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Zorba’s Last Dance, a ‘real’ representation of Greeks on stage
Zorba’s Last Dance, a brand-new play starring Evangelos Arabatzis, Dimitrios Koutsoukos and Donna Dimovski-Kantarovski opens this week at La Mama in Melbourne. The stage show tells two stories, one of …
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Greek Maestro Zoe Zeniodi breaks new ground at the Sydney Opera House
The ‘Ingenious Greek Maestro’ Zoe Zeniodi is back in Australia to make history as the first conductor from Greece to lead the opera at the Sydney Opera House and will …
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Simon Stone’s Medea at the Pallas Theatre in Athens
Australian actor, director, and writer Simon Stone, known for his contemporary and accessible adaptations of classic myths and literature, brings his rendition of Medea to the Pallas Theatre in Athens …
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Cretan Folkloric Group ‘Tzanidakis’ to tour Sydney and Melbourne for Arkadi Festival 2024
The Folkloric Group ‘Tzanidakis’ from Crete will tour Sydney and Melbourne in November 2024 as part of the Arkadi Festival, commemorating the 158th anniversary of the Holocaust of the Arkadi …
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Greek-Cypriot Australian Christiana Aloneftis wins 2024 Brian Boak Bursary
Greek-Cypriot Australian soprano and actress Christiana Aloneftis has received the 2024 Brian Boak Outstanding Performer Bursary. She has been awarded $20,000, which she will use to further develop her career …
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A capacity crowd sing timeless Theodorakis songs with Dimitris Basis at standing ovation Melbourne concert
Hundreds of Greeks in Melbourne stood and sang, “Mi parakalo sas, Mi, Lismonate ti chora mou” (Please, I beg you, do not forget my country) during the much anticipated ‘Axion …
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Non-stop laughter at EEAMA’s premiere of ‘The woman should fear the man’
The Greek community was in stitches with laughter during the weekend performance of “The Woman Should Fear the Man,” presented by the acclaimed EEAAMA theatre troupe. Despite many older audience …
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Critically acclaimed play ‘The Audition’ returns to Melbourne
Critically acclaimed theatre show The Audition is back in Melbourne, looking at the lives of performing artists who were also asylum seekers. Directed by Greek Australian Irine Vela, The Audition …
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Rising star Liz Vassilacos shines in theatre and film
Acting is a profession known for its unpredictability, but Greek Australian actress Liz Vassilacos is riding a wave of success, juggling multiple projects across stage and screen. Recently, she has …
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George Zacharopoulos talks new show and how he almost committed a national crime
When comedian George Zacharopoulos toured Australia last year, little did he know he was going to be accused of terrorism by the Australian Federal Police. George had spent the day …