GREECE21

2021 sees Greece and the Greek diaspora celebrating the 200 year anniversary of the War of Independence and the creation of the modern Greek state.

To celebrate this event the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria, with the support of the official Greece21 committee, has created a year-long program of events for your enjoyment.

Flavours of Greece: Elyros Celebrates 200 years of Greek Independence Pt 2

Food is the conduit for history and culture. Within Greek culture, food allows us to traverse time a

Flavours of Greece: Elyros Celebrates 200 years of Greek Independence Pt1

Food is the conduit for history and culture. Within Greek culture, food allows us to traverse time a

A DIALOGICAL READING: Dinonysios Solomos – The Free Besieged (Οι Ελεύθεροι Πολιορκισμένοι)

Entry: $10, drinks and finger food will be offered, BOOK NOW, SEATING IS LIMITED – https://www

GREECE 21: Lonsdale Street Greek Music Festival

March 20+21 The Lonsdale Street Greek Music Festival is a live music festival the features some of M

Greece21: Greece’s 1821 as an International Event: its Impact on America presented by Prof Alexander Kitroeff

25 March Presenter: Prof Alexander Kitroeff Language of Presentation: English | R.M.L.G.*: 0 –

Greece 21: The Annunciation of Our Lady feast day

28 March The Church of the Holy Annunciation in East Melbourne is the oldest Orthodox Church in Vict

Greece21: Visions of freedom in the Greek World presented by Prof Paschalis Kitromilides

April 1 Paschalis M. Kitromilides, PhD Harvard University, is Professor Emeritus of Political Scienc

Greece21: The Forgotten city of Ancient Greece presented by Prof Paul Cartledge

Emeritus Professor Paul Cartledge will present an online lecture entitled The Forgotten City of Theb

Greece21: 1821 Birth of a Nation State presented by Prof Thanos Veremis

April 15 Presenter: Prof Thanos Veremis Abstract: The Greek war of independence belongs to the same

Greece21: Ottoman Perceptions of the Greek Revolution presented by Dr Leonidas Moiras

May 20 More details to come

Greece 21: TSITSANIS, HATZIDAKIS, XARCHAKOS, THEODORAKIS: Songs of liberation by Greece’s four great composers

May 29 The Greek Community of Melbourne, in celebration of the 200 year anniversary of the Greek War

Greece21: The iconic status of Theodore Vryzakis’s ‘The Exodus of Messolonghi’, 1853: 19th century Philhellene art in the service of Greek nationalism presented by Dr Spiridoula Demetriou

June 10 More details to come

Greece21: The Kodjabashis and their role in tax and political operations of Christian communities in the Late Ottoman Empire presented by Dr Socrates Petmezas

June 17 Presented in Greek More details to come

Greece21: The Chios Massacre (1822): British Humanitarianism and Chiot Emigration presented by Yianni Cartledge

July 22 More details to come

Greece 21: The Greek Writer’s Festival: Mythologising context and identity

October 15-19 A celebration of 200 years of Greek and Greek Australian Writers while also explore th

Greece21: Battle of Navarino presented by Dr Dimitris Gonis

July 1 More details to come

Greece21: Who fought whom in 1821 and where to find the Sultan? The socioeconomic situation of Morea (Peloponnese) on the eve of the Greek Revolution presented by Dr Anna Vlachopoulou

July 8 More details to come

Greece21: Who is a Greek citizen? – the constitutional articles of the Greek Revolution 1821-1832 presented by Juliana Charpantidou

September 2 Presented in Greek More details to come

GREECE21

Flavours of Greece: Elyros Celebrates 200 years of Greek Independence Pt 2

Flavours of Greece: Elyros Celebrates 200 years of Greek Independence Pt1

A DIALOGICAL READING: Dinonysios Solomos – The Free Besieged (Οι Ελεύθεροι Πολιορκισμένοι)

GREECE 21: Lonsdale Street Greek Music Festival

Greece21: Greece’s 1821 as an International Event: its Impact on America presented by Prof Alexander Kitroeff

Greece 21: The Annunciation of Our Lady feast day

Greece21: Visions of freedom in the Greek World presented by Prof Paschalis Kitromilides

Greece21: The Forgotten city of Ancient Greece presented by Prof Paul Cartledge

Greece21: 1821 Birth of a Nation State presented by Prof Thanos Veremis

Greece21: Ottoman Perceptions of the Greek Revolution presented by Dr Leonidas Moiras

Greece 21: TSITSANIS, HATZIDAKIS, XARCHAKOS, THEODORAKIS: Songs of liberation by Greece’s four great composers

Greece21: The iconic status of Theodore Vryzakis’s ‘The Exodus of Messolonghi’, 1853: 19th century Philhellene art in the service of Greek nationalism presented by Dr Spiridoula Demetriou

Greece21: The Kodjabashis and their role in tax and political operations of Christian communities in the Late Ottoman Empire presented by Dr Socrates Petmezas

Greece21: The Chios Massacre (1822): British Humanitarianism and Chiot Emigration presented by Yianni Cartledge

Greece 21: The Greek Writer’s Festival: Mythologising context and identity

Greece21: Battle of Navarino presented by Dr Dimitris Gonis

Greece21: Who fought whom in 1821 and where to find the Sultan? The socioeconomic situation of Morea (Peloponnese) on the eve of the Greek Revolution presented by Dr Anna Vlachopoulou

Greece21: Cyprus and 1821: Myths, Realities, Forgetting and Remembering presented by Assoc Prof Andrekos Varnava

Greece21: In memory of Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770 – 1843) presented by Dr Stavroula Nikoloudis

Greece21: 200 Years of Flavour: Flavours of Greece 2021

Greece21: Who is a Greek citizen? – the constitutional articles of the Greek Revolution 1821-1832 presented by Juliana Charpantidou

Greece21: Youth Summit

Greece21: The International Resonance of the Greek Revolution presented by Prof Antonis Liakos

Greece21: The 27th Greek Film Festival

Greece21: Sponsors

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