Faraway Words

Eleni Winckel Moraitou, member of the International Commission of Ravensbrück (IRK-CIR) Embassy of Greece in Berlin, was a guest on this episode of ''Faraway Words'', where she spoke about the commemorative events organized for the 79th anniversary of the liberation of camp Ravensbrück. The s...

The show hosted the flutist with international presence, musician and researcher Natalia Geraki, who spends her time between Germany and Greece and talked about the collectible book/CD "OPUS ALEXANDRINUM – The music of the Greeks of Alexandria", which was based on her musicological research. The collector's b...

Anna Papageorgiou and Giorgos Stamou guided us through the GRis Festival that presents the wealth of Greek culture in New York, offering a rich program of events from Friday, April 12th to Sunday, April 21st, 2024. The show Faraway Words with Natasa Vissarionos covers top stories of the Greek...

The president of the Greek Association of Graz and Styria, Mrs. Theodora Hatzivasiloglou, was a guest on this episode of ''Faraway Words''. She spoke about life in Austria and the activities of the Association which, as she mentioned, was founded since 1969 and operated as the “Association of Greek S...

The show hosted the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Galata Greek School Foundation, Mrs Mary Comorosano, who talked about the past of the important educational institution of Istanbul and the actions it carries out as a cultural center.

The show hosted Eleftheria Tsiarta, who lives permanently in Berlin since 2015 and talked about the self-help group of Greek-speaking women that has been created in the German capital. The show Faraway Words with Natasa Vissarionos covers top stories of the Greek Diaspora, featuring interviews...

The show hosted Sofia Hiniadou Cambanis, who curated the photographic exhibition guides us through the exhibition “Poetry in stone. Images of Classical Greece by Robert McCabe” presented at the Sismanoglio Megaron. Also, on the occasion of April Fools' Day, the beloved singer Krinio Nikolaou talks to ...

The director and head of the theatrical group “Hellenic Theatrical Workshop” of Brussels and director and head of the theatrical group “Hellenic Theatrical Workshop” of Brussels, Tasos Nychas, joined the show by telephone on March 27. Mr.Nychas spoke about the celebration of World Theatre Day organiz...

Tudor Dinu, professor of Modern Greek studies at the University of Bucharest and honorary doctorate of the Democritus University of Thrace, joined the show by telephone on March 26. Mr. Dinu spoke about his book “The Greek Revolution of 1821 in Moldavia and Wallachia” (Proti Yli publications) which fil...

Agni Stroumbouli narrates Greek fairy tales and myths in a unique way, preserving and promoting our folk tradition. The occasion for this radio conversation with her is the three-day storytelling workshop and the performance “Kapote rizonoun kai ta logia” (Once the words take root) that will be giv...

Guests on the show were the Director of the Directorate of Letters of the Ministry of Culture, Sissy Papathanasiou, who spoke about Greece's participation in the London International Book Fair, which has just started. The author Vivian Avraamidou Ploumbi from Prague spoke about her book “The Silence o...

The show hosted Michalis Tsianikas, professor for 30 years at Flinders University in South Australia. He talked about his book “Cavafy: Last Tango in Alexandria” which is a long research and a new perspective on the work of this universal poet and at the same time an autobiography, a work of life. ...

The show hosted Archimandrite George Siomos of the Greek Orthodox parish of All Saints based in Munich and talked about the various activities of the parish and the Greek cultural center. In the same episode, a small tribute was presented to Melina Merkouri for the 30th anniversary of her death and...

The show hosted the expatriate writer Dionysia Mousoura from Melbourne who talked about her books “Of Little Life and Beautiful Youth” and “Ordinary People” which will be presented on March 10th in Melbourne. He also remembered with emotion the reasons he emigrated to Australia and the experience of the ...

The show hosted Maria Patakia, poet and member of the cultural organization “Kyklos” based in Brussels and talked about the Greek Film Festival “L’heure d’hiver”, co-organized by Cinema Galleries, Bozar Films and “Kyklos” and dedicated to Athens. The festival will begin on March 13th and end on Marc...

On Monday, March 4th, 2024, Nikos Graikos who has been living in Paris since 1984 was hosted on the show. For the last 40-years, he has worked as a teacher of Greek as a foreign language, a writer and an artist.He talked about the performance “Questions” based on his book: “Questions. A life full of qu...

On Monday, March 4th, the show hosted by telephone from Berlin the professor and Director of the Greek-German choir, Ursula Vryzaki. The choir was created in Berlin 15 years ago and consists of 50 members, Greek and German, who sing exclusively Greek songs. The occasion for this radio conversation was...

Nia Karteri, president of the Sydney Greek Festival and vice-president of the Greek Community of New South Wales, was a guest on the show. She spoke about the Festival opening that took place on February 24th and 25th, as well as about the rich program that showcases modern Greek culture in the heart...