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Events by Category
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Harmony Day Concert The Harmony Concert is co-hosted with the Greek Festival of Sydney, this year celebrating 25 years. Celebrate the cultural diversity of our communities with dancing, singing, catwalk and theatrical performances from our vibrant communities. Date: Tuesday 20th March, 10.00am-12.30pm |
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| Art Exhibition |
Date: Fri 20th April to Thur 26th April, 11am - 4pm (free) |
Date: Opening night: Tuesday 27th March, 6.00pm - 8.00pm |
Skin Deep Christou and Baldas are contemporary artists exploring identity and subdivisions in culture. They are drawn to specify events, observations and/or, experiences, brought together into a pinnacle in the exhibition 'SKIN DEEP'. Date: Opening night: Tuesday 17th April, 6.00pm-8.00pm Exhibition: Wednesday 18th - Friday 20th April, 11.00am - 6.00pm Saturday 21st April, 11.00am - 4.00pm |
Date: Opening night: Monday 23rd Arpil, 7.00pm |
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Awards Ceremony |
Dionysios Solomon Awards Ceremony The Greek Festival of Sydney brings you our most prestigious event to commend NSW highest ranking Greek Language students in the presence of family, friends and distinguishing guests. Date: Sun, 22nd April 3pm
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| Theatre |
The Come Back Based on Yannis Ritsos' dramatic monologues Orestis (1966) and Return of Iphigenia (1972) Date: Fri 30th March & Sat 31st March, 7.00pm |
Seven Pirates How Greeks first discovered Australia: In the summer of 1827, British authorities arrested seven young Greek sailors off the coast of Crete and charged them with piracy. Dates: Tuesday - Sunday, 11th - 22nd April |
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Food and Wine |
Food, Wine and Dining in Ancient Greece Discover amazing archaeological and historical facts about the ancient Greek dining experience in this lively and fascinating evening. Date: Tuesday 17th April, 6.30pm |
Greek Food Tour Take an informative tour through the array of Greek produce available at Sydney's Paddy's Markets. Date: Friday 30th March & Saturday 31st March, 11.00am |
| Music |
Rebetika Cross Roads Musicologist Gail Holst, author of the famed book, "The Road to Rembetika", and musicians from the Melbourne Greek band Rembetiki explore the urban blues of Greece known as Rembetika. Date: Saturday 31 March 5.05pm (Replay of program on Friday 6 April 3.05pm ) |
Recital A celebration of Greek music which will delight your senses and inspire and evoke memories of the past. Date: Sun 15th April 2.00pm |
Meltemi A cross cultural performance of music and song Date: Fri 20th April 7.30pm |
Creten Music without Borders A two-hour musical concert displaying the past, present and future of Cretan musical attributes and qualities Date: Sunday 22nd April 6.00pm |
Maria Yiakoulis An evening under the 'sails' on a voyage of musical discovery. A sensitive cultural interpretation of the diverse musical identities of Greece that embraces the traditional whilst revealing the contemporary. Date: Sunday 29th April, 6pm
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Talk/Lecture |
The Meaning of Life: St Francis and Nikos Kazantzakis Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957) is famous as the author of 'Zorba the Greek' and 'The Last Temptation'. But these form a tiny part of the output of this passionate thinker, who wanted to help us create our own purpose and meaning in life. Date: Sat 17th Mar, 5:30pm |
El Greco When Domenicos Theotokopoulos (1541-1614) left his native island of Crete at the age of 26, he became the most important migrant of Greek history whose work had a lasting impact on European artistic tradition. Date: Wednesday 28th March, 6.30pm |
Homer Day The Iliad is not only the first ever European poem but also the most emblematic story of European history, a story indicating both exploration and expansion. Date: Sunday 1st April, 4.30pm |
The Forgotten Oracles of Delphi Meet the priestess Pythia and her prophecies on an imaginary trip to Delphi and its famous oracular institution. Together we will join the ranks of those who consult the oracle. Date: Wednesday 11th April, 6.30pm |
The Last Temptation of Christ "Every human being, flesh and spirit, partakes of the divine nature. That is why the mystery of Christ is not simply a mystery for a particular creed: it is universal" Date: Sunday 15th April, 3.00pm |
Nikos Kazantzakis and the Real Zorba "Zorba taught me to love life and not fear death." Date: Wed 18th April 6.30pm-8.30pm |
Greek Proxy Brides in Australia: Dreams and Realities Greece, a country politically divided and in financial ruin, with an oppressive culture and open wounds inflicted by foreign occupation and civil strife, forced young women to make certain life-changing decisions. Date: Anzac Day, Wed 25 April, 6.30pm |
