Workshop in Greek Dances

Istanbul Turkiye Harman Folklore Fes tival organisation would like seeing your dance group in KONYA / AKSEHIR city International folk festival, which will be held 4-10 JULY in 2010. We are willing to organise, expand this International folklore festivale very year and would like to see different culture s from all over the World.

ACCOMODATION: All group s will s tay at the s ame University dormitory, room s including 4-5 beds, bath and toilet at the same floor.

PERFORMANCE: Groups will perform max 15 minute per afternoon. Groups can perform with CD or Live music. We can accept max 45 people including two bus drivers. Group’s dancer ages must be older than 16 years old. We will invite 8 countries .

TRANSPORTATION: The participant groups must pay their own travelex penses from their Country to Turkey and return. If group is coming bybus , Festival Municipality organisation committee will give to the groups free Gas oline only from Aksehir town Municipality petrol station.

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Macit Erbulak Sok. No:21/2
81300 Kadıköy
ISTANBUL
TURKIYE

Tel:++90 216 346 13 54 Faks:++90 216 346 13 08

International Folkdance & Folkmusıc Festival will be held for the twenty-nıne time in İskenderun, Hatay between 04-09.July. 2010.
Festival's aim is to present the cultural tradition, living folklore and the rich ethnographic heritage of Turkey, to give an insight into the folklore tresure in other countries and regions, and to provide an opportunity for the members of groups preserving traditions in neighbouring countries to get together.Since İskenderun is the most important ınterestıng center of beautiful Medıterranean Sea, festival has a great atmosphere with colourful performances of participants.
It is with great pleasure to invite your group to “ International Folkdance & Folkmusıc Festival.”We hope that you will accept our invitation, so that we can get familiar with the art of your ensemble and the folklore of your country.
We look forward to welcoming you to İskenderun, July-2010

With very best wishes

Yours Sincerely,

Arif SÖNMEZ

Festıval Organıser

The Dırector of Anatolıan Folk Dance Group

The eleventh of our annual 10 days seminar on Greek traditional dance will be held July 5- 15 2010 in Ammouliani. This year’s repertoire will consist of dances from Nea Vyssa (Evros -Thrace), Kosti (East Thraki), Gumenissa (Central Macedonia) and Argyroupoli (Central Pontos) – all taught by Kyriakos Moisidis; dances from the island of Lesvos (North-east Aegean), taught by Thymios Sarantides; and dances from the island of Leros (South-east Aegean), taught by Antonis Ntalaris and Roula Hatzikonstantinidou. Also, songs from the above mentioned areas will be taught by Katerina Douka while Yiannis Amarantides will present the corresponding regional dress. As a supplement, lessons on percussion instruments as well as traditional bead work will be offered by Tasoula Kosmidou to those interested, for an additional small fee. Daily lessons, both morning and afternoon, will last about 4 – 4 ½ hours and will be given in English. At the start of the seminar each participant will receive a packet which will include written information concerning dances and regions, song texts as well as music CDs and the official seminar T-shirt.
During the span of the 10 days numerous “glendia”, dance parties, live music with the participation of various traditional music bands, are planned. There will also be a boat cruise around Mt Athos, the “Holy Mountain” or another excursion.

Accommodations will be provided by the Sunrise Hotel, located within the village, peaceful, and with views of the sea and Mt Athos. The rooms are equipped with TV, air conditioning, refrigerator and private bathrooms. Breakfast and dinner are included.

Ammouliani is a small and the only one island, located between the second and third “fingers” of the Halkidiki peninsula. The island has only one village, which, however, has numerous tavernas, cafes, a super market, pharmacy, etc. The stupendous coastline includes numerous beaches which attract Greek vacationers. Accessibility to the island is from the nearby port of Tripiti.

Kyriakos Moisidis was born in 1968 in Prohoma, Thessaloniki. He has studied Business Administration at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki and Physical Education and Athletics with a major in traditional Greek dance at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. Kyriakos has been studying traditional dances for 26 years and teaching for the past 24 years. Currently he is teaching traditional dances at the University of Macedonia at the Department of Music Science and Art and four dance groups all over the region of Thessaloniki. Kyriakos teaches at many seminars both in Greece and abroad. This seminar will be the eleventh annual seminar organized by Kyriakos.

The cost of the seminar is 750 €. A deposit of 150 € must be paid by May 31st, 2010
For more information please contact:

Kyriakos Moisidis, Vitsi 11, Sykies 56626, Greece
e-mails: moisidiskyriakos@gmail.com or krksm@hotmail.com
tel.: +302310672197 (home) or +306938949823 (mob)

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