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International cinema, with a Greek accent
The 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) program launched this week, filling the city’s movie buffs with anticipation. As usual, it features some of the finest works of cinematic art …
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Antipodean Palette: Showcasing the Greek community’s diversity, through art
Imagine a world of creativity, imagination, fantasy; what would that world look like? A world where colour, texture, and design is freely used to create magic. No structure, no musts, …
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Nightfall: A performance validating the child’s perspective
Before heading down to La Mama theatre this week with your little one to watch Nightfall, take a moment to recall all those stories your parents would narrate of you …
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When in Paros, join the Marpissa Festival
The Routes in Marpissa Festival is a three-day annual event that takes place at the Marpissa settlement on the island of Paros. Now in its ninth consecutive year, it will be held on …
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Two Australian women are bringing the Ancient Greek baths philosophy to Melbourne
Melbourne will soon be welcoming a new relaxation and wellness space: Olympia Daily. As the name hints, it is inspired by the famous Greek Baths in ancient Olympia – the …
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Kaliopi Stavropoulos: ‘Music saved my life’
Kaliopi Stavropoulos has kept her first guitar, the one she started playing when she was just a child, the scratch marks on one side paying testament to the difficulty she …
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Seven Greek-owned restaurants make the cut among Australia’s top 100
It’s that time of year again, when restaurateurs wait with bated breath to find out how they fare in contrast to other eateries across the country. This week, The Australian …
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Turns out the ‘Greek’ island in ‘Mamma Mia 2’ is not so Greek after all
The anticipated Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is set to premiere in the United States on 19 July. Directed by Ol Parker, most of the stars from the first …
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Dativah Nitsios and her husband James organise the most ‘daventurous’ tours to Africa
Dativah Nitsios is one of the most active women within the community sector in New South Wales. Her resume includes an array of accomplishments promoting and elevating the virtues of …
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Bringing communities together though Grandma’s songs
The healing power of music and its potential to foster cross-cultural contact was celebrated at an event held last Tuesday at Melbourne’s Museo Italiano. ‘Lullabies and laments: a song circle’ …