Dall’Italia All’Australia

Dall’Italia all’Australia (From Italy to Australia) is the cinematographic record of the voyage of the SS Regina d’Italia (Queen of Italy). In September 1924, this vessel brought 504 migrants from southern Europe to the South Seas.

Date: Tues 26 May
Time: 7.30pm

The Greek Passion

The film of an opera, in English, by the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu, based on the novel Christ recrucified by Nikos Kazantzakis, the author of Zorba; made for Czech Television, featuring soloists from the Welsh National Opera.

Date: Wed 20 May
Time: 7.30pm

Aristophanes’ The Birds DVD Screening
A tribute to Karolos Koun and the Greek Art Theatre.

The event presents Aristophanes’ most popular comedy THE BIRDS (441BC) first staged by the Greek Art Theatre in 1959 with the participation of Greek leading artists (Tsarouhis, Hadjidakis, Nikoloudi, Rotas).

Date: Sun 17 May
Time: 4.00pm

Mikis Theodorakis the Man, the Genius the Legend
Up close and personal video biography

Acclaimed as Greece’s ‘greatest living composer’ Mikis Theodorakis’ life reads like a film script. A child prodigy, Theodorakis taught himself to write songs without access to musical instruments. His is a journey of great proportions: changing the face of Greek music, alongside a backdrop of political turmoil during which he was tortured and thrown into exile.

Date: Tues 12 May
Time: 6.30pm