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1 CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR THE 130 th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS: NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS ( ): THE LUMINOUS INTERVAL KAZANTZAKIS PUBLICATIONS NEWSLETTER WINTER THE CHILD HONORS NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS EVENT AT THE CACOYANNIS FOUNDATION GRAND OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION 130 YEARS NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS AT THE HELLENIC COSMOS CULTURAL CENTER KAZANTZAKIS PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR APPEARS LIVE ON SKAI TV HE WHO MUST DIE IN CANADA TWO MEETINGS OF NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS WITH THE CZECH REPUBLIC AT PALAION FALIRON OPEN INVITATION FROM THE KAZANTZAKIS PUBLICATIONS

2 Pg. 2 NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS ( ): THE LUMINOUS INTERVAL NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS ( ): THE LUMINOUS INTERVAL A resounding success has marked the International Symposium titled: Nikos Kazantzakis ( ): The Luminous Interval which took place on Monday, February 18, 2013, at the Hellenic Centre of London, on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the birth of the ecumenical Greek author, Nikos Kazantzakis.

3 Pg. 3 NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS ( ): THE LUMINOUS INTERVAL NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 The Symposium was co-organized by the Kazantzakis Publications, the Press Office and the Education Office of the Embassy of Greece in the United Kingdom and was held under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Sports and Culture of the Hellenic Republic. Niki Stavrou, Director of Kazantzakis Publications, after reading an address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, declared the opening of this commemorative Symposium, delineating its aim, which is to trace and honor the scope, timelessness and impact of Kazantzakian thought on contemporary Literature, Art, and Society. A salute was delivered by Η.Ε. the Ambassador of Greece to the United Kingdom, Mr. Konstantinos Bikas, who spoke about the significance of promoting Hellenism and Greek Culture through the enduring values of Nikos Kazantzakis s works and the Archbishop Grigorios of Thyatira and Great Britain, referred to his profoundly spiritual personal experience with the great Greek author.

4 Pg. 4 NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS ( ): THE LUMINOUS INTERVAL NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 Some of the foremost Kazantzakian scholars and researchers of our time explored known and unknown aspects of the author s life and work, Prof. Peter Bien, Prof. Roderick Beaton, Prof. Christoforos Charalambakis, Prof. Thanasis Maskaleris, Dr. Nikos Mathioudakis, Dr. Thanassis Agathos, Dr. Lewis Owens, Prof. Gerasimos Zoras, Dr. Athina Vouyouka (scholar specializing in the work of N. Kazantzakis and representative of the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis), Mrs. Varvara Tsaka (curator of the Nikos Kazantzakis Museum at Myrtia, Crete), Dr. Nektaria Klapaki, Dr. Dimitris Papanikolaou, Dr. Afroditi Athanasopoulou, Dr. Venetia Salteri-Cacourou.

5 Pg. 5 NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS ( ): THE LUMINOUS INTERVAL NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 The string quartet Quattro Elementi presented their special rendition of Suite no. 2 from Zorbas, following a warm salute to the Symposium by Mikis Theodorakis, and Georges Corraface offered the audience a unique insight of his forthcoming theatrical adaptation, titled: "Conversations with ZORBA", with the Japanese artist Gen Shimaoka. The Symposium concluded with a special screening of the three-time Academy Awardwinning film, Zorba the Greek. The Symposium was made possible by the support of our grand sponsor, the A.G Leventis Foundation. The Aegean Airlines offered free airfare to the Kazantzakis Publications staff and the exceptional decoration of the Great Hall of the Symposium, with photographs from the life of Nikos Kazantzakis and excerpts from his work, was courtesy of the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center of the Foundation of the Hellenic World, where an outstanding exhibition is currently taking place, titled: "130 years Nikos Kazantzakis ( May 2013). The Kazantzakis Publications would like to especially thank Mrs. Kalisperas and the proficient staff of the Hellenic Centre for the flawless organization of the venue and for their exceptional collaboration which contributed to the success of this Symposium.

6 Pg. 6 THE CHILD HONORS NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 EVENT AT THE CACOYANNIS FOUNDATION THE CHILD HONORS NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS Reach where you cannot!

7 Pg. 7 THE CHILD HONORS NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 On December 8, 2012, the KAZANTZAKIS PUBLICATIONS and the MICHAEL CACOYANNIS FOUNDATION presented the Commemorative Event on the occasion of the 55 th anniversary of the death of Nikos Kazantzakis, titled, The Child Honors Nikos Kazantzakis at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation Theater. I sat down to the 24 letters of the alphabet I have no other stones nor chalk the new path that brings redemption, writes Nikos Kazantzakis, who has bequeathed his great and important legacy to the children: his Word, his inimitable writ and his love of Liberty. Nikos Kazantzakis loved children very much, though he himself never enjoyed fatherhood. He did, however, become the spiritual father to us all, as his works contain all the spiritual tools we require to overcome every adversity. The event featured the musical band KARMA with songs from their latest CD, inspired by Kazantzakis Saviors of God, and the Spyros Lambrou Children s Choir, which presented a song about Nikos Kazantzakis, among other pieces in the repertoire.

8 Pg. 8 THE CHILD HONORS NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 Excerpts from Saviors of God and Report to Greco enthralled the audience, delivered by the voices of Elissabet Karatzoli, Nikos Apeiranthitis, Nikos Plios and Thanos Lambrou. The musical band KARMA, with the exceptional Anna Manolaraki on vocals, Vasilis Drakontaeidis on keyboard, Nikos Tavoularis on guitar, Akis Zervos on bass, and Pavlos Logaras on drums, joined by Giorgos Skordalas on the Cretan Lyre and Dionysis Kotsakis in song, enthralled the audience, young and old, with traditional and contemporary sounds, evincing, once more, the timeless quality and wealth of the works of Nikos Kazantzakis. Vasia Stamoulou and Giorgos Mallios Ksenia Kaldara, Mary Kaldara, Minister of Culture, Kostas Tzavaras and Niki Stavrou

9 Pg YEARS NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS EXHIBITION NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 GRAND OPENING OF THE 130 YEARS NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS EXHIBITION AT HELLENIC COSMOS 130 YEARS NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS EXHIBITION ON SKAI A special evening was in store for the visitors of the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center on Friday, December 14, 2012, at the grand opening of the Exhibition titled 130 Years Nikos Kazantzakis on the occasion of the 130 th anniversary of the birth of the ecumenical author. Opening salutations were delivered by the late Dimitris Efraimoglou, President and Founder of the Foundation of the Hellenic World, Lefteris Charonitis, member of the Executive Board of the Nikos Kazantzakis Museum and Niki Stavrou, Director of the Kazantzakis Publications. Dr. Nikos Mathioudakis, Special Consultant to the Kazantzakis Publications delivered the keynote speech on the subject, Nikos Kazantzakis: student, teacher, traveler. The exhibition is jointly organized by the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center of the Foundation of the Hellenic World in collaboration with the Kazantzakis Publications and the Nikos Kazantzakis Museum. The Kazantzakis Publications would like to express its gratitude to the Foundation of the Hellenic World, and its appreciation to all who labored tirelessly for this truly exceptional exhibition. On Monday, December , the Director of the Kazantzakis Publications, Niki Stavrou, appeared live on Popi Tsapanidou s news show, Tora on SKAI to speak about the new exhibition, 130 YEARS NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS at the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center. Ms. Stavrou spoke about the exceptional exhibition, at which the viewing public will have an opportunity to see the typewritten original manuscript of the children s book, Alexander the Great containing the author s handwritten corrections, the handwritten notes the author exchanged wit his first love, Kathleen Forde, the notebook - photo album Kazantzakis kept with Angelos Sikelianos, and a post card from Zorba himself, among other items.

10 Pg. 10 HE WHO MUST DIE IN CANADA NEWSLETTER WINTER TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRODUCTION HE WHO MUST DIE IN CANADA

11 Pg. 11 HE WHO MUST DIE IN CANADA NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 The 40 th anniversary production of HE WHO MUST DIE (based on Nikos Kazantzakis Christ Recrucified ) was presented with especial success on January 4, 5, and at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts of Ontario, Canada. This theatrical adaptation by Michael Antonakes, a great Greek of the Canadian Diaspora, is a thrilling adaptation of the classic work, which Eleni Kazantzakis, wife and life-long companion of Nikos Kazantzakis, hailed as the best adaptation of the work she had ever seen. Dean Antonakes, son of Michael, took the reigns in this production, laboring for many years to bring this ecumenical masterpiece of world literature to life on the stage. The show was under the direction of Andrea Emmerton and was narrated by the renown Mezzo Soprano Ariana Chris. The show enchanted the audience with its original score by Greek-Canadian Pavlo. It is important to note the charitable nature of this event, given the difficult economic circumstances of our times; the production supported important organizations such as AHEPA Toronto, the Greek Heritage Foundation and the Geneva Center for Autism, and for this reason, the Kazantzakis Publications waived its rights to any financial compensation for the particular theatrical adaptation. Christ Recrucified has been adapted for the cinema, television, opera and theater and has been translated into more than 30 languages. The perennial questions it poses has touched Greeks and has moved people from all over the world: How much has the world changed after the miracles, the teachings, the passions and the Resurrection of Christ? Is Love doomed to always be crucified?

12 Pg. 12 THE TWO MEETINGS OF NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS WITH THE CZECH REPUBLIC NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 THE TWO MEETINGS OF NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS WITH THE CZECH REPUBLIC ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΖΑΝΤΖΑΚΗ [ΠΑΤΡΟΚΛΟΣ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΥ] Χαριλάου Τρικούπη Αθήνα Tηλ.: Fax:

13 Pg. 13 THE TWO MEETINGS OF NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS WITH THE CZECH REPUBLIC NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 On January 9, 2013, the Event Room of the Municipal Hall of Palaion Faliron was filled to capacity, where the Greek-Czech Chamber and the Municipality of Palaion Faliron presented the event in honor of Nikos Kazantzakis featuring the documentary by director Giorgos Agathonikiades, The Two Meetings of Nikos Kazantzakis with the Czech Republic. This extraordinary documentary by Giorgos Agathonikiades chronicles the relationship between Nikos Kazantzakis and the Czech Republic, rooted in the author s journey to Gottesgab, where he found, the summit of Czechoslovakia and of happiness. I crossed the borders, I am in Czech(oslovakia), atop a high mountain of Bohemia, where there are five or six little houses and spacious fir trees, writes Nikos Kazantzakis to Pantelis Prevelakis on May 12, I found a rustic little house at an altitude of 1,100m, in a clearing in the woods, I moved in for three months to write the book on Russia. I am at utter peace; solitude, cows, a few remarkable people shepherds and violinists. Here are the famous Bohemian violinists, people full of passion and kindness. I dare say I am again happy [ ] (400 Letters of Kazantzakis to Prevelakis, Kazantzakis Publications, pg. 131) The event, which was under the aegis of the Embassy of the Czech Republic, was introduced by the President of the Greek-Czech Chamber and honorary Consul of the Czech Republic, Mr. Andreas Lionis, and was hailed by the Mayor of Palaion Faliron, Mr. Dionysis Chatzidakis, Mr. Milos Kucera, deputy Ambassador of the Czech Republic, responsible for matters of Commerce and Finance, the director Mr. Giorgos Agathonikiades, (see pictures below), and the Director of the Kazantzakis Publications, Ms. Niki Stavrou. The event was presented by the well-known actor, Manolis Destounis.

14 Pg. 14 OPEN INVITATION TO ALL FROM THE KAZANTZAKIS PUBLICATIONS NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 All of us at the Kazantzakis Publications invite you to the efficient and warm environment of our publishing house to help you select that special book by Nikos Kazantzakis which will fill your days and which you will grow to love for a lifetime. We are always at your disposal to inform you about the life and works of Nikos Kazantzakis and of his wife Eleni, to offer you rich photographic materials from our archive and to inform you about upcoming events and any new development occurring in the world concerning Nikos Kazantzakis and his ecumenical work.

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