Mary Sinanidis
Life –
The Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director David McAllister on ‘Sylvia’ and how the root of great stories ‘all go back to Greek myths’
Houston theatre reviews for the ballet presentation of ‘Sylvia’, which premieres in Melbourne on Saturday 31 August, cast references to ‘Wonder Woman’. But for The Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director David …
Dialogue –
It’s a day of reckoning for Panhellenic Students in Greece as university basic scores are announced
Greek university entrance bases were announced on Tuesday, and – as every year – were accompanied by scenes of frenzy with Greek students rushing to see if they got into …
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Dardalis Archives revive the Greek migrant story at La Trobe University
Migrants move with the future in mind, but their journeys inevitably involve excising part of their past. Moving forth for a better life, little by little, they discard parts of …
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Archbishop Makarios’ road show draws crowds to jam-packed churches
Melbourne has been gripped by Makarios-mania with the visit of the new archbishop to the city. Churches are jam-packed as though it were Easter, and social media is abuzz with …
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Greek diaspora seeks right to vote from abroad – and it’s a debate about democracy
There are 427,000 Greeks who have left their country in the past decade according to statistics of the Central Bank of Greece. These newly-departed Greeks are just part of a …
Dialogue –
Immigration Museum backtracks to the future
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” said Shakespeare, but the proposed name change of the Immigration Museum to the Museum of Shared Humanity has become a …
News –
Angela Gerekou appointed as Greek tourism chief – but will she be the one to tap into Australia’s potential?
A change of guard in the Greek government may have opened new opportunities for tourism to Greece from Australia. The appointment of former actress Angela Gerekou as the new president …
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Victorian MP Jenny Mikakos meets with Antonis Diamataris, the new Greek Deputy Foreign Minister for Greeks Abroad
A two-week personal holiday to Greece was the opportunity for Victoria’s Health Minister Jenny Mikakos to hold a series of meetings with officials of the new Greek government. She met …
Life –
How ‘Your Thoughts on Greece’ project became a global education movement
Greek Australian language institute owner Eirini Stroumba Xanthea wanted the Greek students at her frontistirio to get their noses out of the textbooks and stop seeing the lessons as mere …
Dialogue –
Australia’s Greek Orthodox Church is steeped in tradition, but things are different in Greece
Jesus may be welcoming, kind, divine, forgiving – but unfortunately what is supposed to be his house – the Church – is run by priests, who beneath the lavish cloaks, …