Category: Culture
Games and Olympic games (Uruguay)
Inspired by the ancient traditions of Olympic sportsmanship, we recreated a day of competitions across several disciplines, as a way to foster the spirit of fraternity that always characterized the games.
Evening dedicated to the reading of texts by O’Henry (Russia)
An evening dedicated to the reading of short stories by O. Henry. This activity was presented for the first time and turned out to be a very creative experience. Texts […]
Giving a voice to women composers (Sabadell, Spain)
Olga Sala, lyrical singer and New Acropolis Sabadell volunteer, gave a lecture-performance about women composers in history. Women have been silenced for centuries in many areas, and music has not […]
March, women’s month (Colombia)
On a Friday evening in late March, a group of women gathered to remember the essence of the feminine soul through stories, poetry, and songs. It was also a space […]
Footprints of Great Women in History (Uruguay)
In commemoration of the month dedicated to women, the New Acropolis Las Piedras branch presented an exhibition entitled “Footprints of Great Women in History” in the central square of the […]
Lecture: “Plants that heal, the mysteries of Phytotherapy” (Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Dr. Bryan Aguilar, specialist in bioenergetic medicine, gave a keynote lecture on the benefits of phytotherapy (the use of medicinal plants for therapeutic purposes). Participants learned more about natural alternatives to […]
Japanese Tea Ceremony (Atlanta, USA)
New Acropolis hosted a Japanese Tea Ceremony honoring the 7 Principles of Chanoyu, “The Way of Tea”. These include harmony, simplicity, purity, politeness, proper attitude, love of nature, reverence for […]
20th wine tasting event with poem recitals and songs “To Wine and to Love” (Granada, Spain)
A wine tasting is more an art than a science, since it requires a sensitivity and subtlety in the language which can transmit a fleeting impression in an exciting way. Trying to […]
Philosophical movie screenings (Brasilia, Fortaleza, Brazil)
The program of movie presentations on varied subjects began with great success in attendance and participation of the public. Movies including Hypatia of Alexandria, Mozart (Amadeus), Shakespeare (Othello, Hamlet and others), […]
Lecture by Dr. Miguel Ángel Granada, professor at the University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
Dr. Granada is a professor at the University of Barcelona, specialist of Giordano Bruno, member of the international team editing the complete works by Giordano Bruno (Les Belles Lettres, Paris) […]
