31 Δεκ 2016

IkariaDance and Language 2017


IKARIADANCE summer Project 2017
 Greek traditional dance & culture
23 - 31 August, 2017: IKARIA
 
Dance culture workshops with :

Christiana KATSAROU (Ikaria)

Christos THEOLOGOS (Asia Minor)

Efthymios EVANGELOU (Samos)

Yanis PLAGIOTAKIS &

Nikos KOUFAKIS (Crete)

Vangelis TSAROUCHAS (Cyclades)



Ikaria is an island of the East Aegean Sea near the islands Samos, Chios, Mykonos. An island of a unique nature, a fascinating history and living traditions to explore.

The traditional local feasts (“paniyiria”), involve in a remarkable way all generations and still remain the centre of the social and cultural life in Ikaria. Recent research on the high longevity rates of the island (Blue Zones) reveals to the rest of the world what all Ikarians have known for centuries: music, dance and life with strong family and community bonds help you enjoy real life and live longer… IKARIADANCE project aims to connect dance friends from all around the world with the Ikarian values of dance and feast culture.



General Program including:

  • Dance workshops: 5 hours/ day
  • Culture workshop: optional workshop with traditional songs, percussion and rhythms, history –ethnography and folk traditions presentations and discussions.
  • Excursions to local feasts “paniyiria”
  • Music and dance evenings with local musicians
  • A day excursion to enjoy the island’s nature
  • Workshop of Greek Language (Greek Language Café) –  levels of beginners and advanced (optional - free of charge)

SINGING WORKSHOP WITH KAITI KOULLIA SHALL BE REALISED DURING THIS IKARIADANCE WORKSHOP: MORE INFO SOON!


Inscription/ Contact:

Deadline for the registration:
30 - 06 - 2017
www.ikariadance.com







28 Δεκ 2016

To Alati tis Gis - Ikaria September 2016


 A nice moment of 2016. In September for the TV broadcast "Alati tis Gis" of ERT channel we improvised at the last moment with a small group of friends with Lefteris Poulis and Yannis Loukos, Popi Karnava's family in her Fitema's tavern alongside with Dr Lambros Liavas and his crew. We talked a lot, we ate Popi's nice mezedes and we danced listening to the violin and guitar. Our participation is from the minute 1.16 and after in the video below. Hereby uploaded a short extract of the video with Christiana's interview mentioning among others the friends- dancers of IkariaDance project. 
http://webtv.ert.gr/katigories/psixagogia/13noe2016-to-alati-tis-gis/


Μια ωραία στιγμή από το 2016. Τον Σεπτέμβριο στο πλαίσιο της εκπομπής "Αλάτι της Γης" (ΕΡΤ) στήσαμε την τελευταία στιγμή μια μικρή παρέα με τον Λευτέρη, τον Γιάννη και την οικογένεια της Πόπης στο Φύτεμα μαζί με τον καθηγητή κ. Λάμπρο Λιάβα και το συνεργείο του. Είπαμε πολλά, φάγαμε τα ωραία μεζεδάκια της Πόπης και ακούσαμε το βιολάκι του Λευτέρη και την κιθάρα του Γιάννη και χορέψαμε και λίγο... Από το λεπτό 1.16 και μετά στην εκπομπή. http://webtv.ert.gr/katigories/psixagogia/13noe2016-to-alati-tis-gis/
Εδώ ένα μικρό απόσπασμα από τη συνέντευξη.

11 Δεκ 2016

Ikaria Days 2016 dance workshop

From 23-27 November 2016 Ikaria Days was organised for the second year in Brussels!  Ikaria Days is organised by the group “Friends of Ikaria” and aims to bring together Ikarians living on the island and “ex-pats” living abroad – as well as those people who like the island and have established a personal link with it. http://www.thefriendsofikaria.be/the-ikarian-days-2016/about-us/

During this initiative we participated voluntarily animating a dance workshop where many people from many different countries came in contact with the musics and the dances of Ikaria. Christiana Katsarou with the help of the IkariaDance friends in Belgium (Annick Van Steerteghem, Nicolas Tiliakos, Laurence Laloy, Anne Marie Van Hees, Frans Gijsenberg, Alessandra Ballerini etc.) animated the workshop. We all had a lot of fun and we wish to this initiative the very best! Congratulations to all the people who worked hard for this!