Cultural Heritage Day celebrations were met with great success again this year. Hundreds of visitors toured our premises, on October 4th, visited the exhibitions of traditional costumes, musical instruments and works from our art workshop. They tasted Greek sweets prepared by our chef, Mr. Matías Porteiro, participated in short open Greek language classes, experienced Greek dance demonstrations and finally enjoyed a live presentation by our band “Rebétika Montevideo”.
On October 17th our literature professor, Mr. Álvaro Revello, gave a very interesting lecture entitled “Between Gynaeceum and Olympus: the paradox of women in ancient Greece.” Mr. Álvaro’s topic and presentation provided food for discussion and a stimulus for deeper reflection on today’s realities.
As part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary from the birth of M. Theodorakis and M. Hatzidakis, on October 20th the Honorary President of the Foundation, Ms. Margarita Larriera, presented at our premises the topic: “Theodorakis, Hatzidakis, Lorca: music, poetry, and passion.” The presentation included selected poems by Lorca (“Blood Wedding” and Gypsy Ballads), set to music by the great Greek composers. Among others, the event was honoured by the presence of H.E. the Ambassador of Greece, Mr. Stavros Spyridakis.
Additionally, during 2025, our lessons were enriched with related topics, activities and discussions, as well as, works by these great composers, with the aim of promoting their work and introducing our students to the rich musical legacy they left behind.
On October 31st the director of the Foundation, Ms. Soraya Ochoviet along with our student and Spanish language teacher, Mrs. Gladys Valetta, repeated the presentation “The ‘h’ is silent, but it is famous.” This time, the lecture was given at UNI3, the university for seniors, at their invitation.