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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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Europe, an enticing prospect for Kosta Barbarouses

Melbourne Victory star Kosta Barbarouses is aiming to help push Victory all the way to a second consecutive grand final as he prepares for what could be his farewell finals …

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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 …

Life

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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Beyond Magiritsa – a bittersweet tale of longing

“You will forgive me If I light up a cigarette,” the polite old man asked as he reached for his lighter with gnarled, trembling hands, as we stood outside the …

Life

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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The impact of the first ever serial killer of Cyprus

Greek-Cypriot military officer Nicos Metaxas, 35, has shocked the island nation becoming the country’s first ever serial killer. His fourth victim was pulled out of a highly toxic man-made ‘red …

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