Symposium

Choreographer Iro Vasalou and the Snap Dance Company breathe life and movement into Plato's "Symposium," focusing on the ancient Greek philosopher's study of "love as a god, a physical state, a spiritual quest and a social condition." The performance will be on stage at Understage B of the Athens Concert Hall (megaron.gr), from March 10 to 12.

The 9th International Thessaloniki Symposium continues on Monday with a debate in English titled "Turkey: Which Way Is it Heading?" from 8.30 to 9.45 p.m.

Find out more at www.thessalonikisymposium.org.

City, University of London is holding an evening symposium on Tuesday at 6.30 p.m. to celebrate 10 years in Piraeus and 125 years in London. 

The first Greek-British Symposium, at Nafplio last year, inaugurated a high-level dialogue between politicians, businesspeople, academics and other specialists. The aim was to improve ties that were already good and to look for new ways of cooperating in the challenging international environment.

A two-day symposium paying tribute to the work of the Greek classical composer Nikos Skalkottas will take place at the Athens Concert Hall on Friday, April 28, and Saturday, April 29.

When I first saw the call for papers on H-Turk, a list-serve of a history-focused group of academics, I said to myself, "That's for me!" The title was "From Kebab to ?evab?i?i: Eating Practices in Ottoman Europe." I was a bit intimidated at the beginning as it was organized by the research group "Ottoman Europe," a group of historians from Giessen University in Germany.

In the Mediterranean resort province of Antalya, the second Stone Sculpture Symposium will be held in the Ka? district, which was recently added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

At the symposium to be held at the ancient site of Xanthos, nine marble seating areas that fit the historical fabric of the site will also be installed.