Kouvenda: Hellenic Conversations
by ZoomKouvenda: Hellenic Conversations is a bi-weekly discussion forum where members of our community discuss in Greek topics of Hellenic interest. For further information, contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu).
Angelopoulos Retrospective: The Broadcast; Athens, Return to Acropolis; Reconstruction
Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe Broadcast (Ekpompi) Greece, 1968 In the manner of Jean Rouch’s Chronique d'un été (1961), the producers of a pop music television show hit the streets to ask women what...
Lethal Nationalism: Genocide of the Greeks, 1913-1923
Saint Sophia Cathedral 1324 S Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesUnder the fog of war during World War 1, the genocide of the Greeks was carried out at the hands of the Ottoman and Nationalist Turks. This Genocide became the...
My Rembetika Blues
Royce Hall, 314 UCLAFilm screening and discussion with filmmaker Mary Zournazi. My Rembetika Blues is a film about the power of music and what makes us human. Rembetika music or the Greek blues...
Angelopoulos Retrospective: Ulysses’ Gaze
Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesUlysses' Gaze (To Vlemma tou Odissea) Greece, 1995 Theo Angelopoulos once confessed to an interviewer, “I would like to believe the world will be saved by the cinema.” Ulysses’ Gaze...
Angelopoulos Retrospective: The Travelling Players
Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe Travelling Players (O Thiassos) Greece, 1975 A powerful vision of postwar Greek history as experienced by a troupe of actors on perennial tour, The Travelling Players swept the awards...
Kouvenda: Hellenic Conversations
by ZoomKouvenda: Hellenic Conversations is a monthly discussion forum where members of our community discuss in Greek topics of Hellenic interest. For further information, contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu).
Book Club | Conversation with the Author: Ersi Sotiropoulos, Τι μένει από τη νύχτα (What’s Left of the Night)
by ZoomRSVP here. To purchase a digital copy of the book, please visit the publisher's site and read the instructions provided by the publisher carefully. The book is also available...
Polymnia
Little Theater 1167 MacGowan Hall, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPolymnia world premiere presented by the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture Saturday, January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m. UCLA Little Theater Reception to follow Sunday,...
Polymnia
Polymnia world premiere presented by the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture Saturday, January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m. UCLA Little Theater Sunday, January 22, 2023 ...
Kouvenda: Hellenic Conversations
by ZoomKouvenda: Hellenic Conversations is a monthly discussion forum where members of our community discuss in Greek topics of Hellenic interest. For further information, contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu).
Themistoklis Aravossitas, “Greek Language Education in North America: New Directions and Challenges” on International Greek Language Day”
by ZoomThe lecture is offered on the occasion of International Greek Language Day. Her Excellency, Alexandra Papadopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to the United States, will offer opening remarks. February 11, 2023,...