Lykion ton Ellinidon

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Title

Lykion ton Ellinidon

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Drandakis, Lefteris (Choreographer)
Lykeion tōn Hellēnidōn (Athens, Greece) (Performer)
Drandakis, Lefteris (Director)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1989

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS: From Epirus and the Sarakatsans (nomadic shepherds): Helidonisma. Children's song welcoming the spring. -- Berati. Free dance named after a region of Epirus. -- Sta tria. The most characteristic dance of the Sarakatsans. -- Fyssouni. Dance of Epirus. -- Stavrotos. Dance of the Sarakatsans, beginning with improvisation by the leading dancer and the formation of a cross. -- Kangellaris. Easter or summer dance, led by the oldest dancer in the group. -- From Thessaly, central Greece: Ta spitia pou iha sto vouno. Easter song and dance, accompanied by a woman beating a pan full of coins. -- O dyosmos ki o vassilikos. Dance performed at fairs. -- Maroulia. Women's Easter dance with handkerchiefs. -- Gaitanaki. -- Helidonaki mou gorgo. Song and dance praying the Prophet Elia for rain. The men form a circle, half of them mounting on the shoulders of the others. -- Tsamikos. -- Tai tai. Easter song and dance from the village of Aidonohori. -- From the Greeks of Asia Minor: Easter song from the village of Meli. -- Syrtos. Circular dance. -- Ballos. Couple dance found in the Aegean Islands and Asia Minor. -- Andikristos. Same as Ballos. -- Andikristos syllis. Dance from Sylli, Cappadocia. The dancers beat time with pairs of wooden spoons. -- Koniali. Dance with spoons from the same region. -- From Macedonia, northern Greece: Gaida. Dance performed on festive occasions. -- Mitraina. Dance performed on festive occasions. -- |||| Dousko. Slow dance. -- Tora mayia. May song and dance, performed by women girded with a plant called maes. -- Endeka. Dance from the region of Kozani. -- Tsintsiro. Song and dance performed on Lazarus Day by unmarried girls in special costumes. -- Kalamatianos. Dance in 7/8 rhythm. -- Poysnitsa. Men's dance, performed on feast days. -- Anixan ta dendra oula. Song and dance celebrating spring and May Day. -- Kato ston agio thodoro. May Day song and dance, performed before dawn by women with candles as they search in the fields for a special herb. -- Eleni moy and Syre-syre. Dances performed at Macedonian fairs.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9065

Subjects

Beratis (Dance)
Hassapikos (Dance)
Fysouni (Dance)
Stavrotos (Dance)
Gaitanaki (Dance)
Tsamikos (Dance)
Tai tai (Dance)
Syrtos (Dance)
Ballos (Dance)
Gaida (Dance)
Kalamatianos (Dance)
Folk dancing -- Greece
Folk dancing -- Greece -- Epirus
Folk dancing -- Greece -- Thessaly
Folk dancing -- Macedonia
Dance -- Turkey
Dance -- Greece
Dance -- Greece -- Epirus
Dance -- Greece -- Thessaly
Dance -- Macedonia

Genres

Televised Performances
Televised Dance

Notes

Venue: Part I, Easter and spring customs, of a program videotaped in performance at the Herod Atticus Theater, Athens, Greece, on September 22, 1989 and broadcast by the Greek Television Network ET1.
Performers: Performed by members of the Lykion ton Ellinidon (Lyceum Club of Greek Women). Artistic director/choreographer: Lefteris Drandakis.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (54 min., 46 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Languages

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916038955-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12170393
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b2eacac0-8ee5-0138-dcf1-003371bcd426

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1989

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