English
Български
  Home Contact us Login Register 0 items 14 March 2025
News Music Shop Pictures Calendar Forum Song Lyrics Workshop
Calendar

All over the world
 
All
 


International seminar GREEK DANCES, Musics & Traditions along Egnatia Road
Workshops
Greece
5 Aug 2010 - 17 Aug 2010
LAIMOS village (Macedonia) Greece


Send E-mail  Web Site


Share
International seminar GREEK DANCES, Musics & Traditions along Egnatia Road

Egnatia Road, or « odos Egnatia », was built during the 2nd century BC by the Romans, and was intended to link Western and Eastern parts of the Roman Empire. Starting from Rome, passing through Brindisi, it enters Albania (Dürres), crosses Northern Greece from Florina to Traianoupoli, enters Turkey via Ypsala and ends in Istanbul.
For almost 2000 years a non-stop flow of soldiers, Crusaders, priests, brigands, merchants, peasants, artists, caravans and a lot of various ethnic groups (Greeks , Jews, Romans, Vlachs, Pomakes, Turks, Egyptians, Roms, … ) met, crossed, traded, … : making Egnatia an immensely rich melting-pot of cultures, traditions, and expertise.

The new Egnatia road, which was finished in the latter part of 2008, follows exactly the same path as the original route from Traianoupoli to Kozani. From there, it heads down Northern Epirus and ends its way in Igoumenitsa. All kinds of influences especially in traditions, instruments, music and dance have proliferated. All along the new Egnatia many « worlds » are living and mixing together : Thrace with its different ethnic groups), Macedonia (each region being so typical : Serres, Aridea, Florina, Veria, Alexandreia, Grevena, …) and Northern Epirus (Metsovo, Ioannina) … without forgetting the refugees from Romilia, Asia Minor, Pondos …

This is what Yiannis would like us to enjoy : this richness, still alive today. A trip through time, through space and deep inside the Greek soul.

THE PROGRAM

- Dances of the SARAKATSANI and dances from DRAMA with Dimos GKIKAS
- Dances of the VLACHS and dances from PINDOS with Yannis TSAMITROS
- Dances from EPIRUS with Elli KAZAKOU
- Dances of the refugees from BLACK SEA with Apostolis SKREKAS
- Dances of the refugees from CAPPADOCIA and ASIA MINOR with Christos THEOLOGOS
- Dances of the refugees from PONDOS with Panayotis APOSTOLIDIS
- Dances of WESTERN MACEDONIA with Yannis KONSTANTINOU
- Dances of WESTERN THRAKI and GAGAUZIDES with ------- waiting confirmation from the teacher
- Dances of CENTRAL MACEDONIA and ALEXANDREIA with ------- waiting confirmation from the teacher
PEDAGOGY : at least 5 hours/day
2 Conferences about the ethnies living along Road Egnatia … and
All seminar long, we will have the pleasure to welcome MUSICIANS (local and from other regions), to DANCE in village festivals (in August there are always a lot of “PANEGIRIA”), EXCURSIONS to enjoy the picturesque landscape and historical significance of Prespas ...

And each night … if you wish ! ... the ‘GLENDIA’ continue with the Teachers, Musicians, Friends, and Neighbours, ...

ACCOMODATION – PRICE

ACCOMMODATION in Hotel *** (Rooms 2/3 persons with baths and toilets). (Supplement for single rooms)
PRICE : 850 euros for the whole seminar (full pension, pedagogy, transportation for most activities, excursions.)
…but ALL arrangements are possible ! -- half pension, etc … to be discussed at the Registration.
We will spare a few places for « accompanying » persons who do not wish to attend the dance lessons.


Maryse FABRE




Upcoming Events
Find concerts, festivals and other events in Bulgaria and around the world!
19th International Festival "Gergyovsko Veselie" 2025
3 May 2025 - 7 May 2025
Kremikovsky Monastery and quarter Kremikovtsi, Sofia
Festivals

See more in Balkanfolk.com
Picture Galleries
  • Pictures of martenitsa - Baba Marta traditional Bulgarian custom
  • Bulgarian embroidered aprons
  • Expect the XXXI International Festival of Masquerade Games "Surva" 2025 in January
  • Atelier Balkanfolk costumes on stage
  • Pictures of details of Bulgarian folk costumes
  • more...

    News
  • Registration for participation in the festival "FOLKLOREN VODOPAD - 2025" has begun
  • Expect the XXXI International Festival of Masquerade Games "Surva" 2025 in January
  • 24 May - The Day Of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture
  • The XVIII International Festival "Gergyovsko Veselie" 2024 is coming up
  • The Christmas spirit dances
  • more...

    Shop
  • Women's shirts » Short Women's embroidered shirts from Shoppe Region of Bulgaria
  • Women's shirts » Short Women's shirts from Shoppe Region of Bulgaria
  • Macedonia » Embroidered women's shirt from Region of Gotse Delchev
  • Women's shirts » Embroidered women's shirt from Region of Gotse Delchev
  • Shoppian Region » Women's Costume from the Region of Samokov
  • more...
  •                                                                                       Follow us:
    ©1997-2025, All Rights Reserved, Balkanfolk Ltd.   Newsletter Links Terms of Use Site map