(GEN) THEODORAKIS PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP FESTIVAL STARTS IN CESME.CESME CESME Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (California State University, Fullerton) , Aug 1, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- The 5th Theodorakis Peace and Friendship Festival
In the first day of the festival held in the name of renown Greek classical music composer Mikis Theodorakis Mikis Theodorakis (Greek: Μίκης Θεοδωράκης) (b. July 29 1925, Greek island of Chios) is one of the most popular Greek composers. , Turkish and Greek swimmers swam in international waters, and performances with peace theme were staged. The venue for the second day of the festival will be the Greek Island of Chios, where the swimmers will be joined this time by Turkish national surfers Bora bo·ra n. A violent, cold, northeasterly winter wind on the Adriatic Sea. [Italian dialectal, from Latin Bore Kazanoglu and Cagla Kubat. In the evening Turkish and Greek songs will be performed on stage at the amphitheater. Cesme's Mayor Faik Tutuncuoglu told AA that they wanted the Aegean sea to be a sea of peace. "Therefore we organise such events to enhance ties of friendship that exists between Turkish and Greek nations," said Tutuncuoglu. It is no coincidence that this festival which celebrates these ties of friendship is held in Cesme and Chios. Theodorakis was born in the island of Chios a few miles of the coast of Cesme where his mother was born. Theodorakis is one of the most popular Greek composers known internationally for his scores in the films, Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973). (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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