Timarete
4th Annual Hellenic Art Festival
Organized and Presented by the Academy of Hellenic Paideia
Sunday June 2nd - Sunday June 16th, 2019
Press Release
New York: 4th Annual Hellenic Art Festival
June 2nd -16th 2019
Under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece and the support of The Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater NY.
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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
· OPENING – MUSIC NIGHT
“Μη Λησμονάτε τη Χώρα μου”
Κύπρος 1955-59 - Κύπρος 1974
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 @ 7:00 p.m.
Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York (22-51 29th Street, Astoria, NY 11105)
The Pancyprian Choir of NY, soloists, chorus and actors, honor the two anniversaries of Cyprus' recent history, 60 years from the end of Liberation Battle 1955-1959 and 45 years from the illegal invasion and occupation by Turkey in 1974; A performance of songs and poetry under the Artistic and Musical direction of Mr. Phyto Stratis.
The Pancyprian Choir of NY, was founded in 1996 and is composed by volunteer soloists, chorus and actors who aspire to become the voice of freedom and hope for Cyprus, hence participating fully in their musical and cultural heritage. Under the direction of our Music and Artistic Director Mr. Phyto Stratis, the choir expanded its two annual spring and Christmas Concerts, with the additional April 1st EOKA Anniversary and Athens Square Greek Nights concerts. It has established itself as one of the leading vocal ensembles in the New York area, with the admiration of the President of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and his Excellency Archbishop Demetrios. Mr. Stratis’ dedication to musical excellence has brought the choir to a new level with unique theatrical concerts and collaborative opportunities with singers such as Doros Demosthenous, Manolis Mitsias, and Dimitris Mpasis, in packed houses such as The Kaye Playhouse in Manhattan and Queens Theater in the Park.
Entrance/Donation: $20 get your tickets here Information / Reservations: 917-603-4437
· ART EXHIBITION
Inside, Outside, and Beyond
An exhibition featuring Greek and Greek American artist
June 4th – 28th, 2019
Curated by the distinguished artist Antonia Papatzanaki
Opening Reception: Tuesday June 4th, 2019, 6-8 pm
Exhibition Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Consulate General of Greece in New York (69 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075)
Timarete Hellenic Art Festival and the Consulate General of Greece in New York are pleased to announce Inside, Outside, and Beyond, a group exhibition that explores diverse manifestations of interiority and exteriority in space and time. The show is curated by the distinguished artist Antonia Papatzanaki. The exhibition will run from June 4 - 28, 2019 with an Opening Reception on Tuesday, June 4th, 2019, from 6-8:00 p.m. at Consulate’s premises.
Offering a unique and rare opportunity to see the work of a large number of living artists of the Greek diaspora, the exhibition brings together over 25 artworks in a variety of mediums by accomplished, established, and internationally known Greek and Greek-American artists residing in the New York and Tri-State area.
Inside, Outside, and Beyond explores interiority set against exteriority, spaces outside or beyond what is expected or internalized, concepts and imagery prompting the artists’ most urgent questions regarding place and time. The exhibition includes drawings, paintings, mixed media art, prints, and sculpture in a rich array of materials. Traditional oil, acrylic, and graphite move beyond conventional uses. Printing embodies the manipulation of images through the use of diverse technologies that result in a printed image on aluminum or paper, and in some cases, includes an added layer of hand drawing revealing a long artistic process. Paper folds into book pages and serves as the material for collage; fabric embodies poetry and a sense of space and time; the political and personal stream out of an emergency heat blanket and images of colorful displaced cloth. The show itself is situated in multiple conceptual locations as it moves among and beyond the smallest particles to whole, imagined worlds via plastic, clay, and mirrors. Feelings and relationships are further probed in leather, copper wire, metal, and even ping pong balls and cardboard, where they are literally contained and dismantled. The past is dynamically projected into the present and beyond, where the viewer is enabled to gaze from multiple positions at our ever-changing moment.
Participating Artists include Eozen Agopian, Maria Anasazi, Elaine Angelopoulos, Laura Dodson, Angie Drakopoulos, Peter Gerakaris, Cris Gianakos, Morfy Gikas, Mark Hadjipateras, Maria Karametou, Zoe Keramea, Georgia Lale, Eirini Linardaki, Aristides Logothetis, Despo Magoni, Demetrius Manouselis, Jenny Marketou, Eleni Mylonas, Antonia Papatzanaki, Costas Picadas, Panayiotis Terzis, Lydia Venieri, Adonis Volanakis.
The exhibition is held as part of the 4th Timarete Hellenic Art Festival. Timarete is an annual festival whose purpose is to promote Hellenic art and culture, to finance educational programs for Greek language and culture, as well as to support underprivileged children. The Festival is organized by the Academy of Hellenic Paideia, Inc., a not-for-profit educational organization based in Astoria, New York.
This exhibition provides an exciting opportunity to the public to acquire authentic artwork through an Online Auction, hosted on the Paddle8 platform via a streamlined bidding process. The auction will launch with bidding on June 4, 2019 and close on June 18, 2019. Profits will benefit the Academy’s “Sponsor a Student” program, which provides Academy scholarships to underprivileged children.
Exhibition Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Contact: apapatza@yahoo.com
DRAMA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Sunday, June 9th, 2019
· 1st screening: 6:00 p.m.
· 2nd screening: 8:00 p.m.
Greek Cultural Center (2680 30th Street, Astoria, NY 11102)
Drama International Short Film Festival is Greece's leading short film festival, and the annual meeting place for filmmakers and industry professionals. Based in Drama, Greece the festival runs a six-day schedule in September and its main venues are Municipal Conservatory and Olympia Cinema.
The festival is the leading Greek and South-Eastern European gateway to the world’s most prestigious short film awards, and nominated filmmakers qualify for the European Film Awards. The festival presents an annual International Competition showing the best new films from Greece and around the world, as well as parallel events including interviews, book presentations, panels and networking for filmmakers and professionals.
The DRAMA International Short Film Festival was founded in 1978 and has the following goals:
· The promotion and dissemination of the art of cinema and especially the short film in Greece and abroad.
· Developing the spirit of friendship and cooperation among filmmakers from all over the world.
· Organize in September each year the Greek Short Film Festival and International Short Film Festival.
· The organization of screenings of Greek and foreign short films, film trips, relevant seminars, conferences, lectures, debates, music concerts, theater performances throughout the year, in Drama, Greece and abroad.
· The collaboration with similar actors in Greece and internationally for the encouragement and development of the short film.
The Dramas Short Film Festival is housed in newly built buildings, in the area of Agia Varvara, in the center of Drama.
Entrance/Donation: $20 Information get your tickets here / Reservations: 917-603-4437
· THEATER - ALALUM – A Black Comedy
Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 8:00 p.m.
Archdiocesan Hellenic Cultural Center (27-09 Crescent Street, Astoria, NY 11102)
Four elderly cousins are gathered in the house of their elderly uncle who has just been groomed. An inheritance, a murder, and a mysterious visitor will bring them up creating an alalum of comic situations. Cast: Georgia Fiotodimitrakis, Ioanna Fiotodimitrakis, Olga Someras, Vivian Triviza and Alexandra Skendrou.
Theatrical Workshop "LOGOS AND PRAKSI" of the Academy of Hellenic Padeia
The theatrical workshop teaches techniques of improvisation, acting, orthophony and kinesiology exercises. Also at the end of the year a performance by the students of the workshop is presented at the Timarete festival. The lessons are in the Greek language.
This year's performance was created through a series of improvisations of students on a specific thematic unit, with the care and guidance of the acting teacher Ms. Ioanna Katsarou.
Entrance/Donation: $20 Information get your tickets here / Reservations: 917-603-4437
CLOSING - FOLK DANCE NIGHT WITH TRADITIONAL DANCE TROUPES
· Sunday, June 16th, 2019 @ 6:00 p.m.
Federation of Hellenic Societes of Greater New York, Inc. (22-51 29th Street, Astoria, NY 11105)
A dance night of Greek Traditional Dances, which will present dance groups of the Greek community, wearing traditional costumes.
This evening is a great celebration where tradition invites everyone to dance, in Federation of Hellenic Societes of Greater New York, Inc.
FREE Entrance / OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Event * Information: 917-603-4437