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Classical scholar to deliver online GCM lecture on ancient Sparta
“Laconophile” Professor Paul Cartledge will present an online lecture entitled, Ancient Sparta: Myths versus Reality on Thursday 7 April as part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars series by …
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Beyoncé steals Will Smith’s Oscars thunder in a sheer Celia Kritharioti gown
Beyoncé knows how to turn heads on stage and on the red carpet, and the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony was the perfect occasion for the mum-of-three to make a comeback. …
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Traditional ‘nisiotika’ singer Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki dies
One of the greatest singers of the traditional music of the Aegean islands, Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki, died on Tuesday evening (local time) at the age of 91. She was born in …
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A symposium on love in modern times
Luka, the Brisbane based Greek Australian poet, will perform his new work, Agapi and Other Kinds of Love, at the National Museum of Australia. His adaptation of Plato’s The Symposium …
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Greek author Corteau shortlisted for EBRD book prize
Less than a year after Neos Kosmos announced that Greek author’s Auguste Corteau’s (Petros Hatzopoulos) novel The Book of Katerina was translated into English, it has been shortlisted on the …
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Academy Awards honour Greek icons in a special ‘In Memoriam’ video
The 94th Academy Awards ceremony took place on Sunday night and while the actual golden statue winners were overshadowed by a controversial altercation between presenter Chris Rock and Oscar winner …
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Brisbane to celebrate the return of the Paniyiri Greek Festival after two long years
Queensland’s largest and longest running Greek festival, Paniyiri, has has finally announced its return after a two-year Covid-induced break. Australia’s oldest cultural festival garnering over 50,000 people each year will …
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100 years of Bithikotsis – New date, new venue, new surprises
One of the many stand out events in the 2022 Greek Festival of Sydney cultural program is the 100 Years of Bithikotsis, 1922-2022. This event was scheduled to take place …
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Hellenic Art Theatre’s ‘The Promised Woman’ premiere’s to audience acclaim
The Hellenic Art Theatre returns as part of the 40th anniversary of the Greek Festival of Sydney with its new production ‘The Promised Woman’. The play premiered at The Greek …
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It’s homecoming time for VASSY, as the Greek Darwin girl tops the charts
Vassy Karagiorgos does not hesitate when asked if she is ready to re-establish her base Down Under. “You can take the girl out of Australia, but you can’t take Australia …