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	2007 Hellenic Centre News	Click here to read a review of past events

		Kittaro, Visual Art by Stavros Panagiotakis Sunday, 16 June 2007 A performance of dance, music and video installations with paintings. This was an amazing and exquisitely executed performance by dancers, a singer and muscians and was greatly appreciated by the audience. It was contemporary and avant garde, exciting and stimulating whilst maintaining a consistent theme with beautiful sounds and images throughout.


		Concert with Oxford Philomusica Friday, 2 February 2007 Directed by Marios Papadopoulos; piano Christodoulos Georgiades. This concert was organised by the Hellenic Centre and the Cultural Department of the Cyprus High Commission; and was sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus. It represents the benefits of cooperation between cultural missions and enabled the Centre to fulfill one of it main aims - to bring enjoyable culture to the Greek and local host community


	2006 Hellenic Centre News	Click here to read a review of past events


		Greek Embroidery, 17th - 19th Century from the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Benaki Musem, Athens 13 October - 16 November 2006 An exhibition of Greek embroidery from the mainland, Cyprus and the Greek Islands. Greek embroidery reflects the inventiveness and artistic sensibility of women, who combined primordial symbols and decorative motifs of various origins into compositions that elevate their craft into a form of visual art. Many varied artifacts – such as festive clothing and objects to decorate the home - provide the exhibition with ample examples to illustrate the wealth and technical diversity of Greek embroidery. The exhibits also highlight regional differences, potential similarities and interactions. The exhibition allows us to meander through a first class sample of the rich collection of Greek embroidery held by the Victoria & Albert Museum and a number of works from the Benaki Museum. Some of the exhibits were last shown in 1911 and may not be shown for another 100 years, which makes this exhibition a unique and exceptional event.


	2004 - 2005 Hellenic Centre News	Click here to read a review of past events


		Somatópia: Mapping Sites, Siting Bodies 28 September - 21 October 2005 An exhibition of Contemporary Art from Cyprus. Participating artists: Klitsa Antoniou (construction-installation), Helene Black (video projections and photographs, Melita Couta (collages and sculptural objects, Yiannos Economou (video), Lia Lapithi (installation), Evgenia Vasiloude (installation of engravings, Plexiglas cube and video), Yiannos Yapanis (video-short film). Organised by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus and curated by Antonis Danos.



		Two sell-out concerts were given by the celebrated Greek Cypriot artist, Alkinoos Ioannides, accompanied by Miltiades Papastamou. The programme included traditional cypriot folk songs and contemporary compositions. This was Alkinoos' first UK appearance and was met with great enthusiasm by the public.



		The Bank of Cyprus kicked off its centenary celebrations with the inauguration of the exhibition by Edmond Duthoit, 'Along the most beautiful path in the world'. 140 sketches in pencil, pen and ink and watercolour show 19th Century Cyprus, presenting a unique view of the island's villages, towns and ancient monuments.



		Celebrating their twentieth anniversary, the Lykion ton Hellinidon mounted a spectacular exhibition of traditional costumes from all over Greece. The diversity which exists was powerfully illustrated, as every geographical region was covered. The costumes were shown to their best advantage by Michael Anastasiades' innovative exhibition design.



		Following a successful run at the Union Chapel in Islington, this original production by Theatre Lab was staged twice at The Hellenic Centre. This thought-provoking interpretation of the life of the controversial Byzantine Empress Theophano, explored the way in which thirst for power and influence can distort people and their relationships.



		'Mankind is a bird. One wing of the bird is male, the other female. Only if both wings are equal can the bird fly'. This sums up the lecture given by Mrs Kate Clerides (MP, House of Representatives, Cyprus) titled 'Women in politics and peacemaking'. The event was sponsored, by invitation of The Hellenic Centre, by Bank of Cyprus (London) Ltd.



		Digital G(r)eeks staged a second appearance at The Hellenic Centre with Apeiron, an exhibition of installations by a new generation of artists, which explored the notion of 'being Greek' in the new millennium. The exhibits included a 55 metre history line, which traced Greek history from 2000BC to the present day. Apeiron was designed and curated by Michael Eleftheriades, AA Dipl.



		Ms Irini Saricosta delighted the audience with her talented and passionate solo piano performance which was combined with an environmental slide presentation by MEDASSET (Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles). The evening was part of the series 'Young Greek Masters' an inspiration of Bank of Cyprus which aims to promote young talented artists of Hellenic origin to present their work outside the confines of their own country.



		£8,000 was raised for the Hellenic Centre in an innovative fundraising art auction, sponsored by the Popular Bank. Artistically inclined members and friends of the Hellenic Fundraising Committee donated their specially prepared paintings. The evening was opened by Dr. Episkopou (General Manager of Popular Bank UK) who is pictured holding one of the Bank's successful bids!



		The Venerable Lady, the Sea. An evening of poetry by Mrs Claire Angelides, music by Costas Cacoyiannis and songs performed by Alexia and Irene Cacoyiannis. The event was accompanied by an exhibition of paintings by Tefkros Angelides.



		Cyprus, the Holy Island - Icons through the Centuries. A Millennium Celebration of the Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. 67 superb icons, dating from the 10th century to the present day, were featured in this exhibition illustrating the entire history of icon painting in the island of Cyprus. All were new to Britain, and the great majority had never previously left the island.



		Dionysis Savvopoulos concert "unplugged" at The Hellenic Centre, 3rd & 4th November 2001



		Treasured Offerings, The Legacy of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia, London - a commemorative celebration for the 125th anniversary of the Greek Cathedral of Saint Sophia. The exhibition of offerings by the donors and founders of Saint Sophia highlighted the rich inheritance of the Hellenic Community in Britain in a transitional phase of its history.



		Fred Boissonnas, Images of Greece 1900-1922. Fred Boissonnas was born in Switzerland and devoted a considerable part of his career to photographing aspects of contemporary life in Greece during the first two decades of the twentieth century. His images were selected to promote the country's cultural identity at the Paris exhibition of 1919.

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