Pharos May 26, 2008 - Hector Williams

Greeks on the Nile: 3500 years of Greco-Egyptian Contacts
Professor Hector Williams, University of British Columbia


This special lecture, jointly presented by Pharos and the Hellenic Canadian Congress of BC, will kick off Greek Heritage Month, 2008.

A wine and cheese reception will follow the lecture.

(Alexandria, Ancient Greek Egypt, terracotta face of a smiling youth.)

Pharos April 28, 2008 - Bill Maranda

The Making of Raja Edepus in Bali

William Maranda


A film created to document the staging of a Balinese version of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex as it was performed at the Bali Arts Festival in July 2006. It discusses the beginnings when Nyoman Wenten, Chair of World Music at CalArts and William Maranda, Vancouver playwright, first agreed to meet in Bali in August 2005.

The film takes us from Mr. Wenten’s house in the village of Sading, where the chorus was adapted for Kecak (monkey chorus) , and Legong (dancing chorus) , to Singapadu where wooden masks were carved, and costumes made.

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Twenty-eight hours of tape were shot from which Hans Goksoyr or Vancouver has edited a wealth of film imagery into a beautiful documentary.