Arts
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A resilient spirit: David Krasnostein and the art of the perennial
“When I look at my photographs today, I feel like an archaeologist might feel when she or he has uncovered some carefully wrought object from the past that illuminates precious …
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Decorated mural artist wants to honour the community of Oakleigh
Founder and director of WhatBox Creative Andrew Price wants to bring his award winning mural painting talents to the Greek precinct of Oakleigh. Andrew had stumbled upon the graffiti filled …
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Stuck for something to do? Write for GACL prize or periodical
One of the things you can do while in lockdown is use your literary talents either to contribute directly to the Antipodes periodical or to take part in this year’s …
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91-year-old Melburnian descendant of Greek war hero Theodoros Kolokotronis battles against coronavirus through art
The self-proclaimed descendant of General Theodororos Kolokotronis, a hero of the Greek War of Independence, lives in Melbourne and is very much a survivor though he has preferred to make …
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English speakers invited to learn Philosophy at the University of Athens
If you have always dreamed of studying abroad, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in collaboration with the International Hellenic university is currently accepting admissions for an English-speaking four-year …
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Dimitra Hatziadam, photographer of Greek evzones
As I rush up Vassilis Sofias avenue, heading towards the Athens War Museum for an interview with photographer, Dimitra Hatziadam, I cross paths with three striding evzones and their plain-uniformed …
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Vassilis is Shen Yun spectacle’s number-one fan in Melbourne
It is a show that is steeped in Chinese culture and history but it is not from China or performed there. But the New York-based Shen Yun Perfroming Arts production …
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Plagues follow bad leadership in ancient Greek tales
In the fifth century BC, the playwright Sophocles begins Oedipus Tyrannos with the title character struggling to identify the cause of a plague striking his city, Thebes. (Spoiler alert: It’s his …
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Berlin film festival sets pride of place to Anastassiades scripted film
For screenwriter Chris Anastassiades his latest film High Ground is a long way from the Wog Boy franchise delving as it does into the dark aspects of Australia’s history and is an approach that …
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Black Athena and the Incredible Whiteness of Being
The stories around the 1987 book Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization vol. 1 by the late Martin Bernal along with its sequels and many commentaries, sometimes referred …