The Slopes of Delphi
Miss Mawer visited Delphi in 1930, when the Ginner-Mawer School performed in Athens as part of the Second Delphic Festival. This photo shows the view from the slope of Mount Parnassus, looking out from the ...
Biography
Spot the Difference
The statues are called caryatids, and these two are the real deal, in the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Their copies are on the Acropolis, where the original six sisters originated. They are not part of ...
Helga Bejach
Helga Bejach was a little girl who was forced to leave Germany at the start of the Second World War. Her mother had died sometime previously, so it was her father who made the difficult ...
Sherry Party
I am still looking for ways to celebrate 110 years of Ginner-Mawer. Several people have commented that a meet-up would be nice. While it is a good idea, I don’t have the energy to organise anything, ...
Reminder – 110
Hi Everyone – just a quick reminder that next year will be the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama. The first classes were held in rooms at the ...