Evdokia’s zeimbekiko > To Zeimbekiko tis Evdokias July 1, 2007
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Music from the film Evdokia (1971) Director: Alexis Damianos. Music by Manos Loizos. Dancing, Giorgos Koutouzis, as sergeant George. Woman, Maria Vassiliou (the voice is of Heleni Roda) as Evdokia.
“To zeimbekiko tis Evdokias” > The scene became famous, expressing the dash and bravery (levendia kai andrismos) of the Greek folk.
For additional info > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067068/ and http://www.cine.gr/film.asp?id=2352
Chariots Of Fire from the Mythodea Concert July 1, 2007
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The Chariots Of Fire theme (Academy Award for Best Music Score in 1981) performed by Vangelis as an encore of the Mythodea Concert at the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens on June 28, 2001.
“Mythodea: Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey” is a choral symphony by acclaimed Greek composer Vangelis Papathanasiou. It was made the official theme music of the NASA mission involving an unmanned spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars.
Music Composed, Arranged and Produced by Vangelis. Electronic Keyboards by Vangelis.
The London Metropolitan Orchestra, Blake Neely, Conductor.
Melina Mercouri > Ta pedia tou Pirea > Never On Sunday July 1, 2007
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Melina Mercouri singing in the movie Never On Sunday. She was awarded the Grand Prize for the best performance at the 1960 Cannes International Film Festival.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding July 1, 2007
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Trailer for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, one of the biggest independent money-makers of all-time.
Concerns over Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople July 1, 2007
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Concerns over sentence which denies Ecumenical rights to Patriarch of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople has expressed his concern following a recent verdict defining him as a “Turkish subject” spiritual guide only to the Greek Orthodox Christian minority in Turkey.
Experts speak of a “political” move which goes against the European programmes of the government, a dangerous precedent which may influence the fate of the country’s religious community.
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople has expressed His “profound sorrow” at a sentence which June 26 contested the Ecumenical right of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, defining it as a Turkish body responsible for the worship of the Greek Orthodox minority in the country. According to the Court, His All Holiness Bartholomew I cannot bear the title “Ecumenical Patriarch” for the Orthodox world. Religious affairs experts in Turkey describe it as a “political” verdict, which raises “concerns” for the fate of religious minorities in the country.
In a statement published by the Patriarchate clarified that “the primacy of the Patriarchate has been an honorary, spiritual and historical orthodox title for over 17 centuries. In the Christian Orthodox world the primacy establishes the hierarchy and expresses a pure religious state, this has theological relevance”.
The Court sentence reaffirms a long established approach to the Patriarchate, the aim to downsize its role and its authority. Diplomats note that this position is contradictory for a country which has placed the European dimension as a milestone for its future. However, what greatly worries these analysts is the context in which the verdict came about.
The court was called to examine the case of a Turkish Orthodox priest of Bulgarian origins, who the Holy Synod had removed from office, because of an “unfitting and inadequate behaviour”. In the sentencing, experts note, the Supreme Court came down on the side of the Patriarchate, but at the same time used the opportunity to pass down a political judgement on the juridical state of the Patriarchate.
The “primacy” feared by authorities and public opinion > In order to justify its verdict the Court turned to the Lausanne Treaty of 1923, which classified the Patriarchate of Constantinople as a religious minority rather than “ecumenical”. In Orthodoxy each Church is autonomous for jurisdiction, but the Patriarch of Constantinople has long covered a role “primus inter pares”, enforced by the historical value of the Church of the ancient eastern Christian capital. The judges then clarified that, while it has the right to remain on Turkish soil, the Patriarchate “is subject to Turkish law”, while Turkey cannot give “special status” to the minority who live there.
The Orthodox and Catholic communities continue to lack juridical weight, the ministers of worship and bishops are still not recognised, seminaries remain closed and the Patriarch must be by law a Turkish citizen. The qualifying “ecumenical” linked to the Patriarchate irritates some political groups in Turkey as well as some sectors of public opinion who accuse the Fanar of wanting to build a foreign enclave in the country, or create extra-territorial rights similar to those enjoyed by Vatican City. Accusations which the Patriarchate has repeatedly denied, asking instead that its basic rights be recognised.
“Dangerous” precedent > The Supreme Court sentencing is an alarm bell given the precedents. In 1947 the same Court contested the right to property of minority religious foundations, as was set out by a 1933 ruling. That ruling legalized all of the properties bought to that date and allowed for the acquisition of new properties. With the 1947 sentence religious foundations were arbitrarily stripped of all property bought after 1933.
Corfu old quarter on world heritage list July 1, 2007
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The old quarter of Corfu has been added to the list of UNESCO’s world heritage monuments, as of Thursday.
According to the press office director of the Greek consulate in Sydney, Efthymios Aravantinos, the decision was taken unanimously in Christchurch, New Zealand by the 21-member UN world heritage committee, following a positive recommendation by UNESCO’s advisory organisation ICOMOS.
Corfu is the 17th Greek location to be added to UNESCO’s world cultural and natural heritage list, although its entry had experienced several obstacles since 1999, when the Greek request had been made initially.
Greek myth ‘Amphitrion’ opens Friday at OCC theater July 1, 2007
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The Orange Coast College Repertory Theatre Company will begin its summer season with a performance of French playwright Jean Giraudoux’s “Amphitrion 38,” opening Friday at the college.
The satirical look at the ancient Greek myth of Amphitrion will be directed by OCC student Samantha Wellen, and is recommended for older children and adults. The company, in its 22nd year of productions, has a history of experimental and progressive theater. “Amphitrion 38″ will run at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and July 6 and 7.
The company is also set to present “The Comedy Pirates” on July 13 and 14, and the One-Act Play Festival, a collection of short plays by students and faculty, on Thursday through Saturday evenings, July 19 to 28. All shows are free and staged outdoors in the Fine Arts Amphitheater. Audiences are invited to picnic on the lawn before performances.
For more information, go to www.orangecoastcollege.edu or call (714) 432-5640.
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