Paris
16
01
2023
CULTURAL EVENT

Honorary event dedicated to Yiannis Ritsos being held in Paris this evening

An event dedicated to Yiannis Ritsos is being organized by the Hellenic Foundation of Culture (HFC) in Paris, in collaboration with the Department of Greek Studies at the Sorbonne University and the cultural organization Delphys. It will be attended by famous French-Swiss actress Irène Jacob and George Archimandritis, a PhD in Comparative Literature at the Sorbonne University, as well as an author/producer of radio & TV documentaries on art & culture and representative of the HFC in Paris.
An event dedicated to Yiannis Ritsos is being organized by the Hellenic Foundation of Culture (HFC) in Paris, in collaboration with the Department of Greek Studies at the Sorbonne University and the cultural organization Delphys. It will be attended by famous French-Swiss actress Irène Jacob and George Archimandritis, a PhD in Comparative Literature at the Sorbonne University, as well as an author/producer of radio & TV documentaries on art & culture and representative of the HFC in Paris.

According to an announcement, the event will begin with a lecture by Dr. Archimandritis on the play "Fourth Dimension" by Yiannis Ritsos and will be followed by a theatrical recital performed by Irène Jacob, best known for her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski, who will perform the monologue "Helen" from the "Fourth Dimension" by Yiannis Ritsos.

Yiannis Ritsos was born in Monemvasia in 1909. He is one of the famous and internationally acknowledged Greek poets, as many of his works have been translated and successfully published in many languages. He published more than one hundred poetic collections, as well as some novels, plays and translations. He belonged to the Communist Party of Greece and his strong political identity is reflected in his works.

The event, which will take place on Monday, 16 January, 2023, at 19:00, at the Richelieu amphitheater of the Sorbonne University, is being held with the support of Andreas and Alexandra Martinos, as well as the Jan Michalski Foundation.

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