GREECE
IN BRITAIN EVENTS
March - June 2003
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26 February 9 March 03
Open Wed to Sun, 1 to 5pm Entrance Free |
ELENI MOUZAKITI – PENELOPE PETSINI UNCANNY CITY – An Exhibition of Photographs Century Gallery, 1-15 Cremer Street, Shoreditch, London E2 8HD The exhibition is about the city at night as an ambiguous place: it is a photographic exploration of the themes of uncertainty, uneasiness, anxiety and of allure, this mixture of emotions that the metropolis evokes at night. The city is a place, the meaning of which develops in the direction of ambivalence; it can be seductive and threatening at once, familiar and unfamiliar, friendly and strange or dangerous. , but also the place of fear and danger, of dark secrets, that we can only inhabit furtively. Sleep, secrets, dreams, madness, beasts, they are all aspects of the uncanny that may be related to the city at night. Presented by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture - sponsored by easyJet and the National Bank of Greece |
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Thu 12 March 03 Fri 14 March 03 8 pm
Tickets: £5 / £4
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On the occasion of EUREKA: Essex Book Festival VOICES FROM GREECE Eternity and a Day, Dir. Theo Angelopoulos (1998) Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT Box Office: 01206 366 000 Featuring a moving performance by Bruno Ganz, this is a beautifully crafted, luminous film by Theo Angelopoulos. It was unanimously voted the winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Presented by the Colchester Film Society in association with the Hellenic Foundation for Culture - sponsored by easyJet and the National Bank of Greece. |
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Thu 20 March 03 8 pm Tickets: £3 / £2 (incl. glass of wine)
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An evening at the Colchester Central Library Colchester Central Library Trinity Square, Colchester CO1 1JB Tel. 01206 245 900 (ticket includes glass of Greek wine) European best-selling author Pavlos Matesis and exceptional young writer Panos Karnezis, presented by Eleni Yannakakis, Greek novelist and teacher of Modern Greek at Oxford. Presented by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture - sponsored by easyJet and the National Bank of Greece. |
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London 14, 15, 16 March 03 Tickets: £5 / £4 pay for 4 films and see 5
and Cardiff 4, 5, 6 April 03 Tickets: £4.60 / £3 pay for 4 films and see 5 |
GREEK LITERATURE ON FILM On the occasion of the seventh annual Greek Cinema weekend at Riverside Studios, coinciding with the Greek participation in this year’s London Book Fair, we present five films based on the work of five major contemporary Greek authors. The event is dedicated to the memory of Ed Lewis (Cinema Director, Riverside Studios, 1988 – 2003), whose unstinting support has been pivotal in the promotion of contemporary Greek cinema in the UK over the past seven years. The programme includes the following films: Jaguar, dir. Katerina Evangelakou (1994) based on a novel by Alexandros Kotzias, The Only Journey of his Life, dir. Lakis Papastathis (2001), based on a short story by Georgios Vizyinos, The Children of Helidona, dir. Kostas Vrettakos (1987) based on a novel by Dionysis Haritopoulos, The Price of Love, dir. Tonia Marketaki (1984), based on a novel by Constantinos Theotokis and Happy Day, dir. Pantelis Voulgaris, based on a novel by Andreas Frangias. After Riverside Studios, the programme will also be shown at Chapter in Cardiff, marking the first foray of Greece in Britain to the capital of Wales. For details of times etc see www.riversidestudios.co.uk and www.chapter.org. Presented by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture in cooperation with the Greek Film Centre. Sponsored by easyJet and the National Bank of Greece. |
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Friday 21 March 03 7.30 pm Tickets: £18, £15, £12 £10. Conc. 10% off
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ELENA KOKKA , piano and voice St. John’s Smith Square, London SW1 Box Office: 0207 222 1061 The young Greek pianist Elena Kokka was born and raised in Athens. She later came to London to study both piano and singing at the Royal College of Music, from where she graduated as Associate and, alter, as Master in Music. She has been performing for a number of years internationally. She also possesses a fine soprano voice and accompanies herself in operatic arias and other repertoire. This concert’s programme includes compositions by Scarlatti, Paisiello, Schubert, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff and Theodorakis. Promoted by Ensemble Productions with the support of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, The A.G.Leventis Foundation and the Tsavliris Cultural Foundation. |
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Saturday 22 March 03 9pm Tickets: £5 non members £4 concs £3 ICA members |
GREECE IN BRITAIN – CLUB SERIES K Beta An evening dedicated to one of the founding members of electronica graeca. Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH Box Office: 0207 930 3647 Founding Stero Nova in the early nineties, Konstantine Beta was the first composer to make a case for electronic music in Greece. Since the group split in 1996, he has released numerous solo albums and has composed music for documentaries, film and theatre. Especially for the ICA event, he will be presenting electronic compositions from his latest project Transformations. Club Night: DJ Mixmaster Morris. Screenings: A selection of new short films from the Thessaloniki Videodance Festival and the International Film Festival in Drama. Presented by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, organized by moosootoo.com. With the support of the Greek Ministry of Culture. Sponsored by easyJet, J&P and the National Bank of Greece. |
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Wed 2 April to Sat 19 April 03 7.30 pm matinees Sundays at 2.30 pm Tickets: £14.50 conc. £10.50 |
The Actors of Dionysus In AGAMEMNON by Aeschylus, adapted by David Stuttard Bridewell Theatre Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8EQ Box Office: 0207 936 3456 For their 10th anniversary production, the Actors of Dionysus present a fast-moving, highly visual production, combining the power of language with the excitement of physical theatre. Boldly cinematic, Agamemnon fuses music, movement and a lean athletic adaptation to create the exhilaratingly contemporary style, which has earned aod’s reputation as the uk’s leading interpreters of Greek drama. |
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Fri 4 April 03 7.30pm Tickets: £12.50, £10 £8 conc. £2off
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Greek Icons of Light and Passion: A concert of works by Greece’s leading composers of today Purcell Room South Bank Centre Box Office: 0207 960 4242 Greece in Britain returns to the South Bank with an exciting and colourful concert, which explores the musical heritage created by two of the great twentieth century composers, Nikos Skalkottas and Iannis Xenakis, and illustrates how their influence can be heard in the works of composers writing today. It has been programmed as a survey of recent Greek music and shows how Greek composers have fused both folk and classical traditional culture with West European modernism. Britain’s most innovative chamber group, the Composer’s Ensemble, will introduce the works of three internationally acclaimed composers, as well as music by two talented composers of the younger generation. The concert features the distinguished Greek soprano Mina Polychronou and English counter-tenor Andrew Watts. Works by Theodore Antoniou, Periklis Koukos, Giorgos Koumendakis, George Kouroupos and Nestor Taylor. Presented by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, with the support of the Greek Ministry of Culture. Sponsored by The Alexander Onassis Foundation, The A.G.Leventis Foundation, the Hellenic Foundation (London), easyJet , J&P and the National Bank of Greece. |
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Thu 10 April 03 Fri 11 April 03 Sat 12 April 03
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GREECE IN BRITAIN – CLUB SERIES MIKRO in the UK They first appeared in 1999, with the album To Telos tou Kosmou [The End of the World], published by Warner Music. Their singles had major radio exposure, alongside tracks by the Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack, Depeche Mode, Propellerheads and Portishead. This is their second visit to the UK, following a most successful appearance at London’s Cargo in March 2002. 10 April 11 April Notting Hill Arts Club, Coventry Colosseum 21 Notting Hill Gate Primrose Hill Street London W11 Coventry CV1 5LY Info: 0207 460 4459 Info: 07887 510 3033 12 April Leicester Sumo 54 Braunstone Gate Leicester LE3 5LG Info: 07887 5103033 Presented by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, organized by moosootoo.com. With the support of the Greek Ministry of Culture. Sponsored by easyJet, J&P and the National Bank of Greece. |
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London: 19 April 03 to 29 May 03
Tickets: £7.50 conc. £5.70 (on show day only)
Edinburgh: 2 May 03 to 14 May 03 Tickets: £6 / £5 Cardiff: 12 May 03 to 22 May 03 Tickets: £4.60 / £3 |
GREECE ON SCREEN On the occasion of the Greek Presidency of the European Union, the Greek Film Centre and the Hellenic Foundation for Culture present a collection of ten films, in association with the National Film Theatre, the Edinburgh Film House and Cardiff’s Chapter. “The films included in this series have achieved international recognition and have proved that they can communicate with an international audience without losing their identity, indigenous culture and distinctive ‘Greekness’. They mirror and attempt to encapsulate the social, political and economic changes that have engulfed Greece over the past fifty years of its turbulent historical journey. Through these films, a massive, national-scale soul-searching exercise manifests itself in the shape of the moral and artistic responsibility that Greek film-makers feel it is their duty to document. The Greek cinema remains alive and, despite the global crisis, manages to maintain a noteworthy presence amongst international film cognoscenti. It is hoped that the London and Edinburgh seasons will open the way for British audiences to become better acquainted with Greek cinema.” Voula Georgakakou Head of Sales and Promotion, Greek Film Centre For detailed programme and times of shows: www.bfi.org.uk/nft Box Office: 0207 928 3232 www.filmhousecinema.com Box Office: 0131 228 2688 www.chapter.org Box Office: 029 2030 4400 Presented by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture and the Greek Film Centre with the support of the Greek Ministry of Culture. Sponsored by easyJet, J&P and the National Bank of Greece. |
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From Tue 22 April 03 to Sat 24 May 03 10 to 6pm Sat 10-5pm Sunday closed Entrance Free On 6,13,20 May 03 Panel Discussions Jarvis Hall |
ATHENS-SCAPE: THE 2004 OLYMPICS AND THE METABOLISM OF THE CITY An exploration through three exhibitions of the transformation of the City of Athens in the build up to the 2004 Olympics, showing how this event has spurred the regeneration, from signature new buildings to infrastructure and streetscape, of the metabolism of the City. On the Brink of Change: RIBA Florence Hall Athletics and the Present In-Tense: RIBA Gallery1 Ephemeral Disruptions: RIBA Gallery 2 Exhibition planned by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and organised by the General Secretariat for the Olympic Games 2004, in cooperation with the Hellenic Cultural Organization SA and the Architecture Network, with the support of Greece in Britain and the Hellenic Foundation for Culture. Curator in Chief Dr. Maria Theodorou. Royal Institute of British Architects 66 Portland Place London W1B 1AD Tel. 0207 307 3770 |
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From Wed 30 April 03 to Mon 26 May 03 Open: Tue to Sun 11am to 5pm Entrance Free
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7 GREEK PRINTMAKERS: A show at the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers Bankside Gallery 48 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH Tel. 0207 928 7521 Zacharias Arvanitis Leoni Vidali Xenis Sachinis Giorgos Vlassopoulos Tonia Nicolaidou Manolis Yannodakis Vicky Tsalamata The Society of Painter-Etchers was founded in 1880 to seek recognition for artists working in etching, engraving and mezzotint. At that time the Royal Academy refused to recognise printmaking as a creative rather than reproductive art. In 1888 the Society was granted its Royal Charter. The Society further expanded to encompass engravers in 1898, becoming the Royal Society of Etcher-Engravers (RE) and in 1989 acknowledged advances in technology by becoming the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. The Society's major exhibition of Members' work is held at Bankside Gallery each year, normally in May, and this year it returns to the theme of an exchange with international printmakers: It is the turn of seven Greek printmakers, all of whom are Professors or Assistant Professors at Athens or Thessaloniki Schools of Art. Their style of work is extremely varied: for example, Vicky Tsalamata uses images from classical Greece, from the seals of tombs; Tonia Nicolaidou is inspired by water and uses imaginative techniques of relief and origami to express her ideas. It is a collection of works which promises to be an intriguing and imaginative centrepiece to the annual Members exhibition. Curated by Marie Louise Coulouris, RE. In association with Hellenic Foundation for Culture with the support of the Greek Ministry of Culture. Sponsored by easyJet, J&P and the National Bank of Greece. |
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Bath Fri 6 June 03
Cardiff Sun 8 June 03
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GREECE IN BRITAIN – CLUB SERIES MODE PLAGAL IN THE UK The Club Series concludes wth two concerts by Mode Plagal in Bath and Cardiff. “Hipper than any American record I’ve heard for a long time” was how the U.S. trade magazine Modern Drummer described Mode Plagal’s eponymous debut release in 1995. The group has since been perfecting its distinct sound, a blend of jazz-funk and Balkan folk. Following the release of “Mode Plagal III”, which made it to the Top 20 World Music Charts Europe in March and April 2002, they are back with the album “Beyond the Bosphorus” , made in collaboration with Bosphorus, aTurkish collective of classical and traditional musicians. 6 June 8 June Bath Fringe Festival Journeys Club www.bathfringe.co.uk 1 and 2 Upper Clifton Street Cardiff CF2 1BG Info: 02920 190114 Presented by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, organized by moosootoo.com. With the support of the Greek Ministry of Culture. Sponsored by easyJet, J&P and the National Bank of Greece. |
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Mon 9 June 03 7.45pm Tickets: £25, £20, £15, £8 conc. £2 off
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GREEK STARS AT THE OPERA Queen Elizabeth Hall South Bank Centre Box Office: 0207 960 4242 Greece in Britain continues with a South Bank concert featuring six young Greek opera singers, who are already making their mark on the international scene. The exciting and colourful programme includes many of the best-loved pieces of the lyric repertoire, under the baton of Vassilis Christopoulos, a young Greek conductor who is already an established name in Germany. Vassiliki KARAYANNI, coloratura soprano Angelika TOUSMANOFF, soprano Marita PAPARIZOU, mezzo soprano Pol ZAHARIADIS, male alto Antonis KORONEOS, tenor Yannis YANNISSIS, bass baritone
Vassilis Christopoulos, conductor The concert is organized as part of the celebrations for Greece’s Presidency of the European Union and is sponsored by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Series sponsors: National Bank of Greece and easyJet. Production in association with Apollonian Enterprises. |
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Mon 16 June 03
7.30pm
Tickets: £10 conc. £2 off
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DIMITRIS VASSILAKIS: PATHS FROM THE LABYRINTHPurcell Room South Bank Centre Box Office: 0207 960 4242 Dimitrios Vassilakis saxes, Antonis Andreou trombone, Alexandros-Drackos Kistakis drums, Eirinaios Koulouras bass, Paul Clarvis percussion, George Kontrafouris piano. ‘Daedalus Project-Labyrinth’ is the latest New York recording by Greek saxophonist and composer Dimitrios Vassilakis, who was recently featured as Musician of the Month by the BBC Music Magazine. The ‘Labyrinth’ was produced by David Liebman, one of the greatest jazz saxophonists and educators and it unfolds music with Balkan flavour combined with modern jazz. Presented by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture with the support of the Greek Ministry of Culture. Sponsored by easyJet, J&P and the National Bank of Greece. |