Greece
BA in English & American Literature: The American College of Greece
EFL/ESOL Teacher: MEGA School of Foreign Languages
Writer: Politismos-Museum of Greek Histor, WindyCity Greek, Kicking Back the Pebbles
Politismos - Museum of Greek History
After pursuing an academic career in Arts & Education, Tass began acting and directing classical and contemporary theatre in Melbourne. Her experience as a theater director is extensive, from improvised theater and classic plays to modern pieces and musicals. Her 1986 debut movie โMalcolmโ was a worldwide success, winning 21 international awards and 8 AFI Awards.
Zoe Tiganouria is a Greek composer, performer, and accordion soloist. Born and raised in Samothrace in a family of traditional musicians, she has worked with many accredited Greek and international artists like Dimitra Galani, George Dalaras, Haris Alexiou, Marinella, Nikos Papazoglou, Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Mario Frangoulis, Al Di-Meola, รmer Faruk Tekbilek, Goran Bregoviฤ, Chico Freeman, Zรผlfรผ Livaneli, and many more.
When Professor Eleni Nikolaidou began her research on the living conditions of the Athenians during the German occupation, little did she suspect that a nation's preventive ingenuity in a time of war and current socio-economic events would collide!
Ms. Katerina Hamilaki is the author of a not-your-average cookbook, ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ช: ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ต๐ณ๐บ, in which she thoroughly explores traditional Greek cuisine and its evolution.
The Cycladic civilization flourished on the islands of the central Aegean during the Early Bronze Age (3,200-2,000 BC). The Museum of Cycladic Art maintains one of the largest and most complete collections of Cycladic antiquities in the world.
One of the first things I did when my niece was born 3 years ago was compile a list of my absolute favorite children's books; I hope to start crossing several items off in years to come and be blessed to read some of them with her. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ง๐ถ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ is right in there, with ๐๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ & ๐๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ด in the top rows, while my favorite of the three, ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด, ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ด & ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด, follows right up.
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Since her debut in 2005, the international award-winning singer has appeared in numerous productions. Sheโs garnered awards at the 12th International Competition for Lyrical Singers ๐๐ช๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช ๐๐ต๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ in Trapani (Sicily) and the 22nd National Chamber Music Vocal Competition ๐๐ช๐ต๐ตร ๐ฅ๐ช ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ in Conegliano (Treviso).
Maria Spiropulu, PhD, the top Greek experimental physicist of the Diaspora, hails from Kastoria. Dr. Spiropulu studied Physics at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and graduated in 1993. She went on to receive her PhD from Harvard University in 2000. For many years she has been involved in particle research on both sides of the Atlantic.
Kallirhoe Siganos graduated as a valedictorian from the Arsakeion High School for Teachers in 1878. Upon graduation, she was invited to Odessa, where she became director for the Girlsโ School of the Greek community. When she returned to Athens she met and married the founder of the Athens News Agency, John Parren. Their acquaintance with important personalities of the period drove Kallirhoe to develop a passion for information on intellectual, political, and social issues.