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Greek Festival Of Sydney

Locality: Sydney, Australia

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25.01.2022 Throwback Thursday to last year's concert 'Romiosini and Beyond' at City Recital Hall, performed by international vocalist Dimitris Basis, with a symphony orchestra, Greek band and choir, all under the direction of conductor George Ellis. We might not be able to attend concerts now but we can certainly enjoy them from home. Videography by Tim Anastasi

24.01.2022 The launch of Vrasidas Karalis' book, 'The Glebe Point Road Blues', takes place at 4pm on Saturday 7 March at Gleebooks. Register at the link as places are limited.

23.01.2022 We find ourselves in uncertain times, and while we are unable to fully celebrate Greek Independence Day as in previous years, we can certainly reflect on the importance of today's date in our shared history. Our ancestors' fight for freedom is even more poignant today but fills us with hope for the future. Happy Greek Independence Day!

23.01.2022 Day 2 of Greek Fest Darling Harbour is here. Come on down! Weve got Greek eats, music and dancing and the incredible Giota Negka on stage this evening!

23.01.2022 Twenty-five million people call Australia home and each person has a story. The Australian National Maritime Museum is partnering with the UKs Empathy Museum to bring their award-winning exhibition A Mile in My Shoes to Sydney. In a powerful and immersive storytelling experience encouraging empathy and compassion, visitors get to walk in the shoes of others as they listen to their stories. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Museum needs your help to do this and is reaching out to the Australian public via this crowdfunding campaign.To find out more & donate head to www.charidy.com/amileinmyshoes

23.01.2022 Check out the full programme for Greek Fest Darling Harbour. We've got entertainment across two stages and a bushfire benefit concert on Sunday afternoon with a great line-up of Greek-Australian musicians.

22.01.2022 We're very excited to be hosting an advanced screening of KING OTTO, a film about the coach and team that won Greece the UEFA European Championship in 2004. Limited tickets available. Thursday 13 May | Palace Norton St | https://bit.ly/330gPlf

21.01.2022 Effie's trying her luck with online dating, namely Tinder, and we get to see where all her right swiping takes her on Saturday 24 April at Bankstown Sports. Tickets: https://bit.ly/2vtvXe1

21.01.2022 Dimitris Basis spoke to Neos Kosmos ahead of his Australian tour. With most shows already sold out or selling fast, we suggest booking your tickets for his remaining Sydney performances today. 16 May | Defi II | https://bit.ly/3e8LVMO 22 May | Hope Estate | https://bit.ly/3ecBOqm 8 June | NPAH | https://bit.ly/2QyKP4P

20.01.2022 Just one week to go until our first event for 2021, featuring George Doukas and the D Strings. Join us as we celebrate the start of the new year with an evening of musical and cultural unity. Limited tickets available.

19.01.2022 Its Festival weekend! Well be at Darling Harbour, Sydney all weekend with loads to see and do. Come on down from 3pm today. Well be waiting!

18.01.2022 ANNOUNCEMENT! This afternoon, we were at the Marrickville branch of Delphi Bank to draw the winners of our annual raffle. Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket and a huge congratulations to our winners. A special thanks to Greece and Mediterranean Travel Centre & Luxury Greece Collection, Celestyal Cruises, Qatar Airways and Bowerhaus for generally donating the prizes.

17.01.2022 Hellenic Art Theatre is back with their production of PLOUTOS, an Ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes. Sun 13 Sep is sold out but limited tickets are available for Sat 12,19 & Sun 20 Sep! Tickets: www.hellenicarttheatre.com.au

17.01.2022 Associate Professor Nicholas Doumanis of UNSW and Professor Nikos Papastergiadis of the University of Melbourne will be coming together to shed light on the significant role played by Philhellenes and Philhellenism in the 1821 Revolution. Register: https://bit.ly/2OxEW7k

16.01.2022 Mary Coustas, better known as Effie Stephanides, spoke to SBS Greek - SBS about her upcoming show LOVE ME TINDER at Bankstown Sports and youse aren't gonna wanna miss this one. More info: https://bit.ly/2ILsWsB

16.01.2022 Just two more sleeps until Giota Negka's The Factory Theatre show. If you're not already excited, this clip will get you there. WED 26 FEB | https://bit.ly/2s4odNJ

15.01.2022 The sell-out success from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, " ", comes to Sydney for the first time on April 4th. Xrysa Katsarini is a rising star amongst the new generation of Greek stand up comedians, with countless sold out shows across Greece and Europe. More info: https://bit.ly/2VDUebX

15.01.2022 We are very sad to announce that the Greek Festival of Sydney will be cancelling and postponing several events in our 2020 programme. This has been a very difficult decision to make but the only one possible to support the communitys efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. Our primary concern is the health and welfare of our artists and audiences. Ticketholders will be contacted shortly for reimbursement.... Below is the full list of affected events. 18 March | The Antiquities of Modern Greece | Cancelled 21 March - 11 April | Arkas - Flying Through Life Grounded | Cancelled 25 March | The Evzones Collection | Postponed 27 + 28 March | The Lady of Ro | Cancelled 28 March | Manasis Folkloric Dance Concert | Cancelled 28 March | Zorba in the 21st Century | Cancelled 29 March | Women of Rebetika | Cancelled 2 April | A Tribute to Yiannis Parios | Postponed 3 April | The Children of Pan | Cancelled 4 April | | Cancelled 5 April | Little Athens Book Launch | Postponed 30 April | Mauthausen and Other Songs of Humanity | Postponed 6 May | In Conversation with Gillian Bouras | Cancelled Please continue to check our website and Facebook page for further developments.

15.01.2022 One of Greece's leading stand-up comedians, Xrysa Katsarini, comes to Australia for the first time for a show on Sat 4 Apr. Ahead of her visit, she tries to guess the inspiration behind the design of the Sydney Opera House. The correct answer may surprise you! More info: https://bit.ly/2W0v4V8

13.01.2022 Happy Easter to all those who will be celebrating today. We hope you have a cracking day!

13.01.2022 Today at 1pm, Vasilis Vasilas will discuss his latest book 'Little Athens' which was to be launched as part of the Greek Festival last month. Hear him speak about his own creative writing process and the impact of the Greek community in Marrickville.

11.01.2022 SOLD OUT! The Tsitsanis, Hatzidakis, Xarchakos, Theodorakis concert at City Recital Hall on Friday 14 May has officially sold out. Thank you to everybody who purchased tickets, we can't wait to see you then.

11.01.2022 An open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison (ScoMo) from the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW calling for greater support for artists and arts workers.

10.01.2022 Hellenic Art Theatre's latest production PLOUTOS - WEALTH opens this week. Director Stavros Economidis breathes new life into the Ancient Greek Comedy by Aristophanes. Presented in Greek with English surtitles. Tickets: www.hellenicarttheatre.com.au

10.01.2022 Despina Achladioti is a remarkable woman with an equally remarkable story. Her story is told in THE LADY OF RO, a play that comes to us direct from Greece on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March. More info: www.trybooking.com/BINCB

10.01.2022 DIRECT FROM GREECE | After a successful run of performances in Greece, 'The Lady of Ro' will be performed in New York before hitting our shores. With just two performances programmed, you're going to want to secure your tickets early. More info: https://bit.ly/2VQ5odM

09.01.2022 A play that comes to us direct from Greece and is inspired by the story of Despina Achladioti, the Greek widow known as THE LADY OF RO, named after the deserted island close to Kastellorizo, where she took refuge during two world wars. Achladioti became famous for raising the Greek flag every day, from the time she arrived on the island until her death on May 13, 1982 at the age of 92. Tickets: www.trybooking.com/BINCB

08.01.2022 If you missed out on tickets for Professor Vrasidas Karalis’ talk ‘The Greek Revolution and Romanticism in European Art’ on Thursday 6 May, you can watch online by registering at the link below. Register: https://bit.ly/3myMZNM

08.01.2022 Watch the full performance of 'The Hymn to Liberty', a symphony concert directed by George Ellis, with soloists Maria Yiakoulis, George Karantonis and Leon Vitogiannis and a thirty-piece symphony orchestra. This event took place on Thursday 25 March, 2021 at Sydney Town Hall, with the support of the City of Sydney.

08.01.2022 Greek academic, writer and activist Dimitris Christopoulos will present an online seminar examining historical explanation of the phenomenon that is Golden Dawn and an appraisal of the recent judicial verdict. Tune in on Wednesday 21 October (7pm).

07.01.2022 FULL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED! We've just launched our new website with nearly 40 events listed that form the 38th Greek Festival of Sydney. Get clicking! www.greekfestivalofsydney.com.au

07.01.2022 Very few tickets remaining for Tsitsanis, Hatzidakis, Xarchakos, Theodorakis; our tribute concert to four of Greece's great composers at City Recital Hall on Friday 14 May. Featuring international vocalist Dimitris Basis, a symphony orchestra, choir and Greek band under the direction of George Ellis. Book now at www.cityrecitalhall.com

06.01.2022 Vasilis Vasilas discusses his latest book Little Athens, which was to be launched as part of the Greek Festival of Sydney last month, with Lysele Assarapin from Inner West Council Library and History. Hear him speak about his own creative writing process and the impact of the Greek community in Marrickville.

06.01.2022 On Tuesday 8 June, Dimitris Basis, together with students from the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts will present a concert of music from different periods of Hellenic history - from the Revolution and the War of Independence, through to the modern era. Tickets: www.200yearsofmusic.eventbrite.com.au

06.01.2022 George Doukas and the D Strings will take us around the world through music, (for now, it's the closest we're going to get to an international trip), so join us as they perform music from Greece, the Balkans, Latin America and Africa. Tickets: www.factorytheatre.com.au or 9550 3666

05.01.2022 Tell us what you think! Did you come to Greek Fest Darling Harbour? We want to hear from you. Complete our feedback questionnaire at the link below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8LMBY8Z

05.01.2022 Applications are now open for the 2021 Greek Festival of Sydney cultural events program. Contact us at [email protected] to request an application form.

04.01.2022 DIRECT FROM GREECE | After a successful run of performances in Greece, 'The Lady of Ro' will come to Sydney for only two performances. Youre going to want to secure your tickets early! Tickets: https://bit.ly/2VQ5odM

04.01.2022 SELLING FAST! Iho Nyx Band - present a tribute concert to Yiannis Parios and his work at The Factory Theatre on Thu 2 Apr. There are few tickets remaining so get clicking.

03.01.2022 Fiona Gazepis spoke to SBS Greek - SBS ahead of the opening of her exhibition WOOD AND THE BEAUTY OF IMPERFECTION next week at Kudos Gallery. Join us at Opening Night on Tuesday 17 March at 6pm.

03.01.2022 One of the most significant events in this year's cultural programme takes place at City Recital Hall on Thursday 30 April. Maria Farantouri / and Assaf Kacholi will perform songs from Mikis Theodorakis Ballad of Mauthausen, commemorating seventy-five years since the liberation of the concentration camps at Auschwitz, Mauthausen, Buchenwald, Dachau, Bergen-Belsen. This event is supported by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. More info: www.cityrecitalhall.com

02.01.2022 A STATEMENT FROM THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF NSW The Turkish government's decision to turn Hagia Sophia, a World Heritage Site, into a mosque is unacceptable and confrontational. This action is not only a direct insult to the character of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is a link in the overall challenging and aggressive policy of the Turkish government.... The Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales unequivocally condemns this act and appeals to the international community to stop Recep Tayyip Erdogans dangerous and contentious actions. We call on the Australian Government to take the initiative in all International Forums to prevent the implementation of this decision which only incites hatred and enmity among the Peoples. From the Board of Directors of the Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales - , , . UNESCO . . .

01.01.2022 Famous Greek Cartoonist Arkas is traveling (so to speak) to Australia! Come and watch Arkass characters come to life in a hilarious production from Greek Stage Theatre. Opens this weekend! More info: https://bit.ly/2Ih1PVQ