Calendar

Event Calendar – Hμερολόγιο εκδηλώσεων

• (T) Thespis Theater
• (N) N. Andriotis Room
• (F) FAMA Black Box theater 
• (A) Aegean Hall 
• Theater or Film Classes 

2024

June – Ιούνιος

• 1st “Μπαμ και κάτω” Theater Show by Academy of Hellenic Paidia 8pm (T)
• 2nd “Μπαμ και κάτω” Theater Show by Academy of Hellenic Paidia 6pm (T)
• 3rd Music Summer Classes (1st day) – (T) (N) (A)
• 3rd – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 6th – Voice and music 4:30 – 6:30 (T)
• 8th Astoria Variety show 7:30 (T)
• 10th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 13th – Voice and music 4:30 – 6:30 (T)
• 15th FAMA Project ACTING CLASSES Rehearsal
• 16th FAMA Project ACTING CLASSES SHOW 5PM
• 21st Academy of Hellenic Paidia School graduation
• 22nd Exhibition: “𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐬” by Angelos Floros (audience’s performance).
• 23rd Screening “𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒” by the Department of Audio and Visual Arts, Ionian University. 
• 25th Academy of Hellenic Paidia Graduation 10am (T)

The Hellenic Cultural Center of New York welcomes the solo exhibition of Angelos Floros titled “Portraiture in the Selfie’s Age” on Saturday, June 20, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This interactive exhibition is a one-of-a-kind experience not to be missed.

About the exhibition
Come and live the experience of portraiture. The project ‘Portraiture in the Age of Selfies’ allows you to experience the emotions of the painter and the model in the age of selfies. The drawing using algorithms is transformed into sound frequencies creating a sound environment of immersion in the individuals involved in the portraiture.

The art project “Portraiture in the Age of Selfies” is a performance that wants to bring back the traditional condition of the painter and the model in the age of selfies. Visitors – in pairs, can engage in a portrait painting, assuming one person to be the painter and the other the model. The drawing with the use of algorithms is transformed into sound frequencies creating a sound environment of immersion for the people involved in the portrait.

In the field of painting, the traditional relationship between the artist and the model is defined by a collaborative and interpretive process, deeply influenced by the elements of time and pose. Historically, the artist’s role has involved observing and capturing the likeness and essence of the sitter through their unique artistic representation. Time plays a crucial role in this traditional setting. 

This extended engagement encourages a deeper understanding and connection, allowing the artist to capture subtleties and depths that a moment cannot convey. The passage of time contributes to the richness and complexity of the final work, revealing layers of the character of both the model and the painter.

Thus, the traditional artist-model relationship in painting stands in stark contrast to the self-directed, instantaneous nature of selfies. Each approach offers distinct advantages and limitations, highlighting different aspects of human identity and expression.

The Hellenic Cultural Center NYC and the FAMA Theater Group NY proudly announce their collaboration with the Ionian University of Greece. This partnership will encompass activities on a wide range of topics.

As part of this collaboration, we are pleased to present on Sunday, June 23rd,  a series of short films titled “𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒” by the Department of Audio and Visual Arts, Ionian University.

Location: THESPIS Theater at the Hellenic Cultural Center, Astoria, New York
Time: 25-02 Newtown Ave, Queens, NY 11102
Date: Sunday, June 23rd, 18:00-19:00

Everything you need to know

𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 “𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒” 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐈𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲
𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚, 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤
𝟐𝟓-𝟎𝟐 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐀𝐯𝐞, 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐍𝐘 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟐
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲  𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞, 𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎

The places where we spend our childhood and adolescence hold a special place in our hearts and significantly shape our identity. For students, returning to these familiar places offers an opportunity for reflection and reassessment.

Many students, now distant from the places where they grew up, see them with a sense of nostalgia and romance, as do people of the diaspora. They recall the neighbourhoods where they played with their friends, the schools where they took their first steps in learning, and the family ties formed through pleasant and unpleasant daily moments.

At the same time, the experience of student life and the acquisition of new knowledge and experiences allows students to see the places of their childhood and adolescence in a new light. On returning, they become aware of the importance and influence that their family and urban environment had on their development. This reappraisal lens can bring a new appreciation of the cultural and historical heritage of these places, as well as the social and economic challenges they face. Places of childhood and adolescence serve as fixed reference points.

In summary, the students view the places where they spent their childhood and adolescence with a variety of emotions, from nostalgia and reflection to responsibility, optimism and pessimism. These places remain an important part of their identity as they continue life’s journey through education.
In this special action, selected student works of the undergraduate course ‘Interactive Interventions in Public Space’ of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University, supervised by Angelos Floros, Assistant Professor of the Ionian University and collaborator Martha Gogakou, PhD candidate of the Ionian University, are presented to the Greeks of the diaspora.

𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔
𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒂, 𝑲𝒚𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒌𝒐𝒔 𝑮𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒌𝒐𝒔
𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑹𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑮𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖
𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒎𝒐𝒔, 𝑲𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒔 𝑲𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒔
𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒚(!)𝒅𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒑, 𝑬𝒍𝒍𝒊 𝑳𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒐𝒖
𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆?, 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒊 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒖
𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒂, 𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔 𝑴𝒂𝒗𝒓𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔
𝑴𝒚 𝑾𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒚𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒙, 𝑭𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒔 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒌𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒔
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝑺𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒅𝒊
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆, 𝑬𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒅𝒂 𝒁𝒐𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒖
𝑵𝒆𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊, 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒌𝒍𝒆𝒊𝒂 𝑷𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒈𝒚𝒊𝒐𝒖
𝑴𝒚 𝑰𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒄𝒂, 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑺𝒊𝒈𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒅𝒐𝒖
𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒂, 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒔 𝑺𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒐𝒔
𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒂, 𝑫𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒐𝒔

May – Μάιος

• 2nd – Voice and music 4:30 – 6:30 (T)
• 6th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 7th – Academy of Hellenic Paidia Rehearsal 7pm (T)-
• 9th – Voice and music 4:30 – 6:30 (T)
• 13th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 14th – Academy of Hellenic Paidia Rehearsal 7pm (T)
• 15th – Academy of Hellenic Paidia Rehearsal 7pm (T)
• 16th – Auditions for the Variety show 7pm (T)
• 16th – Voice and music 4:30 – 6:30 (T)
• 18th – “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ ” Theater Show screening 7:30 pm (T)
• 19th – Hellenic book club of New York (N)
• 19th – “Μπαμ και κάτω” Theater Show by Academy of Hellenic Paidia 6pm (T)
• 20th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 23rd – Voice and music 4:30 – 6:30 (T)
• 25th – Music school showcase 5:30 (T)
• 27th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 28th – Academy of Hellenic Paidia Rehearsal 7pm (T)
• 29th  – AHEPA Night  (N) 
• 30th – TYWL renting (T) (N) (A)
• 30th – Voice and music 4:30 – 6:30 (T)

April – Απρίλιος

• 1st – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 4th – Voice and music 4:30 – 6:30 (T)
• 6th – Live Greek Music (F) (A)
• 8th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 11th – Voice and music 4:30 – 6:30 (T)
• 12th – “Βέμπο σε θυμάμαι” – “Vembo I remember you” Theater/Musical Theater Show -8pm- (T) 
• 13th -GoShort- Independent Greek Short Films -5pm- (T)
• 15th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 17th – “Giraffe” -Puppet show-  5pm (T)
• 17th – George Varsamakis – Classical music concert -8pm- (T)
• 17th  – AHEPA Night  (N) 
• 18th – Voice and music 4:30 – 6:30 (T)
• 20th – “ΨΑΛΛΩ ΣΑΝ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙΣΤΗΣ- ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΩ ΣΑΝ ΨΑΛΤΗΣ” – MANINAKIS GREEK LIVE MUSIC -7:30-
• 21th – “Βέμπο σε θυμάμαι” – “Vembo I remember you” Theater/Musical Theater Show -8pm- (T) 
• 22th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 23rd – Auditions for the Variety show 7pm (T)
• 25th – Voice and music 4:30 – 6:30 (T)
• 29th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 30th – Auditions for the Variety show 7pm (T)

March – Μάρτιος 

• 2nd Τάσος Παπαϊωάννου Greek Music Night – 7:30pm – (T)
• 4th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 6th Rehearsal of “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (Theater show) (T)
• 7th “Themis Brown Memorial Lecture” by: Center for the Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies – 6:30 – (N) 
• 7th Rehearsal of “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (Theater show) (T)
• 8 – 9 – 10     Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ (Theater show)(T)
• 11th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 13th  – AHEPA Night  (N) 
• 15 – 16 – 17 Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ (Theater show)(T)
• 18th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 22 – 23 – 24 Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ (Theater show)(T)
• 25th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 29th – Piano Concert with Basil Vasiliu 7:30 pm (T)
• 30th – Miss Greek Independence beauty pageant (T) (A) (N) (F) 
• 31st – Living Healthy Expo -2 to 5pm- (T) (A)

February– Φεβρουάριος

• 1st Production Meeting – Fiat Lux FILM Studio NYC -12 to 5pm- (N) 
• 1st  REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (A)
• 1st Music REHEARSAL of “Απόψε Τραγουδάμε για την Αγαπη” 7:30 (T)
• 2nd Filming a Teaser for the upcoming Theater show “CORPUS SCIENCE” (T)
• 2nd REHEARSAL”Με δύναμη από την Κηφισιά -Mια γυναικεία υπόθεση” 6:30 – 7:30 (N)
• 2nd REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (T)
• 3rd Film shooting (48 hour film making Challenge) by “Team Fiorello” -7am to 5pm (A)
• 3rd REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” -6:30 – 9pm- (T)
• 5th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 6th film Production Meeting of “The tower Protocol Resurrection (N) 
• 7th Music REHEARSAL of “Απόψε Τραγουδάμε για την Αγαπη” 5:30 (T) 
• 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (T or A) 
• 9th – REHEARSAL”Με δύναμη από την Κηφισιά -Mια γυναικεία υπόθεση” 5:30 – 6:30 (T) 
• 12th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 16th Hellenic American Educators Association (Poetry Evening) 5pm (N) 
• 21st  – AHEPA Night  (N) 
• 23rd QUEENS OF AMATHUS (Film Screening) Pancyprian Association -7:30pm- (T) (A)
• 24th QUEENS OF CYPRUS -7:30pm- (Film Screening) Pancyprian Association (T) (A)
• 26th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 28th Hellenic Book-club of New York –  Book/Novel: “Arrested Song” by: Irena Karafilly (N)

January – Ιανουάριος

• 3rd liturgy at Saint Cosmas Chapel (8am)
• 4th Fiat Lux Studio Filming -4:30pm- (T)
• 7th REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (N)
• 8th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T)
• 9th Repainting the stage of THESPIS Theater (theater is closed) 
• 10th AHEPA night – Βασιλόπιτα και Ορκωμοσία νέων μελών (N)
• 11th Hellenic Bookclub of New York – Βασιλόπιτα και reading of the Book: “Coffee Reading” by: Eleni Karipidis (N)
• 12th liturgy at Saint Cosmas Chapel (8am)
• 12th TREACH PRODUCTION (reading) – 7pm- (N)
• 12th Βασιλόπιτα και βραβεύσεις– Ομοσπονδία Ελλήνων Εκπαιδευτικών / Συντονιστικό γραφείο παιδείας Ελληνικού Προξενείου Νέας Υόρκης(A)
• 13th REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (N)
• 13th Repainting the prop room and Nikos Andriotis reading rehearsing room (Nikos Andriotis RR room close at 6:30 pm until Monday 15th of January 3pm
• 17th REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (N) -6:30 pm-
• 18th REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (N) -5:30 pm-
• 19th REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (N) -6:00 pm-
• 20th Piano rehearsal (T) 1:30 – 3:00
• 20th REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (N) -6:00 pm-
• 21st – AHEPA Youth Group Night (N) -1:30 pm-
• 21st REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (A) -2:00 pm-
• 22nd – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T)
• 24-25-26-27-28 REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (A)
• 26th Screening of “Δείπνο για Hλιθίων” (T) – 7:30 pm –
• 29th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T)
• 31 REHEARSAL “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (T)

2023

December – Δεκέμβριος

• 3rd Rehearsal and Photo Shoot of Theater show “Ο ΑΧΟΡΤΑΓΟΣ” (Theater show (T) (A)
• 4th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T)
• 5th “AMERICA AMERICA” the Film , by The Hellenic Bookclub of New York
• 6th Ukrainian Greeks from Mariupol Film
• 7th Rehearsal (T)
• 8th TYWL Show T. Rehearsal (T)
• 9th TYWL Show (T)
• 9th The shoemaker’s Son (T) (A)
• 10th – AHEPA Youth Group Night (N)
• 11th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T)
• 11-12-13-14-15 TYWL renting (T) (N) (A)
• 15th – PSYCHODRAMA Group (N)
• 15th – AHEPA Night (N)
• 16th Academy of Hellenic Paideia – End of the Year Celebrations (T)
• 16th 3rd Hellenic Gastronomy Festival NYC (8pm) (A)
• 18th Academy of Hellenic Paideia – End of the Year Celebrations (T)
• 18th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T)
• 18th Christmas party 7pm (A)
• 18th 3rd Hellenic Gastronomy Festival NYC (8pm) (A)
• 20th Christmas liturgy at Saint Cosmas Chapel (8am)
• 20th Film screening by TYWL – 2:30pm (T)
• 18-19-20-21-22 TYWL renting (T) (N) (A)

November – Νοέμβριος

• 1st – Film Shooting (N)
• 2nd – Auditions (T) 
• 4th – Research PSYCHODRAMA Group (N)
• 6th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 13th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 15th  – AHEPA Night  (N) 
• 18th  – Film Shooting (Office) 
• 20th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 26th  – Sons of Pericles Night (4:30pm)  (N) 
• 27th – Acting Class 6:30 – 9:30 (T) 
• 30th Political Gathering for: Gus for NY & Maria Markou for Queens (A)

October – Οκτώβριος

• 5th  – Film Shooting (N) (A)
• 6 th  – Film Shooting  (A) 
• 13th – Rehearsal  (T) 
• 15th  – Athenian Night  (T) (A)
• 19th – Kougioumtzis Rehersal (T) 
• 20th  – AHEPA Night  (N)
• 21st – Stavros Kougioumtzis (T)  (N) 
• 25th  – Film rehearsal 11 – 4pm (N) (A)
• 25th  – Author Nektaria Anastasiadou 7:00 pm (T)
• 27th Movie screening “ΔΙAΚΟΣ ο Ηρωομάρτυς”  7:30pm (T) 

September – Σεπτέμβριος

• 5th  – Party (T) (A)
• 15th  – AHEPA Night  (N) 
• 15th – FILM Screening (T) (A)
• 30th  – Film rehearsal (N) (A)