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Education Ministry Denies Reports it Plans to Axe ‘Antigone’ From High School Curriculum

The education ministry rejected press reports on Thursday that the Institute of Educational Policy was planning to remove the teaching of Sophocles’ classic play “Antigone” from the high school curriculum. “No such proposal has been officially submitted,” the ministry said,...

Antigone Valakou Passes Away

One of the most important figures of the Greek Theater and cinema, Antigone Valakou passed away yesterday at the age of 83, in Evangelismos Hospital where she has been hospitalized for a week. The great actress served the theater with...

Sophocles' Antigone at Benaki Museum

With Lena Papaligoura, recent winner of the Melina Mercouri Award in the main role and other well-known actors such as Vicky Papadopoulou, Christos Sapountzis, Lydia Fotopoulou and Orfeas Avgoustidis , Sophocles' Antigone will be presented only for 15 performances...

Antigone Katsouri in Concert at "Oxygen" – 2 June

Antigone Katsouri, a talented musical artist will be performing at "Oxygen" (Neos kosmo), on Thursday, 2 June. Antigone, whose origin is from Cyprus, was born and grew up in Ionnina (Greece), but has also lived in the USA and...

Ten Influential Greek Women Who Shaped Modern Greece

Influential Greek women have played a crucial role in Greece's history since antiquity -- read on to learn about ten women who shaped Greece today.

Documentary Melan*cholia at the Greek Film Archive Foundation

The Documentary Melan*cholia, written and directed by Ariadne Koutsaftis, has been officially added to the Greek Film Archive Foundation and can be viewed for the first time publicly today, April 6. The film was made to raise awareness about...

Ancient Greece Inspires Award-Winning Author

An award-winning Irish novelist has said his new book -- set in the violent world of ancient Greece -- was written with the Syrian war in mind. Colm Toibin, whose novel Brooklyn was adapted into an Oscar-nominated Hollywood movie in...

Chanel's 'Cruise Show' Inspired By Ancient Greece! (Photos)

Ancient Greece with a modern flair was recreated in style on Wednesday during Chanel's Cruise show in Paris, which was put together by the well-known fashion showman, Karl Lagerfeld. The collection titled The Modernity of Antiquity showcased Chanel's typical tweed...

Men Occupy Senior Positions of Greek Education Administration, Myschool Platform Reveals

Men occupy the majority of senior positions in the hierarchy of the education ministry and Greece's education administration system, based on the data supplied by the education ministry, IT platform myschool for the last school year (2015-2016). Women only hold...

Greek Team Schedule in 2016 Rio Olympics

Greece will lead the Parade of Nations in the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Friday. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece will enter...

Greece Goes to Rio Olympics with 92 Athletes

92 athletes will represent Greece in the Rio Olympics in August, according to the Hellenic Olympic Committee. Twenty seven athletes will compete on track, while in individual sports, 15 will be in swimming, nine in gymnastics, seven in sailing and six...

Athens and Epidaurus Festival Program Unveiled: Edgy, Political and Youthful

Greece's major cultural event, the 61st Athens and Epidaurus Festival, is full of youth this year with 80 performances at a number of venues from mid-June to mid-August this year. Events take place at the little and large Epidaurus...

Greek Actress Voula Zouboulaki Passes Away

One of the most important Greek theater and cinema actresses, Voula Zouboulaki, passed away on Monday afternoon at the age of 91 years old. Zouboulaki came from Chania in Crete, but she was born in Egypt on September 24,...

PASOK's Dim Elections Hopes Threaten Greek Government's Survival

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' hopes of continuing his administration to the 2016 elections could depend not on the showing of his New Democracy Conservatives in this month's elections for Greek municipalities and the European Parliament, but of his coalition...

Thessaloniki 'Victim of Economic Crisis' Commits Suicide

A 57-year-old man in Thessaloniki chose the date of his birth to take his own life after falling into depression when the bond haircut cost him his life savings. The tragic incident occurred yesterday afternoon, when his wife spotted him hanging from a tree near the...