Heliotrope

"Heliotrope" with Giannis Papoutsakis was dedicated to spring time on May 20th. With poems by Giannis Ritsos, Giorgos Seferis, Nikos Karouzos, Maria Polydouri, Giorgos Sarantaris, Vyronas Leontaris, as well as young poets, and songs by Elvis Presley, Procol Harum, Nina Simone, Al Bano, Adamo, Tom Jones,...

Heliotrope with Giannis Papoutsakis was dedicated to the sea and spring time on May 13th. With poems by Ritsos, Karyotakis, Brecht, Borges, Livaditis and Leontaris, read by Communications and Public Relations Consultant Aliki Danali; and songs from the voices of Mitropanos, Parios, Milva, Savvopoulos,...

Giannis Papoutsakis’ “Heliotrope” is dedicated to the lyric poet of love, humanity and struggle, Tasos Livaditis, on April 22nd, on the occasion of his birth on April 20th. His poetry was set to music by Mikis Theodorakis, Giorgos Tsangaris and Manos Loizos

Actress, director and poet Nana Papadaki was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on the show "Heliotrope" on April 15th, where she read her poetry and referred to the play "Timandra" where she stars. The show featured compositions by Manos Hadjidakis, Eleni Karaindrou, Giannis Spanos, Luiz Bonfa and Ennio...

Translator and poet Christina Linardaki was Giannis Papoutsakis' guest on “Heliotrope” on March 11th, where she presented her poetry collection "MS", in which she refers to her battle with MS! The show featured Oscar music and songs from the films: “Casablanca”, “The Man Who Knew Too Much”, “Beyond Afr...

Giannis Papoutsakis’ guest on “Heliotrope” on March 4th was author/philologist and publisher Dimitra Karagianni. She spoke about her books, the literary magazine “Paremvasi” which she publishes and the cultural movement in her hometown, Kozani. Songs by Nat King Cole, Linda Ronstandt, Demis Roussos e...

Music educator and author Despina Sougioul was Giannis Papoutsakis' guest on “Heliotrope” on February 26th, in a discussion about Maria Callas, on the occasion of her book “Maria Callas, living only for art”, released for the 100th anniversary of the birth of the greatest lyric singer of all time. ...

Giannis Papoutsakis' "Heliotrope" hosted on February 19th psychologist, actress and writer Ioanna Prosmiti, who talked about her new self-improvement book "The Keys to Abundance". The show was interspersed with favorite songs by: Platters, Shirley Bassey, Gene Pitney, Ben E. King, Paul Anka, Percy Sledge...

Distinguished actress Emmy Stylianidou was a guest at Giannis Papoutsakis' “Heliotrope” on February 5th, where she referred to the role of Jocasta played in the play "Oedipus Rex" performed at the "Vafeio-Lakis Karalis" theater. She also read her favorite poems by Cavafy and Ritsos. Music by Beethoven and...

The distinguished writer and poet Calliopi Velonia was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on "Heliotrope" on January 29th. She talked about her books, what inspires and troubles her and read characteristic excerpts from all her works. We heard ballads of: Deep Purple, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Barclay James Harvest,...

"Heliotrope" with Giannis Papoutsakis, on January 22nd had a literary aroma! The aroma of the author Maria Damianakou, who took us on a journey through the pages of her books. She was accompanied by the voices of: Nat King Cole, Nancy Wilson, Roberta Flack, Paul Anka, Mary McGregor, Christopher Cross,...

On January 15th, Gannis Papoutsakis' ''Heliotrope'' hosted distinguished actress Katerina Stathopoulou, who read her favorite poems about Winter! She was accompanied by the voices of: Billie Holiday, Liza Minelli, Dinah Washington, Bing Crosby, Connie Francis, Brenda Lee and others

Two hours full of New Year's customs and wishes from favorite artists, this is the New Year's "Heliotrope " by Giannis Papoutsakis. With songs interpretations by: Kazantzidis, Dalaras, Frangouli, Thalassinou, Samiou, Androulaki, Voutsela, Marian Georgiou but also Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia...

The Christmas rendezvous with Giannis Papoutsakis' "Heliotrope" included two hours full of Christmas stories and poems by Papadiamantis, Xenopoulos, Terzakis, Livaditis, Palamas, Drosinis, Agra, Sperantza etc.. The show was interspersed with music and songs by Spanoudakis, Hatzis, Moscholiou, Galani...

Composer, poet and actress Maria Simeon was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis in "Heliotrope" on December 18th, where she spoke about her important journey in the field of culture and about her poetry collection "Έσσετ’ ήμαρ” (The day will come when...). The show was interspersed with songs by magical v...