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Alexis Stamatis
Alexis Stamatis (born in Athens, 1960) is a Greek novelist, playwright, and poet. Amongst other work, he has published sixteen novels, six books of poetry, and a number of plays. As of , he teaches creative writing at the Hellenic American Academic Foundation. Biography Son of Kostas Stamatis, an architect, and Betty Arvaniti, a film actress, Stamatis studied architecture at the National Technical University of Athens and took postgraduate degrees in architecture and cinematography in London. He has published sixteen novels. His second novel, ''Βar Flaubert'' (Kedros, 2000), a critically acclaimed bestseller in Greece, has been published in the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Serbia, and Bulgaria. ''Bar Flaubert'' has been adapted as a screenplay by the author and the director Vassilis Douvlis. Stamatis has also published six books of poetry. His second book, ''The Architecture of Interior Spaces'', was awarded the Nikiforos Vrettakos Prize in 1994. Τwo collections of his ...
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Writer
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the commun ...
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Harvard
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and one of the most prestigious and highly ranked universities in the world. The university is composed of ten academic faculties plus Harvard Radcliffe Institute. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers study in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate academic disciplines, and other faculties offer only graduate degrees, including professional degrees. Harvard has three main campuses: the Cambridge campus centered on Harvard Yard; an adjoining campus immediately across Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston; and the medical campus in Boston's Longwood Medical Area. Harvard's endowment is valued at $50.9 billion, making it the wealthiest academic institution in the world. Endowment inco ...
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Theatro Technis
Theatro Technis is an independent multi-cultural arts centre with a 120 -seat theatre located in the heart of London Borough of Camden. It contributes in general and specific ways to the cultural and social life of the people of London. General contribution to the cultural diversity of London. * Providing in-house productions of ancient Greek Drama in the English language and for which it is noted. * A performance space for innovative interpretations of classics, e.g. Shakespeare, Chekov, and Dostoyevski and other classics by visiting, next generation directors. * Hosting foreign language productions. * A platform for political theatre, most notably ''The Madness of George Dubya'' which had been rejected by almost all of London venues. Michael Billington of the Guardian remarked "The most cheering aspect of the year was the varied and rapid response to the Iraq crisis. At Theatro Technis, Justin Butcher wrote and directed The Madness of George Dubya - ignored ...
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National Theatre Of Greece
The National Theatre of Greece () is based in Athens, Greece. History The first permanent theatre in modern Greece had been the Boukoura Theatre from 1840, but it had difficulty in managing its operation and stood empty for long periods of time. The National Theatre of Greece was decided to be founded in 1880, with a grant from King George I and Efstratios Rallis to give theatre a permanent home in Athens. The foundations for this new project were laid on Agiou Konstantinou Street and the building itself was designed by the famous Saxonian architect noted for many other public buildings in Athens at the time, Ernst Ziller. Despite problems getting the building done in time, it was eventually completed in the late 1890s and in 1900 it was opened as Royal Theatre. Angelos Vlachos was appointed as the Director. The National Theater began to expand its operations and in 1901 a drama school was opened. The same year, the Royal Theatre opened its doors to the public with a monol ...
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Michael Cacoyiannis Foundation
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I *Mich ...
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Howard Loxton
Howard Loxton is a British theatre critic and writer. Loxton is currently a theatre critic for ''The British Theatre Guide''. Loxton was born in Birmingham, England, in 1934. He received an MA in modern drama. Loxton previously worked as a stage and television actor and as stage manager of the English Opera Group. Loxton co-founded a journal about television, called ''Viewpoint'', and worked as a freelance journalist, having interviews published in ''The Guardian'' and other media outlets. Loxton has also worked as an editor for publishers Paul Hamlyn and Jonathan Cape. He supervises the annual Theatre Book Prize for the Society for Theatre Research. Loxton is the author of several books on theatre and history, including: *''Shakespeare Country'' 2000 *''The Golden Age of the Circus'' 1997 *''Theatre'' 1989 *''Shakespeare's Theatre'' 1994 *''The Murder of Thomas Becket'' 1971 *''The Battle of Agincourt'' 1968 *''Christmas'' 1992 *''The Assassination of President Kennedy'' (w ...
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Victoria Hislop
Victoria Hislop (née Hamson; born 1959) is an English author. Early life Born in Bromley, Kent, she was raised in Tonbridge and attended Tonbridge Grammar School. She studied English at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and worked in publishing and as a journalist before becoming an author. Career Her novel '' The Island'' (2005) was a number-one bestseller in Britain, its success in part the result of having been selected by the ''Richard & Judy Book Club'' for their 2006 Summer Reads. ''To Nisi'' (The Island) was filmed as a TV series by the Greek TV channel MEGA. In 2009, she donated the short story ''Aflame in Athens'' to Oxfam's "Ox-Tales" project, four collections of British stories written by 38 authors. Her story was published in the "Fire" collection. Hislop has a particular affection for Greece. She visits the country often for research and other reasons, and has a second home on the island of Crete. Personal life Victoria married ''Private Eye'' editor Ian Hislop on 16 ...
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Hellenic American Academic Foundation
Hellenic is a synonym for Greek. It means either: *of or pertaining to the Hellenic Republic (modern Greece) or Greek people (Hellenes, el, Έλληνες) and culture *of or pertaining to ancient Greece, ancient Greek people, culture and civilization. It may also refer to: * Hellenic Academy, an independent high school in Harare, Zimbabwe * Hellenic Airlines * Hellenic College, a liberal arts college in Brookline, Massachusetts * Hellenic College of London * Hellenic Conservatory * Hellenic FC, a football club in South Africa * Hellenic Football League, an association football league in England * Hellenic languages, a branch of the Indo-European languages * Hellenic Parliament * Hellenic Petroleum (company) * Hellenic Post * Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund * Hellenic studies * Tampa Bay Hellenic, a women's soccer team in the United States * Hellenic (horse) (1987–2011), a thoroughbred racehorse * ' See also * Greek (other) * Helladic period, the Bronze Age i ...
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Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre is a complex of artistic venues in London, England, on the South Bank of the River Thames (between Hungerford Bridge and Waterloo Bridge). It comprises three main performance venues (the Royal Festival Hall including the National Poetry Library, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room), together with the Hayward Gallery, and is Europe’s largest centre for the arts. It attracted 4.36 million visitors during 2019. Over two thousand paid performances of music, dance and literature are staged at Southbank Centre each year, as well as over two thousand free events and an education programme, in and around the performing arts venues. In addition, three to six major art exhibitions are presented at the Hayward Gallery yearly, and national touring exhibitions reach over 100 venues across the UK. Location Southbank Centre's site, which formerly extended to 21 acres (85,000 m2) from County Hall to Waterloo Bridge, is fronted by The Queen’s Walk. In ...
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Brown University
Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Brown is one of nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Admissions at Brown is among the most selective in the United States. In 2022, the university reported a first year acceptance rate of 5%. It is a member of the Ivy League. Brown was the first college in the United States to codify in its charter that admission and instruction of students was to be equal regardless of their religious affiliation. The university is home to the oldest applied mathematics program in the United States, the oldest engineering program in the Ivy League, and the third-oldest medical program in New England. The university was one of the early doctoral-granting U.S. institutions in the late 19th century, adding masters ...
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