Hellenic History Series

29/06/2025

Did you know that the pioneer of the electric guitar was a Greek? Welcome to the House of Stathopoulo- an article researched and written by our own Billy Chrissochos for NEO magazine.

When the two inventors/scientists Serbian-American Nikola Tesla and American Thomas Edison began harnessing and transmitting electricity in the 1880s, they paved the way for a myriad of possibilities for humanity; like electrifying and amplifying sound and eventually music. The first practical promi...

07/06/2025

03/06/2025

Porphyra’s “Princess Anna of Byzantium: The Rock Musical” entertained, educated, and kept the audience glued to their seats at Astoria’s Thespis Theater at the Archdiocesan Hellenic Cultural Center, this past Saturday, May 10th. The show was produced by the Porphyra Foundation. Set in the ye...

23/05/2025

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Porphyra's Princess Anna of Byzantium: The Rock Musical at the Thespis Theater 05-10-25.

Photo Credits Aady Pandit.
OFFICIAL Select pics from show and dress rehearsal.

Set in the year 988 AD, the Heroic Age of Basil II Emperor of Byzantium, the story chronicles Basil II’s sister Princess Anna Porphyrogenita and her world-rocking marriage to Grand Prince Vladimir of the Kievan Rus. The story of Princess Anna Porpyrogenita (aka Anna and Vladimir) is being told through Hard Rock and Metal and a Greek Folk orchestra.

Directors
Thea Gibbs & Christos Alexandrou

Sound Engineer
Aaditya Pandit

Narrators:
Despina Chrissochos
Robert Sulea

Featuring:
Elaine Tuttle on Vocals
Christos Alexandrou on Vocals
Dorit on Vocals
Demetris Karais on Vocals
Vassilios "Billy" Chrissochos on Guitar
Mike "Risko" Savvas on Guitar & Tzoura
David Gibbs on Bass
John Themelis on Violin
Vassilis Vassiliadis on Laouto
Sophia Theodorou on Flute
Richard Khuzami on Percussion
Rex Rossbach on Drums
Plus special guests.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Mediterranean Foods NYC Website, and the Pollatos Family and Tribunella Families.

Special Thanks to Alexandros Ammohostianos and the Archdiocesan Hellenic Cultural Center.

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Press for ’s “Princess Anna of Byzantium: The Rock Musical:”

The National Herald:
https://www.thenationalherald.com/porphyras-princess-anna-of-byzantium-the-rock-musical-performed-in-astoria/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKcQQVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFNeFZlRWJlU2t4Tzk5bk03AR4u_FdLp82aAFRFG6J2HQqcYeSGikm0v9ENooBPGXLYkj3cL2DI6kPlKmO7YQ_aem_rUeAF6R8Gr5Ht2sbZrhBxg

Hellenic News:
https://hellenicnews.com/press-release-princess-anna-of-byzantium-huge-success/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKcQRdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFNeFZlRWJlU2t4Tzk5bk03AR7ggoenv4BL5gsHq2Y8FP4gCefvD-z9DP2jBBmf3fYWLIGe4OpdVwOocRsq4A_aem_y2MCXIXJxCMtdNbeJA7SEg

Anamniseis:
https://www.anamniseis.net/evmeni-shilia-gia-to-miouzikal-tis-porfyras-sto-theatro-thespis/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKcQSpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFNeFZlRWJlU2t4Tzk5bk03AR4u_FdLp82aAFRFG6J2HQqcYeSGikm0v9ENooBPGXLYkj3cL2DI6kPlKmO7YQ_aem_rUeAF6R8Gr5Ht2sbZrhBxg

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17/05/2025

Η «Πριγκίπισσα Άννα του Βυζαντίου: Το Ροκ Μιούζικαλ» της Πορφύρας διασκέδασε, εκπαίδευσε και καθήλωσε το κοινό στο Θέατρο Θέσπις της Αστόριας

15/05/2025

Porphyra’s “Princess Anna of Byzantium: The Rock Musical” entertained, educated, and kept the audience glued to their seats at Astoria’s Thespis Theater

05/05/2025

ASTORIA – ‘Princess Anna of Byzantium: The Rock Musical’ returns for one night only on Saturday, May 10, 6:30 PM, to the Thespis Theatre of the Hellenic Cultural Center, 25-02 Newtown Avenue in Astoria.

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04/05/2025

04/05/2025

The Greek alphabet, believed to have emerged in the eighth century BC, is undergoing reevaluation by Leiden University.