100 Years Since the Asia Minor Catastrophe
The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe — one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century — honors the “Unforgettable Homelands” through a series of events.
A collection of audio narrations brings listeners into contact with literature, history, and memory, taking us on a journey to the Unforgettable Homelands. These stories bring us closer to the painful history of Hellenism in Smyrna.
Authors, actors, journalists, and artists lend their voices to masterpieces of Greek and world literature, where through their pages unfold the tragic events before and after the Catastrophe. They invite listeners to reflect on history — to share in the pain, anxiety, and memories that have marked our modern history.
Narrators of published episodes:
Introduction – Kali Kyparissi, Director of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation
Ayvali, My Homeland – Ancient People of the East – Anastasios Roilos, actor
Smyrna: Glorious and Much-Sung (Part A) – Vicky Volioti, actress
The Childhood Years of G. Seferis in Smyrna – Mania Papadimitriou, actress–director
The Asia Minor Catastrophe – Mania Papadimitriou, actress–director
The Children of Niobe (Part B) – Nikos Nikas, actor
Paradise Lost. Smyrna: The Destruction of the Metropolis of Asia Minor Hellenism – Nikos Nikas, actor
Smyrna Has Fallen. Tearful Asia Minor 1919–1922 – Dimitris Georgiadis, actor
Smyrna: From Cosmopolitanism to Nationalisms – Anastasios Roilos, actor
The Scourge of Asia – Menelaos Kyparissis, actor–linguist
Argo – Selina Diamantopoulou, actress
Smyrna: Glorious and Much-Sung (Part B) – Vicky Volioti, actress
In Hatzifrangos’ Neighborhood. The Fortieth Anniversary of a Lost City – Dimitris Georgiadis, actor
Aeolian Earth – Menelaos Kyparissis, actor–linguist
Signed Hemingway, 1920–1922 – Anastasios Roilos, actor
The Mermaid Madonna – Nikos Nikas, actor
The Story of a Captive – Anastasios Roilos, actor
Common Words – Martha Frintzila, actress
Ayvali, My Homeland – Lament – Anastasios Roilos, actor
Refugees: A Chronicle – Yorgos Avgeropoulos, journalist
You can find the podcast here:
🔗 https://www.laskaridisfoundation.org/anakoinoseis/1922-2022-alismonites-patrides-kai-logotechnia-se-podcast
