Nikos Fotakis
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Revisiting past darkness through a lens of bright colour
Visual artist Peter Lambropoulos guides us through his work, a video art project that sheds new light on the history of the LGBTQI community.
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A taste of Greece, shaken and stirred
Award-winning mixologist Jack Sotti is setting up a pop-up version of his bar, the Boilermaker House, at the Lonsdale Street Greek Festival, serving cocktails with a Greek twist.
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Fighting cancer like a warrior princess
Petra Kotrotsos talks about her book I’d rather be a Fairy Princess, born out of her own history of dealing with cancer since the age of six.
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‘We need art that gets people closer to it’
Alexandra Kehayoglou describes how her textile sculptures capture the essence of endangered natural habitats, like the Santa Cruz River she recreated for the NGV Triennial
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Elvis the Greek
Peter Triantis looks back at the time he got All Shook Up and started channelling Elvis Presley on stage, becoming one of Australia’s leading ‘kings of rock’n’roll’.
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‘Athens is one of the last cities in Europe that can still be old, weird, and chaotic’
Musician and cartoonist Montero explains why he decided to relocate from his native Melbourne to Athens and describes how art can thrive in a context of crisis.
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‘We want to make Melbourne an annual destination for Greek researchers’
Professor Dennis Velakoulis talks about the travel fellowship he helped establish, offering young Psychiatrists from Greece the opportunity to gain research experience.
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Who’s afraid of the African gangs?
The hashtag #AfricanGangs has become a substantial platform for African Australians to showcase their achievements as productive members of the broader community
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Young singer, old soul
If ‘authentic happiness’ was one of your New Year’s resolutions, then you have an ally in the shape of Elle Eliades and in the sound of her voice and her powerful songs.