Timarete
7th Annual Hellenic Art Festival 2024
Organized and Presented by the Academy of Hellenic Paideia
Friday May 12th - Saturday June 3rd, 2023
Press Release
New York: 7th Annual Hellenic Art Festival
May 18th - June 9th 2024
Under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece.
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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
· OPENING – Theater
“Οι Πεθερόπληκτοι”
May 12th & 20th 2023 @ 8:00 p.m.
May 21st 2023 @ 6:00 p.m.
Archdiocesan Hellenic Cultural Center (27-09 Crescent St, Astoria, NY 11102)
Academy of Hellenic Paideia’s adult theater workshop “Logos & Praxi” presents ‘‘Οι Πεθερόπληκτοι’’. A hilarious comedy based on the old Greek cinematography, written by Konstantinos Doikos, directed by Theodoros Petropoulos.
Theatrical Workshop "LOGOS AND PRAXI" of the Academy of Hellenic Paideia
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. 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 Mr. Theodoros Petropoulos.
Tickets: Prepaid $25, At Entrance $ 30
Information / Reservations: 917-603-4437
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FOLK DANCE PERFORMANCES WITH TRADITIONAL DANCE TROUPES
· Saturday, May 13th, 2023 @ 11:00 a.m.
Athens Square Park (30th Street and 30th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102)
A dance event 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.
FREE Entrance / OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Event * Information: 917-603-4437
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DRAMA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Friday, May 19th, 2023
· 1st screening: 7:00 p.m.
· 2nd screening: 9:00 p.m.
Greek Cultural Center (2680 30th Street, Astoria, NY 11102)
The audience will enjoy different movies during each screening.
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.
Suggested Donation: $20
Information / Reservations: 917-603-4437
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CLOSING - MUSIC EVENT
‘‘ Μια Ελλάδα Φως ’’
Saturday June 3rd @ 11:00 a.m.
Archdiocesan Hellenic Cultural Center (27-09 Crescent St, Astoria, NY 11102)
The closing day of TIMARETE Festival is a celebration of our motherland and culture titled «Μια Ελλάδα Φως».
Children will perform honoring our Language, which constitutes one of the most important elements of Hellenic culture.
Suggested Donation: $15
Information / Reservations: 917-603-4437
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