Faraway Words

Two remarkable figures of the Greek Diaspora were featured on today’s program: Antigoni Tsiouli, prima ballerina of the Cairo Opera Ballet, and Kalliopi Brandstätter, President of the Hellenic Community of Hamburg, known for her significant philanthropic work - including donations of medical equipment an...

The program “Faraway Words” featured a telephone interview with Antigoni Tsiouli, prima ballerina of the Cairo Opera Ballet. The occasion for the discussion was her participation in the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest museum, where she performed a unique choreography with ...

Dr. Giannis Vassilakakos, PhD from the University of Melbourne, former Lecturer in Modern Greek, Interpreting and Translation, and author, currently residing in Melbourne, was hosted in the studio of Voice of Greece.Dr. Vassilakakos spoke about his participation in the 53rd Book Fair at Pedion tou Areos,...

The program “Faraway Words” hosted Mr. Theodoros Spathopoulos, president of the organizing committee of the International Hellenic Association (IHA) for Greece’s border islands. Mr. Spathopoulos spoke about the goals and initiatives of this diaspora organization, which has been working over the past ...

This episode of “Faraway Words” introduced the International Hellenic Association (IHA) and its initiatives on Greece’s frontier islands, with guest Mr. Theodoros Spathopoulos, president of the IHA’s Organizing Committee for Small Frontier Islands. Also joining the program was Giorgos Gstrein, preside...

The President of the Federation of Hellenic American Educators, Ms. Stella Kokolis, spoke with Natasa Vissarionos about the “jewel” of Greek-language education, the St. Demetrios School in Astoria, as well as about the institution of charter schools, which are relatively unknown in Greece but, as she...

-A small farewell to Dionysis Savvopoulos-The president of the Federation of Hellenic American Educators Mrs. Stella Kokolis talks about the diamond of Greek-language education the St. Demetrios School in Astoria about the charter schools which are relatively unknown in Greece about the problems of...

Nana Tsoumaki, member of the Organizing Committee of the Greek International Women Awards (GIWA), visited the studio of Voice of Greece at 12:00, on the program “Faraway Words”, to talk about this international awards institution that honors Greek women who excel globally. The initiative aims to ...

From Buenos Aires, Argentina, the president of the non-profit cultural organization “Nostos,” Dr. Christina Tsardikou, was a guest at the studio of Voice of Greece at ERT , invited by Natasa Vissarionos and Giorgos Keramidas. Dr. Christina Tsardikou is currently in Greece as president of the Ass...

The program featured museologist and cultural diplomacy researcher Georgia Manolopoulou, who spoke about the Hellenic Diaspora Foundation, based in Patras and dedicated to documenting and promoting the work and legacy of Greek visual artists abroad. As she noted, the Foundation already holds around...

Performer Betty Harlafti is soon travelling to China, invited to sing at the opening ceremony of the Qintai Music Festival in Wuhan, an annual autumn event that hosts internationally acclaimed artists and leading symphony orchestras from around the world. Harlafti will perform works by Mikis Theodorakis,...

Vrasidas Karalis, Professor of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Sydney, author, and translator, with a distinguished contribution to the promotion of Greek culture in Australia, spoke on Voice of Greece about the project “Our People, Their Stories.”

The program hosted Georgia Karantona, PhD candidate in Children’s and Adolescent Literature at the University of Thessaly, educator at Greek community schools in London, and Director of the Greek Children’s Library of London. The discussion was inspired by a special tribute to rebetiko music, cur...

The program "Faraway Words" featured researcher and author Soula Bozi, on the occasion of her book “On the Wings of History” (Topos Publications), which brings to light twenty testimonies of uprooting from Ionia, Thrace, and Constantinople. Through the voices of men and women who experienced the...

Chrysa Voulgaridou, President of the Hellenic Association of Women for Culture and Tourism (HAWCT) and Varvara Athanasiou-Ioannou, President and founder of the Food For Thought Network based in Melbourne were guests at the studio of Voice of Greece, on the program "Faraway Words" with Natasa Vissarionos....

From Paris to Athens and into the studio of Voice of Greece came Nikos Graikos on Wednesday, September 24th, on the occasion of the release of his new book "Anastohasmos" (Reflection). Nikos Graikos is a graduate of the Department of French Studies at the University of Athens and holds a postgraduate...

The program “Faraway Words” with Natasa Vissarionos featured Katerina Karpinato, Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, who spoke about the upcoming event “Reading, Writing, and Speaking Greek in Venice.”