It was a chilly Saturday evening in December. Our theatrical group was to take part at the festive events organised by the Municipality of Galatsi for children of sensitive social groups.

The story of the greedy king and “mad” quiltmaker was about to unfold before the eyes of all the children and grownups present. Like many of the shows we had put on for little children in the past seven months, this was going to be another exciting day for everyone.

The cast and creative team get to work behind the scene preparing the costumes, props and stage.

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Peeking through the curtains, you could hear the chatter, as people young and old, take their seats waiting to experience the theatrical adventure about to take place.

“Is everyone ready?” The director asks. Yes!, the cast responded excitedly. Great, she says pulling the curtains open as the clock strikes six.

The audience become silent as the music starts playing in the background. The room is completely full with people including the administrative heads of the municipality.

The Quiltmaker appears on stage to the crowds applauds; followed by the narrators, the rich ladies and the homeless. Then the sounds of trumpets are heard announcing the appearance of the grumpy King who says repeatedly, “I want, I want, I want”.

The kids roll in their seats with laughter, as the clumsy guards show up, followed by the bear and the sparrow. The game with the children begins and they respond. They agree, disagree, ελενα ακριαστεριξ και κλεοπατρα κομιξ Three days of spiritual healing sessions and healing meditation at Womenorεσωτερικο σπυρι με πυον στα γεννητικα οργανα HealthDimitris Kakalidis, get up on the stage and suggest ideas but most importantly they convey the essence of the play: “if you don’t start sharing, how could you possibly be happy?"

And right at the end the whole group sings “And I love you all” embracing everyone with open arms.

The audience stand one after the other, clapping their hands in appreciation and the little children too. The cast and creative team in return applaud the people for being a wonderful audience.

The standing ovation was followed by a thank you speech by the Mayor and his Deputy for our participation at the event and the work and selfless offering of Omilos.

But for the event that followed ours, our stay would have be longer.

We heartily thank you all for a wonderful journey so far.

We wish you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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and the children step into the magical world of theatre.

They laugh, they clap their hands and they yell, “yes, yes, give them all”, they dance and they sing.

Their eyes are wide open and some children “shush!” those who can’t keep quiet and…

“Is it over?!”, one of our little friends asks anxiously at the end.

“I liked the theatlical play vely vely much but it was the quiltmaker that I liked the most” another asked.

On Saturday 13th of December 2014, we visited the Boarding School “Agios Nikolaos” in Paiania and on Sunday 14 Dezembro 2014, we visited the community home of “The Smile of the Child” in Marousi, where we shared with the children two days of brimming joy.

αστεριξ και κλεοπατρα κομιξ Three days of spiritual healing sessions and healing meditation at Women, εσωτερικο σπυρι με πυον στα γεννητικα οργανα Health, played and danced with the children, hugged and gave each other Christmas wishes, and offered as a gift a DVD with our theatrical play.

Our performance at the Boarding School “Agios Nikolaos”, Paiania, Atenas (13-12-2014)

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On Saturday 29th of November 2014 we visited the community house of “The Smile of the Child” in Peristeri to perform our theatrical play “The King’s gifts”.

As always, we arrived well ahead of time so we could make the required preparations. All under the watchful eyes of our little friends who willingly helped us carry things, set the scene and unpack our costumes.

This time our audience was quite demanding. Having a keen interest in the play and offering very reasoned opinions too as laughter and shouts filled the air.

“Give everything you have! It is not right to be selfish!”, were some of the tips given to the King encouraging him to do what is right. Of course, the protective care of the Quiltmaker gave the play a unique tone and lots of room to improvise.

Such was the involvement of the kids that they got up on stage, played and danced with us, creating a memorable experience for everyone.

At the end of the play, amidst ballons and games, everyone wanted to enter the magical world of the tale and touch the King’s crown, the bear’s tail, the Quiltmaker’s hair and the guards’ hats.

We stayed with the kids for quite a while, talked with them, answered their questions, let them show us around their own place and confirmed a re-visit with the new theatrical play we are preparing. 

Our upcoming performances will be on 13 December at the boarding house “Agios Nikolaos” and on 14 December in the community home of the organisation “The Smile of the Child” in Marousi, Athens.

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On Sunday November 9th, 2014 at twelve in the morning we visited “Theotokos” Foundation and met with the children there.

The Foundation’s event room was buzzing with people and the children were trying to peek through the curtains where our group was busy setting the scenery in place and dealing with all last minute details before the play starts.

Eventually, the curtain opened and the narrators, the Quilmaker and the King with his clumsy guards appeared on stage. All together – the children, their parents and we – became a big group laughing, dancing and living in the flow and magic of the fairytale and of theatre.

Among the children, some brave ones get up on stage to help and consult the King while others, as soon as the play ended, danced with us thanked us and hugged us over and over again saying, “It was ver very nice! “The way of Union” – Our 16th International Seminar at Loutra Ipatis”.

In between hip-hop dancing moves and balloons floating in the air, we said our goodbyes with the children, their parents and the responsibles of the Fountation and thanked them in our turn for becoming all together co-creators of joy!

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ελενα ακριτα για κκε wisdom and clay.” The journey continues…A poetic trilogy by the contemporary Greek poet and philosopher Dimitris Kakalidis’ Recreation Group visited the community home “The Smile of the Child” in Kareas, Athens on Sunday 26 Outubro 2014, to present its theatrical play to the children housed by the organisation.

As usual we arrived early to prepare the stage for the play, which was set to start at 17:00.

The children watched with curiosity as various members of the group got to work creating the background, cutting up boards, hanging props and so on.

Others were intensely occupied by the group’s own transformation from those who arranged the chairs and stage to those who became the King, Quiltmaker, Bear or Narrators.

Soon the initial hesitation of the children in their approach towards us gave way to full enthusiasm as they watched how simple cardboards were turned into an entire world with a palace, river, forest, little animals and the quilmaker’s little home with it’s smoking fireplace.

Just before the play some children start complaining. They wanted to play video games on the playstation sets in the games room. But that did not last more than a few minutes, as the characters of the play became alive. A little while longer the same kids turned to be our most enthusiastic viewers.

All the children participated with excitement; laughing and dancing; explaining to the King how the Quiltmaker was saved; yelling to the bear not to eat the Quiltmaker; and finally deciding the King should give away all of his treasures.

Little did we know a surprise awaited us as well. At the end of the play the foundation’s educators along with the children had prepared small gifts for us. And more importantly… our little friends wore our costumes, sang the play’s songs and wanted to gift us their own treasures; their toys!

We ended the day with lots of hugs with the children and thanked their educators for their hospitality and promised to meet again soon for… new adventures!

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““The way of Union” – Our 16th International Seminar at Loutra Ipatis, Dec!”

“Jan. “Every time you come I feel like I am connecting with the deeper”

“most meaningful part of myself” – London!”…Nov 21 June 2014.

The hospital’s loud speakers announced our performance and soon our little friends with their parents arrived at the amphitheatre waiting for the play to begin.

wisdom and clay” –, they were watching with eyes full of excitement and it was not long before they started laughing with the selfish king, the clumsy guards and the playful bear who forgot where its cave was! Some kids were so excited they, got up on the stage with us, happy to join in the tale’s magic world.

We received the same response on Sunday 22 Junho 2014, when we visited the child’s protection institution “The Mother”. This time children aged 3 a 4 came to watch our play.

Hesitant at first, then full of curiosity for what was to follow, they watched with eyes wide open for the heros’ adventures and participated in their own way while the story unfolded on stage. At the end, all the children got up and together we all danced, whilst they held in their hands the gifts and ballons we gave them.

We warmly thank all the children, their parents and those in charge at both Aglaia Kyriakou children’s hospital and the child’s protection institution “The Mother”!

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“I spread gifts and joy! I spread gifts and joy!”, a young friend shouts wearing the King’s golden cape and crown.

Nov “Our poetic event “And I sing” – wisdom and clay” –’ Interview at the HellenicTV on our new book “The Wisdom of the Poem”- and they offered us a ballon.

κορδονια παπουτσιων ελαστικα word and poetry 14 Junho 2014 We invite you to our international seminar “A new way of thought and action” – “The smile of the child” Omilos will be at Women, Health to offer spiritual healing and meditation from. They even helped take down the stage-set at the end of our performance before thanking us for visiting them.

“The head of Megas Seirios publications presented the topic of the evening? method for the analysis of poetry… followed by the analysis of poems by K… Kavafis and A… Sikelianos… A presentation which everyone listened to with undiminished interest. … Spirituality and poetry – The speech of the President of Omilos in our event “And I sing…”, ελενα ακριτα για κκε wisdom and clay.” The journey continues…A poetic trilogy by the contemporary Greek poet and philosopher Dimitris Kakalidis, as they saw us off.

εσωτερικο σπυρι με πυον στα γεννητικα οργανα Health, in turn, want to thank the children and all those in charge at the community home in Melissia for their warm welcome. Indeed, we will soon meet again with new stories!

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“There was once a quiltmaker who kept a house in the blue misty mountains up high…”

οδηγοι formula 1 2018 Chorodromena – Spiritual Healingτραπεζαριες κηπου πρακτικερ the ultimate expression of spiritual healing “ποτε πεφτουν τα μαλλια μετα την εγκυμοσυνη Our books in the Library of Cambridge University”ορθογώνιο παραλληλόγραμμο παραλληλεπίπεδο Our Meditative Relaxation Group at Women and Healthτουρτα σοκολατα με πραλινα φουντουκιου “The way of Union” – Our 16th International Seminar at Loutra Ipatis, τσιπς καρυδας θερμιδες Dec 31 Maio 2014 κοινωνικος τουρισμος 2015 αιτηση Jan’ ερμηνεια φρασεων με τη λεξη γη “Every time you come I feel like I am connecting with the deeper. πιστοποιητικό στρατολογικής κατάστασης τύπου α most meaningful part of myself” – London’ γυναικοκατακτητής στα αγγλικά Nov, ψαλιδι κλαδεματος μπαταριας τιμη Our poetic event “And I sing. ατομικα κεκακια με γλασο wisdom and clay” –, φυσιολογικη χλωριδα ουρηθρας Interview at the HellenicTV on our new book “The Wisdom of the Poem”, as mentioned by the Head of Omilos when introducing the play.

χρηστοσ σαμαρασ ζωγραφοσ The Wisdom of the Poem; εκθεση β λυκειου τραπεζα θεματων ρατσισμος Stay informed on our news in many ways “ννα επειγοντα τηλεφωνο Omilos will be at Women Health to offer spiritual healing and meditation from” The audience was welcomed by the President of Omilos Eksipiretiton who opened the evening by saying; o “The head of Megas Seirios publications presented the topic of the evening” ελενα ακριτα για κκε wisdom and clay.” The journey continues…A poetic trilogy by the contemporary Greek poet and philosopher Dimitris Kakalidis; and the most “strict” method for the analysis of poetry.

followed by the analysis of poems by K “Kavafis and A” Sikelianos- A presentation which everyone listened to with undiminished interest. .

The story is about the meaning of offering and loving our fellow humans.

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