Well, not every6thing seems gloomy about the London Olympics.
Thanks to the Greeks (again) there is the bright side of things as well:
Homer’s Iliad daySaturday, 21 July 2012; 10:00am-8:00pm.
On Saturday, July 21st 2012, at the Hellenic Centre in London, hundreds of Londoners and foreign visitors will issue a special call to the world for Olympic truce and global peace!
From 10 am to 8 pm, 200 individuals of all ages and backgrounds will participate in a marathon reading/singing of Homerʼs Iliad. The Homeric rhapsodies will be accompanied by interludes and melodies from the musical ensemble Daemonia Nymphe, on reconstructed ancient Greek instruments by Nicholas Brass.
Register now at :
https://www.eventora.com/en/Events/iliad-homer.
Representatives of cultural societies and communities based in London, ambassadors, artists, journalists, athletes and students, are expected to join hundreds of citizens who will read or sing their passages, each in their own way and language, one after the other. Their common aim will be to add their voices to the international Olympic call for truce and permanent peace.
Produced by the international literary organization The Readers of Homer, and sponsored by the Hellenic Centre of London, the A.G. Leventis and Maria Tsakos Foundations, Elliniko Theatro, and eminent anonymous donors.
Supported by euGreeka.
For more information click here.
Hellenic Centre, Great Hall,
16-18 Paddington Street,
London W1U 5AS
http://www.eugreeka.com/homers-iliad-dayWinning at the ancient Games Running until Sunday, 9 September 2012.
To celebrate the London Olympics, the British Museum is staging a victory trail around the collection consisting of twelve star objects united by the theme of winning.
The stops on the trail will include iconic sculptures that have become synonymous with the Games of ancient Greece and Rome, including a stunning statue of a winning charioteer on special loan from Sicily, a mosaic showing Hercules, legendary founder of the Games, never previously exhibited, and of course, the 2012 Olympic Medals.
British Museum (various galleries),
Great Russell Street,
London WC1B 3DG
http://www.eugreeka.com/winning-at-the-ancient-gamesOlympic Spirit – The Olympic Torch RelayWednesday, 25 July 2012; starts 2:00pm.
St Katherine’s Greek Community invites you to witness a historic moment on the occasion of the Olympic Torch Relay passing by the historic Church of St. James at Friern Barnet Lane, London N20 0NL.
Programme includes musical celebration of ancient Greek ideas, Music, Poetry and Songs.
Free Admission.
Musicians, Performers, Actors are welcome to participate.
Contact:
[email protected]http://www.eugreeka.com/olympic-spirit- ... orch-relay
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