of the mid-twentieth century.

Organised by the Levantine Heritage Foundation

Members LHF / HC £5, Non-members £10 tickets available from Eventbrite

The Hellenic Centre
21 Sep 2022 Wednesday
book launch Discussion lecture

Apollo Cokkinis: Proud Greek, Proud Briton: From Odessa and Smyrna to London and Dorking

Alan Charlton ex British diplomat and author of Apollo Cokkinis – From Odessa To Dorking, An Extraordinary Life (published June 2022) will talk about the amazing life of Apollo John Cokkinis, son of international Greek opera singers with whom he travelled widely as a child.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, RSVP required

The Hellenic Centre
17 Jul 2022 Sunday
Music performances

maMA, TROo BAmies/ Mum, I eat ocra now

A community theatre project. Α devised, playful performance about real experiences of Greek immigrants in the UK.

Organised by Teleporta theatre workshop Supported by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, RSVP required

The Hellenic Centre
01 Jul 2022 Friday
Discussion Presentation

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine; Global and regional implications for the Eastern Mediterranean

A continuation of the training course and both are free to all participants offered by Estia after more than two years of inactivity due to Covid-19.

There will be a panel of three speakers: Professor Neophytos Loizides, Professor Myria A. Georgiou and Dr.Mustafa Kutlay.

An event to engage the Cypriot communities with current global debates and also seek the opportunity to start thinking of lessons and possibilities for cooperation for the region surrounding Cyprus and Greece-Turkey as well as ways to assist victims of the conflict in Ukraine and contributing to de-escalation.

Organised by Cypriot Estia

RSVP required

Helen Hajifani
Email – h.sozou@gmail.com
Phone – 07735575004

Andreas Ekkeshis
Email – aekkeshis@yahoo.co.uk
Phone – 07947645648

The Hellenic Centre
01 Jul 2022 Friday
workshop

Face to Face Negotiation and Mediation training course

Professor Neophytos Loizides will deliver a 3-hour face to face negotiations and mediations training course to members of the Cypriot diaspora.

Organised by Cypriot Estia

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
26 Jun 2022 Sunday
children

Summer Children’s Event with Asterakia

Come and join us for a lovely summery session! We will explore the sights, sounds and creatures found at the beach through songs, vocal play and fun movement activities.

Event suitable for ages: 0 – 10 years old

Please note that this event will be mainly in Greek, but help will provided for those who find this difficult.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

£12 adults, £8 children, £35 family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children)
Booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
24 Jun 2022 Friday
screening

Moon, 66 Questions

Written and directed by Greek filmmaker Jacqueline Lentzou was a critical success in last year’s Berlinale, won the Golden Puffin at Reykjavík International Film Festival, won Best Actress at Nouveau Cinema and the Cineuropa Award for Best Film at Sarajevo. It will be released nationwide in cinemas on 24 June.

Watch the trailer here.

Film screenings nationwide – find your nearest cinema here

nationwide
16 Jun 2022 Thursday
lecture

John Craxton: A Greek Soul

For the centenary of the Philhellene painter and designer John Craxton, a celebratory exhibition is running at the Benaki Museum in Athens from 13 April to 11 September before travelling to Chania. Curator/biographer Ian Collins will give us a virtual tour and recall a remarkable life.

Books will be on sale at a special price

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry – optional donation appreciated, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
14 Jun 2022 Tuesday
Friends Room lecture Online Event

Vassos Karagiorgis: His Life and Work – Personal testimonies

A tribute, in Greek, to Vassos Karagiorgis by the journalist and writer Costas Serezis, author of the book “Vassos Karagiorgis as I met him”.

Find out more about the speaker in Greek here

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry – optional donation appreciated, booking essential
For anyone not able to attend in person this event will be live streamed via Zoom – register here to receive the webinar link.

The Hellenic Centre
12 Jun 2022 Sunday
Music performances

Mythical Song: Myth, Word, Melody

A concert inspired by the myths and legends of Cyprus, Greece and Europe with works by Constantinos Stylianou, Claude Debussy, Yianni Constantinidi.

Organised by the Cyprus High Commission – Cultural Section. Sponsored by the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth – Cultural Services.

Free entry, booking essential via Eventbrite

The Hellenic Centre
11 Jun 2022 Saturday
lecture Online Event

Discoveries and the New Museum of Aigai

A virtual presentation of the new Museum of Aigai by Archaeologist Dr Angeliki Kottaridi, Director of the Ephorate of Imathia and Director of the Museum of Aigai, in cooperation with Professor Robin Lane Fox, Emeritus Fellow of New College, Oxford University, who will cover the historical aspect of the subject.

Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain

Free entry, register for the zoom by e-mailing sec@macedonia.org.uk

Online
10 Jun 2022 Friday
lecture Music performances

Celebrating Theodorakis

A recital with Plastikes Karekles and Friends paying tribute to the memory of the great Greek composer.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and Rebetiko Carnival

Tickets £15, HC Members and concession £12; booking in advance essential

The Hellenic Centre
27 May 2022 Friday
Discussion lecture

Refugee Crises in Greece, 1922-2022: Ancient Histories in Modern Contexts

An illustrated talk in which Dr David Wills will explore British representations of the refugee crises which took place in 1922 and from 2015 onwards. Contemporaneous accounts by British travellers, journalists and aid workers reveal the persistence of ancient history within the descriptions of modern ‘odysseys’.

The winner of the 2022 Niki Marangou PhD Dissertation Prize for the best dissertation completed in Modern Greek Studies in the UK will also be announced prior to the lecture.

Organised by the Society for Modern Greek Studies.

Free entry; further information and bookings: liana.giannakopoulou@pobox.com

The Hellenic Centre
26 May 2022 Thursday
Music performances

George Kontrafouris trio feat. Jim Mullen & Billy Pod

One of the leading jazz music figures in Greece and Assistant Professor at the Ionian University, George Kontrafouris will be in London on the 26th of May for a live performance at the Hampstead Jazz Club.

They will be presenting the release of the album ‘London 3’ featuring the legendary British guitar player Jim Mullen, George Kontrafouris on Hammond organ and Billy Pod on drums. It’s a collaborative endeavour between some of the most important musicians in Greece and UK.

Tickets: £20.00 Seat at a shared Table for 4 /£15.00 Seat – No Table. Available here

Hampstead Jazz Club - The Duke of Hamilton, 23-25 New End, Hampstead, NW3 1JD‬
26 May 2022 Thursday
performances play

Resolution Festival – Electra Untitled

Mara Vivas, Lawrie Smail’s Imbeciles and Mayra Stergiou’s Vertebra Theatre, will be presenting an evening of contemporary dance and physical theatre in three bite-size performances. The artists have demonstrated award winning work in the UK, Europe and overseas.

£16 Standard/£12 Concession available here

The Place, 17 Duke's Road London WC1H 9PY UK
From25 May 2022 Wednesday
To 30 Jun 2022 Thursday
Exhibition Friends Room

The Hellenic Series

An exhibition of cyanotypes of major and minor Hellenic archaeological sites by Benedict Luxmoore.

They are cyanotypes, a photographic printing process that involves applying a light sensitive emulsion on to paper, and exposure in sunlight. They gave rise to the architectural blueprint. Each of my photographs are unique because of the variations within the cyanotype method; imperfections and brushstrokes are an integral part.

Meet the Artist Thursday 26 May, 6.30pm-8.30pm

Supported by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry; for opening hours call 020 7487 5060 prior to your visit

The Hellenic Centre
From19 May 2022 Thursday
To 25 Jun 2022 Saturday
performances play

Girl on an Altar

A modern retelling of Oresteia. Clytemnestra’s world is torn apart when her husband, Agamemnon, sacrifices their daughter for the sake of war. Ten years on from this unthinkable tragedy, the couple are reunited. What follows is a dangerous battle of love, grief and power.  

Organised by the Kiln Theatre in partnership with the Abbey Theatre

Tickets from £15

Offer for friends and Members of the Hellenic Centre: £5 off Full Price tickets – All Bands
Promocode: HC5
Dates: All dates
Book until: 31/05/2022

The promocode can be redeemed online, over the phone or at the counter.

Kiln Theatre, 269 Kilburn High Road, London, UK, NW6 7JR
09 May 2022 Monday
Online Event

Stolen antiquities: Investigating known unknowns in the international market

Since 1994, the discoveries and confiscations of photographic and documentary archives from notorious and convicted dealers of illicit antiquities have rocked the antiquities market and its clients, and laid the foundations for a new discipline within archaeology.  Dr Christos Tsirogiannis (University of Aarhus, Denmark) a forensic archaeologist specialising in the research of international trafficking networks of antiquities will conduct this talk with an introduction by John Kittmer, the Chair of the League; there will be space for Q&A from members of the audience at the end of the talk.

Organised by The Anglo-Hellenic League

Up to 500 places are available on Zoom webinar for this event. Registration in advance of the event is necessary. To register your place, please click on the following link and complete the registration form:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2gqrj_BKT_KOa2nGy9cTzw.

 

Online
07 May 2022 Saturday
Music performances

Music in Greek Cinema

A collection of beloved Greek songs from the glorious years of Greek cinema, old and new, to be performed by their five piece band.

Organised by London Greek Music

Tickets £22.50 available here

The Hellenic Centre
07 May 2022 Saturday
book launch Discussion Friends Room

Τι Θυμάσαι απ’ τον Θάνατό σου; – What do you Recall from your Death?

How easy is it to be yourself in a world that demands you change? A world that constantly tries to point out you are different?
Pythagoras Eleftheriadis addresses these questions in his book Τι Θυμάσαι απ’ τον Θάνατό σου; – What do you Recall from your Death?

This event will be in Greek

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry – optional donation appreciated, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
06 May 2022 Friday
Music performances social

Live: An Evening of Ancient Greek Music

To bring the Ancient Greeks: Science and Wisdom event series to a spectacular close, the Science Museum presents an evening of live performance of long-lost sounds from the ancient Greek world brought to life by some of the world’s best performers of ancient instruments.

Organised by the Science Museum

£15

Science Museum, IMAX: The Ronson Theatre, level 0
06 May 2022 Friday
Music performances

Empowering women’s voices in Opera

Matina Tsaroucha and Sophia Sakellaridis Mangoura accompanied by Riho Akagi will share with you the power of the female voice, its transcendence, its magic.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry – optional donation appreciated, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
04 May 2022 Wednesday
Discussion Presentation

The Leventis Foundation Lecture Series

The Leventis Lectures event 2022 will showcase the research currently being undertaken at the University of Exeter into the impact of Greek culture upon our modern world. You are invited to attend this free evening of research, culture, drinks and networking.

Organised by Exeter University. Supported by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, RSVP required

Exeter Alumni can register using this form

The Hellenic Centre
From03 May 2022 Tuesday
To 23 May 2022 Monday
Exhibition Friends Room

It’s Time!

An exhibition of paintings mixed with oil, acrylic and light sculpture on canvas by Sokratis Evgenidis. The artist is inspired by classical sculptors to produce his contemporary innovative paintings.

Meet the artist: Thursday 12 May, 6.30-8.30pm

Supported by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry; for opening hours call 020 7487 5060 prior to your visit

The Hellenic Centre
28 Apr 2022 Thursday
book launch Discussion Presentation

Greek Eyes on Europe

Centre for Hellenic Studies and the Hellenic Centre present the launch of Professor Emeritus John Muir’s Greek Eyes on Europe: The Travels of Nikandros Noukios of Corfu (published March 2022). Professor Emeritus Peter Jones will lead the discussion and invite questions from the audience. Professor Gonda Van Steen will introduce the speaker and moderate the Q&A session.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s College London

Free entry – optional donation appreciated; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
27 Apr 2022 Wednesday
lecture

Ορεινού Κήπου Σπορεύς – Sower of a Highland Garden

A memorial event in Greek paying tribute to the literary and critical work of Dimitris Th. Gotsis (1945-2021).

Organised by Cyprus High Commission-Cultural Section. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.

Free entry – optional donation appreciated; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
20 Apr 2022 Wednesday
lecture Online Event

20th Levantine Heritage Foundation Zoom lecture

With guest speakers Tom Rees, Noël Woolrych, George York – The English Consul – Chief of British Intelligence in the Aegean

Organised by the Levantine Heritage Foundation

General Admission: £5.00
LHF Members: Free

Booking essential

Online
10 Apr 2022 Sunday
other Presentation

Olivier Awards 2022

Greek performance designer takis has been nominated for an Olivier award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for set and costume design of HMS Pinafore by English National Opera!

Royal Albert Hall
05 Apr 2022 Tuesday
Discussion lecture

Lela’s story

Lela Black, née Amiel, was born in 1918 in Salonica, the second largest city in Greece with a thriving Jewish population. Before the war, she lived happily alongside other Jews, Christians and Muslims and had never experienced antisemitism of any kind. In 1940, she left Salonica with her husband Joseph and young daughter Marcelle to move to Athens.

Lela’s story is told by her granddaughter, Jacqueline Luck, who includes video footage of Lela’s testimonies in her presentation, as well as a selection of treasured family photos.

Photo shows Lela with her daughter Marcelle

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry – optional donation appreciated, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
02 Apr 2022 Saturday
Music performances

Σινεμά, αγάπη μου / Cinema, my love

A magical evening with your favourite songs from the Golden Era of Greek Cinema (1950s-1960s) by London based duo “Connie and Ronnie”. Come join the artists Riana Athanasiou (Soprano), Constantine Andronikou (Tenor and Pianist) and award winning special guest pianist Olivios Karaolides in sharing their passion for the era and the timeless classics.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Tickets £12, HC Members and concessions £10

The Hellenic Centre
31 Mar 2022 Thursday
book launch Discussion lecture

ελαττωματικό ΑΓΟΡΙ – faulty BOY

An event in English about the recent publication of ελαττωματικό ΑΓΟΡΙ (published by Hestia) by Sam Albatros, with Patricia Felisa Barbeito and Elsa Amanatidou.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry – optional donation appreciated

The Hellenic Centre
30 Mar 2022 Wednesday
other social

Ancient Greeks Lates

Visit the Science Museum for an ancient Greeks-themed Lates this March, celebrating their Ancient Greeks: Science and Wisdom exhibition. From sundial workshops and votive object hunts to ship racing, there’s endless fun to be had!

Science Museum Lates are adults-only, after-hours theme nights that take place in the museum on the last Wednesday of every month.

Organised by the Science Museum

General admission tickets: free

VIP tickets: £10

Science Museum
30 Mar 2022 Wednesday
screening

The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Panel Discussion

A modern re-telling of Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis, this sensational thriller brims with unsettling humour and creeping dread.

From Oscar-nominated director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, The Lobster) comes a tale steeped in Greek tragedy, existential horror, Hitchcockian psychodrama and riveting suspense. ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ subverts expectations at every turn.

AGE: 18+

Organised by the Science Museum

£10

Science Museum, IMAX: The Ronson Theatre, level 0
28 Mar 2022 Monday
Music performances

Mikis Theodorakis Orchestra

The Mikis Theodorakis Orchestra celebrate the legacy of one of Greece’s greatest composers, performing material from his over 70-year career.

Produced by Piu Entertainment

Tickets £35-50 from Barbican

The Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
22 Mar 2022 Tuesday
Discussion Friends Room lecture

Human Rights Property Test Case For Varosha. Where are we today?

Property claims by Cypriots in the fenced-up area of Famagusta. An update on Human Rights.

The presentation, in which questions will follow, will be by Achilleas Demetriades, a lawyer who is actively involved in the promotion and application of the case law for the protection of human rights and gives lectures and contributes to various programmes for Human Rights.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
09 Mar 2022 Wednesday
Discussion lecture

Songs from the Labyrinth: Is it Better to Remember or Forget?

Ruth Padel will give an illustrated talk on her novel Daughters of the Labyrinth, set in West Crete, which leads, like Ariadne’s thread, to the buried past of the Jews of Crete.

Cretan singer and musician Kalia Lyraki will sing and play music mentioned in the book.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry – optional donation appreciated; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
07 Mar 2022 Monday
social

Kathara Deftera Celebration with Kourelou and London Greek Collective

This event is now Sold Out!

An event of live Greek traditional music to celebrate the beginning of Greek Lent.

Kourelou and London Greek Collective return to the Hellenic Centre for this year’s Clean Monday Celebration

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Tickets £19, HC Members and concessions £17

Price includes a small plate of traditional halva, taramosalata, olives and lagana – a flat bread baked specially for the day.

Booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
27 Feb 2022 Sunday
children Family Event

Greek Carnival Celebration for Children with Asterakia

This event is now SOLD OUT

A family event where children can enjoy a fancy dress party and carnival related activities.

Parents are welcome to help children with the activities!

Event suitable for ages: 0 – 10 years old

Please note that this event will be mainly in Greek, but help will provided for those who find this difficult.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Tickets for adults £10, children £8, family of four £30

The Hellenic Centre
23 Feb 2022 Wednesday
Music

Lullabies of the World

A journey around the world, through traditional lullabies from different parts of our planet, adapted into Greek by the Cypriot lyricist Stavros Stavrou.

Organised by: Cyprus High Commission – Cultural Section

Sponsored by: Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth – Cultural Services

Free Entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
21 Feb 2022 Monday
lecture Online Event

The Greek Revolution 1821 in Macedonia as covered by European and American Press

A live webinar by Professor Iakovos Michailidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Organised by the Macedonian Society

Zoom Webinar, free entry, RSVP: sec@macedonia.org.uk

Online
15 Feb 2022 Tuesday
literary Presentation

Idolaters – Ειδωλολάτρες

A presentation in Greek of Natalie Katsou’s new poetry collection Ειδωλολάτρες – Idolaters by Kapa Publications/Κάπα Εκδοτική comprising of a discussion with Natalie Katsou and writer and academic Haris Psarras and readings by theatre director Anastasia Revi and actor Konstantinos Chatzikypraios.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry – optional donation appreciated; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
30 Jan 2022 Sunday
lecture

CANCELLED: Οι Τρεις Ιεράρχες στο σταυροδρόμι ελληνικής φιλοσοφίας και θεολογίας

The Office of the Archbishop of Thyateira have informed us that their event has been cancelled.

A talk in Greek by Bishop Maximos of Melitene ( Holy Archdiocese of Thyateira)
Οι Τρεις Ιεράρχες στο σταυροδρόμι ελληνικής φιλοσοφίας και θεολογίας

Organised by Holy Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain

The Hellenic Centre
22 Jan 2022 Saturday
Music social

The Hellenic Centre New Year Celebration – Piano & Cello Recital

A warm welcome to 2022 with a programme of classic music for Piano and Cello with Andrew Quartermain and Pavlos Carvalho followed by the cutting of vasilopita – the Greek traditional New Year Cake.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Tickets £14; HC Members and concessions £12;
ticket price includes a glass of wine.
Booking Essential

The Hellenic Centre
16 Dec 2021 Thursday
Friends Room lecture Online Event

Faces of History. History has a face.

A presentation by historian Charicleia George Dimacopoulou on the new edition ‘History has a face’ which is now available also in an English translation.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation

Free entry, booking essential
Not able to attend in person? Register to watch the lecture live streamed from the Friends room at the Hellenic Centre via Zoom webinar here

The Hellenic Centre
14 Dec 2021 Tuesday
Discussion Friends Room lecture Online Event

Levantine Alternatives: Greeks in Constantinople, Smyrna and Alexandria after 1821

A lecture by Dr Philip Mansel.

Image: Argine Salvago, sister of Penelope Delta and wife of the President of the Greek community of Alexandria, at home.

1821 Commemorative Lecture Series: The Greek War of Independence Revisited

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry, booking essential

Not able to attend in person? Register to watch the lecture live streamed from the Friends room at the Hellenic Centre via Zoom webinar here

The Hellenic Centre
12 Dec 2021 Sunday
Music social

A Christmas Wonderland Enlightened Evenings

Enjoy a sumptuous Greek buffet of seafood, vegetarian and vegan canapé creations; live piano & jazz music; fine Mediterranean wines; flowing mulled wine; door prizes; and great company in a winter wonderland while wearing your nicest Christmas sweater!

Sponsored generously by The Hellenic Centre, Christos Lazari Foundation, Demetriou & English, and His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas

Tickets £33 from Eventbrite

The Hellenic Centre
08 Dec 2021 Wednesday
Discussion lecture Online Event

In the Footsteps of Lord Byron: John Frederick Lewis in Greece and Albania

A talk by Briony Llewellyn and Charles Newton.

1821 Commemorative Lecture Series: The Greek War of Independence Revisited

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry, booking essential

Not able to attend in person? Register to watch the lecture live streamed from the Friends and Members room at the Hellenic Centre via Zoom webinar here

The Hellenic Centre
05 Dec 2021 Sunday
children

Christmas with Asterakia

Come and join us for an interactive festive session full of music, movement, and drama!

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Adults £10, Children £5,
Family of 4 £20 (2 adults and 2 children)
Tickets for the 12-2pm performance
Tickets for the 3-5pm performance SOLD OUT!

The Hellenic Centre
03 Dec 2021 Friday
Discussion Online Event

From a Pre-Modern Society to the Modern Greek Nation- State

The Greek Archaeological Committee (UK) takes great pleasure in inviting you to its 62nd lecture given by Dr Thanos Veremis, Professor Emeritus of Political History, University of Athens. Dr Kevin Featherstone, who is “Eleftherios Venizelos” Professor in Contemporary Greek Studies and Professor in European Politics at LSE, as well as Director of the Hellenic Observatory, will conclude the event with a conversation on the subject with the speaker.

This promises to be an appropriate tribute to the bicentenary celebrations, given by two eminent academics of international standing.

Organised by The Greek Archaeological Committee (UK)

Free entry, Register in advance for this webinar here

Online
25 Nov 2021 Thursday
book launch Discussion Friends Room

The Shortest History Of Greece Up To The Fall Of Constantinople

A book presentation of “The Shortest History of Greece” by James Heneage

‘From Alpha to Omega, and from Socrates to Syriza, here is all of Greek history, expertly told, and at a pace that would have done credit to Pheidippides’ – Tom Holland, author of Domination: The Making of the Western Mind

Organised by Old Street Publishing and The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
20 Nov 2021 Saturday
Discussion Music performances Presentation

Dimitris Soukaras’ New Album Launch Concert & Presentation

ROOTS, is a multi-stylistic music album inspired by Dimitris Soukaras. It covers a wide range of music that has flourished in Greece in the last century. From the jazz influenced, to the cinematic mood of the songs of Manos Hadjidakis and from there to the modern and avant-garde music, this new album proposes an alternative look at what we call classical music, today.

There will be a recital followed by a presentation and interview.

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
11 Nov 2021 Thursday
Exhibition

ὕδωρ • (húdōr)

Cypriot photographer Marina Antoniou captures water (‘ydor’) in different forms in her exhibition at the Cyprus High Commission in the UK.

Duration of exhibition:

11 November – 11 December | Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00

Free entry, booking essential

High Commission of Cyprus, 13 St. James’s Square, SW1Y 4LB
21 Oct 2021 Thursday
book launch

Book launch: Michael Llewellyn Smith’s new biography of Eleftherios Venizelos

Prof. Sir Michael Llewellyn Smith, in conversation with Prof. Robert Holland, on the subject of his recent biography of Eleftherios Venizelos.

Organised by The Anglo-Hellenic League

The Hellenic Centre
15 Oct 2021 Friday
Discussion lecture

Με τη ματιά του Μυριβήλη στο 1821: Μια παληά, επίκαιρη ιστορία

1821 Through Myrivilis’s Eyes: Αn Old Story, a Timely Story

A talk in Greek based on Stratis Myrivilis’s radio programme and unpublished archival material on 1821 held by the speaker, Myrivilis’s granddaughter, Christina Angelopoulou.

1821 Commemorative Lecture Series: The Greek War of Independence Revisited

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
07 Oct 2021 Thursday
lecture

The colours on the wings of the sphinx: imagery and metaphor in Plutarch

A Presidential Lecture – Professor Judith Mossman

Organised by The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies

The Hellenic Centre
From05 Oct 2021 Tuesday
To 30 Mar 2022 Wednesday
Exhibition

1821 Visions of Freedom: The Hand of Zographos, The Mind of Makriyannis, The Zeal of Gennadius

“1821: Visions of Freedom” is an exhibition of famous and much praised images of scenes from the Greek War of Independence. It gives visitors a rare opportunity to enjoy these remarkable works close up.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
30 Sep 2021 Thursday
Discussion lecture Presentation

Event with HE Kate Smith, outgoing UK Ambassador to Greece

HE Kate Smith, outgoing British Ambassador to Greece, talk and discussion (with Kevin Featherstone).

Organised by The Anglo-Hellenic League

Places for this event will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. To reserve your place(s), contact info@anglohellenicleague.org by 28 September.

The Hellenic Centre
24 Sep 2021 Friday
Music performances

«Τα πιο ωραία λαϊκά» – Beloved popular songs

A Concert organised by Hellenic Centre for its Members and Friends in Aid the Greek Fire Victims.

After more than a year we are happy and excited to see you again in our Great Hall and enjoy with you a programme of Greek popular songs performed by the group A la Greca.

Tickets for this event are now Sold Out!

Booking essential: Tickets £15, HC Members & other concessions £12, via Eventbrite

The Hellenic Centre
20 Sep 2021 Monday
Music

Let’s Sing Opera! – The Interactive Concert

Awake your senses with an exclusive signature taste of Italian Aperitivo, the Elixir Sing-Along and the spectacular Opera Gala with arias and duets from Italian, French and Hungarian repertoire.

Organised by Opera Co-Pro Ltd.

 

£21-£59

St Paul's Church (Actors Church), Covent Garden, Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9ED
16 Sep 2021 Thursday
lecture Presentation

The Weird Wave of Greek Cinema: a Movement or a Moment?

In this talk, Dr Marios Psaras revisits landmark films that constitute the main corpus of the so-called “Greek Weird Wave”, such as Yorgos Lanthimos’s Dogtooth (2009) and Alps (2011), Panos Koutras’s Strella (2009) and Athina-Rachel Tsangaris’s Attenberg (2010), reflecting on a reading of the “weird” as “queer” and identifying the thematic and formal disenchantment with traditional heteropatriarchal values and the representation that guided the national imaginary and experience. He then turns to later works, such as Tonia Mishialis’ Pause (2018), to evaluate the after-effects of the original wave.

Organised by The Anglo-Hellenic League

Places for this event will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. To reserve your place(s), contact us at info@anglohellenicleague.org

The Hellenic Centre
15 Jul 2021 Thursday
book launch Discussion Online Event Presentation

Γυμνά Οστά – Bare Bones

In a planet “irrevocably lost”, a human and a machine – both of them unscrupulous hunters in a world where violence and cruelty determine survival – develop an unexpected, symbiotic relationship in order to face the horror of radioactivity. Γυμνά Οστά written by Dimosthenis Papamarkos and illustrated by Kanellos Cob was published in June 2021 and its official launch will take place in Greece early July. This online event, marks the launch of Γυμνά Οστά in the UK with a discussion, in English, between Dimosthenis Papamarkos, Kanellos Cob and Dr George Kazantzidis (Department of Philology, University of Patras).

Organised by The Hellenic Centre, Polaris Ekdoseis and the Department of Philology, University of Patras

Free entry, register on Eventbrite

Online
01 Jul 2021 Thursday
Discussion lecture Online Event

Lunchtime Symposia Series – Symposium 3: Next Generation

Covid-19 and the Cypriots Diaspora in the UK

The Cyprus Centre at the University of Westminster has arranged a series of on-line lunchtime symposia themed on Covid-19 and its manifold and diverse impact on citizens of the Cypriot diaspora in Britain. The symposia series is organised in collaboration with the Cyprus High Commission.

This conference is being arranged by the Cyprus Centre of the University of Westminster in collaboration with the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission in London and with the support AG Leventis Foundation.

Free entry

Online
22 Jun 2021 Tuesday
Discussion lecture Online Event

EU Settlement Scheme addressed to all EU citizens and their families in UK

HBA-UK has organised an Information Session on the EU Settlement Scheme addressed to all EU citizens and their families in the UK.

Organised by The Hellenic Bankers Association UK (HBA-UK)

Free entry, register on Eventbrite.

Online
21 Jun 2021 Monday
Online Event other Presentation Webinar

Katie Lentakis Memorial Fund Award Ceremony

Keynote speech by Prof. Stathis Kalyvas, on the abiding relevance of the Greek Revolution of 1821 – by Zoom webinar

Organised by The Anglo-Hellenic League, Sponsored by the A. C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation & the A. G. Leventis Foundation

Registration in advance of the event is necessary. To register your place, please click on this link.

The Hellenic Centre
18 Jun 2021 Friday
Discussion lecture Online Event Presentation Webinar

9 July 1821

An epic poem on the 1821 events in Cyprus by Vassilis Michaelides.

A lecture by Dr Nicoletta Hadjipavlou

1821 Commemorative Lecture Series: The Greek War of Independence Revisited

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry.
Watch on YouTube

Online
17 Jun 2021 Thursday
Discussion

Relaunch of the Runciman Award: A Bicentenary Celebration

The Greek War of Independence and British Involvement (politics, diplomacy, philhellenism, philanthropy).

Keynote speaker: Prof. Stathis Kalyvas, on the abiding relevance of the Greek Revolution of 1821.

Organised by the Anglo-Hellenic League and supported by the Hellenic Centre

Zoom webinar (registration for this event will open on 19 May)

Online
11 Jun 2021 Friday
Discussion Online Event Webinar

“The land of the great, the home of the brave.”

Echoes of the Greek War of Independence on Stage.

Dr Maria Georgopoulou’s presentation focuses on two theatrical plays written by American playwrights (Mordecai Noah and John Howard Payne) that were performed in New York and in London in 1822. The protagonist of both plays is Ali Pasha (c. 1740 – 1822), who contributed decisively, if unwittingly, to the struggle of the Greeks for their independence primarily because of the effect he had on Lord Byron.

1821 Commemorative Lecture Series: The Greek War of Independence Revisited
Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry
Register in advance for this webinar here

Online
10 Jun 2021 Thursday
Discussion lecture Online Event Presentation

Lunchtime Symposia Series – Symposium 2: Culture

Covid-19 and the Cypriots Diaspora in the UK

The Cyprus Centre at the University of Westminster has arranged a series of on-line lunchtime symposia themed on Covid-19 and its manifold and diverse impact on citizens of the Cypriot diaspora in Britain. The symposia series is organised in collaboration with the Cyprus High Commission.

This conference is being arranged by the Cyprus Centre of the University of Westminster in collaboration with the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission in London and with the support AG Leventis Foundation.

Free entry

Online
28 May 2021 Friday
Online Event

The Greek War of Independence in Greek Cinema

Short screenings and talks.

More information to follow

Organised by the Society for Modern Greek Studies and supported by the Hellenic Centre

Online
26 May 2021 Wednesday
Discussion lecture Online Event Webinar

Marathon revisited: the new excavation of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens at the site of Plasi

The Greek Archaeological Committee UK takes great pleasure in inviting you to its 61st lecture entitled ‘Marathon revisited: the new excavation of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens at the site of Plasi’, by Associate Professor Dr Yannis Papadatos

Organised by Greek Archaeological Committee UK

Register here for the online webinar

Online
From21 May 2021 Friday
To 30 May 2021 Sunday
Music Online Event

Online Concert in Solidarity with the Seafarers and Their Families Around the World

Extended until Monday 31 May!

The Tsavliris Cultural Foundation, in an effort to raise awareness about the tremendous impact Covid-19 has had on seafarers globally and to provide support to the crews who are on the front line of this pandemic, organizes an online concert with prizewinning British Cypriot soprano, Katerina Mina. Katerina will perform her one-artist operatic program, recorded at the Great Hall of the Hellenic Centre of London, accompanying herself on the piano. Watch the concert here.

Organised by Tsavliris Cultural Foundation, supported by the Hellenic Centre

Watch online here

Online
20 May 2021 Thursday
Discussion lecture Online Event

Lunchtime Symposia Series – Symposium 1 – Health

Covid-19 and the Cypriots Diaspora in the UK

The Cyprus Centre at the University of Westminster has arranged a series of on-line lunchtime symposia themed on Covid-19 and its manifold and diverse impact on citizens of the Cypriot diaspora in Britain. The symposia series is organised in collaboration with the Cyprus High Commission.

This conference is being arranged by the Cyprus Centre of the University of Westminster in collaboration with the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission in London and with the support AG Leventis Foundation.

Online
20 May 2021 Thursday
lecture

Ο ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣ ΚΑΙ Ο ΚΟΣΜΟΣ

This event will be in Greek

Θα φιλοξενηθεί από το διαδικτυακό κανάλι ΑΝΙΧΝΕΥΣΕΙΣ WEB TV του έγκριτου δημοσιογράφου Παντελή Σαββίδη
Συντονισμός: Δήμητρα Σφενδόνη-Μέντζου, Πρόεδρος του Διεπιστημονικού Κέντρου Αριστοτελικών Μελετών, Ομότιμη Καθηγήτρια Φιλοσοφίας της Επιστήμης, ΑΠΘ.

Organised by the Interdisciplinary Center for Aristotle Studies, AUTh

Free entry

16 May 2021 Sunday
lecture Online Event Webinar

Η Επιστροφή των Αγωνιστών του Αλεξάνδρου Υψηλάντη στην Ελλάδα,1822-1823

The return of Alexandros Ipsilantis Fighterd in Greece, 1822-1823

A lecture in Greek by Dr Georgios Guekos.

Organised by the Worldwide Association of Magnesians abroad.

Free entry – click here to join the zoom meeting

Online
From10 May 2021 Monday
To 06 Jun 2021 Sunday
Exhibition Online Event

Online Exhibition: 01 by Minas Kampasis

A compilation of 7 short clips (edited by the artist) on human interactions in the digital era.

Visit the exhibition

Free entry

Online
From07 May 2021 Friday
To 11 May 2021 Tuesday
Music Online Event performances

Online Concert in Solidarity with the Seafarers and Their Families Around the World

The Tsavliris Cultural Foundation, in an effort to raise awareness about the tremendous impact Covid-19 has had on seafarers globally and to provide support to the crews who are on the front line of this pandemic, organizes an online concert with prizewinning British Cypriot soprano, Katerina Mina. Katerina will perform her one-artist operatic program, recorded at the Great Hall of the Hellenic Centre of London, accompanying herself on the piano. Watch the concert here.

Organised by Tsavliris Cultural Foundation, supported by the Hellenic Centre

Concert will be available to watch on YouTube

Online
From02 May 2021 Sunday
To 05 May 2021 Wednesday
Online Event performances play

On Demand: This is not Romeo and Juliet

Directed by Argiris Pantzaras
Based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”
* The show has the ability to select subtitles in Greek or English.

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors for the livestreamed performance of This is not Romeo and Juliet from the Poreia Theatre Athens Greece. Find all of the sponsors here.

Advance ticket purchase: from 20/4/21 to 4/5/21

Available for viewing: from 2/5/21 to 5/5/21

Online
From01 May 2021 Saturday
To 03 May 2021 Monday
Music Online Event performances

You are like the sea – Μοιάζεις κι εσύ σαν θάλασσα

Join us for this year’s Greek Easter online celebration concert with musicians from the group A la Greca.

£6 from Eventbrite

Online
From12 Apr 2021 Monday
To 09 May 2021 Sunday
Exhibition Online Event

Perpetual Urban Motion by Dimitris Nikolaou

An online photography exhibition by urban photographer Dimitris Nikolaou.

Free Event

Online
10 Apr 2021 Saturday
children Online Event

Solar System Discovery / Ανακαλύπτοντας το Ηλιακό Σύστημα

Explore the universe with the Royal Museums Greenwich, in their popular online show delivered in other Greek.

Organised by the Royal Museums Greenwich

£5 per device

Online
09 Apr 2021 Friday
Discussion lecture Online Event Webinar

Conversations About Greece series, Southern Europe and the making of a Global Revolutionary South.

The Program in Modern Greek Studies at Brown University invites you to join us for the final webinar in the Conversations About Greece series, Southern Europe and the making of a Global Revolutionary South. This event is co-hosted by Modern Greek Studies, Hispanic Studies, Italian Studies, and Portuguese & Brazilian Studies.

Maurizio Isabella (Queen Mary College, London) will be in conversation with Holly Case (Brown) about Greece and Southern Europe in the Age of Revolutions.

Registration is required for this event, so please click here. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link.

Online
02 Apr 2021 Friday
Discussion Online Event

“The Noblest Cause”

“The Noblest Cause” – Revisiting the Greek War of Independence Two Hundred Years Later

A virtual panel discussion with Professor Stathis Kalyvas and Professor Aristides Hatzis on the Greek Revolution of 1821

Organised by The Macedonian Society of Great Britain

Free entry. Registration in advance of the event is required. Register here

Online
31 Mar 2021 Wednesday
lecture Online Event

Challenging Euripides: Thoughts on Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke’s poem ‘Iphigenia’s refusal’ by Dr Liana Giannakopoulou

The final lecture in the Language, Culture and Myths lecture series, by Dr Liana Giannakopoulou teacher of Modern Greek Literature in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics of the University of Cambridge.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and The Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies, University of Cambridge

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
30 Mar 2021 Tuesday
Discussion Online Event

Ravenna and Constantinople in the sixth-eighth centuries

In this illustrated talk, Professor Judith Herrin will address the status of Ravenna as the empire’s outpost in the West; its importance for diplomatic, military and cultural connections with Constantinople and Greek culture; and the evidence of knowledge, and appreciation, of early medieval Greek within the city. She will take us to some of the principal monuments and remains of the city from the sixth to the eighth centuries.

Organised by the Anglo-Hellenic League

Free entry. Registration in advance of the event is required. Register here

Online
25 Mar 2021 Thursday
Online Event screening

1821-2021 Greece Celebrates the Bicentennial of the Greek Revolution

On March 25th, the Embassy of Greece in the United Kingdom will celebrate the anniversary for 200 years after the Greek revolution with an original audio-visual project.
This commemorative production aims to honour the Bicentenary, highlighting aspects of the War for Independence as well as the long-standing friendship between Greece and the United Kingdom which played a decisive role in support of the Greek struggle for Independence and ultimately the establishment of the modern Greek state.
Watch on Facebook or YouTube

Organised by the Embassy of Greece in the United Kingdom

Free Entry

Online
24 Mar 2021 Wednesday
lecture Online Event

Greek Poetry in the Roman Empire by Prof Tim Whitmarsh

The third lecture in the Language, Culture and Myths lecture series, by Prof Tim Whitmarsh FBA, the A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and The Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies, University of Cambridge

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
21 Mar 2021 Sunday
Discussion literary Online Event

Celebrating International Poetry Day – The poet Yiannis Efthymiadis

On the occasion of International Poetry Day the Hellenic Centre invites Katerina Kostiou, Professor of Modern Greek Studies (University of Patras) to discuss with the poet Yiannis Efthymiadis all about poetry and poetic works, as well as his own poetry collections.

The event will be in Greek.

Video available here on 21 March at 3pm

Free Entry

Online
17 Mar 2021 Wednesday
lecture Online Event

In Search of the Last Greek Infinitive by Dr Ioanna Sitaridou

The second lecture in the Language, Culture and Myths lecture series, by Dr Ioanna Sitaridou Reader in Spanish and Historical Linguistics; Head of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Cambridge; Deputy Director for the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies; and Fellow at Queens’ College.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and The Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies, University of Cambridge

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
From13 Mar 2021 Saturday
To 15 Mar 2021 Monday
Music Online Event performances social

HC Carnival and Kathara Deftera Celebration

With Kourelou and the London Greek Collective

Who says that a lockdown celebration of Carnival and Kathara Deftera is not possible? At the Hellenic Centre we always celebrate Carnival and this year will be no different!

Celebrate with us online anytime from Saturday 13 March, 8.30pm until Monday 15 March, 11.30pm!

£4.50

Online
10 Mar 2021 Wednesday
lecture Online Event Presentation

Greek as a Heritage Language by Prof Ianthi Maria Tsimpli

The first lecture in the Language, Culture and Myths lecture series, by Prof Ianthi Maria Tsimpli Chair of English and Applied Linguistics, co-Director of the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, at the University of Cambridge.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and The Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies, University of Cambridge

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
From08 Mar 2021 Monday
To 10 Apr 2021 Saturday
Exhibition Online Event

Touch by Valentini Mavrodoglou

An online exhibition of watercolours by visual artist, educator and illustrator Valentini Mavrodoglou.

Free Event

Online
03 Mar 2021 Wednesday
lecture literary Online Event Presentation

Niki Marangou by Dr Liana Giannakopoulou

The fourth and final lecture in the Greek Writers in English lecture series, by Dr Liana Giannakopoulou, teacher of Modern Greek Literature in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics of the University of Cambridge.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and The Society for Modern Greek Studies

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
28 Feb 2021 Sunday
Music Online Event performances

Aoide’s Wandering Ouzeri: Tip The Waiter, Online Livestream

Greek and Turkish rural and urban folk music through the prism of the 21st century megalopolis. Laugh, cry, eat, dance.
Tip The Waiter play music from Greece, Turkey and beyond, from mountain villages to smoky harbours and concrete apartment blocks; songs of love, despair and celebration, of wine-soaked tablecloths and stolen kisses.
Organised by Rebetiko Carnival

£7.48

Online
26 Feb 2021 Friday
Music Online Event

Greek Fringe | Evritiki Zygia & Katerina Douka

Evritiki Zygia and Katerina Douka have teamed up to bring the ancient sounds of Greece to the world. This performance is filmed in Evros on a river that borders Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria and is a place of great geo-cultural significance to the folklore of Thrace.

This event will be on Facebook

Organised by Greek Fringe.  We have partnered with Greek Fringe an initiative founded in Australia now a global community, on a series of virtual events.

Free Event

Greek Fringe encourage you to support the artists by making a donation here.

Online
24 Feb 2021 Wednesday
lecture literary Online Event

Jenny Mastoraki by Dr Sarah Ekdawi

The third lecture in the Greek Writers in English lecture series, by Dr Sarah Ekdawi, Faculty Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and the Reviews Editor of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and The Society for Modern Greek Studies

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
From21 Feb 2021 Sunday
To 15 Mar 2021 Monday
Online Event performances play

On Demand : Junkermann

Junkermann is a true masterpiece of Greek literature and representative of the infamous generation of the ‘30s, written by the highly acclaimed Greek author, M. Karagatsis.

The theatrical adaptation of the novel made by the poet Stratis Paschalis is directed by Dimitris Tarlow and features award winning actor Yannis Stankoglou in the leading role.

Performance will be in Greek, English subtitles available

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors of Poreia Theatre, Athens, Greece for the livestreamed performances of Junkermann.

€7,99

Online
17 Feb 2021 Wednesday
lecture literary Online Event

Kiki Dimoula by Dr Despoina Papastathi

The second lecture in the Greek Writers in English lecture series, by  Dr Despoina Papastathi, teacher of Modern Greek Literature at the Department of Philology of the University of Ioannina, Greece.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and The Society for Modern Greek Studies

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
12 Feb 2021 Friday
Music Online Event performances

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra plays Mozart

The series finale of the four-part series of Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Online Concerts sees Associate Concertmaster Charlotte Scott perform Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major in an all-Mozart programme, which also includes the composer’s intimate Symphony No. 29 in A major.

Organised by the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded in the Great Hall at the Hellenic Centre.

Online
10 Feb 2021 Wednesday
lecture literary Online Event

Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke by Dr Liana Giannakopoulou

The first lecture in the Greek Writers in English lecture series, by Dr Liana Giannakopoulou, teacher of Modern Greek Literature in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics of the University of Cambridge.

This first lecture was initially presented in Summer 2020.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and The Society for Modern Greek Studies

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
From30 Jan 2021 Saturday
To 01 Feb 2021 Monday
Music Online Event performances

The Hellenic Centre’s New Year Online Concert

For the Hellenic Centre’s New Year Concert, the prizewinning British Cypriot soprano and pianist, Katerina Mina will be performing her one-artist operatic programme from the piano in an online concert! Although we will not cut our New Year’s cake to see which one of our guests will win the lucky coin there will be a lucky draw to see which one of the event’s attendees will win this year’s special prize!

Concert premiere Saturday 30 January, 7pm. Watch anytime until Monday 1 February, 10pm.

£10 from Eventbrite

Online
29 Jan 2021 Friday
Music Online Event performances

Yuri Zhislin directs Glazunov and Tchaikovsky

The 3rd in the four-part series of Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Online Concerts, Co-Concertmaster and violist Yuri Zhislin directs the Orchestra in the world premiere of Suite for Strings by Libby Croad. Zhislin also performs his own viola transcription of Glazunov’s Saxophone Concerto, and the programme closes with Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings.

Organised by the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded in the Great Hall at the Hellenic Centre.

Streamed online on here from 7.30pm

Online
28 Jan 2021 Thursday
lecture Online Event

Power and Impunity: What Donald Trump and Boris Didn’t Learn from the Ancient Greeks

As part of the collaborative events programme celebrating 1821 in 2021, the Hellenic Observatory at LSE is hosting an online panel discussion.

Organised by Hellenic Observatory at LSE as part of the project 21 in 21: Celebrating 2021 in 21 Encounters project.

Free entry
Register here

Online
24 Jan 2021 Sunday
Music Online Event performances

Aoide’s Wandering Ouzeri: Amalgama, Online Live stream

All styles of Greek music, starting with the group Amalgama, performing traditional and Endehna, around a table with a drink.

Organised by Amalgama and Rebetiko Carnival

£7.48 from Eventbrite

Online
15 Jan 2021 Friday
Music Online Event performances

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Baroque favourites

The 2nd in the four-part series of Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Online Concerts is a concert of Baroque favourites, including Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 and Vivaldi’s Concerto for 4 Violins in B minor featuring soloists from the Orchestra. Watch here from 7.30pm

Organised by the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded in the Great Hall at the Hellenic Centre.

Online
12 Jan 2021 Tuesday
Discussion Online Event Presentation

Οργάνωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως – Organisation of Constantinople

Katerina Bouras will speak on the Οργάνωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως in which Dragoumis was involved and Dr Anastasia Aglaia Lemos, will speak about the Turkish Neo-Hellenism, a literary movement of the same period.

The presentation will be in Greek

Organised by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Free entry, register for the webinar here

Online
10 Jan 2021 Sunday
Online Event performances play

Live Streaming: Aristos (Αρίστος)

Based on the novel “Circle of death” by Thomas Korovinis
Directed by Giorgos Papageorgiou

The award-winning performance of George Papageorgiou, is coming to the Poreia Theatre, for one final live streaming screening on Sunday, January 10th.

Performance will be in Greek

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors for the livestreamed performance of Αρίστος from the Poreia Theatre Athens Greece. Find all of the sponsors here.

€7

Online
From04 Jan 2021 Monday
To 31 Jan 2021 Sunday
Exhibition Online Event

Dust – Σκόνη by Costas Papageorgiou

An online exhibition of photographs, video art & original music composition by visual artist Costas Papageorgiou, based on a play by author Eleni Chatzi.

Free event

Online
02 Jan 2021 Saturday
Online Event performances play

Live Streaming: Eurydice (Ευριδίκη)

Live streaming from Theatro Poreia, Athens, Greece

Written by Sarah Ruhl
Translated and directed by Dimitris Tarlow
Music by Katerina Polemi

Performance will be in Greek

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors for the livestreamed performance of Eurydice from the Poreia Theatre Athens Greece. Find all of the sponsors here.

€10

Online
01 Jan 2021 Friday
Music Online Event performances

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Online Concert

Following their concert in tribute to the Oxford Vaccine Teams, which included the world premiere of John Rutter’s Joseph’s Carol, the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra is kicking off 2021 with an online series of four concerts, streamed free to its audiences worldwide. The 1st in the four-part series is with star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the world premiere of Sappho in Manchester: Interlude for String Quartet and Orchestra, composed by Mats Lidström, Solo Cello of the Orchestra.

Organised by the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded in the Great Hall at the Hellenic Centre.

Streamed online on the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s YouTube channel

Concert available until 15 January 2021 here

Online
27 Dec 2020 Sunday
Music Online Event performances

Live streaming: Irene Skylakaki Trio

Live streaming from Theatro Poreia, Athens, Greece

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors for the livestreamed performance of Irene Skylakaki Trio from the Poreia Theatre Athens Greece. Find all of the sponsors here.

€7

Online
From20 Dec 2020 Sunday
To 26 Dec 2020 Saturday
Online Event performances play

Live Streaming: The Great Chimera (Η Μεγάλη Χίμαιρα)

Live streaming from Theatro Poreia, Athens, Greece

The phenomenal theatrical play by M. Karagatsis, “The Great Chimera”, adapted by Stratis Paschalis and directed by Dimitri Tarlow has been sold out since it was first produced and more than 100,000 spectators have watched it in Athens, Thessaloniki, Corfu and Brussels.

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors for the livestreamed performance of Η Μεγάλη Χίμαιρα  from the Poreia Theatre Athens Greece. Find all of the sponsors here.

€10

Online
From19 Dec 2020 Saturday
To 22 Dec 2020 Tuesday
Music Online Event performances

HC Christmas Carol Concert

Christmas is coming! Let us celebrate together with a Concert of Christmas Carols from all over the world including traditional carols from Greece and Cyprus.

An online event

On the day of the concert Eventbrite will e-mail a link to the online event page – this will require you to login to eventbrite to be able to access the concert

£6 available on Eventbrite.

Online
19 Dec 2020 Saturday
Online Event performances play

Live Streaming: Oedipus (Οιδίπους)

Live streaming from Theatro Poreia, Athens, Greece

Directed by Dimitris Karantzas

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors for the livestreamed performance of Οιδίπους from the Poreia Theatre Athens Greece. Find all of the sponsors here.

€7

Online
16 Dec 2020 Wednesday
lecture Online Event

Epidemic Diseases and their Social Impact in Ancient Greece

Lecture 5 in the Greek Landscapes, Language and Culture series, by Dr Katerina Oikonomopoulou Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek Literature, Department of Philology, University of Patras.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and Εργαστήριο Ελληνικής Γλώσσας και Πολιτισμού (Greek Language & Culture Lab, University of Patras).

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
11 Dec 2020 Friday
Online Event performances

Greek Fringe | Kadinelia [GR] // Delyrium [AU]

An intercontinental double bill that showcases extraordinary exponents of Greek music from around the Globe!

Organised by Greek Fringe. We have partnered with Greek Fringe an initiative founded in Australia now a global community, on a series of virtual events.

Though the event can be accessed for free, Greek Fringe encourage you to support the artists by making a donation here

Online
09 Dec 2020 Wednesday
lecture Online Event

Greek Crisis and its Fictions

Lecture 4 in the Greek Landscapes, Language and Culture series, by Dr Eleni Papargyriou, Assistant Professor of Modern Greek Literature, Department of Philology, University of Patras

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and Εργαστήριο Ελληνικής Γλώσσας και Πολιτισμού (Greek Language & Culture Lab, University of Patras).

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
05 Dec 2020 Saturday
Music performances

Opera Night at the Fidelio Orchestra Cafe

An Opera Night at the Fidelio Orchestra Cafe with award-winning soprano & pianist Katerina Mina, performing a Covid-safe operatic programme from the piano, with well known arias & art songs by Handel, Bellini, Donizetti, Faure, Strauss, Verdi, Grieg, Morricone, Gershwin and Puccini!

From £100

Fidelio Orchestra Cafe
05 Dec 2020 Saturday
Online Event performances play

Live Streaming: This is not Romeo and Juliet

Live streaming from Theatro Poreia, Athens, Greece

Directed by Argiris Pantzaras
Based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors for the livestreamed performance of This is not Romeo and Juliet from the Poreia Theatre Athens Greece. Find all of the sponsors here.

€7

Online
03 Dec 2020 Thursday
Discussion Online Event

Excavating the Cradle of an Imperial Dynasty: The Material Culture and Prosopography of Byzantine Amorion

The Greek Archaeological Committee UK 60th lecture by Dr Olga Karagiorgou and Dr Nikos Tsivikis.

Organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee UK

Free entry, register in advance here

Online
02 Dec 2020 Wednesday
lecture Online Event

Writing History in Byzantium: Who, Why and How

Lecture 3 in the Greek Landscapes, Language and Culture series, by Dr Eirini-Sophia Kiapidou, Assistant Professor of Byzantine Philology, Department of Philology, University of Patras

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and Εργαστήριο Ελληνικής Γλώσσας και Πολιτισμού (Greek Language & Culture Lab, University of Patras).

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
From01 Dec 2020 Tuesday
To 30 Dec 2020 Wednesday
Exhibition

Palimpsest Motherland by Yiannis Efthymiadis

An online exhibition of lithographic monoprints by visual artist and poet Yiannis Efthymiadis.

Free Entry

Online
29 Nov 2020 Sunday
Online Event performances play

Live Streaming: Aristos (Αρίστος)

Live Streaming from Theatro Poreia, Athens, Greece
Based on the novel “Circle of death” by Thomas Korovinis
Directed by Giorgos Papageorgiou

Performance will be in Greek

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors for the livestreamed performance of Αρίστος from the Poreia Theatre Athens Greece. Find all of the sponsors here.

€10

Online
28 Nov 2020 Saturday
Online Event performances play

Live Streaming: Holy Goat (Το Θείο Τραγί)

Live Streaming from Theatro Poreia, Athens, Greece
by Yannis Skarimpas
Directed by Aris Biniaris

Performance will be in Greek

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors for the livestreamed performance of Το Θείο Τραγί from the Poreia Theatre Athens Greece. Find all of the sponsors here.

€7

Online
25 Nov 2020 Wednesday
lecture Online Event

Linguistics and Language Myths

Lecture 2 in the Greek Landscapes, Language and Culture series, by Prof George J. Xydopoulos, Professor of Linguistics, Department of Philology, University of Patras

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and Εργαστήριο Ελληνικής Γλώσσας και Πολιτισμού (Greek Language & Culture Lab, University of Patras).

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
23 Nov 2020 Monday
Music performances

Opera Night

The prizewinning British soprano and pianist, Katerina Mina, who has performed at the Hellenic Centre, launches her one-woman show at Crazy Coqs, performing a Covid-safe operatic programme from the piano!

£30

The Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London, W1F 7ED
22 Nov 2020 Sunday
Online Event performances play

Live Streaming: Eurydice (Ευριδίκη)

Live streaming from Theatro Poreia, Athens, Greece

Written by Sarah Ruhl
Translated and directed by Dimitris Tarlow
Music by Katerina Polemi

Performance will be in Greek

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors for the livestreamed performance of Eurydice from the Poreia Theatre Athens Greece. Find all of the sponsors here.

€10

Online
18 Nov 2020 Wednesday
lecture Online Event

The Formation of the Greek Landscape

Lecture 1 in the Greek Landscapes, Language and Culture series, by Dr Helene Simoni, Archaeologist and member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff, University of Patras

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and Εργαστήριο Ελληνικής Γλώσσας και Πολιτισμού (Greek Language & Culture Lab, University of Patras).

Free Entry

To obtain the link for this talk please register on Eventbrite or email us at press@helleniccentre.org

Online
14 Nov 2020 Saturday
Online Event performances play

Live Streaming: This is not Romeo and Juliet

Live streaming from Theatro Poreia, Athens, Greece

Directed by Argiris Pantzaras
Based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors for the livestreamed performance of This is not Romeo and Juliet from the Poreia Theatre Athens Greece. Find all of the sponsors here.

€7

Poreia Theatre, Athens, Greece, Trikorfon 3-5, Athens 10433, Victoria Square
From12 Nov 2020 Thursday
To 17 Nov 2020 Tuesday
Online Event performances play

Telephone

Telephone (produced by the very clever Coney theatre company) was created during confinement, and received rave reviews from the Guardian and The Stage. Voila! Festival are excited to propose this previously sold out show to new audiences this November.

Organised by Voila! Festival

£10

Online
30 Oct 2020 Friday
Online Event performances

Meraki Trio ft. Eisvoleas // Bufos Puppet Theatre

This event transcends genres and art forms experimenting with hip hop, traditional sounds and even the age-old art of puppetry.

Organised by Greek Fringe. We have partnered with Greek Fringe an initiative founded in Australia now a global community, on a series of virtual events.

Free Entry

SUPPORT THE ARTISTS
Despite being online, the same amount of love, sweat and tears go into producing these works. Show your support by making a secure payment via paypal here

Online
20 Oct 2020 Tuesday
lecture Online Event

Dancing in the Streets – Urban Life in Medieval Constantinople

Professor Leslie Brubaker will deliver a lecture online.

Organised by the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies in association with The Hellenic Society 

Free entry

Online
18 Oct 2020 Sunday
Online Event performances

Live Streaming: Junkermann

Junkermann is a true masterpiece of Greek literature and representative of the infamous generation of the ‘30s, written by the highly acclaimed Greek author, M. Karagatsis.

The theatrical adaptation of the novel made by the poet Stratis Paschalis is directed by Dimitris Tarlow and features award winning actor Yannis Stankoglou in the leading role.

Performance will be in Greek

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors of Poreia Theatre, Athens, Greece for the livestreamed performances of Junkermann.

€10,00

Online
11 Oct 2020 Sunday
Online Event performances

Live Streaming : Junkermann

Junkermann is a true masterpiece of Greek literature and representative of the infamous generation of the ‘30s, written by the highly acclaimed Greek author, M. Karagatsis.

The theatrical adaptation of the novel made by the poet Stratis Paschalis is directed by Dimitris Tarlow and features award winning actor Yannis Stankoglou in the leading role.

Performance will be in Greek

The Hellenic Centre is happy to be one of the media sponsors of Poreia Theatre, Athens, Greece for the livestreamed performances of Junkermann.

€10,00

Online
04 Oct 2020 Sunday
Music performances

Icons of Greek Music: Theodorakis, Hadjidakis, Xarhakos

An online performance

Musicians from the Icons of Greece project come together to perform a concert of music by three of Greece’s most loved and iconic composers.

£6

Online
21 Sep 2020 Monday
lecture

Greece’s Finest Hour? The Democratic Implications of the Battle of Salamis

Professor Paul Cartledge (President of the Hellenic Society) will deliver a lecture online.

Organised by the Society for the Promotion Hellenic Studies and The Hellenic Centre

Free entry

Online
From30 Jul 2020 Thursday
To 10 Aug 2020 Monday
performances play

Online Screening: Medea

AMBITION, LOVE, BETRAYAL, REVENGE.

Written by Euripides, Translated by Ian Johnson & Directed by Anastasia Revi.

Produced by Theatre Lab

Free entry, optional donation appreciated

Online
25 Jul 2020 Saturday
Online Event performances play

Live from Epidaurus: Aeschylus, The Persians

In Greek with English subtitles

For the first time ever, an ancient Greek drama performance will be streamed live, from the ancient theatre of Epidaurus, often called “the world’s most beautiful theatre.”

Organised by National Theatre of Greece, with the support of the Greek Ministry of Culture & Sports. In partnership with Google Greece

Free entry

Online
03 Jul 2020 Friday
Music performances

Σινεμά, αγάπη μου – Cinema, my love

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed.

A magical evening with your favourite songs from the Golden Era of Greek Cinema (1950s-1960s) performed in Greek by London based duo ‘Connie and Ronnie’.

Tickets £12

The Hellenic Centre
28 Jun 2020 Sunday
children Family Event

Family Concert with Asterakia and Rebetiko Carnival

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed.

Come and join us for our amazing Family Concert! Asterakia is collaborating with great musicians from the Rebetiko Carnival. In the workshop after the concert, children will have the chance to explore and even play the instruments!

This event will be in Greek.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Children over 2 and Adults £12

Family of four £40

The Hellenic Centre
25 Jun 2020 Thursday
Presentation

Cyprus Seeds Initiative

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed.

Leveraging High Quality Innovative Research in Cyprus

Cyprus Seeds is a non-profit organisation that promotes the commercialisation of scientific research in Cyprus, through funding, mentoring, networking and coaching. The Managing Director of Cyprus Seeds, Ms Maria Georgiadou, will present  the program and elaborate on its benefits to Cyprus. She will also introduce two out of the seven research Teams participating in the first cycle of the Cyprus Seeds program, who will talk about their innovative research and the value they got from Cyprus Seeds.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and Cyprus Seeds

Free Entry, RSVP

The Hellenic Centre
24 Jun 2020 Wednesday
lecture

Late Medieval Monastic Peregrinations and the Bonds of the Orthodox Commonwealth

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed.

This lecture will explore the nature and extent of interactions among Byzantine and Rus monks in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, as well as how relations were maintained in the face of geographical distance and linguistic barriers.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre and the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies 

Free entry, RSVP essential

The Hellenic Centre
10 Jun 2020 Wednesday
Discussion

Nutrition Facts and Myths

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed.

We have survived about two million years as humans by eating whatever we could find. We are now inundated with information and advice about what to eat and what not to eat. Sensible diets, fad diets, superfoods. Are they, good, harmless or dangerous?

The talk by Dr Despo Papachristodoulou will attempt to give a sensible perspective on the matter and separate fact from fiction.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From27 May 2020 Wednesday
To 04 Jun 2020 Thursday
performances play

Online Screening: The Cloakroom Attendant

Performed at The Hellenic Centre last year in Greek watch Dimitra Barla fantastic performance in this English version recorded in Copenhagen available until Thursday 4 June.

There’s something rather poetic in Ms Barla’s writing style, which is reflected in her calmly and unassumingly captivating performance” Act Drop

Free entry

Online
19 May 2020 Tuesday
book launch

One Summer in Crete Book Launch

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed until autumn.

Nadia Marks celebrates the publication of her new novel, One Summer in Crete

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
07 May 2020 Thursday
Presentation

The Sea and the Greeks: A Voyage Though the Centuries

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed until autumn.

Since the dawn of history and until today, the geopolitical map of the world has changed many times over. Voyage through history with this lecture from Sir Efthimios E. Mitropoulos KCMG. What has not changed is the sea. Learn about historical milestones, from the Battle of Salamis, to the contribution of the Greek Navy to the country’s liberation from the 400-year occupation by the Ottoman Turks and to today’s miracle of Greek shipping constituting 20% of the world merchant fleet by gross tonnage.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From07 May 2020 Thursday
To 13 May 2020 Wednesday
Online Event performances

Online Screening: Six Nights on the Acropolis

Online Screening of Six Nights on the Acropolis with Stamatis Kraounakis 

Directed by Anastasia Revi

Produced by Theatre Lab and The Hellenic Centre

Based on the novel by George Seferis

Free

Online
29 Apr 2020 Wednesday
Discussion literary Presentation

Papadiamandis for the English World

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed until autumn.

An event to celebrate the publication of the second volume of a projected 4-volume representative sample in English translation of the literary work of Alexandros Papadiamandis (1851–1911).

On the occasion of the launch of the second volume of The Boundless Garden the organisers and the presenters wish to share their knowledge and love of this neglected Greek author with English-speaking readers.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and the Orthodox Centre of the University of Winchester

Free entry, optional donation appreciated

The Hellenic Centre
24 Apr 2020 Friday
book launch Presentation

A Greek Folk Journey – Travel, Culture and Gastronomy

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed until autumn.

Terina Armenakis, the author of the book, is travelling from Greece to sign copies and discuss her work. “A Greek Folk Journey” will help you discover the real heart and soul of Greece and is the perfect guide for anyone who thirsts to discover the real Greece.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Free Entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From24 Apr 2020 Friday
To 26 Apr 2020 Sunday
performances play

Όλα αυτά τα υπέροχα πράγματα – Every Brilliant Thing Online

Όλα αυτά τα υπέροχα πράγματα, the Greek production of the award-winning play Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan and Johnny Donahoe performed by Melina Theocharidou seen by thousands of people across Greece, Cyprus and the United Kingdom, for the very first time, is going to be streamed online!

€5

Online
From17 Apr 2020 Friday
To 20 Apr 2020 Monday
Music performances

Online Screening: HC Easter Celebrations

From Friday afternoon until Tuesday morning listen to Plastikes Karekles perform last year for at the Hellenic Centre for our easter celebrations. Let’s celebrate Easter together!

Free

Online
11 Apr 2020 Saturday
Discussion

Christoforos Savva Amongst Friends

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed. We will inform you of a new date

A group of Christoforos Savva’s friends gathers to share memories of the artist’s work and life with this round-table discussion with Antonis Eliakis, George Kyriacou, Roddy Maude-Roxby and Ghika Savva.

Part of the parallel events during the Christoforos Savva: Unbound exhibition held at the Hellenic Centre 8 April-3 May

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
11 Apr 2020 Saturday
Music performances

Επιτάφιος Θρήνος – Lamentations

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed. We will inform you of a new date.

An event of hymns and words from Holy Week and Passion of Christ, in Greek (English, Arabic & Romanian), with the Choir of the School of Byzantine Music of the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, the Antiochian Orthodox Choir, London the Romanian Orthodox Choir, London and the soprano Katerina Oiconomou.

Organised by the Archdiocese and Great Britain. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
10 Apr 2020 Friday
Discussion

A New Region is Born: Eastern Mediterranean in Search of Stability and Prosperity

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed. We will inform you of a new date.

THE HELLENIC CENTRE REMEMBERS. A lecture to honour those who have worked hard for the establishment of the Hellenic Community Trust and the Hellenic Centre and are no longer with us.

A presentation by Professor Dimitris Kairidis a Member of Parliament (ND, Athens-North) and a Professor of International Relations at Panteion University of Athens in Greece.

Organised by the Hellenic Community Trust Council

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From08 Apr 2020 Wednesday
To 03 May 2020 Sunday
Exhibition

Christoforos Savva: Unbound

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed. We will inform you of a new date

Opening Wednesday 8 April at 7pm

An exhibition of works by Christoforos Savva, curated by Marina Christodoulidou co-organised, with the Cultural Services of the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth and The Hellenic Centre

Parallel events
Thursday 9 April 12:00 Guided tour by the curator, Marina Christodoulidou (in English)
Friday 10 April 17:00 Guided tour by the curator, Marina Christodoulidou (in English)
Saturday 11 April 14:00 “Christoforos Savva Amongst Friends” a round-table discussion with Antonis Eliakis, George Kyriacou, Roddy Maude-Roxby and Ghika Savva (in English)

Free entry

Opening Wednesday 8 April, 7pm; RSVP

The Hellenic Centre
02 Apr 2020 Thursday
literary Presentation

Papyrus Fragments – Lost Stories from Ancient Greece

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed. We will inform you of a new date.

A talk exploring the lost literature of ancient Greece that survives only on fragments of papyrus. A papyrus specialist will detail the journey of these fragments and the challenges of deciphering and protecting them. Practitioners from theatre company Potential Difference will discuss how they have taken inspiration from these fragments to create a new play inspired by fragmentation and Greek myth.

Organised by The Hellenic Centre and Potential Difference

Free entry – optional donation appreciated, RSVP essential

The Hellenic Centre
29 Mar 2020 Sunday
play

The Trial Of Socrates

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed.

The Trial of Socrates is a “suicide comedy” that depicts the events leading up to and including the trial and subsequent death of the famous Greek philosopher.

£5

Drayton Arms Theatre, 153 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 0LJ
28 Mar 2020 Saturday
book launch lecture literary

Idolaters – Ειδωλολάτρες

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed. We will inform you of a new date.

A presentation in Greek of Natalie Katsou’s new poetry collection Ειδωλολάτρες – Idolaters by Kapa Publications/Κάπα Εκδοτική comprising of talks by Dr Liana Giannakopoulou, poet Charilaos Nikolaidis, a discussion with Natalie Katsou and writer Haris Psarras and readings by actor Konstantinos Chatzikypraios.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre.

Free entry – optional donation appreciated; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
24 Mar 2020 Tuesday
book launch Discussion literary

We Are Made of Earth

We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed. We will inform you of a new date.

Writer Panos Karnezis reads from and discusses his new novel, with author and journalist Nadia Marks.

Organised by Myriad Editions and the Hellenic Centre.

Tickets £10; price includes a glass of wine and a copy of the book.

The Hellenic Centre
16 Mar 2020 Monday
Discussion

The Sun King and the Ottoman Empire: from Constantinople, via Athens, to Jerusalem

Due to illness of the speaker we regret to inform you that this event has been postponed. We will inform you of a new date.

Using unpublished archives and drawings, Dr Philip Mansel will talk about Louis XIV and his alliance with the Ottoman Empire, despite the religious differences.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre.

Free entry – optional donation appreciated; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
13 Mar 2020 Friday
Discussion

Recent Discoveries and the New Archaeological Museum at Aigai

Cancelled – A presentation in English by archaeologist Dr Aggeliki Kottaridi and Prof Robin Lane Fox, University of Oxford.

Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
09 Mar 2020 Monday
Discussion Exhibition Friends Room

Greek-Orthodox Religioscapes Exhibition

“Greek-Orthodox Religioscapes” by Dr Georgios E. Trantas, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Aston University. A photographic exhibition part of the European Union Commission Horizon 2020 research project ‘GO Religioscapes’.

Free entry; Booking essential on 020 7563 9835 or at info@helleniccentre.org

The Hellenic Centre
06 Mar 2020 Friday
book launch lecture

The Pittas Collection

Volume 2: Early Italian and Renaissance Works.
Volume 3: The Mythological Paintings and Sculptures.

Dr Stefano G Casu, Prof Peter Humfrey and Dr Anthi Andronikou talk about the collection assembled over the past thirty years by Dr Andreas Pittas, one of the finest ever formed by a Greek Cypriot collector.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre.

Free entry – optional donation appreciated; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
02 Mar 2020 Monday
Music social

HC Kathara Deftera Celebration with Kourelou and London Greek Collective

Sold out!

Greek Lent begins with a special event full of live traditional music from all over Greece, taramosalata, olives and flat bread baked specially for the day.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre.

Tickets £25, concessions and Hellenic Centre Members £22; price includes live music and a taster of homemade Greek vegetarian flavours.

The Hellenic Centre
01 Mar 2020 Sunday
children social

Greek Carnival Celebration for Children

Join us for an afternoon filled with fun carnival activities. A family event where children will bake laganes – the traditional lent bread, and enjoy a fancy dress party dancing the traditional gaitanaki.

This event will be in Greek

Activities delivered by the Hellenic Hub.  Organised by the the Hellenic Centre.

Tickets for adults and children over three £12, family of four £40; adults admitted only if accompanying children.

The Hellenic Centre
29 Feb 2020 Saturday
performances social

HESGB 25th Anniversary Dinner Dance

The Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain (HESGB) will be celebrating its historic 25th Anniversary with the highly anticipated Dinner Dance, the premier event of the London-Hellenic shipping calendar.

Tickets include reception drinks, dinner, Greek and International entertainment and dancing until 2 am.

For further information and bookings, visit https://www.facebook.com/HESGB/, or contact HESGB directly.

Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane London W1K 7TN
26 Feb 2020 Wednesday
Discussion

3rd Isalos.net Maritime Conference: A discussion with the shipping community in London

The “Go Maritime: New Decade, New Perspectives” conference will take place with the cooperation of the Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee and the support of INTERCARGO and the Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain.

Organised by Isalos.net

Free entry, registration required

The Hellenic Centre
25 Feb 2020 Tuesday
lecture

Breast Rules: Towards a Sociology of the Nursing Woman in Late Antiquity and Early Byzantium

A presentation by Dr Stavroula Constantinou and Dr Aspasia Skouroumouni Stavrinou from the University of Cyprus, on the latest research concerning the fascinating social history of breastfeeding in Late Antiquity and early Byzantium (1st c.-7th c. CE).

This research has been undertaken in the framework of a project with the acronym MotherBreast, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation.

Organised by the University of Cyprus (MotherBreast Project) and The Hellenic Centre.

Free entry – optional donation appreciated; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
20 Feb 2020 Thursday
dance Music social

Tsiknopempti

Celebration of the Greek Carnival with food, music and Greek dancing.

Organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon

The Hellenic Centre
19 Feb 2020 Wednesday
Discussion

Curators in Conversation: Troy: Myth and Reality

The curators of the Troy exhibition at the British Museum, Victoria Donnellan and Alexandra Villing, explore the reality behind the myth of the great Greek epic, followed by wine and socialising afterwards at Colnaghi gallery.

Organised by Colnaghi Foundation.

 

£15 includes complimentary glass of wine

Colnaghi Gallery, 26 Bury Street, London SW1
19 Feb 2020 Wednesday
lecture

Where Oedipus Meets Agamemnon – Discovery of the City of Ancient Tenea

Dr Elena Korka, Director of the excavation project of Ancient Tenea and Honorary General Director of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports who has been systematically excavating the site of ancient Tenea since 2013 will talk about the elaborate domestic complexes discovered in 2018.

Organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee (UK)

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
18 Feb 2020 Tuesday
lecture

Generic Games: The Ending of Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe, Again

A lecture by Dr Calum Maciver.

Organised by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
17 Feb 2020 Monday
Discussion

Unveiling the Law: Regulating the Dress of the Other

A panel discussion in English on the different regulatory approaches in Europe to women’s dress, in particular the veil in its different forms. A Q&A session will follow.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre.

Free entry – optional donation appreciated; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
13 Feb 2020 Thursday
Discussion

Modern Greek Language and Culture in Britain’s Higher Education

On the occasion of the International Greek Language Day the Embassy of Greece in London invites you to a panel discussion.

Free entry

Embassy of Greece, 1A Holland Park, W11 3TP
07 Feb 2020 Friday
social

The Hellenic Society of Professional People and Scientists (EEE) Vasilopita

 

Organised by The Hellenic Society of Professional People and Scientists (EEE) 

The Hellenic Centre
04 Feb 2020 Tuesday
dance performances

Reverie

A visual dance theatre performance portraying narratives of the human condition by choreographers Georgia Tegou and Michalis Theophanous whose work is influenced by architecture, sculpture and the visual arts.

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England, Studio Wayne McGregor through the Freespace programme, Onassis Cultural Centre, SystemsLab  and University of Roehampton.

Organised by dance-as-design and the Hellenic Centre.

Tickets £12, Hellenic Centre Members and concessions £10

The Hellenic Centre
From04 Feb 2020 Tuesday
To 08 Feb 2020 Saturday
play

HOT (Helen Of Troy)

The show tackles beauty standards by retelling Helen of Troy’s story through the eyes of a 90s teenager. We wink at movies like Clueless and She’s All That, blending millennial coming-of-age mythology with Ancient Greek stories.

Use the code 1000SHIPS for a special discount on tickets: just £8

£10, under 18s £8

The Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street London, NW8 8EH
29 Jan 2020 Wednesday
Music

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Ritual, lament and incantation lie at the heart of this varied concert, moving from the purity of Arvo Pärt to the rich weave of Rachmaninoff’s most epic, passionate and virtuosic concerto.

A concert that lays down roots in ritual and lament, before tearing off into one of the most energetic and quixotic piano concertos ever written. After the meditative stillness of Arvo Pärt’s sonic sculpture in memory of a dear colleague, we hear the fruits of the first Greek composer ever commissioned by the BBC SO: Dimitrios Skyllas’s Kyrie Eleison.

Tickets £12-£40

The Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
From28 Jan 2020 Tuesday
To 30 Jan 2020 Thursday
screening

When Tomatoes Met Wagner

The Oscar nominated documentary When Tomatoes Met Wagner travels to London for two special screenings on January 28th and 30th at the Bertha Doc House.

In a tiny Greek village, hit hard by the economic crisis, When Tomatoes Met Wagner finds two cousins thinking creatively about their farmland.

Told with great warmth and humour, When Tomatoes Met Wagner is a study of reinvention, persistence and teamwork in the toughest of economic times.

£12.50 (£10 Concessions)

Bertha DocHouse, The Bertha DocHouse Screen Curzon Bloomsbury The Brunswick, London, WC1N 1AW
From27 Jan 2020 Monday
To 06 Mar 2020 Friday
Exhibition Friends Room

One World and the Climate Change

A photo exhibition by multiple award winning photographer Marina Antoniou.

Meet the Artist: Thursday 6 February, 6.30pm-8.30pm.

Supported by the Hellenic Centre.

Free entry; for opening hours call 020 7487 5060 prior to your visit

The Hellenic Centre
26 Jan 2020 Sunday
lecture

Εορτή των Ελληνικών και Χριστιανικών Γραμμάτων – Celebration of Greek and Christian Letters

An event on the work of the Three Hierarchs.

Organised by the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. Supported by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
26 Jan 2020 Sunday
Music

Piano Recital with Louis Demetrius Alvanis

London-born pianist Louis Demetrius Alvanis will perform: Mozart – Sonata in B flat, K333,  Beethoven – Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 ‘Pathetique’, Chopin – Two Polonaises Op 40 (A major, C minor), Chopin – Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58.

Further information and bookings at www.chopin-society.org.uk

Westminster Cathedral Hall, Ambrosden Avenue, SW1P 1QW
25 Jan 2020 Saturday
literary Music

Τραγουδώντας Σαραντάρη – Singing the Poetry of Sarantaris

An event in Greek dedicated to the poet Giorgos Sarantaris featuring his poetry set into music with pianist and composer Nikos Laliotis and soprano Angeliki Ralli.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry – optional donation appreciated; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
18 Jan 2020 Saturday
children

Travelling to the Palaces of Knosos

An interactive event in Greek exploring the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur for children 4-12 years old.

Organised by the Teachers of Paidohoros and the Hellenic Centre.

Entrance fee £5 for children and adults

The Hellenic Centre
17 Jan 2020 Friday
social

LTE Vasilopita

Greek Celebration for the New Year.

Organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon London.

Free entry for Members and Friends of Lykion ton Hellinidon London

The Hellenic Centre
From15 Jan 2020 Wednesday
To 19 Jan 2020 Sunday

Oedipus King

SOPHOCLES’ TRAGEDY, A thirst for power and an honourable leader.

Staged in the intimate Theatro Technis, this retelling of the classic text comes at a critical time in the UK’s modern political era.

£15 Full Price, £10 Concessions (Student, OAP, Equity, Job Seeker Allowance).

Groups of 10, includes 1 free ticket.

Theatro Technis, 26 Crowndale Road, London, NW1 1TT
11 Jan 2020 Saturday
Music performances social

Viennese Waltzes – The Hellenic Centre’s New Year Celebration

Join us to our first social event for the new year to celebrate the commencement of 2020 in the rhythms of Viennese Waltzes and taste a delicious Vasilopita, the Greek New Year’s cake!

Tickets £15, concessions and Hellenic Centre Members £12

Price includes live music and vasilopita. Bookings essential.

The Hellenic Centre
10 Jan 2020 Friday
social

Vasilopita

Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain.

The Hellenic Centre
From09 Jan 2020 Thursday
To 23 Jan 2020 Thursday
Exhibition Friends Room

A New Day Has Come

Afrodite Papadouli returns to the Hellenic Centre for her “A New Day Has Come” oil and mixed media paintings exhibition.
Meet the Artist: Saturday 18 January, 15:30-18:00.

Free entry; for opening hours during the exhibition call 020 7487 5060 prior to your visit

The Hellenic Centre
14 Dec 2019 Saturday
social

CANCELLED – Christmas Bazaar

Lykion ton Hellinidon have informed us that due to unforeseen circumstances, their Bazaar on 14/12/19 is now cancelled.

Traditional Greek sweet, diaries,  2020 good luck charms and more.

Organised by Lykion to Hellinidon London

The Hellenic Centre
14 Dec 2019 Saturday
other social

Christmas Ball 2019

A festive dinner with live music by Argyris and his band, DJ Avgoustinos and harpist Holly Lowe.

Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain

£90, £75 Members of the Macedonian Society of Great Britain

Royal Garden Hotel, High Street Kensington, London, W8 4PT
08 Dec 2019 Sunday
other

CANCELLED: Orthodox 16th-19th Century Icons

Exhibition and talk by Maria Andipa

Organised by the Ionian Society

Free entry, booking essential

Andipa Gallery, 162 Walton Street, SW3 2JL
30 Nov 2019 Saturday
performances screening

Celebrating The Hellenic Centre’s 25th Anniversary – Day 2

Day 2: Afternoon film screenings of Notias and 1968 directed by Tassos Boulmetis. Followed by an evening of music and dancing with Katerina Polemi and her band and DJ Avgoustinos.

Free entry for film screenings

Katerina Polemi & her Band – Concert HC Members free but RSVP necessary, Tickets £15 for Non Members, £12 Concessions,

Booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
29 Nov 2019 Friday
performances screening

Celebrating The Hellenic Centre’s 25th Anniversary

A two-day event of music and film screenings.

Day 1: Rosemarie an award winning film will be screened in the afternoon followed by ‘Τhe Artist’ Concert with Iro and ending with screening of the film 1968 (2018) directed by Tassos Boulmetis.

Free entry for Film screenings

“The Artist” concert £15 for Non Members, £12 Concessions, HC Members free

Booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
22 Nov 2019 Friday
Discussion literary Music performances

Byron, Greece, and European Musical Conversation

European influences on Greek music of the late 19th and early 20th century and Byron’s affiliation with Greece during the Revolution, revealed through selected violin and piano works and Byron’s poetry.

The event will be introduced by Professor Roderick Beaton. Oliver Nelson (violin) and Vasilis Rakitzis (piano) will play works by Samaras, Beethoven, Varvoglis, and Franck.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre and Supported by Dr S. Retsas in memory of the late Dr Diana G Rees (Retsas)

Booking Essential

£10, £8 Concessions

HC Members Free

The Hellenic Centre
21 Nov 2019 Thursday
lecture

Autumn Lecture ‘Passionate Lacunae: towards a new edition of Sappho’

Professor Patrick Finglass (University of Bristol): ‘Passionate Lacunae: towards a new edition of Sappho’.

Lecture will be followed by a reception: all welcome.

Organised by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies

Free Entry, RSVP

The Hellenic Centre
20 Nov 2019 Wednesday
lecture

A Tribute to Antonis Samarakis

A tribute to Antonis Samarakis on the occasion of 100th birth anniversary of the Greek writer

Followed by reception

Organised by Hellenic Republic Ministry of Culture and Sports. Supported by Embassy of Greece in London and European Society of Modern Greek Studies

RSVP by November 18th, 2019

The Hellenic Centre
19 Nov 2019 Tuesday
lecture

Ancient Andros: A History of Fourteen Centuries

An illustrated lecture by Professor Emerita Lydia Palaiokrassa-Kopitsa.

Organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee UK.

Free entry, booking essential: admin@gacuk.org

King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
17 Nov 2019 Sunday
children Family Event

Christmas Sparkle, Music Fun, Stars with Glitter and Baking with Love!

This year’s Christmas event is pure magic! Join us for an afternoon filled with seasonal music and a musical workshop, trays of delicious treats and lots of glittery ornaments made for the whole family!

Organised by The Hellenic Hub and the Hellenic Centre

£15 per person; £54 for a family of four

The Hellenic Centre
16 Nov 2019 Saturday
other

The Oinoussian Ball 2019

A fundraising event with music by DJ Avgoustinos.

Organised by the Oinoussai Benovelent Fund.

Tickets £175, under 30s £110

Royal Lancaster Hotel, Lancaster Terrace, London W2 2TY, Royal Lancaster Hotel Lancaster Terrace London W2 2TY
14 Nov 2019 Thursday
book launch

“Fortune Favors the Bold”

“Fortune Favors the Bold — A Woman’s Odyssey through a Turbulent Century.” A book presentation relating to true events and real people with slides of personal historical pictures will be shown. A fascinating family saga that takes you from Constantinople to North-Western Greece through love and war.

Free entry, RSVP

The Hellenic Centre
From08 Nov 2019 Friday
To 10 Nov 2019 Sunday
other

Sustainable Luxury Christmas Market

A percentage from ticket sales will go to the Environmental Law Foundation.

Organised by Ecoluxe London and Ionian Society

Entrance by ticket

The Ritz, 150 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9BR
From07 Nov 2019 Thursday
To 08 Nov 2019 Friday
performances play

The Medea Hypothesis

Produced and presented by The Washing Machine Collective
Greece, Italy, Japan, UK

On the verge of ecological disaster, a mother who no longer wishes to be a mother and a child who no longer wishes to be a burden, find salvation in a drastic solution. An ancient myth collides with a modern crisis, as a new scientific theory on climate change is brought to life.

The Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street London, NW8 8EH
07 Nov 2019 Thursday
performances

With the Songs as our Compass and Tradition as the Captain. A Voyage in the Seas of Greek Folk Music

Experience the sounds of Greek folk music in this presentation and live performance of traditional songs from Greece. Join us on a journey to the beauties of the Greek countryside and of Asia Minor.  In Greek and English

Organised by the Omilos Eksipiretiton

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From06 Nov 2019 Wednesday
To 30 Nov 2019 Saturday
Exhibition Friends Room

Perpetual Nature – Αέναη Φύση

A seascape paintings exhibition by Eva Apostolatou, winner of the Athens Academy 2016 Best Artist Award for Artists by under 40.

 

Meet the Artist: Wednesday 6 November, 6.30pm-8.30pm

Free Entry

The Hellenic Centre
05 Nov 2019 Tuesday
Discussion lecture

Human Rights in relation to the Property Issue in Cyprus – Latest Developments

Human Rights have dominated the Property Issue in Cyprus. The latest developments in Cyprus and the European Court of Human Rights will be presented.

Free Entry; RSVP

The Hellenic Centre
01 Nov 2019 Friday
Music

Kantades Evening

Proceeds donated to a charitable cause.

Organised by the Ionian Society

Entrance by ticket

Jacobs, 20 Gloucester Road, SW7 4RB
28 Oct 2019 Monday
Discussion Presentation

Nearchos C. Clerides, 50 Years later

Presentation in Greek to celebrate the work of Nearchos C. Clerides a prominent figure in the education, literature and education of Cyprus during the beginning of the 20th Century.

Organised by the Nearchos Clerides Cultural Foundation, Cyprus

Supported by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry – RSVP

The Hellenic Centre
27 Oct 2019 Sunday
Exhibition

Echoes of the past: Turkish, Venetian, and Greek

A pop-up exhibition showing how five centuries of Venetian presence in the Eastern Mediterranean and Greek-Turkish cohabitation in present-day Turkey and Cyprus have left their mark on language and popular culture.

Organised by University of Oxford Phonetics Laboratory

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
26 Oct 2019 Saturday
Music

In the Light of Music

A piano recital by Dr Nicolas Costantinou featuring masterpieces by some of the leading composers of the past, as well as the contemporary Cypriot composer, Constantinos Stylianou.

Organised by the Cyprus High Commission – Cultural Section

Further information & bookings: info@culturalchc.co.uk

 

The Hellenic Centre
21 Oct 2019 Monday
lecture

Wall Paintings of Cyprus During the Reign of the Lusignans

The most eminent historic monuments in Cyprus are the painted churches of Troodos mountain range classified in UNESCO World’s Cultural Heritage. Dr Sophocles Sophocleous will present some of these churches and their murals spanning from the 11th to the 19th century, with references to the icon painting, to the portraits of the donors and their commemorative inscriptions.

Free Entry, RSVP 020 7563 9835 or Eventbrite

The Hellenic Centre
18 Oct 2019 Friday
lecture

Alexander the Great Coinage

A panel discussion “Alexander the Great coinage: A bridge between different cultures and different periods. Presentation of global culture heritage in a transnational environment”

Organised by the Macedonian Society

Free entry, RSVP

The Hellenic Centre
17 Oct 2019 Thursday
screening

Screening: “Life Will Smile”

“Life Will Smile” is a 40-minute feature documentary based on the incredible true story of an entire Jewish community surviving WWII, thanks to the brave actions of the people of Zakynthos.

Film followed with Q&A with director Drey Kleanthous and producer Steven Priovolos.

SOLD OUT!

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
15 Oct 2019 Tuesday
Discussion Presentation

Dimitrios Skyllas: The first Greek composer commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra in history: from Epidaurus to the Barbican

Dimitrios Skyllas will be joined by Paul Hughes, director of the BBC Orchestra, to discuss about the composer’s diverse influences from religion to cinema, and to screen videos of his music from the tragedy ‘Electra’ at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. The concert is at the Barbican 29 January 2020. Moderated by Dimitrios Kraniotis, Co-founder of Ark4Art.

This event is  sold out.

Free entry, RSVP

The Hellenic Centre
13 Oct 2019 Sunday
dance Music performances

A Festive Journey around Greece – Ταξιδεύοντας στα πανηγύρια της Ελλάδας

An exuberant celebration of Greek Folk Dancing marking  the 40th anniversary of the Lykion Ton Hellinidon London, the 25th anniversary of the Hellenic Centre and the indomitable Greek spirit.

Organised by: Lykion Ton Hellinidon and the Hellenic Centre

SOLD OUT!

£25,  Booking on Eventbrite (No allocated seating)

The Hellenic Centre
From13 Oct 2019 Sunday
To 14 Oct 2019 Monday
performances play

Lucrezia the Sinner Lucrezia the Saint

Written by the prominent Greek writer Penny Fylaktaki who has been awarded the National Award for Theatre Plays. The production opened with great success in Oxford,  at the Richard Burton-Elizabeth Taylor Studio of Oxford Playhouse a few months ago and it will be presented in London this October.

£16, Concessions £12

The Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street London, NW8 8EH
10 Oct 2019 Thursday
lecture

Contemporary Greek Diaspora in the UK and Beyond

The team of the Greek Diaspora Project introduces for the first time in London its rich output on the nature and significance of Greek Diasporas in the context of the recent Greek crisis and beyond.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
09 Oct 2019 Wednesday
Discussion lecture

Constantinople & the Constantinopolitans through the centuries

The event will consist of two presentations by prominent academics followed by a panel discussion.

Organised by the Association of Constantinopolitan Greeks in the UK (ACGUK)

Free entry, RSVP

The Hellenic Centre
08 Oct 2019 Tuesday
Discussion

Stratis Myrivilis Presentation

A presentation on the anniversary of 50 years after the death of the Great Greek writer Stratis Myrivilis presented by his granddaughter Mrs Christina Angelopoulou, Dr Maria Prevelakis, film director Eirini Vachlioti and others.

Free entry; RSVP

The Hellenic Centre
04 Oct 2019 Friday
lecture

Myths and psychotherapy

‘Psychological Therapy as a heroic journey into the labyrinth. The myth of Theseus and Ariadne’

The aim of the lecture is to explore the mythological imprint of the psychological processes that we all are in touch with and how mythological themes can be supplementary to the clinical practise of psychotherapy.

£5 entry

The Hellenic Centre
From02 Oct 2019 Wednesday
To 30 Oct 2019 Wednesday
Exhibition Friends Room

Nepal -through my lenses-

An exhibition of photographs by Kostis Paraskevas depicting the people, the religions and the landscape of Nepal.

Meet the Artist: Thursday 17 October, 6pm-8pm.

Free entry

Call for opening hours

The Hellenic Centre
01 Oct 2019 Tuesday
lecture

Welcome Back Coffee Morning

On the occasion of Lykion’s 40th anniversary, Dr Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps will give a lecture in Greek entitled “Ο Χαίντερλιν και οι Έλληνες”.

Organised by Lykion to Hellinidon London

The Hellenic Centre
29 Sep 2019 Sunday
screening

PAUSE – Cyprus Cinema Series

Screening of the film “Pause” by Cypriot director Tonia Mishiali, as part of the programme Cyprus Cinema Series, organised by the Cyprus High Commission – Cultural Section.

Free entry but registration essential, register here

More information

 

 

The Hellenic Centre
28 Sep 2019 Saturday
play

Play ‘Americana’

A play in English set in northern Greece in 1948, focusing on two peasant women: ‘Americana’ and her elder daughter, ‘Katerina’

Booking essential; £15, Members: £12

The Hellenic Centre
27 Sep 2019 Friday
lecture

Aspects and Visions of Greece in European Travellers’ Imagery from the Renaissance onwards

A panel discussion organised by the Board of Directors of the Panayotis & Effie Michelis Foundation about its newly published book ‘Greece in European Travellers’ Imagery (15th – 19th centuries): Identities, alterities, metamorphoses’ by Dr Aphrodite Kouria.

Free entry, RSVP essential

The Hellenic Centre
From25 Sep 2019 Wednesday
To 28 Sep 2019 Saturday
performances

The Thorn of Acacia

The Thorn of Acacia talks about FGM and women’s rights through a verbatim piece of writing using physical scenes to link the stories.

The White Bear Theatre
20 Sep 2019 Friday
book launch social

Memories of the English School

“Memories of the English School. An Alumni Reunion” Speakers: Professor Kypros Nicolaides and Mr Harry Sophoclides

Book Presentation of “The English School, Nicosia Cyprus: A historical account 1900 to 1960” by Kyriacos Demetriades

The English School in Nicosia has played, since its foundation in 1900, an important role in the education of young Cypriots and the enduring cultural bonds between Cyprus and the UK. In the event, eminent alumni will reminisce about their days at the School and how it helped them fulfil their aspirations.

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
16 Sep 2019 Monday
Discussion

Contemporary Security Frameworks and the Peace Talks in Cyprus

Seminar on Cyprus: The event will feature brief presentations by Professor Yuji Uesugi, Dr Emel Akcali and Dr Neophytos Loizides followed by discussion with the audience.

Organised by Cypriot Estia

Free entry, RSVP

The Hellenic Centre
From05 Sep 2019 Thursday
To 29 Sep 2019 Sunday
Exhibition Friends Room

Agapanthus – αγάπη, άνθος

An exhibition of paintings by Anastasia Krokidi leading us to a discussion with nature and our inner self.

Free entry

Call for opening hours

The Hellenic Centre
From15 Jul 2019 Monday
To 20 Jul 2019 Saturday
other performances

Annual Cyprus Week – Theatro Technis

Theatro Technis debuts their annual Cyprus Week, an yearly festival of the arts dedicated to promoting the cause of Greek Cypriot culture and to create closer connections between the Greek and Cypriot Greek communities in London. Led by our artistic director, George Evgeniou, Cyprus Week has been a tradition of Theatro Technis ever since its inception.

Theatro Technis, 26 Crowndale Road, London, NW1 1TT
08 Jul 2019 Monday
Music

Myth as Inspiration: A Contemporary Perspective

Exploring the great tradition of the Greek Myth, with music by Greek composers Iannis Xenakis, Manos Hadjidakis and Dimitrios Rontsis.

Free entry, booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
From05 Jul 2019 Friday
To 11 Jul 2019 Thursday
Exhibition

The Nature and the History in the Paintings and the Gobelins from Greece, Cyprus and Mediterranean

An exhibition of paintings and wall hanging tapestries/gobelin by Libuse Mikova.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
03 Jul 2019 Wednesday
Presentation

Portrait of an Author

A presentation of the work and life of Greek Cypriot author Nicole Anna Maniati by Dr Kiki Sonidou.

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
23 Jun 2019 Sunday
Family Event

Karaghiozis and the Riddles of the Vizier’s Daughter – Ο Καραγκιόζης και τα Αινίγματα της Βεζυροπούλας

Shadow theatre puppet show in Greek by Thodoris Kostidakis – an experienced shadow puppeteer, drama therapist and member of the Greek Association of Shadow Theatre.

£15 for adults and children over 3
£54 for family of four

The Hellenic Centre
16 Jun 2019 Sunday
Music

Piano Recital with pianist Georgios Vardakis

Piano recital, including pieces from Scarlatti, Brahms and Skalkottas

Performer Georgios Vardakis

Free entry, booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
16 Jun 2019 Sunday
children dance Family Event Music performances

Marylebone Summer Fayre

Marylebone High Street and the surrounding streets are closed to traffic for the day and are transformed into a celebration of summer, a fun day full of music, dance events and delicious food! Events include Greek Traditional Dances by Lykion ton Hellinidon.

You can also visit the Hellenic Centre on Paddington Street.

Free entry

13 Jun 2019 Thursday
social

Runciman Award Ceremony 2019

The ceremony (in English) for the Runciman Awards 2019 will take place in the Great Hall of the Hellenic Centre, in the presence of the award- winner, runners- up and sponsor of the award.

Free entry, booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
13 Jun 2019 Thursday

The Hellenic Centre Annual General Meeting

Hellenic Centre’s Annual General Meeting and wine reception for Hellenic Centre Members only.

The Hellenic Centre
07 Jun 2019 Friday
lecture

Cutting Close to Home: The Post-war Adoptions of Greek Children through the Cinematic Lens

An illustrated lecture by Gonda van Steen, Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature, King’s College London.

Organised by the Society of Modern Greek Studies.

Free entry, booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
07 Jun 2019 Friday

An Evening of Kantades and Live Greek Music

Event with good food and wine organised by the Ionian Society.

£30

Proceeds donated to a charitable cause.

Jacobs, 20 Gloucester Road, SW7 4RB
From06 Jun 2019 Thursday
To 30 Jun 2019 Sunday
Exhibition

Exhibition of Kissonerghis paintings from the Leventis Gallery Cyprus

Organised by A.G. Leventis Gallery Cyprus and the Hellenic Centre, supported by the A.G. Leventis Foundation. 

The exhibition will examine the relationship between Ioannis Kissonerghis and the landscape painting tradition created in Cyprus by traveller-artists, in particular British visitors or temporary residents of the island.

This event is part of the celebrations for the 25th Anniversary of the Hellenic Centre  

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
02 Jun 2019 Sunday

A Dog called Friki – Ένας Σκύλος που τον Έλεγαν Friki

A play in Greek starring Maria Solomou and Dimitris Kouroubalis.

Bookings and further information: www.prosopaevents.com

 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-dog-called-friki-solomou-kouroubalis-greek-theatre-2000-tickets-57650357772

The Tabernacle Theatre, 34-35 Powis Square, London ,W11 2AY
23 May 2019 Thursday
book launch

Book presentation ‘Forty-nine days in hell’

The author of the book Savvas Pavlides, based on his personal experience, describes the horrible events that took place in 1974 before and after the Turkish invasion in Cyprus.

The presentation will be in Greek. 

 

Free entry, booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
23 May 2019 Thursday
lecture

Niki Marangou Lecture: Blowing up the Parthenon – Greek antiquity as a burden and as a rival on the modern Greek stage

The lecture will focus on relatively recent iconoclastic productions of Greek drama in Greece as acts of aggression against images of classical antiquity as a sacrosanct relic.

Strand Campus, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
From21 May 2019 Tuesday
To 29 May 2019 Wednesday
Exhibition

Contemporary Iconography

An exhibition by Greek-Cypriot artist Elena Papadopoulou.

Meet the Artist: Tuesday 21 May, 6.30-9.30pm

Organised by the Cyprus High Commission – Cultural Section.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
19 May 2019 Sunday
Discussion

EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS: Diversity and Inclusivity in the Age of Brexit

A panel discussion in English led by Dr Anastasios Maragiannis.

Organised by the Ionian Society.

Free entry, booking essential.

Andipa Gallery, 162 Walton Street, SW3 2JL
17 May 2019 Friday
lecture

Macedonia after the Prespes Agreement

A lecture in English to discuss the latest developments and challenges after the signing of the Prespes Agreement.

Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain.

Free entry; booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
10 May 2019 Friday
Music

Ήρθες σαν την Άνοιξη / You’ve arrived like the Spring

This year’s HC Easter Celebration features members of the London based group Plastikes Karekles performing their own arrangements of a selection of popular Greek love songs ranging from the early 40s to our days: Greek tangos, waltzes, rebetika, folk and popular songs, original compositions or famous European songs translated into Greek

Tickets £12, Hellenic Centre Members and concessions £10

The Hellenic Centre
09 May 2019 Thursday
lecture

Sinop Kale Excavations: Investigations of an Early Greek Settlement on the Turkish Black Sea Coast

A lecture by Dr Jane Rempel, University of Sheffield.

Organised by the Promotion of Hellenic Studies.

Free entry, booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
08 May 2019 Wednesday
lecture

POSTPONED! Aspects and Visions of Greece in European Travellers’ Imagery from the Renaissance onwards

Event Postponed for a Later Date in Autumn

Panel discussion organised by the Board of Directors of the Panayotis & Effie Michelis Foundation about its newly published book ‘Greece in European Travellers’ Imagery (15th – 19th centuries): Identities, alterities, metamorphoses’ by Dr Aphrodite Kouria.

Event Postponed – New Date TBC

The Hellenic Centre
07 May 2019 Tuesday
Discussion

In the Flow of Self-Knowledge, Tracing Roots of Psychopathology and Identity

A presentation in English by Rev Dr Grigorios- Chrysostomos Tympas, author of the book In the Flow of Self-Knowledge, Tracing Roots of Psychopathology and Identity. 

Supported by the Hellenic Psychiatric Association, UK. Organised by Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon.

Free entry, booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
From30 Apr 2019 Tuesday
To 16 May 2019 Thursday
Exhibition Friends Room

Intertwist

An exhibition by mixed media artist Kira Phoenix K’inan, inspired by visited locations, sccientific explorations and the mythologies of old.

 

Meet the Artist: Thursday 2 May, 18:30-20:30

Free Entry

The Hellenic Centre
13 Apr 2019 Saturday
screening

Cyprus Cinema Series – ROSEMARIE

Screening of the Cypriot film ROSEMARIE and Q&A with the director Adonis Florides, as part of the programme Cyprus Cinema Series.

Organised by Cyprus High Commission – Cultural Section

Free

The Hellenic Centre
13 Apr 2019 Saturday
performances

Winter Journey by Metapraxis Ensemble

‘A young refugee, stuck on a boat in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, is reading
what’s left from an old diary: remembering/re-learning his/her own life story.’

Standard £12

Concessions £10

Omnibus Theatre, 1 Clapham Common North Side, London SW4 0QW
12 Apr 2019 Friday
book launch

The Woman of Cyprus – The Journey of a Century

Book presentation The Woman of Cyprus – The Journey of a Century by Androulla Vassiliou, former First Lady and ex-EU Commissioner.

The event is organised by The Hellenic Centre and the Cypriot Estia of London

The presentation will be in Greek and English.

This event is part of the celebrations for the 25th Anniversary of the Hellenic Centre  

Supported by the A.G. Leventis Foundation.

Free entry, booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
07 Apr 2019 Sunday
Music

Cavalleria Rusticana

An Opera event organised by the Ionian Society, for further information, get in contact with the organisers.

£15

Andipa Gallery, 162 Walton Street, SW3 2JL
06 Apr 2019 Saturday
Music

Oxford Philharmonic Concert for Hellenic Centre’s 25th Anniversary -FULLY BOOKED

Organised by the Hellenic Centre & sponsored by the A.G. Leventis Foundation

The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra in Residence at the University of Oxford, is delighted to present this concert celebrating the Hellenic Centre’s 25th anniversary.

This event is part of the celebrations for the 25th Anniversary of the Hellenic Centre  

Free entry; booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
From06 Apr 2019 Saturday
To 18 Apr 2019 Thursday
Exhibition

Woman of Cyprus

Exhibition from the collection of A.Nicolas, under the auspices of Mr Euripides L Evriviades, His Excellency The High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus.

The exhibition is supported by AG Leventis Foundation and organised by the Hellenic Centre. 

This event is part of the celebrations for the 25th Anniversary of the Hellenic Centre  

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
04 Apr 2019 Thursday
lecture

Symposium Announcement – Open Call for Presentations & Lecture at the High Commission of Cyprus

Open call for symposium inaugurated by a talk with Dr Jennifer M. Webb

High Commission of Cyprus, 13 St. James’s Square, SW1Y 4LB
02 Apr 2019 Tuesday
Discussion

Sofka Zinovieff: ‘Three Anglo-Greek families: three books’

Acclaimed writer Sofka Zinovieff will speak about Anglo -Greek lives of the families described in three of her books.

Free entry, booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
01 Apr 2019 Monday
lecture

2019 Leventis Lecture Series: Lecture by Exeter University

The Leventis Lectures event 2019 will showcase the research currently being undertaken at the University of Exeter into the impact of Greek culture upon our modern world.

Free entry; booking required.

The Hellenic Centre
From30 Mar 2019 Saturday
To 31 Mar 2019 Sunday
children Family Event

Apple, Cinnamon & Sugar

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Children’s play by Fournos Theatre Group followed by a series of creative and fun activities delivered by The Hellenic Hub.

 

The Hellenic Centre
From23 Mar 2019 Saturday
To 24 Mar 2019 Sunday
other

Once and Future Europe

A performance at The Marchland Arms (a weekend festival of music and art from Europe) featuring Nikos Baroutsakis and Savina Yannatou.
It’s a new dance-theatre piece called Ionic taking inspiration from the poetry of C. P. Cavafy.

It forms part of a session with two other performances from Europe.

£20 , £15

Ye Olde Mitre, Ely Place London EC1N 6SJ
21 Mar 2019 Thursday
lecture

“Rethinking language education in the UK’s Greek Cypriot diaspora”

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

A talk by Petros Karatsareas on the language education in the UK’s Greek Cypriot diaspora.

Free entry, booking essential as places are limited.

The Hellenic Centre
15 Mar 2019 Friday
lecture

Brexit:What Next?

Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain. 

A panel discussion in English with Denis MacShane, Former UK Europe Minister and author, Danae Kyriakopoulou, Chief Economist at OMFIF, Florence Mele, Director of Quality and Academic Services at the ESCP Europe Business School and Vicky Pryce, economist and author as Chair.

Free entry; booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
14 Mar 2019 Thursday
book launch

Greece – Biography of A Modern Nation

Book presentation by Roderick Beaton.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre and Allen Lane Books. 

Free entry; booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
From14 Mar 2019 Thursday
To 03 Apr 2019 Wednesday
book launch Exhibition Friends Room

The Desert Behind

Playwright & poet Natalie Katsou and photographer Yiannis Katsaris join their artistic forces and invite us to The Desert Behind; a photographic journey and book launch of their poetry collection.

Book Launch and Private View – Meet the artists: 20 March 2019

 

Free Entry

The Hellenic Centre
11 Mar 2019 Monday
Music

HC Kathara Deftera Celebration with Kourelou and London Greek Collective- SOLD OUT

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Kathara Deftera Celebration with Kourelou and London Greek Collective

Tickets £20

concessions and HC Members £17, including music and a taster of traditional Greek vegetarian flavours.

The Hellenic Centre
11 Mar 2019 Monday
Music

Lunchtime concert of piano 4-hands music with ”Duo Dithyrambico”

Organised by the Hellenic Centre 

A lunchtime piano concert with Angelina Pavlou & Christos Fountos

Free entry; booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
10 Mar 2019 Sunday
lecture

An Evening with the poet Titos Patrikios | Greek Poetry

In honour of the renowned Greek poet Titos Patrikios, a retrospective of his much-celebrated career will take place on Sunday 10th March, complete with audiovisual material and the participation of esteemed guests, among which the poet himself.

For tickets and the complete programme please click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-the-poet-titos-patrikios-greek-poetry-tickets-54995983467?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete

Media support press and communication office of the Εmbassy of Greece.

Golden sponsor:
The Hellenic Hub

Sponsors:
The National Historical Museum
Future Intelligence Ltd

All proceeds from the event will be used to support the Greek Library of London.

Under the Auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture and the Hellenic Authors’ Society.
With the support of the Press and Communication Office of the Greek Embassy.

£15, £10

The Hellenic Centre
08 Mar 2019 Friday
lecture

Opera Deconstructed: an evening with Rodula Gaitanou and takis

A talk with internationally renowned opera director Rodula Gaitanou and the artist and designer takis organised by the Hellenic Centre London and Investec Opera Holland Park

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
06 Mar 2019 Wednesday

The Choregic Monument of Thrasyllos on the southern Slope of the Athenian Acropolis

A lecture by Konstantinos Boletis, Architect, Doctor of History and Archaeology, Ephorate of the Antiquities of the City of Athens.

The event is organised by Greek Archaeological Committee UK

 

Free entry, booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
06 Mar 2019 Wednesday
performances

Under the stars – Οι κάτω απ’τ’αστέρια

Prosopa Events and Alfa Idea are delighted to present the theatre play
“Under the stars – Οι κάτω απ’ τ’ αστέρια” for two shows in London, followed by one in Manchester and one in Amsterdam.

£17 – £30

The Tabernacle Theatre, 34-35 Powis Square, London ,W11 2AY
01 Mar 2019 Friday
lecture

136 Hermes Street- and the painter George Pol. Georghiou

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

An illustrated lecture in English by Rima Outram

Free entry; booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
From28 Feb 2019 Thursday
To 03 Mar 2019 Sunday

Unmythable

One show.
Three actors.
All the Greek myths.

£15

Crescent, Crescent, The Vaults, Leake St Waterloo, SE1 7NN
24 Feb 2019 Sunday

Sustainable luxury: Fashion designers & other stories from Greece and the world

Sustainable fashion and organic products from Greece and beyond organised by the Ionian Society.

Free entry but early booking recommended

Andipa Gallery, 162 Walton Street, SW3 2JL
23 Feb 2019 Saturday

24th Anniversary Dinner Dance

24th Anniversary Dinner Dance organised by the Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain. 

Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane London W1K 7TN
22 Feb 2019 Friday
lecture

Wagner and Greece

Organised by the Hellenic Centre 

An illustrated lecture by Helena Matheopoulos

Free entry; booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
21 Feb 2019 Thursday
lecture

Walking through the Landscapes of Marina Adams

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Helli Pangalou will give a lecture on Marina Adams and the Gardens she created.

Free entry; booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
19 Feb 2019 Tuesday
lecture

Walking Billboards or Wearable History? Paper Dresses from the ATOPOS cvc Collection

Organised by the Hellenic Centre & ATOPOS cvc

A talk by Myrsini Pichou as part of #TextMe_PaperFashion

This event is part of the celebrations for the 25th Anniversary of the Hellenic Centre  

Free entry; booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
From18 Feb 2019 Monday
To 23 Feb 2019 Saturday
performances

Phaedra I—

Phaedra I—, written and directed by Avra Sidiropoulou, is Athens-based Persona Theatre Company’s new international project, which brings together artists from Greece and the U.K.
The show opens at Tristan Bates Theatre in central London, playing for a limited run
(18th-23rd February 2019).

£12 and £10

12 Feb 2019 Tuesday
lecture

Ancient Invisible Cities

Joint presentation for the Anglo-Hellenic League and the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
From12 Feb 2019 Tuesday
To 11 Mar 2019 Monday
Exhibition Friends Room

MANI / Μάνη – Painting the Southern Peloponnese: In the Footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor

Mani’s strange beauty, the Greek landscapes of Craxton ad Ghika and Patrick Leigh Fermor’s evocative writing inspired Toby Wiggins to return to Mani and paint a series of landscapes.

Free Entry

The Hellenic Centre
10 Feb 2019 Sunday
play

The Cloakroom Attendant

Organised by the Hellenic Centre 

A play in Greek by Dimitra Barla 

Tickets £10

HC members & concessions £8

The Hellenic Centre
06 Feb 2019 Wednesday
lecture

Symbols of Cosmic Descent in Byzantine Imagery

A lecture by Dr Richard Temple of the Temple Gallery.

This lecture will contemplate the Hesychast tradition of early Christian monasteries and its significance in the traditional art of icon painting.

The Hellenic Centre
31 Jan 2019 Thursday
lecture

To διαχρονικόν μέγα μήνυμα των τριών Ιεραρχών: Ύφος – Αρετή – Παιδεία – Ηθική και Πολιτική στην Κοινωνία – Τhe Diachronic Message of the Three Hierarchs’

Lecture with Professor Konstantinos Niarhos, University of Athens, organised by the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
29 Jan 2019 Tuesday
lecture

”Paper Dress: Future of History?”A talk by Jose Teunissen

Organised by the Hellenic Centre & ATOPOS cvc

As part of #TextMe_PaperFashion,  Jose Teunissen, Professor, Dean, School of Design & Technology, London College of Fashion will give a talk about
”Paper Dress: Future of History?”

This event is part of the celebrations for the 25th Anniversary of the Hellenic Centre  

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
25 Jan 2019 Friday
Music

The Ionian Society New Year’s Vassilopita

This is traditional Greek event to help raise funds for the church of St. Spyridon, Piraeus, Greece in order to feed 150 families daily.

Organised by the Ionian Society.

£15 inclusive of food, wine and live music.

Andipa Gallery, 162 Walton Street, SW3 2JL
18 Jan 2019 Friday
lecture

Imag(in)ing the ancient Greeks in early colonial Mexico: An interactive dialogue between Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican and Western European cultural legacy and artistic tradition

Organised by the Hellenic Centre 

An illustrated presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Baquedano and Dimitrios Roussos.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From16 Jan 2019 Wednesday
To 24 Feb 2019 Sunday
Exhibition

#TextMe_PaperFashion

Explore text and paper in fashion through a selection of disposable paper dresses from the 1960s including rare Japanese shifu underclothes from the Edo period, Richard Nixon’s 1968 electoral campaign dress, the after Andy Warhol ‘Souper Dress’ , paper garments by significant designers such as  Miyake, Tsumura, Galliano and many more in an exhibition that doesn’t only look good on paper!

 

Free entry!

The Hellenic Centre
11 Jan 2019 Friday
Music

HC Vasilopitta evening 2019

Organised by the Hellenic Centre 

Let’s welcome 2019 and start the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Hellenic Centre with Vasilopitta and a unique performance of songs inspired by love with Trio Lirico.
A programme of well-known excerpts from Greek operettas and songs of the operetta era and subsequent periods.

This event is part of the celebrations for the 25th Anniversary of the Hellenic Centre  

 

£15, £12 Concessions and Hellenic Centre Members

The Hellenic Centre
15 Dec 2018 Saturday
dance

Christmas Ball 2018 organised by the Macedonian Society for Great Britain

A festive dinner dance organised by the Macedonian Society for Great Britain.

Royal Garden Hotel, High Street Kensington, London, W8 4PT
14 Dec 2018 Friday
sales / fairs

Lykion ton Hellinidon ”Christmas Bazaar”

Traditional Greek sweets, embroideries, diaries, 2019 good luck charms and more.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
09 Dec 2018 Sunday
social

Lykion ton Hellinidon ”Champagne Christmas Afternoon Tea”

A celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Lykion ton Hellinidon.

 

The Royal Thames Yacht Club, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LF
08 Dec 2018 Saturday
performances

Piano Recital ‘For Hope’ by Stavros Dritsas – Guest Soprano Katerina Mina

piano recital in aim of the “Elpida” Association for Children with cancer

Various prices

Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn London Russell Mansions, 144 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 5AJ Southampton Row London WC1B 5AJ
02 Dec 2018 Sunday
performances

Sincerely Yours

A performance in English, based on Franz Kafka’s Letter to his Father directed by Angeliki Petropetsioti.

£15 (on the door); booking essential

Andipa Gallery, 162 Walton Street, SW3 2JL
29 Nov 2018 Thursday
lecture

The Ninth Andreas A David Biennial Memorial Lecture

Organised by The Council of the Hellenic Community Trust

A talk by ”Migration and Media Challenging Democracy and National Cohesion in Our Times” with Professor Edward Schumacher – Matos

The Hellenic Centre
27 Nov 2018 Tuesday
lecture

Adoption, Memory, and Cold War Greece: Kid pro quo?

A lecture by Prof. Gonda Van Steen, new Koraes Professor at King’s College London.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
25 Nov 2018 Sunday
children

Christmas breads and holiday hearts … this is the way the holiday starts!

Organised by the Hellenic Centre and the Hellenic Hub, and supported by Children’s Reading Club of the Greek Library.

A workshop in Greek and an opportunity for children to explore Christmas Greek traditions.

Tickets for children and adults £15; adults admitted only if accompanying children.

The Hellenic Centre
25 Nov 2018 Sunday
Exhibition

17th – 19th Century Icons Exhibition- EVENT CANCELLED

THE EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Exhibition taking place at the Andipa Gallery

Free entry

25 Nov 2018 Sunday
Music

Louis Demetrius Alvanis – Piano Classics

Louis Demetrius Alvanis returns to the Steiner House with a programme including Mozart, Betthoven, Brinch and Chopin.

Tickets from £12

Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, NW1 6XT
24 Nov 2018 Saturday

The Oinoussian Ball 2018

The annual fund raising event from the Oinoussai Benevolent Fund.

Adults £175

Under 30’s £110. Ticket price includes dinner, wines and refreshments and entertainment.

The Nine Kings Suite, Royal Lancaster London Hotel
21 Nov 2018 Wednesday
Discussion

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70

A talk by professor William Schabas regarding the relevance of the Declaration of Human Rights to issues like migration, equality rights and xenophobia.

The Hellenic Centre
20 Nov 2018 Tuesday
lecture

The Late Prehistoric Polities of the Thermaic Gulf: Recent Archaelogical Research at Thessaloniki Toumba and the Anthemous Valley

An illustrated lecture by Professor Emeritus of Prehistoric Archaelogy Stelios Andreou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a leader in Aegean archaelogy, presenting new finds from his excavation projects in Macedonia, Greece.

King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
16 Nov 2018 Friday
Discussion lecture

Hippocratic Oration 2018

“The President and the Committee of the Hellenic Medical Society UK have the pleasure of inviting you to the Hippocratic Oration 2018 that will take place immediately after the Paleo Oncology conference.

The 2018 Hippocratic Orator for 2018 is Professor Panayotis N. Soucacos MD, FACS and the title of his talk is: “Unraveling the Mysteries of Congenital Anomalies of the Upper & Lower Extremities, with Deviation from Normality, in Ancient Mythology to Modern Medicine.”

The Hellenic Centre
16 Nov 2018 Friday
lecture

An International Colloquium on Palaeo-Oncology The Antiquity of Cancer

Internationally recognised speakers will present palaeo-pathological evidence on cancer and will discuss the written testimony of the disease afflicting populations in societies and cultures of antiquity.

There will be no registration fee but prospective participants are invited to declare their intention to attend.

This meeting is generously supported by the A.G. Leventis Foundation

 

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
16 Nov 2018 Friday
performances

Inter- Europe (The London Leg) by The International Theatre Institute and Island Life Productions

Original work of Greek emerging artist Thomas Tsalapatis at the end of his ten-day London residency.

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Rehearsal Room 2
From16 Nov 2018 Friday
To 18 Nov 2018 Sunday

Reading Classical Greek: Continuing Beginners

A Beginners’ Greek course that will introduce you to the basic elements of Classical Greek grammar through reading passages adapted from ancient Greek authors using the JACT Reading Greek course (CUP, 2nd edition, 2007). Each weekend builds on the progress achieved in the previous one.

Course fee:£295
Accommodation fees:

Single room: £60 per night

Double/Twin room £50 per person, per night (2 people sharing)

Institute of Continuing Education University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB23 8AQ, UK
From16 Nov 2018 Friday
To 18 Nov 2018 Sunday

Reading Classical Greek: Intermediate

Intermediate Greek courses will present light-hearted yet academically rigorous adventures in ancient Greek literature for students wanting to explore the original Greek of major authors like Homer and Herodotus, Sophocles and Thucydides, Euripides and Plato. Some previous knowledge is necessary (e.g. rusty A Level, or degree).

Course fee: £295

Accommodation fee:

Single room: £60 per night

Double/Twin room £50 per person, per night (2 people sharing)

Institute of Continuing Education University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB23 8AQ, UK
From16 Nov 2018 Friday
To 18 Nov 2018 Sunday

Reading Classical Greek: Advanced

Advanced Greek courses will appeal to those with a confident grasp of the fundamentals of the ancient Greek language and who want to explore a wide range of Greek texts in their original form.

Course fee: £295

Accommodation Fees: Single room: £60 per night

Double/Twin room £50 per person, per night (2 people sharing)

Institute of Continuing Education University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB23 8AQ, UK
15 Nov 2018 Thursday
lecture

Climate- Change, Biodiversity and the Need for Action in Today’s Hellenic World

A talk in English by Anastasios P.Leventis CBE, OFR, Chairman of the A G Leventis Foundation, about climate change and Greece.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
15 Nov 2018 Thursday
performances

Sisyphus Distressing

A silenced story turned into a sonic venture, a fight between fictional characters and modern life: An iconic protagonist from Greek mythology, a classic antagonist from Grimn Brother’s tale, and Albert Camus’s philosophy values and social norms… vs endless repetition, meaninglessness, struggle & failure! With integrated BSL interpretation.
Produced and presented by Metapraxis Ensemble
Greece/UK
Language: English with BSL interpretation
Running time: 60 minutes

£10

The Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street London, NW8 8EH
From13 Nov 2018 Tuesday
To 29 Nov 2018 Thursday
Exhibition

Lesvos – Between Hope and Despair

An exhibition of photographs by Margarita Mavromichalis.

The black and white images depict the arrival of the refugees on the shores of the island, their compassionate reception by locals and volunteers, as well as their plight to survive a new reality.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
12 Nov 2018 Monday
lecture

Princess Anne of Cyprus – The Cypriot Duchess of Savoy

An illustrated lecture in English by Greek Cypriot author Mary Pyrgos.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From11 Nov 2018 Sunday
To 15 Oct 2018 Monday
Music performances

TROY

Collide Theatre invites you on an experimental new opera; a musical journey through a war’s noise and the silence of its aftermath. Written in 2015 by one of Greece’s most prominent writers, Dimitris Dimitriadis, TROY is a raw account of the destruction that war brings upon a human soul.

£10

Etcetera Theatre, , NW1 7BU
From10 Nov 2018 Saturday
To 12 Nov 2018 Monday
performances

LoOK at me

LoOk-at-me is a risky clownery act, about a woman working herself into a frenzy.

Produced and presented by Monamas Theatre Company

£10

The Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street London, NW8 8EH
From09 Nov 2018 Friday
To 11 Nov 2018 Sunday
performances play

Όλα αυτά τα υπέροχα πράγματα (Every Brilliant Thing)

Τhe Greek production of the worldwide smash-hit play comes to London for the first time! A play by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe, performed in Greek by Melina Theocharidou. 

Tickets: £18 / £15 (Hellenic Centre Members & concessions) / £14 (Group Bookings over 9)

The Hellenic Centre
05 Nov 2018 Monday
performances

”Youkali” The Pursuit of Happiness

A musical performance, based on Kurt Weil‘s Youkali song with Danae Eleni (soprano) and Kimon Pallikaropoulos (accordion) directed by Angeliki Petropetsioti; design Associate: Laurie Bamon. 

Produced by Mirror Theatre. Organised by the Ionian Society.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
02 Nov 2018 Friday

Papanikolaou Prize

Papanikolaou Prize is organised by the Hellenic Medical Society UK.

The Hellenic Centre
From02 Nov 2018 Friday
To 04 Nov 2018 Sunday

The Levantines: Identities and Heritage

In November 2018, the Levantine Heritage Foundation will hold its third international conference, “The Levantines: Identities and Heritage” in Athens.

Conference flyer 

Tours flyer 

Cotsen Hall in the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens
From01 Nov 2018 Thursday
To 05 Nov 2018 Monday
Exhibition Friends Room

Beautiful Moments of LIFE

An exhibition of paintings and handmade jewellery by Tonia Theodorou capturing how art becomes a jewel.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
30 Oct 2018 Tuesday
Music performances

Christodoulos at 75

Concert with pianist and composer Christodoulos Georgiades

£17 and £12 for HC Members/concessions to include a glass of wine.

The Hellenic Centre
29 Oct 2018 Monday
lecture

‘Synthesis: Theodore Ralli, a cosmopolitan Orientalist’

A lecture by Dr Maria Katsanaki on the occasion of the presentation of her book Theodore Ralli published by the A. G. Leventis Foundation and the A. G. Leventis Gallery (2018).

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
27 Oct 2018 Saturday
screening

CYPRUS CINEMA SERIES

The Cyprus High Commission cordially invites you to the opening of the Cyprus Cinema Series, with a screening of the award-winning feature film Boy on the Bridge, by Petros Charalambous

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
26 Oct 2018 Friday
book launch

ΠατρΕίδα – Home – a seen- land

A new poetry composition by Yannis Efthymiadis 

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
25 Oct 2018 Thursday
lecture

My Thessaloniki- A Personal Tour of the City and its Culture

Illustrated lecture by John Kittmer

Free

The Hellenic Centre
20 Oct 2018 Saturday
Music

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will perform music composed by Professor Antonis Simintiras.

Live recital by the Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.

General £25

Student £5

Swansea University
20 Oct 2018 Saturday
Music

From Chopin to Hatzidakis with Dora Bakopoulou and Elli Paspala- A fundraising event for the wildfire victims in Greece

Piano recital with Dora Bakopoulou and Elli Paspala

The event is organised by the Hellenic Centre and the Foundation for Hellenic Culture.

£15, £12 concessions

The Hellenic Centre
17 Oct 2018 Wednesday
Music

Forever Young concert with Nana Mouschouri

One of the most successful female artists of all time, the legendary chanson singer NANA MOUSKOURI, known for hits such as ‘The White Rose of Athens’ and ‘Only Love’ will be returning to London for one special show.

£45- £65

Royal Festival Hall
12 Oct 2018 Friday
Discussion

Byzantine Music: An ode to God and its path through time

A presentation about Byzantine music by Omilos Eksipiretiton (The Servers’ Society), a School of Thought and Action founded in 1980 in Athens, Greece; its aim is the development of the spirit and the promotion of Greek civilization.

Free entry

Holst Room, Morley College London, 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7HT
12 Oct 2018 Friday
Discussion

An Evening Dedicated to Mount Athos

A panel discussion in English.

Free entry; booking essential

RSVP by 8th of October

The Hellenic Centre
12 Oct 2018 Friday
Music performances

Kantades Ioanian Evening

Live music by Pavlos & Co., singing, dancing and get together, as well as a four course meal and a glass of wine.

£30, including a four course meal and a glass of wine.

Jacobs, 20 Gloucester Road, SW7 4RB
11 Oct 2018 Thursday
book launch

“Echoing Word… from the infinite to the world, from the world to the human, from the human to the self.” The journey is fulfilled.

A poetic trilogy of the contemporary Greek poet and philosopher Dimitris Kakalidis.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
11 Oct 2018 Thursday
lecture

Lykion ton Hellinidon ‘Welcome Back Coffee Morning’

A lecture by Dr. Petros Karatsareas on the Cypriot Dialect. 

The Hellenic Centre
06 Oct 2018 Saturday
Discussion workshop

RG Connect18, the fifth annual Reload Greece conference

RG Connect18, the fifth annual Reload Greece conference.

Prince Philip House,3 Carlton House Terrace,St. James's London, SW1Y 5DG
04 Oct 2018 Thursday
Discussion

EU Citizens’ Rights Informative Session

An informative session about the EU citizens’ rights in the context of Brexit.

Free entry; booking essential

 

 

The Hellenic Centre
03 Oct 2018 Wednesday
lecture

More Dashing: Further Letters of Patrick Leigh Fermor

Launch of Adam Sisman’s new book.

Free entry but non-member attendees are invited to make a donation;booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
From29 Sep 2018 Saturday
To 30 Sep 2018 Sunday
performances

Six Nights on the Acropolis

Six Nights on the Acropolis with Stamatis Kraounakis

Directed by Anastasia Revi

Produced by Theatre Lab and The Hellenic Centre

Based on the novel by George Seferis

Tickets: £25,

Hellenic Centre Members and concessions £20

The Hellenic Centre
From22 Sep 2018 Saturday
To 22 Sep 2018 Saturday
performances

The Passion Crossroad- Pasiones Cruzadas

Tangos and Smyrni traditional songs

Free

The Hellenic Centre
From22 Sep 2018 Saturday
To 23 Sep 2018 Sunday
Exhibition Music other social

Open House Weekend

Open House – Free entry to London’s best buildings!

Free entry; no booking required

The Hellenic Centre
From22 Sep 2018 Saturday
To 23 Sep 2018 Sunday
Exhibition

Frequencies Awakening

Andrew Polyviou’s debut art exhibition revealing his inspiration and creative journey through art therapy following a dramatic life change in 2014.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
From22 Sep 2018 Saturday
To 23 Sep 2018 Sunday
Exhibition

Ξυλοσύνη – Xylosini

Emphasizing the irrevocable connection between the creator and his creations,  Nikos Tilkeridis brings to London for the first time some of his unique wood crafted objects and reveals the knowledge, effort and respect involved in working with wood.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
From18 Sep 2018 Tuesday
To 30 Oct 2018 Tuesday
Exhibition Friends Room

A Skein of People and Colours Unravels in India

Athens born, urban and travel photographer, Georgios Zampas captures through his lence and shares with us colours, details and feelings of his recent life journey to India.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
From12 Sep 2018 Wednesday
To 14 Sep 2018 Friday
Exhibition Friends Room

Shadows & Reflections

At the start of his career, photography student Kemal G Kemal presents his first solo exhibition at The Hellenic Centre

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
06 Aug 2018 Monday
performances

The Egg Rumour

A musical play that explores the new office perk large corporations are offering to women: Social Freezing! Ladies, you can now freeze your eggs, work your way up the ladder, find the right man and forget about having kids for a few years.

£10, students and concessions £7

The Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street London, NW8 8EH
From30 Jul 2018 Monday
To 04 Aug 2018 Saturday
performances

The Cloackroom Attendant

After successful performances at the Wallace Collection in London, in Copenhagen and in Athens, Dimitra Barla’s autobiographical one-woman show The Cloakroom Attendant, directed by Natalie Katsou, comes to the Camden Fringe.

£10, £8

Tristan Bates Theatre, 1A Tower St, Covent Garden, WC2H 9NP, London
26 Jul 2018 Thursday
performances

Hal Cruttenden – Edinburgh Preview

National treasure Hal Cruttenden (Have I Got News For You, The Apprentice, Bake Off, Live at the Apollo) brings a preview of his brand-new show, Chubster, to Stratford for a night of mirth and mayhem that won’t soon be forgotten.

Secret Weapon, Stratford
From23 Jul 2018 Monday
To 27 Jul 2018 Friday
sales / fairs

MULBERRY Sample Sale

You are invited to the Mulberry Sample Sale

Shop up to 75% off bags, purses, ready to wear and shoes

(paid advert from HC corporate client)

Registration essential 

£2 entry (cash only) will be donated to Jessie May charity

The Hellenic Centre
17 Jul 2018 Tuesday
Discussion

Greek community outreach event

An event organised by DEXEU (Department for Exiting the European Union) discussing the rights of Greek citizens living in the UK after EU exit.

Free entry, limited spaces available.

The Hellenic Centre
From05 Jul 2018 Thursday
To 07 Jul 2018 Saturday

The Bacchae

Thebes – a town sown from the seeds of the Dragons teeth, Pentheus – a king who likes to
fight with Gods, the Bacchae – the women of Thebes, driven mad, the Chorus – the foreign
maenad priestesses whose devotion gives them power and Dionysus – a God who knows no
limitations.

Tickets £10, concessions £8

Hampstead Parish Church
05 Jul 2018 Thursday
lecture

The Photographs of Joan Leigh Fermor: Artist and Lover

Joan Leigh Fermor (1912 – 2002) was one of the finest photographers of her time.

She most excelled in pictures of unspoilt Greece between 1945- 1960.

 

 

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
30 Jun 2018 Saturday

Women of Rebetiko

An event dedicated to the great female icons of re- betiko Eskenazy, Abatzi, Bellou, Haskil, Georgakopoulou, and Ninou among others.

Organised by Rebetiko Carnival. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.

Tickets £15, students £10; sales at the door £18 (cash only) but only if tickets are not sold out online

The Hellenic Centre
From29 Jun 2018 Friday
To 01 Jul 2018 Sunday

Memory and Identity. Political, Financial and Cultural Aspects of Diaspora Communities

The focus of this conference is the notion of memory and the many ways in which it shapes and transforms personal and communal identities is the focus of this conference. The effects of political changes and financial challenges will be investigated with reference to Diaspora communities of the 20th century, with special emphasis on the Greek and Russian Diaspora communities of London and Oxford.

WORKSHOP FEES

  • Regular registration for the entire workshop: £ 20
  • Regular registration per day: £ 10
  • Student rate with a card for the entire workshop: £ 10/ per day £ 5
  • Benefactor rate per day*: £ 40

*Benefactor rates will enable us to offer concession rates to more attendants

 

Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66 St. Giles', Oxford, OX1 3LU
17 Jun 2018 Sunday

Marylebone Summer Fayre

A celebration of summer in the streets of Marylebone, a fun day full of music, dance events and delicious food! Events include Greek Traditional Dances by Lykion ton Hellinidon.

Free access to the public

16 Jun 2018 Saturday

Belshazzar’s Feast

Music concert

 

Tickets £10 to £25

Guildford Hall
From12 Jun 2018 Tuesday
To 16 Jun 2018 Saturday

Cassandra

An adaptation of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon called Cassandra. This play takes us on a very personal journey through some of the struggles many women face in their lives; the choice between what’s expected of them and how they feel. Touching on the themes of #metoo and #timesup, Cassandra is an exploration of giving a voiceless woman an audience.

£7.50 – £10

Blue Elephant Theatre, Camberwell
From11 Jun 2018 Monday
To 14 Jun 2018 Thursday

Moments of Glory

An exhibition organised by Cyprus High Commission

A memorable photographic exhibition focused on true “Moments of Glory” of the Olympic Games RIO 2016, captured by Selene Alexia.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
08 Jun 2018 Friday

Social Media and the Greek Language (In)visibility

Lecture by Professor Alexandra Georgakopoulou – Nunes

Organised by the Society for Modern Greek Studies

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
06 Jun 2018 Wednesday

Byzantine Chant in the Anglosphere

Lectures with musical illustrations

Organised by the School of Byzantine Music, Archdiocese of Thyateira and the Department of Music, City University, London and supported by the Hellenic Centre

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
04 Jun 2018 Monday

An evening with Chopin

A Chopin recital by Nicolas Constantinou

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From01 Jun 2018 Friday
To 29 Jun 2018 Friday
Exhibition Friends Room

Where Do You Come From – Photographic Exhibition by D. Kourakos & A. Kapuscinska

An exhibition of photography by Dimitris
Kourakos and Agni Kapuscinska. Together, they convey a story of the mysterious, beautiful and multi dimensional Universe that is Our Home.

Meet the Artist:  Friday 1st June, 18:30-20:30

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
23 May 2018 Wednesday

Coming Home to the Other: a Greek, a Turk and Stories of a Shared Past

Storytelling event

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
22 May 2018 Tuesday

Hitler’s Island War. The Battles of the Dodecanese in WWII

Julie Peakman will give a lecture on the battles of the Dodecanese during WWII.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
19 May 2018 Saturday
18 May 2018 Friday

Niloufer, by N. Kazantzopoulos- tribute to Pontian Genocide

Short introduction as commemoration to the Pontians and a book presentation.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
17 May 2018 Thursday

Nadia Marks Book presentation ‘Secrets under the Sun’

Join the Cyprus-born bestselling author Nadia Marks for an evening to celebrate her new novel Secrets Under the Sun. Set in the small seaside town of Larnaka, this moving, transporting new novel explores forbidden love and family secrets. Three childhood friends reunite for the funeral of Katerina, the much-loved old woman who had a profound effect on their lives. Her loss leaves the friends bereft, but the funeral is not just a time to mourn and remember, as they begin to uncover the riddles of their childhood.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
14 May 2018 Monday

A Romanian Romance – the story of Paddy Leigh Fermor and Princess Balasa Cantacuzzino

A presentation of Alan Ogden’s new book, The Vagabond and the Princes. 

Free entry; but non member attendees are invited to make a donation;booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
10 May 2018 Thursday

Andronikos Play, performed in Greek with English surtitles

“Andronikos or the Painter”, a play inspired by the life and work of Costas Stathis.

Organised by the Cultural Section, Cyprus High Commission UK.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From09 May 2018 Wednesday
To 30 May 2018 Wednesday
Exhibition Friends Room

Myths and Realities curated by Marina Emphietzi

A collective art exhibition featuring Cyprus based artists and a variety of mediums and styles.

Meet the Artist:  Wednesday 16 May, 18:30-20:30

 

Free Entry

The Hellenic Centre
04 May 2018 Friday
book launch literary

Book Presentation: Philosophy & Leadership by Ioannis Fikas

A unique opportunity for a philosophical journey through the civilizations of the five continents. Ioannis Fikas will present the role of the ancient city and the sacred geography, which is the bridge between the earthly and the celestial world through his book Philosophy & Leadership.

Free Entry.  Limited availability; Booking Essential

 

The Hellenic Centre
From28 Apr 2018 Saturday
To 08 May 2018 Tuesday
Exhibition

ANGELOS: LET THERE BE LIGHT

Immersive retrospective exhibition of renowned Greek artist Angelos

 

Free Entry

The Hellenic Centre
From25 Apr 2018 Wednesday
To 26 Apr 2018 Thursday

Bailamos Opa!

Bailamos Opa!
With Dance Guru to the Stars Aliki Mbakoyianni

£10.00
£8.50 (concessions)
£7.50 (southwark residents)

Blue Elephant Theatre, Camberwell
24 Apr 2018 Tuesday

Myths, History and Art: Thirteen Essays on Art as Deception

The Macedonian Society of Great Britain invites you to an illustrated lecture in English by Sir Basil Markesinis QC, FBA

The Hellenic Centre
20 Apr 2018 Friday

Μιχάλης Σουγιούλ: Το Τράμ το Τελευταίο/ Michalis Sougioul : The Last Tram

HC Easter Celebration

concert with Plastikes Karekles

Tickets £12, Hellenic Centre Members and concessions £10; price includes a glass of wine.

The Hellenic Centre
From19 Apr 2018 Thursday
To 22 Apr 2018 Sunday

At the Heart of Things

At the Heart of Things is a dance-puppetry performance inspired by Oscar Wilde’s book De Profundis, that dives into female sexuality, queer identity and homophobia.

Tickets: £12.00
£10.00 (concessions)
£8.00 (Southwark residents)

18 Apr 2018 Wednesday

Eos Trio present: Chamber Music across the centuries

Sonata for Two Violins and Piano No.1 in F Major by  C.P.E. Bach.(arr. for violin, clarinet and piano by P. Evernden)

£10 on the door

Brunel Museum
17 Apr 2018 Tuesday

An Occupation of Loss

A performance on the site of a half-built, subterranean concrete well. Bringing together professional mourners, the piece immerses viewers in laments, rituals and other expressions of loss.

Corner of Islington Green, Essex Road
17 Apr 2018 Tuesday

The Macedonian Front 1915-1918: Soldiers, Nurses and Politicians at the Forgotten Front

A round table discussion. Donations welcome.

Free entry; booking essential:info@anglohellenicleague.org

The Hellenic Centre
10 Apr 2018 Tuesday

The Delights of Constantinople in 18th Century Greek Literature and Camarthen to Cairo via Smyrna and Cyprus: the Rees family 1850 to 1950

Two illustrated lectures

Free entry; booking essential on 28th Levantine Heritage Talks at Eventbrite.

The Hellenic Centre
10 Apr 2018 Tuesday

Rules and the Disruptive Power of Desires

A lively discussion around the current solo exhibition of Kalliopi Lemos, All is to Be Dared, as we reflect on the role of desire and obsessions as key elements able to challenge the basic structure of power.

Free entry

Gazelli Art House
27 Mar 2018 Tuesday

Nasso

The story of an Italian fugitive, an Anglo-German composer of Jewish origin, and a young Greek woman in the Greek island of Naxos in 1943, is unearthed 70 years later by the grandson of an Italian soldier. The author of the novel Nasso, Professor Franco Rampazzo discusses his work with publishing editor Frazer King, on the occasion of the novel’s translation into Greek and English.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
23 Mar 2018 Friday

Greece and England meet through Violin and Piano

Concert by Vasilis Rakitzis, Oliver Nelson

General Admission:£12, HC Members & Concessions £8

The Hellenic Centre
From21 Mar 2018 Wednesday
To 12 Apr 2018 Thursday
Exhibition Friends Room

Impressions of the Peloponnese

An exhibition of photographs by landscape and seascape photographer Ravenna Moncreiff

Meet the Artist:  Thursday 22nd March, 18:30-20:30

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
21 Mar 2018 Wednesday

ΑΛΛΑΓΗ ΦΡΟΥΡΑΣ – CHANGE OF GUARD

An event of words and music presenting the new poetry collection of Clelia Charissis, organised to mark the International Day of Poetry.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
19 Mar 2018 Monday

Charmed Lives in Greece: Ghika, Craxton, Leigh Fermor

Lecture in English

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From17 Mar 2018 Saturday
To 18 Mar 2018 Sunday

Μία ζαχαρένια συνταγή – A sugary recipe

Children’s theatre play followed by activities

Tickets £15 adults, £13 children over 3

The Hellenic Centre
16 Mar 2018 Friday

Kalliopi Lemos – All is to Be Dared

Gazelli Art House is delighted to announce Kalliopi Lemos’ second solo show, titled All is to Be Dared, curated by Christian Oxenius. The Greek born, London-based sculptor, painter and installation artist unveils a new body of work investigating the essence of desire and pain.

The exhibition will be running until the 29th of April.

 

Gazelli Art House
15 Mar 2018 Thursday
02 Mar 2018 Friday
Exhibition Friends Room

Point of “You” – A Paintings Exhibition by Dora Constantinou

Dora Constantinou’s art exhibition captures other people’s untold, hidden stories that strive to be told. In her paintings, she tries to become that other person and express their feelings.

Meet the Artist: Wednesday 7th March, 18:30-20:30

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
From28 Feb 2018 Wednesday
To 03 Mar 2018 Saturday

Mistero Buffo with Panos Vlahos

Dario Fo’s MISTERO BUFFO ,directed by Lyto Triantafyllidou with Panos Vlahos

Produced and presented by Ark4Art 

Members of the HC can benefit as they can choose two full price tickets for the price of one by using the code ‘ark4art’ during checkout. Limited availability.

Full Price: £24.50
Concessions [Students, Under-16s, Equity/Spotlight/MU/BECTU Members, Over-60s, Retirees, Persons with Unemployment/Disability Support, Veterans]£19.50

The Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street London, NW8 8EH
25 Feb 2018 Sunday

Reminiscing the Greek Songs of the Past

A lunchtime piano and voice recital with Rafaella Charalambous and Christos Fountos

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
25 Feb 2018 Sunday

Amerika Square Screening

Greece’s official entry to Academy Awards (Oscars) 2018 in the Best Foreign Film Category.

Screening times: 3.30pm & 7pm
Language: Greek with English subtitles

Live music recital at 5.30pm with Ksenia Dania, who makes her acting debut in the film for screening ticket holders only.

Supported by Aegean Airlines and  Argo Travel

 

Tickets £15, concessions £13, HC & OBF Members £12

The Hellenic Centre
22 Feb 2018 Thursday

The Queen of Cities – The Story of Constantinople from Prehistory to the Present

An illustrated lecture by Dr Bettany Hughes, historian, author and broadcaster.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
19 Feb 2018 Monday

Kathara Deftera Celebration

Carnival celebration with live music by Kourelou with lots of dancing

Tickets £20, concessions £18, Hellenic Centre Members £16

The Hellenic Centre
08 Feb 2018 Thursday

Tsiknopempti

Celebration of Greek Carnival with food,music and Greek dancing. Bookings and further information on the numbers provided.

Organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon

The Hellenic Centre
From02 Feb 2018 Friday
To 27 Feb 2018 Tuesday
Exhibition Friends Room

The Byzantine world of Ilias Kontozamanis

An exhibition, previously presented at Sismanogleio Megaro (Istanbul Greek Consulate) and inaugurated by his Holiness, Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, comprising of paintings depicting the most important personalities and protagonists of the Byzantine Empire.

Meet the Artist: Monday 5th February, 18:30-20:30

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
02 Feb 2018 Friday

Χώρος – Χρόνος (Time- Space)

Presentation of poetry collection by Konstantina Kolokythas Stanatelopoulou, organised by Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon and supported by the Hellenic Centre.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
01 Feb 2018 Thursday

Crossing the wine- dark sea

Homeric talk by Paul O’Mahoney

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
30 Jan 2018 Tuesday

Η Σύγχρονη Κρίση της Παιδείας και η Πνευματική Παρακαταθήκη των Τριών Ιεραρχών

Διάλεξη του Καθηγητή Κωνσταντίνου Δεληκωνσταντή, Διευθυντή του Α’ Πατριαρχικού Γραφείου.

The Hellenic Centre
22 Jan 2018 Monday

Greeks of Anatolia

Illustrated presentation by Dimitra Stasinopoulou

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
20 Jan 2018 Saturday

Hellenic Centre Vasilopitta

New Year, new beginnings and what is better than to celebrate 2018 eating vasilopitta, the traditional New Year’s cake, with our Members and Friends in an evening infused in jazz melodies. Live music by Jiannis Pavlidis, guitar; Sam Quintana, bass; Jordan Dinsdale,drums.

£12 general admission, £10 concessions, price includes live music, vasilopitta and a glass of wine

The event is Free to Hellenic Centre members

The Hellenic Centre
19 Jan 2018 Friday

Vasilopitta

Vasilopitta organised by the Ionian Society.

Tickets £15

19 Jan 2018 Friday

Vasilopitta

Vasilopitta organised by the Hellenic Medical Society UK.

The Hellenic Centre
15 Jan 2018 Monday

A Baptism of Fire: Patrick Leigh Fermor on the Greek-Albanian Border 1940

A lecture by James Pettifer, Professor of Balkan History, Oxford.

Booking essential:info@patrickleighfermorsociety.org.

The Hellenic Centre
12 Jan 2018 Friday

C.P. Cavafy:The Poetics of History and the Music of Poetry

Two-day event ‘C. P. Cavafy: The poetics of history and the music of poetry’, the second in the series ‘­Sounds of the Hellenic World’. This is the third collaboration between King’s College London and the Athens Conservatoire. ‘Sounds of the Hellenic World I’ was the first joint event between the two institutions to be held in London, in 2016.

The first day of the event will take place at the Hellenic Centre.

 

Supporters:

  • The Bank of Greece – Eurosystem
  • The Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation and the Cavafy Archive – exclusive sponsors of the exhibition ‘C. P. Cavafy: Historia Arcana – A Hidden History’
  • The Michael Marks Charitable Trust – exclusive sponsor of the concert ‘10 Invenzioni on poems by C. P. Cavafy by Dimitri Mitropoulos’

This event is fully booked, we no longer take reservations for this event

The Great Hall, King’s Building Strand, London WC2R 2LS
11 Jan 2018 Thursday

C.P. Cavafy:The Poetics of History and the Music of Poetry

Book presentation by Stefanos Geroulanos, exhibition and music

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From09 Jan 2018 Tuesday
To 30 Jan 2018 Tuesday
Exhibition Friends Room

The Preparation

Kostis Paraskevas’s photographic debut captures the preparations of the dance group of Lykion ton Hellinidon, London before each performance.

Meet the Artist: Thursday 18th January, 18:30-20:30

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
16 Dec 2017 Saturday

Christmas Ball 2017 by Macedonian Society

Live music by Aggeliki Polyzou, Vasilis Fotopoulos and their band, DJ Avgoustinos

For more information and to book tickets please contact:
Tel:07904 086677    Email: sec@macedonia.org.uk

Website: www.macedonia.org.uk

Royal Garden Hotel, High Street Kensington, London, W8 4PT
09 Dec 2017 Saturday

Christmas Bazaar by Lykion ton Hellinidon

Traditional Greek sweets, embroideries, diaries, 2018 good luck charms and more.

 

The Hellenic Centre
03 Dec 2017 Sunday

Greek Bouzouki Taster

Greek Bouzouki Taster Session

Tickets £15, Concessions £10

Morley College London
30 Nov 2017 Thursday

“Memory and Harmony”

“Memory and Harmony”: An Evening Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Hellenic Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Voluntary Donation, Open to the public

The Hellenic Centre
27 Nov 2017 Monday

Security and Defence in the Aegean and the East Mediterranean

Discussion on ‘Security and defence in the Aegean and the East Mediterranean’.

Entrance free; but please register with info@anglohellenicleague.org. Donations welcome.

The Hellenic Centre
26 Nov 2017 Sunday
children

Children’s workshop ‘I’m dreaming of a Greek Christmas’

The Hellenic Centre’s event dedicated to our little ones

Tickets £15; booking essential on 02074875060 or or press@helleniccentre.org.

The Hellenic Centre
23 Nov 2017 Thursday

Papanicolaou Prize 2017

Hellenic Medical Society would like to invite you to participate in the annual Papanicolaou Prize competition, which will take place at the Hellenic Centre in the evening of 23 November 2017

The Hellenic Centre
20 Nov 2017 Monday

The Geography of Cyprus in the Middle of the 19th Century – Evidence from Lord Kitchener’s Historical Map of Cyprus (edition of 1885)

Lecture in Greek organised in cooperation with the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation

Free entry;
Booking required on 02075639835 or press@helleniccentre.org.

The Hellenic Centre
19 Nov 2017 Sunday
Music screening

Cloudy Sunday /Ouzeri Tsitsanis

A film screening  (2 PM and 7 PM) of the movie ‘Cloudy Sunday’ and a recital by the group Plastic Chairs

Film duration: 120 minutes; language: Greek with English subtitles.

Q & A with director Manousos Manousakis will follow both screenings.

 

 

Tickets £15, Concessions: £13, HC members £12. Bookings on 02074875060 or https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cloudy-sunday-ouzeri-tsitsanis-tickets-36100430359?aff=efbeventtix

The Hellenic Centre
18 Nov 2017 Saturday

The Oinoussian Ball 75th Year Anniversary

Oinoussai Benevolent Fund celebrates 75 years of existence at the heart of its inception in the City.

Tickets at £185 each. Ticket  price includes dinner, wine and refreshments and entertainment.

Discounted Under 30’s tickets at £110.

The Tower of London
17 Nov 2017 Friday
lecture

Colonel Graeme McDonald: The Battle for the Eastern Mediterranean – a Strategic Overview.

Lieutenant Colonel Graeme McDonald will talk on the campaign in the Middle East during WW2 and emphasise on its importance for the region of the Eastern Mediterranean.

If you would like to attend, please email the Patrick Leigh Fermor Society

The Hellenic Centre
16 Nov 2017 Thursday

The Macedonian Society of Great Britain

The Macedonian Society of Great Britain organises
“Euripides in Macedonia – Psychological Problems in Ancient Tragedies”

An illustrated lecture in English by Sir Basil Markesinis QC, FBA

RSVP – by 10th November 2017 (Booking essential)

The Hellenic Centre
14 Nov 2017 Tuesday

Political Economy, State Formation and Urbanism in the Land of Ancient Paphos

Lecture by Prof Maria Iacovou, University of Cyprus.

Free entry; booking essential: admin@gacuk.org

King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
From11 Nov 2017 Saturday
To 30 Nov 2017 Thursday
Exhibition Friends Room

From Realism to Abstract

Paintings by Phaedon Constantinidis expressing the beauty of colours and emotions.

Meet the artist: Monday 13th November, 6.30pm-8.30pm

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
10 Nov 2017 Friday

Hippocratic Oration 2017

The President and the Committee of the Hellenic Medical Society UK have the pleasure of inviting you to the Hippocratic Oration 2017.

The Hellenic Centre
06 Nov 2017 Monday
lecture Music

The Greek Side of the Ottoman Music – Manuscripts of Lampadarios

Concert and presentation by Kudsi Erguner on Ney and Giannis Koutis on Ud and vocal

Free entry; Private Reception for HC members only.

Booking required on 02075639835 or press@helleniccentre.org.

The Hellenic Centre
From06 Nov 2017 Monday
To 08 Nov 2017 Wednesday

Mythical Peloponnese: As seen by the Gods

The Region of Peloponnese organises an exhibition of aerial photographs, capturing the picturesque, inspiring and mythical landscape of Peloponnese. The exhibition is carried out along with the World Travel Market Week in London.

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
From02 Nov 2017 Thursday
To 04 Nov 2017 Saturday
Exhibition Friends Room

Portraits & Figures of Light

Elisabeth Katsamaki’s exhibition highlights the meaning of life. Officially under the auspices of the Embassy of Brazil in London and dedicated to the people of Brazil, it raises social and spiritual awareness towards the pursuit of happiness.

Meet the artist: Thursday 2nd November, 6.30pm-8.30pm

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
30 Oct 2017 Monday
lecture

Maria Callas – The Sacred Flame

An illustrated lecture with Helena Matheopoulos.

Free entry

Private reception for HC members only.

Booking essential: 02075639835 or press@helleniccentre.org

The Hellenic Centre
27 Oct 2017 Friday
lecture

Austerity Measures Poetry

An evening of poetry and discussion on the cultural renaissance.

 

Free entry; Booking required on 02075639835 or press@helleniccentre.org.

The Hellenic Centre
26 Oct 2017 Thursday

“An Evening dedicated to Aristotle”

The Macedonian Society of Great Britain invites you to an event dedicated to Aristotle.

Open to the public

The Hellenic Centre
22 Oct 2017 Sunday

Cypriot Estia of London 40th Anniversary Dinner and Dance

Dinner and Dance

£50 (Open to the Public)

The Penridge Suite, 470 Bowes Road N11 1NL
20 Oct 2017 Friday

Asclepian Oration

Lecture by Professor Sir Simon Wessely organised by the Hellenic Psychiatric Association

Free entry; booking essential: HPA-UK@hotmail.com

The Hellenic Centre
17 Oct 2017 Tuesday

The Louvre Murder Club

Christos Markogiannakis, criminologist and art lover, presents his “Criminartistic” analysis  in a fascinating and interactive way.

The event will be in English.

Free entry; Booking required on 02075639835 or press@helleniccentre.org.

The Hellenic Centre
14 Oct 2017 Saturday

3rd Hellenic Festival

3rd Hellenic Festival includes networking, film screening of El Greco, open discussion with the audience, screening of ‘Smyrna, the muse of Ionia’ and live concert by Irini Derembei, Fide Köksal and Karolos Kouklakis.

 

Whole Day (panel included) £22

Screening of ‘Smyrna’ and concert £17

Movie only £11

Full day Admission only for Hellenic Centre members £18

The Hellenic Centre
13 Oct 2017 Friday

Autumn Kantades Ionian Evening

Talk followed by live music

09 Oct 2017 Monday

Nikos Kazantzakis: a retrospect, 60 years from his death

Lecture by Professor Roderick Beaton organised by the Anglo Hellenic League

The Hellenic Centre
08 Oct 2017 Sunday

Giorgos Papadakis, Lefteris Fragioudakis, Michalis Polychronakis and Aggelos Papadakis in London

Giorgos Papadakis (lute,vocals), Lefteris Fragioudakis (lute,vocals), Michalis Polychronakis (lyre,vocals), special guest Aggelos Papadakis (mandolin)

Tickets: £15

The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Cross & St.Michael
08 Oct 2017 Sunday

Louis Demetrius Alvanis – Piano Recital

Piano recital including music by Chopin, FeBland and Liszt.

Steiner Hall
07 Oct 2017 Saturday

Cretan Dancing Workshop by George Kylafas

Cretan Dancing Workshop by George Kylafas

Tickets £25

The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Cross & St.Michael
07 Oct 2017 Saturday

Το ψέμα – Theatrical Play

Theatrical Play, in Greek with surtitles in English.

Shaw Theatre, King's Cross , NW1 2AJ
06 Oct 2017 Friday
Music

Yaroumbi – Classical Settings of Greek Folk Songs

Music Recital by sopranos Elena Xanthoudakis, Christiana Aloneftis, mezzo soprano Luisa Barry and a prolific chamber ensemble conducted by Anastasios Strikos.

Ticket £18, concessions £16 , Hellenic Centre Members £15

Bookings on: 02074875060 or https://hcyaroumbi.eventbrite.co.uk

The Hellenic Centre
03 Oct 2017 Tuesday
Exhibition Friends Room

Assumptions over Assumptions- Η Εικασία της Εικασίας- Paintings Exhibition by Kostas Spiropoulos

An exhibition of paintings by Kostas Spiropoulos evoking Plato’s Theory of Forms.

Meet the artist: Friday 6th October, 6pm-8pm

Free entry

Exhibition on the walls until 30th of October

The Hellenic Centre
02 Oct 2017 Monday

Can Ancient Greek Texts be Sung to their Original Music?

An illustrated lecture by Prof Armand D’Angour, University of Oxford organised by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies.

Free entry; booking essential: 02078628730 secretary@hellenicsociety.org.uk

The Hellenic Centre
30 Sep 2017 Saturday
performances

The Killing of the Revellers Rhapsody X by Homer – Play with English and Modern Greek Surtitles

Theatrical Research Group ”Meth’odos” and Director/Actor Yiorgos Panteleakis present a play of Archaic poetry in a contemporary way through Vision and Sound.

Suggested donation of £5+ at the entrance is welcome.

The Hellenic Centre
29 Sep 2017 Friday

And I sing. I bear the chants, word and poetry, wisdom and clay.

The journey continues…A poetic trilogy by the contemporary Greek poet and philosopher Dimitris Kakalidis

Open to the public

The Hellenic Centre
26 Sep 2017 Tuesday

Amerika Square UK Premiere

Marblemen Productions is proud to announce that our Greek feature film drama AMERIKA SQUARE is having its UK premiere at Raindance Film Festival on Tuesday 26 September, at VUE WEST END at 17:45 hrs.

Vue West End
23 Sep 2017 Saturday

Lecture and discussion on Homeopathic Medicine

Dr Tasos Vartholomaios, Medical Doctor practicing  Homeopathic Medicine in London, will give a lecture in Greek  on the application of Homeopathic Medicine on chronic health disorders and diseases.

Lecture and discussion on Homeopathic Medicine

CYPRIOT COMMUNITY CENTRE, Earlham Grove, Wood Green, London N22 5HJ
22 Sep 2017 Friday

Constantine the Great, Founder of the Byzantine Empire and Ioannis Kapodistrias, Founder of the Hellenic State

A lecture in Greek by author and Visiting professor to the Hellenic Armed Forces, Ioannis Kornilakis.

Ioannis Kornilakis has brought into publicity at least 137 unpublished epistles by Ioannis Kapodistrias. Free entry; booking essential: 02075639835 or press@helleniccentre.org. The event, hosted at the Hellenic Centre, is under the auspices of Archdiocese of Thyateira.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From16 Sep 2017 Saturday
To 17 Sep 2017 Sunday
Exhibition Friends Room

Mind Caves – Σπήλαια του Μυαλού

“That we see is always less than what we look”… An exhibition of shadow scalptures by Triantafyllos Vaitsis

Meet the artist: Friday 15th September, 6.30-8.30pm

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
From16 Sep 2017 Saturday
To 17 Sep 2017 Sunday
Exhibition Friends Room

Andreas Georgiadis – Mediterranean Encounters

Andreas Georgiadis returns to the Hellenic Centre with an exhibition traveling in time and history offering us Mediterranean Encounters of a lost era.

Free Entry

The Hellenic Centre
From16 Sep 2017 Saturday
To 17 Sep 2017 Sunday
Exhibition other social

Open House Event

‘Open House’ was started in 1992 by a group of architects as a small, not- for- profit organisation to promote public awareness and appreciation of the capital’s building designs and architecture.

 

 

Free entry; no booking required.

The Hellenic Centre
07 Jul 2017 Friday
Music performances social

Tanguero Passion

Tango 44 celebrates the explosive dance music of Argentina in a recital of tango and popular classics. Book your tickets (£10) now.

Tickets £10, Hellenic Centre Members £8*; price includes a glass of wine.

The Hellenic Centre
29 Jun 2017 Thursday
lecture

Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese and Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece

Launch of a new slipcase edition

There will be the opportunity for PLFS members attending the talk to place orders at a special price of £60, a 20% discount to the published price of £75

RSVP info@patrickleighfermorsociety.org

 

The Hellenic Centre
24 Jun 2017 Saturday
dance performances workshop

Everybody Can Dance

Everybody Can Dance – An interactive dance workshop delivered by a.dd dance company. 

Picurae Vitae – a.dd dance company, the professional group of Aimon Garofallou , Dimitra Vasilopoulou and Dimitra Papadatou, present a contemporary dance performance on painting meeting dance.

The Hellenic Centre
21 Jun 2017 Wednesday
lecture

The Silk Roads

A lecture, in English, by Dr Peter Frankopan, Oxford University.

 

Free entry; booking essential 

The Hellenic Centre
From21 Jun 2017 Wednesday
To 24 Jun 2017 Saturday
Exhibition

Cypriot Tales, An Exhibition Curated by Max Jones

Legend, myth and folclore as seen through the eyes of two contemporary printmakers, Hambis Tsangaris and Giorgos Konstantinou.

Private View: Thursday 22nd June, 6.30pm-8.30pm

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
18 Jun 2017 Sunday
children dance Music performances social

Marylebone Summer Fayre

The Marylebone Summer Fayre is a family-friendly and community street festival. Events include Greek Traditional Dances by Lykion ton Hellinidon

14 Jun 2017 Wednesday

Runciman Award

The annual award of the Runciman book prize organised by the Anglo- Hellenic League.

Free entry; booking essential: info@anglohellenicleague.org.

 

Free entry; booking essential

Attendance only by prior registration.

The Hellenic Centre
13 Jun 2017 Tuesday
other

Katie Lentaki Award

Anglo-Hellenic League‘s annual award for the best undergraduate essay on a Greek topic.

Free entry; booking essential

King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
From12 Jun 2017 Monday
To 07 Jul 2017 Friday
Exhibition

Beauty: A Controversial Concept

Exhibition extended till 7th July! A photographic exhibition by Georgios Zampas disclosing his personal perception of beauty as he discovers it hidden in simplicity, friendship or love.

Meet the artist: Tuesday 13 June, 6.30pm-8.30pm

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
09 Jun 2017 Friday
lecture

The Greek Crisis and the Politics of the Past

A lecture by Prof Dimitris Tziovas, University of Birmingham

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
07 Jun 2017 Wednesday
book launch

syn[chrono]sides

Launch of a double-side book created by artists Maria Ikonomopoulou  and Anastasia Mina.

Free entry; booking essential by 1 June.

The Hellenic Centre
05 Jun 2017 Monday
lecture

Staying on Top: the very Dangerous Life of a Byzantine Emperor

A lecture by Dr Mark Whittow.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
From08 May 2017 Monday
To 16 May 2017 Tuesday
Exhibition

Constantinople

Greek painter Andreas Georgiadis attempts an artistic immersion in the historical landscape of Constantinople – a walk through space and time, narrating seventeen centuries of history in detail.

Meet the artist: Monday 8 May, 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Free entry

The Hellenic Centre
02 May 2017 Tuesday
lecture

Leventis Lectures Series and Celebratory Event

The Leventis Lecture Series is part of the A.G Leventis Foundation Initiative on the Impact of Greek Culture in the ancient and modern world. This year’s event celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Foundation’s long standing support of the University of Exeter. Exeter academics Prof Neville Morley, Classics and Ancient History and Prof Karen Ni Mheallaigh, Classics and Ancient History will both give lectures to be followed by an opportunity to network.

Free event to all alumni of the University of Exeter (and guests) and Hellenic Centre Members; booking essential more info here

The Hellenic Centre
28 Apr 2017 Friday
lecture

China Rediscovered: The Benaki Museum Collection of Chinese Ceramics

George Manginis presenting the Eumorfopoulos donation of Chinese Ceramics to The Benaki Museum

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
26 Apr 2017 Wednesday
Music performances social

Songs of Smyrna – HC Easter Celebration

Let’s meet in a cozy atmosphere and rediscover together the joy and verve of yesterday’s beloved songs.

Tickets £10, Hellenic Centre Members £8*; price includes a glass of wine.

Book your ticket here or on 020 7487 5060

The Hellenic Centre
24 Apr 2017 Monday
Exhibition lecture

A Journey to the World and Thoughts of Miki Theodorakis

Kostas Serezis on a talk in Greek about some of his experiences from the composer’s performances around the world.

Free entry; booking essential.

The Hellenic Centre
From11 Apr 2017 Tuesday
To 04 May 2017 Thursday
Exhibition

The Birds and the Trees

Exhibition by artist Afrodite Papadouli on the subject of attachment, freedom and escape.

Meet the artist: Tuesday 11 April, 6.30pm-8.30pm.

The Hellenic Centre
From11 Apr 2017 Tuesday
To 27 Apr 2017 Thursday
Exhibition

Pathos beyond Words

Maria Fotaki exhibits her religious themed paintings.

Meet the artist: Thursday 20 April, 5.30pm-7.30pm

The Hellenic Centre
05 Apr 2017 Wednesday
other performances

Astero

Astero, one of the most famous Greek silent films of the early 20th century, with live music accompaniment by Philip Tsalachouris.

Free entry; booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
24 Mar 2017 Friday
performances

Festive Chopin piano concert

The acclaimed Greek pianist Michael Tagkas performs Chopin.

Free entry – booking essential

The Hellenic Centre
20 Mar 2017 Monday
other

Fancy dress party

An evening of Ionian Kantades, fun, singing and dancing organised by the Ionian Society.

 

 

Ticket £30, including a four-course meal and a glass of wine.

18 Mar 2017 Saturday
performances

The Cretan (a Hymn to Love)

Dionysios Solomos’s masterpiece, transferred on stage by Marios Iordanou (director) and Sofia Kazantzian (choreographer), comes to London following performances in Athens, Zakynthos, Zurich and Munich. In Greek.

Free entry; booking essential

17 Mar 2017 Friday
lecture

The Tumulus Kastas and the Lion of Amphipolis 2012-2014

An illustrated lecture in English by Mrs Katerina Peristeri, Archaeologist, Director of Excavations at Kasta Tumulus, Honorary Director of Antiquities.

Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain.

Free entry; booking essential by 10th March 2017

16 Mar 2017 Thursday

Kantades Ionian Evening

Live music

Free entry; booking essential

Jacobs, 20 Gloucester Road, SW7 4RB
15 Mar 2017 Wednesday
performances

An evening with Tasoulla Christou

A programme of chamber music for strings, voice, piano and flute by Greek Cypriot composer Tasoulla Christou, including her Miriam Gideon Prize-winning piece Hymn to Aphrodite.

From13 Mar 2017 Monday
To 06 Apr 2017 Thursday
Exhibition Friends Room

In Transit

An exhibition of eight acrylic paintings by Irene Daniolou-Neofytou depicting the refugee camps.

The Hellenic Centre
From02 Feb 2017 Thursday
To 08 Mar 2017 Wednesday
Exhibition Friends Room

Sea of Life

Greek-Cypriot artist Marina Emphietzi-Harris grew up in a house by the sea and her paintings of seascapes emanate from memories of her childhood and show the natural forms of a real world in a semi abstract or conceptual way.

Her strong tonal variations and vivid colours are visual representations of inner feelings and conversations.

12 Jan 2017 Thursday
performances social

Vasilopitta Lykion ton Hellinidon

Greek Celebration for the New Year organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon.

Free entry; booking and further information: enquiries@lykiontonhellinidon.co.uk

The Hellenic Centre
16 Dec 2016 Friday
sales / fairs

Christmas Bazaar

Christmas Bazaar organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon.

Free entry

11 Dec 2016 Sunday
galas

Lykion ton Hellinidon Christmas lunch

Christmas lunch organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon.

Further information on 020 7348 0950, 0208 3431353 or at enquiries@lykiontonhellinidon.co.uk

11 Dec 2016 Sunday
Exhibition

Icons exhibition

An exhibition of icons and other artefacts dating from 1600 to 1800, along with a short talk on icons and their history.

free entry – all are welcome!

05 Dec 2016 Monday
lecture

Gender equality and women’s empowerment – the case of Cyprus

A lecture by Prof Mary Koutselini of the University of Cyprus, and UNESCO Chair Holder for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment.

Free entry; booking essential at cypruslecture.eventbrite.co.uk

03 Dec 2016 Saturday
galas

Macedonian Society Christmas Ball 2016

The Christmas Ball organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain. Dress code: smart evening wear.

 

bookings on 07904 086677 or at sec@macedonia.org.uk

27 Nov 2016 Sunday
performances

Serenata with Ensemble Serse

Tickets £10; bookings and further information on 07815 299906

25 Nov 2016 Friday
galas

Papanicolau Prize Competition 2016

Scientists present medicine / biomedical science research papers for judging by the Hellenic Medical Society.

Free entry; booking essential at secretary@hellenicmedicalsocietyuk.org

22 Nov 2016 Tuesday
lecture

Recent research and new finds from the Mentor shipwreck at Cythera (1802)

Dr D Kourkoumelis of the Ministry of Culture and Sports will give a lecture on the wreck of Lord Elgin’s ship, which wrecked and lost its cargo of antiquities en route from Piraeus to London.

Free entry; booking essential via admin@gacuk.org

20 Nov 2016 Sunday
performances

The Great Romantic Chamber Works, a recital

Pavlos Carvalho (cello) is joined by award-winning musicians Lucy Jeal (violin), Alexandros Koustas (viola) and Karine Selo (piano) for an afternoon of romantic chamber music by Schumann, Brahms and Mozart. A fundraising event for Rebetiko Carnival.

Tickets: adults £12, students £10, children (up to the age of 15) £5

20 Nov 2016 Sunday
children Family Event performances

Sonic Fairytale

Lose yourself in the atmosphere and emotion of a familiar children’s story, told on a variety of instruments.

Tickets: £10 with a glass of wine. Cash only.

19 Nov 2016 Saturday
galas

The Oinoussian Ball

Black tie cocktails and dinner organised by the Oinoussai Benevolent Fund.

Tickets £125 (under 25s: £80). Price includes dinner and wine.

19 Nov 2016 Saturday
Exhibition literary

Cyprus: a Culinary Journey

Editor Marianne Salentin-Trager will be presenting this book on the hospitality and food of Cyprus. The presentation will be complimented by an exhibition of photographs from the book.

Further information on 020 7321 4181 or at ctolondon@btconnect.com

The Hellenic Centre
18 Nov 2016 Friday
lecture

Trauma, and its Impact on the Patient’s Life and Family

A lecture (in English) by Prof Peter Giannoudis, School of Medicine, University of Leeds.

Free entry; booking essential on 020 7563 9835 or at press@helleniccentre.org.

13 Nov 2016 Sunday
performances

’til I’m Tired of Dreaming

Natalie Katsou reads her poems, in Greek and English, followed by a spoken word performance accompanied by live music.

£7 (including a glass of wine) – cash only

11 Nov 2016 Friday
lecture

Warriors’ Wives in the Chicago ‘hood: Rapping with Lysistrata in Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq

Prof Edith Hall (of KCL) analyses the relationship between Spike Lee’s film Chi-raq (2015) and Aritophanes’ play Lysistrata, from which Chi-raq draws its inspiration.

Free entry; booking essential

From07 Nov 2016 Monday
To 08 Nov 2016 Tuesday
performances

Katerina

Yorgos Nanouris has adapted Auguste Corteau’s The Book of Katerina for the stage, and also directs Lena Papaligoura in the starring role in this new play, which has moved audiences and won critical acclaim.

All performances SOLD OUT. Tickets £18

From01 Nov 2016 Tuesday
To 24 Nov 2016 Thursday
Exhibition Friends Room

Reboot/Reroot

Amaryllis Kostaropoulou’s exhibition of collage, sketches and paintings celebrate creativity as a remedy against the absurd world.

 

01 Jun 2023 Thursday
lecture Online Event

Excavating the past and its people: a fortified settlement and its cemetery at Xobourgo on the island of Tenos

The Greek Archaeological Committee (UK) is very pleased to invite you to its 63rd lecture, by Dr Nota Kourou, Professor Emerita of the University of Athens

Organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee (UK) 

The lecture will be given online via ZOOM.

To participate, it is necessary to register in advance, so please click on the following link

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_up12lVzLTjOtmRHOnZ70gw

Online