Greece

On December 10, 1963, Greek diplomat and poet Giorgos Seferis was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature by King Gustav of Sweden.

  The B&M Theocharakis Foundation for Fine Arts and Music continues this month presenting an exhibition that focuses on Giorgos Seferis works. The event named “When the light dances, I speak fairly: George Seferis and his poetry through painting and photography”,...

Giorgos Seferis was the first Greek ever to be awarded the Literature Nobel Prize. He was honored for his valuable contribution to the Greek and international spiritual life. Odysseus Elytis followed in 1979, which was the second Greek to...

Nikos Xylouris, nicknamed Psaronikos, who passed away on Feb. 8, 1980, is a symbol of Crete. He was one of its greatest singers whose talent made him internationally known. Xylouris was born in Anogeia, a rugged mountain region in the...

Greek surrealist painter and poet Nikos Engonopoulos is one of the most well-known modern Greek painters internationally. He was an important figure in the Generation of the '30s, a prominent group of artists and thinkers in Greece. This group was fascinated...

Yannis Tsarouchis was one of the most prominent figures of Greek art.

A third volume of poems by the iconic modern Greek poet Yannis Ritsos has just been published in English by Manolis Aligizakis.

The Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire, which began in 1821, resembles the stuff of legend.

The passing of Grigoris Bithikotsis on April 7, 2005 marked the end of the era of the great Greek folk singers (laikos tragoudistis) and songwriters. Voices like that of Bithikotsis belong to a different time, to a different Greece. The...

The Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire, which began in 1821, resembles the stuff of legend.

The Greek Revolution of 1821 was Greece's epic struggle for independence. Greek people had been enslaved for many centuries and the revolution was one of the most significant historic events in modern Greek history. The national regeneration struggle was long, unfair,...

Greece is undoubtedly a country with rich cultural background. Many Greeks involved in the world of arts have made a name for themselves abroad. In cinema, perhaps the most acclaimed director known in Greece as well as abroad is Theodoros...

A big concert dedicated to the Greeks who promoted Greece abroad with their work, the “Greeks of the World”, Theo Angelopoulos, Odysseas Elytis, Constantine P. Cavafy, Nikos Kazantzakis, Michael Cacoyannis, Maria Callas, Iakovos Kambanelis, Melina Mercouri, Yiannis Ritsos, Giorgos...

On September 9, the Herodium will be filled with composers, poets, singers and actors in favor of the establishment of the Museum of Immigrant Hellenism. At the same there is also another goal to be achieved, the creation of a...

On February 8th was the 32nd anniversary of the death of Cretan singer Nikos Xilouris, whose voice and songs charmed audiences for decades. Xylouris died in 1980 of a brain tumor. Nikos Xylouris, nicknamed Psaronikos, was born in Anogeia of...