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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Organised by the Macedonian Society

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

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

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

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

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

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

A talk by Briony Llewellyn and Charles Newton.

1821 Commemorative Lecture Series: The Greek War of Independence Revisited

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

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

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

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)

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

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.

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

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

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

A Presidential Lecture – Professor Judith Mossman

Organised by The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies

“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.

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

Organised by The Anglo-Hellenic League

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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)

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

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

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

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

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.

Short screenings and talks.

More information to follow

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

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

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

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.

This event will be in Greek

Organised by the Interdisciplinary Center for Aristotle Studies, AUTh

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.

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

Visit the exhibition

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

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.

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

An online photography exhibition by urban photographer Dimitris Nikolaou.

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

Organised by the Royal Museums Greenwich

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.

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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).

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!

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.

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

Organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee UK

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).

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

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.

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.

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).

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!

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.

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).

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.

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

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.

Professor Leslie Brubaker will deliver a lecture online.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

AMBITION, LOVE, BETRAYAL, REVENGE.

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

Produced by Theatre Lab

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

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’.

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

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

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 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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!

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

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.

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

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)

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“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’.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 (1^st c.-7^th 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.

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

Organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon

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.

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)

A lecture by Dr Calum Maciver.

Organised by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

An event on the work of the Three Hierarchs.

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

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

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

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.

Greek Celebration for the New Year.

Organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon London.

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.

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!

Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain.

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.

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

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

Exhibition and talk by Maria Andipa

Organised by the Ionian Society

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.

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.

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)

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

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

An illustrated lecture by Professor Emerita Lydia Palaiokrassa-Kopitsa.

Organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee UK.

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

A fundraising event with music by DJ Avgoustinos.

Organised by the Oinoussai Benovelent Fund.

“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.

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

Organised by Ecoluxe London and Ionian Society

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.

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

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

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

Proceeds donated to a charitable cause.

Organised by the Ionian Society

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

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

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

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.

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

“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.

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.

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

Organised by: Lykion Ton Hellinidon and the Hellenic Centre

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.

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.

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)

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.

‘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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

“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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Piano recital, including pieces from Scarlatti, Brahms and Skalkottas

Performer Georgios Vardakis

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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  

A play in Greek starring Maria Solomou and Dimitris Kouroubalis.

Bookings and further information: www.prosopaevents.com

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. 

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.

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.

A panel discussion in English led by Dr Anastasios Maragiannis.

Organised by the Ionian Society.

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.

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

A lecture by Dr Jane Rempel, University of Sheffield.

Organised by the Promotion of Hellenic Studies.

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.

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.

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

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

‘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.’

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.

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

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  

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  

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

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

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.

Book presentation by Roderick Beaton.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre and Allen Lane Books. 

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

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

Kathara Deftera Celebration with Kourelou and London Greek Collective

Organised by the Hellenic Centre 

A lunchtime piano concert with Angelina Pavlou & Christos Fountos

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”

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

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

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.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

An illustrated lecture in English by Rima Outram

One show.
Three actors.
All the Greek myths.

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

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

Organised by the Hellenic Centre 

An illustrated lecture by Helena Matheopoulos

Organised by the Hellenic Centre

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

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  

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).

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

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.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre 

A play in Greek by Dimitra Barla 

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.

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

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  

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.

Organised by the Hellenic Centre 

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

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!

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  

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

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

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

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

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

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