“Echoes of Her: Resonances of the Female Voice – From Silence to Expression.”

NKUA in the City
“Poetry: The Negative of Silence”
Series of Events on Poetry
Scientific Coordinator: Tzina Kalogirou

“Echoes of Her:
Resonances of the Female Voice – From Silence to Expression”
Monday, April 28, 2025
6:30pm
Grand Hall, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Municipality of Athens, within the framework of the educational, cultural, and artistic initiatives NKUA in the City (coordinated by Achilleas Chaldaeakes), under the thematic unit “Poetry: The Negative of Silence” (coordinated by Tzina Kalogirou), are co-organizing an event titled: “Echoes of Her: Resonances of the Female Voice – From Silence to Expression.”

The event will honor the distinguished academic, singer, and poet from Montenegro, Svetlana Kalezić-Radonjić, who was born in 1980 in Podgorica, Montenegro. She holds a PhD in Literature and has been actively publishing her work since the age of fifteen. She is an Assistant Professor of Children’s and Young Adult Literature at the University of Montenegro. She has published seven individual poetry collections and has been honored with numerous literary awards. She is the author of over a hundred articles and studies, as well as the monograph Oblak nad Kamenim vratima: Umjetnost riječi Ivane Brlić-Mažuranić. Beyond poetry, prose, and literary criticism, she is also active in rock music performance and is the founder of the Institute of Children’s and Young Adult Literature (Podgorica, 2014).

The event will be addressed by:

• The Rector of NKUA, Professor Gerasimos Siasos
• Member of the Administrative Council, Professor Achilleas Chaldaeakes
• Vice-Rector for Academic, International Relations, and Outreach Affairs, Professor Sofia Papaioannou
• Professor Tzina Kalogirou
• Deputy Mayor for Social Solidarity and Equality, Ms. Maria Stratigaki
• Representatives of the Gender Equality Committee of NKUA (Maria Leontsini, Gianna Katsiampoura & Anna Tsimpoukli)

Program of the event:

• Soundscape
• Screening of the documentary “Burrnesha: The Sworn Virgins of the Balkans – Silence as Survival”
• Dance performance and video screening by the Eugène Delacroix Franco-Hellenic School
• Keynote speech by Svetlana Kalezić-Radonjić
• Poetic dialogue among six women – Svetlana Kalezić-Radonjić, Voula Chourdaki, Natassa Chalkia,, Areti Douka, Peny Delta and Nefeli Gatsou (in order of appearance)
• Musical performance by Svetlana Kalezić-Radonjić and Martha Frintzila, accompanied by pianist Takis Farazis
• Presentation of a commemorative plaque by the Mayor of Athens, Mr. Haris Doukas, to our honored guests, Svetlana Kalezić-Radonjić and Martha Frintzila

Event concept and implementation: Natasha Chalkia – Voula Chourdaki – Areti Douka

Poster/Communication Material Design: Dimitra Kotsia, Student of the Department of Interior Architecture, University of West Attica | Artistic framing of the event with two canvas photographs by Peny Delta, Poet & Photographer | Organizing Committee: Natassa Chalkia, Voula Chourdaki, Areti Douka.