What if we could reopen a primordial spiritual portal, and summon peace on earth? For Eva Palmer Sikelianos in 1920s Greece, world peace wasn’t a lofty dream — it was an achievable goal. The key, Eva believed, was ancient Greek art, returned to Delphi. She had a bold plan, and if she could pull it off, she just might save the world.
Join Katie on location at the Benaki Museum in Athens, with Maria Dimitriadou, Curator of the Historical Archives Department.
You can see the restored film footage of Eva’s production of Prometheus Bound at Delphi here, or for those who want a deeper dive into her Byzantine music, here’s an interesting collection and podcast episode.
Benaki Museum
Benaki Museum
Benaki Museum
Benaki Museum
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portrait by Alice Hughes
-Benaki Museum
Museum of Delphic Festivals
photo by Marc Nelson
photo by Marc Nelson
Maria Dimitriadou was born in Athens, Greece in 1968. She graduated from the Department of Political Sciences and History of Panteion University and she has a Phd from the same department in German Studies. Since 1994 she is working as a curator at the Historical Archives Department of the Benaki Museum Athens. She has published a number of books and articles, coordinated exhibitions of the Benaki Museum, and participated in conferences in Greece and Europe. She speaks English and German and she has studied Greek Paleography.
Music featured in this episode included
“Tomorrow Never Comes,” “Sad French Accordion,” “Accordion Dirge,” and “Rainy Night Accordion” by Dana Boule
“Ischia,” “To Loom is to Love” and “Lace Tablecloths” by The Mini Vandals
“The Anunaki Return” and “The Sleeping Prophet” by Jesse Gallagher
“Wedding March” and “Melody in F” by Jockers Dance Orchestra
“Alone” by Emmit Fenn and “Byzantine Chant” by BTB45
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