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100-year-old yiayia dances tsamiko in Nafpakto
She may be 100 years old, but that didn’t stop one yiayia from dancing an amazing tsamiko during Easter. She danced to her heart’s content at the Easter feast (panygiri) …
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Remembering Christela Demetriou through her paintings
Composer, musician and visual artist, Christella Demetriou passed away in 2018, at the age of 52 after a long battle with cancer. Melbourne’s creative community and especially the Greek music …
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Foreign-based Greek scholars called to apply for Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program
Foreign-based Greek scholars are invited to apply for the Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program (GDFP) run by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) in collaboration with the Institute of International Education (IIE) …
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Filmmakers invited to submit films for Kastellorizo’s Beyond Borders Film Festival
Interested filmmakers are invited to submit their films to the “Beyond Borders” International Documentary Film Festival that is taking place on Kastellorizo for the fourth year. Interested Greek and foreign filmmakers …
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Highly acclaimed Greek play, ‘Pittsburgh’ comes to Melbourne and Sydney
Audiences in Melbourne and Sydney will have the chance to see the highly acclaimed theatre production, Pittsburgh directed by Arkadia Psaltis next month following sell out shows throughout Greece. Made …
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Voluntourism to Greece: Boroume combines travel and volunteering for those in need
Are you travelling to Greece in 2019 and interested in supporting people in need? The Hellenic Initiative Australia’s Volunteering Program offers Australians of all ages the opportunity to support its …
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Lanthimos selected to be part of Cannes Film Festival jury
Oscar-nominated Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos was selected to be a member of the jury at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in May. Organisers announced on Monday that the Greek director …
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Delos hosts first ever site-specific exhibition
A mysterious neighbour to the party island of Mykonos, the island of Delos is a granite rock of no more than 5km in length and 1.5km in width that is …
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Greece’s sunken treasures and where to find them
There are 1,061 ships that sank in Greek waters in WWII alone, however very little has been done to properly document these. Hellenic Navy Commander Panagiotis Tripontikias hopes to change …
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How a Greek Aussie DJ attacked in Istanbul has found solace in music and the locals
With a smile on his face and a bag full of house music classics, Greek Australian DJ JK (Johnny Kassimatis) has been entertaining masses of music-goers for three decades. I …