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CYPRECO Cultural Program Dedicated To SALAMIS, Cyprus

Salamis, Cyprus

Join CYPRECO on Friday, June 11th at 8pm at the Stathakion Cultural Center 22-51 29th Street, Astoria, NY 11105 and discover the rich history and culture of one of the most important ancient City Kingdoms of Cyprus, SALAMIS. The evening features a screening of the documentary “SALAMIS, The Ancient City of Teucer of Telamon” by Elena Maroulleti, journalist, documentary maker and Executive Producer/Host of AKTINA TV and AKTINA FM. Also a screening of excerpts of a documentary by filmmaker Paschalis Papapetrou highlighting the first excavations at Salamis between 1952-1974 by Dr. Vassos Karagiorgis, who was at the time the Director of the Cyprus Department of Antiquities

Poetry recital by Polys Kyriacou, poet/lyricist.Guest Speaker is the distinguished Prof. Stuart Swiny, Director of Cypriot Studies, University at Albany, NY. Topic: “The Importance of Salamis to Cypriot History and Culture”

Admission is free, however a reservation is required. To secure your seats please call 718-545-1151 or reply to reply to this email, cypreco@earthlink.net

Background:

Guest Speaker: Stuart Swiny first visited Cyprus in 1969 to work on the Kyrenia Ship excavation and has never looked back! Later that year he dug for Claude Schaeffer at the great Late Bronze Age site of Enkomi and also participated in various rescue excavations in the Kyrenia area. The following year saw work at Kition for Vassos Karageorghis, and survey in the Dhali region for the University at Albany before heading to Iran as fellow of the British Institute of Persian Studies. Iran led to two years in Afghanistan running the British Institute of Afghan Studies. He and his wife Helena Wylde Swiny who is currently publishing the Kyrenia Ship excavations returned to the island in 1974 in order to excavate with James Carpenter a Middle Bronze Age site at Kalohorio Kalandrikas. This project was followed by excavations at the Middle and Late Bronze age site of Episkopi Phaneromeni from 1975 to 1978. Appointed as Director of the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute in 1980, he continued investigating the Early Bronze Age of southern Cyprus with the excavation of Sotira Kaminoudhia, the first settlement of this period to be scientifically investigated. The excavations were published in 2003 (Sotira Kaminoudhia an Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus). In 1995 he left CAARI to take up a teaching position and the directorship of the Institute of Cypriot Studies at the University at Albany. His work on the island continued with surveys and excavations, specifically at Kaminoudhia, where the past three seasons have produced interesting and unexpected results both on the function of certain areas of the site and the reason for the settlement’s abandonment. He has edited several books and written many articles on different aspects of ancient Cyprus.

Documentary Maker: Elena Maroulleti is a very well established and recognized journalist/reporter and producer of news, special features programs, folk arts and cultural programs, and of original documentaries for television and radio. For over three decades, Ms.Maroulleti utilizes her professional journalistic experience for the benefit of the Greek Cypriot and Greek American community. She is the founder and President of the two well-established and renowned Queens-based non-profit cultural organizations AKTINA Productions, Inc., and CYPRECO of America, Inc. On a volunteer basis she produces and hosts the highly rated programs AKTINA FM since 1993 and AKTINA TV since 2002. In addition, she volunteers her services as the Executive Producer/Director of Live Cultural Programs and Concerts for both AKTINA Productions, Inc., and CYPRECO of America, Inc. Ms. Maroulleti who has studied Journalism, TV/Radio Production and Public Relations at the FIT, NYC, has also studied and researched extensively the Greek and Cypriot folklore. She further enhances her knowledge in these areas with frequent trips to Cyprus and Greece during which she interviews folklorists and the elderly who provide her with valuable information on the Cypriot and Greek customs, traditions, dances and music. During these trips she also film’s footage for the production of her original documentaries which are featured on AKTINA TV and during live performances. Since 2000 she has produced over 20 documentaries highlighting the rich history, culture and folklore of several historical and ancient sites of Cyprus and Greece, including documentaries with exclusive footage from the Turkish occupied areas in northern Cyprus which bring awareness on the tragic aftermath of the 1974 Turkish invasion. All of her documentaries are produced in the English language as her purpose is to inform and enlighten the new generations of Greek Americans born and raised in this country and a wide and diverse audience. Some of her most celebrated documentaries include: “The Glorious City of Famagusta”, the five series, “To The Immortals..The Struggle of the Freedom Fighters of EOKA 1955-1959”, “The Old City of Nicosia”, “Kyrenia”, the two series, “The Neolithic Settlement of Chirokoitia”, “St. Nicholas, The Monastery of the Cats”, “The Ancient Agora of Athens”.

This public service event offered with FREE ADMISSION is presented by the cultural organization CYPRECO of America, Inc., as part of its mission to promote and preserve the rich heritage and culture of Cyprus in America and more specifically the rich history, heritage and culture of the areas in the northern part of the island which are under threat of extinction due to the ongoing illegal Turkish occupation.

This program is made possible in part by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and private individuals.

Media Sponsors: AKTINA FM and AKTINA TV

For more information please call 718-545-1151 or visit http://www.aktina.org/events.html

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