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Prespa, a Crossroads Place
At The Hellenic Centre on 03 May 2023The 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.
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The Cypriot Peasant under British Rule
At The Hellenic Centre on 27 Apr 2023Professor 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.
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Papyrus Fragments – Rediscovering the Lost Stories of Ancient Greece
At The Hellenic Centre on 22 Apr 2023An 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.
Music
Christos Marantos: Tradition and Vision
At The Hellenic Centre on 20 Apr 2023Acclaimed pianist Christos Marantos presents the programme Tradition and Vision for one night only at the Hellenic Centre.
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Love, War and the Self in Renaissance and Modern Cypriot Poetry
At The Hellenic Centre on 30 Mar 2023Dr 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.
Member Society Events
Careers Fair by the Hellenic Bankers Association (HBA) UK
At The Hellenic Centre on 29 Mar 2023A special panel event organised by the Hellenic Bankers Association (HBA) UK in collaboration with Cypriot and Greek Student Societies.
Talk
CANCELLED: Nistisima: The secret to delicious Mediterranean vegan food
At The Hellenic Centre on 23 Mar 2023
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Gender and History in Modern Cypriot Writing
At The Hellenic Centre on 16 Mar 2023Stavrini 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.
Member Society Events
Dr Iain Gordon Brown FSA FRSE, ‘Edinburgh as the Athens of the North’
At The Hellenic Centre on 07 Mar 2023Dr Iain Gordon Brown will talk, in a richly illustrated lecture, about the concept and reality of Edinburgh as the Athens of the North.
Music
Quartet for the End of Time
At The Hellenic Centre on 02 Mar 2023The Waldstein Piano Trio in collaboration with clarinettist Benjamin Mason are bringing Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen, to the Hellenic Centre.
Family Carnival Celebration
At The Hellenic Centre on 25 Feb 2023An 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
Music
Celebrate Greek Carnival
At The Hellenic Centre on 25 Feb 2023Kourelou and London Greek Collective perform traditional Greek music in a lively Carnival event open to all.
Member Society Events
Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain Dinner Dance
At Grosvenor House Hotel on 25 Feb 2023The Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain is proud to announce that they are back with their highly anticipated Dinner Dance 2023.
Talk
Contemporary Art and Archaeology: History and Material Culture
At The Hellenic Centre on 23 Feb 2023Sofia Victorino focuses on the dialogue between art and archaeological enquiry.
Image | The invisible enemy should not exist (Lamassu of Nineveh), 2018 | Photograph ©Michael Rakowitz
Tales of Estrangement
At The Hellenic Centre on 09 Feb 2023Artist 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
Music
New Year Recital: A tribute to Jazz and Swing
At The Hellenic Centre on 04 Feb 2023Beat 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.
Member Society Events
The World in 2023: From Pandemic to the War in Ukraine
At The Hellenic Centre on 03 Feb 2023How 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
Talk
Phenomenon Anafi
At The Hellenic Centre on 02 Feb 2023Agape 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
Member Society Events
Humans, among other Classical animals: Classics and anthropology in the Anthropocene
At The Hellenic Centre on 26 Jan 2023Event organised by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies
Exhibition
Christoforos Savva: Unbound – Guided Tour
At The Hellenic Centre on 21 Jan 2023Guided tour by art theorist, Ioulita Toumazi
Organised by the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture – Cultural Services and The Hellenic Centre