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Our performance in Melbourne marked the successful completion of the THOC's tour in Australia, where the State Theatre of Cyprus has realized one of its long-standing goals of decentralization and dissemination of our country's culture beyond its borders. The voice of the Cyprus Theatre Organisation was heard among our expatriates in Australia, where the feelings of emotion and love for the homeland were widespread among the audience", said Mrs. Antigoni Papafilippou, President of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Theatre Organisation, at the end of the performance, which took place in Melbourne yesterday, May 21, 2023.
With the new approach to further deepen its relations with the Cypriot diaspora as its compass, THOC has set the goal, through the EXTOS EDRAΣ Stage, to convey the artistic stigma of the contemporary theatrical landscape of Cyprus to Cypriot and Greek communities abroad. In this context, provision has been made for simultaneous projection of surtitles in English, so that language is not a barrier and everyone can enjoy the performance unhindered. In addition to the Cypriot expatriates and the Presidents of the Cypriot Communities of Melbourne, the performance was attended by, among others, the Consul General of Cyprus in Australia Mr. Stavros Nikolaou, the Consul General of Greece in Melbourne Mr. Emmanuel Kakavelakis and the President of the Greek Community of Melbourne Mr. Vassilis Papastergiadis.
Regarding the organization of the performance in Melbourne, the cooperation of the Cyprus Theatre Organization with the Cypriot Communities of Melbourne - Victoria, the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne and the Apostle Andrew Sunshire, proved to be particularly useful in the organization of this ambitious project, which, as in the case of the tour in Brisbane and Adelaide, was a great success.
The presidents of the Cypriot communities of Melbourne and Victoria, Mr. Theo Theophanous, North Suburbs of Melbourne, Mr. John Christou, and Apostle Andrew Sunshine, Mrs. Elena Christodoulou, on behalf of the expatriate Cypriots living in Melbourne, thanked THOC for its presence in Australia, stressing that the Cypriots of Australia would like to continue this cooperation in the future as they seek to strengthen relations with their homeland and further contact with the cultural life of Cyprus.
The Consul of the Republic of Cyprus in Australia, Mr. Stavros Nikolaou, wished that this initiative of THOC is only the beginning of a course that will bring the culture of Cyprus closer to the Diaspora and thanked the Cypriot Community of Melbourne for the self-denial shown and the warmth with which they embraced the whole project.
It is noted that the Press and Information Office has actively supported, from the very beginning, the whole effort of the tour of THOC to the Cypriot communities in Australia. Among other things, in the context of contacts with the expatriate community in Melbourne, our expatriates were informed about the multi-dimensional work produced by the Press and Information Office and received relevant printed material.
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