Program

Time

Dora Stratou Building Plaka

10:00-16:00

Recovery of identification badge (required at entrances), dancer's bag with program, posters, maps, gifts and other material

Dora Stratou Theatre, Philopappou Hill hall​​ 

20:00

Declaration of the official opening and salutes Mr. Alkis Raftis, President of CID-UNESCO

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​​ Dora Stratou Theatre, Philopappou​​ 

Ms. Rachana Kar (India):​​ Shiv namaboli​​ in Gaudiya Nritya​​ 

Ms. Paola Ferrari (Italy): Magnificat

Group presentation (Dance Department of Palace of Youth in Warsaw; POLAND)- "Bridge" in 100th anniversary of diplomatic relationship between Greece and Poland

Ms. Soraia Pacheco Lins (Brazil): Gypsy Dance Performance

Ms. Lone Rorly (Denmark): "Story Water" interpretation of Rumi´s poem.

Couple (duo) presentation (Students from Dance Department of Palace of Youth in Warsaw; POLAND) - "Mix of ballroom dances"

Ms. Christianne Seluque (Syria): Arabian Dance International - Racks el Shark

Group performance Ms. Odiney Campos, Ms. Hannia Solis Brenes, Ms. Carolina Morales Moreno (Costa Rica), Ms. Alejandra Montoya Rojas (U.S.A.) : Middle Eastern Classical Dance Suite

Ms. Serena Pia Carella (Italy): The Irrepressible

Ms. Federica Pia Mansi (Italy): New York Academy​​ 

Ms. Serena Pia Carella & Ms. Federica Pia Mansi (duo): To build a home

Ms.Irene Razon (Poland):​​ ​​Ban Tan Chali

Kalaangan group​​ lead by​​ Ms. Moli Siddharth (India): Unity ( Fusion between Indian Classical– Kathak and Folk Dance)

Ms. Cynthia Arnella & Mr. Arif Surahman (Indonesia): Emerald of the Equator

Ms. Edith Pust (Austria): " MY LAST FIGHT" ​​ Music: Le Trio Joubran, Choreography: Bernadette Prix

Ms. Maria Friedl (Austria): " VISION"  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ Music: Le Trio Joubran, Choreography: Bernadette Prix

Ms. Meenakshi Dora Bittner​​ (Dancer) & Ms. Marta Sebestyen (Unesco artist for PEACE)​​ (Hungary ): Lullaby / Altato / Nanourisma (Bharatanatyam)

Ms. Laura Rodriguez de Llauder Ubeira (Spain): Alma a Tierra

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Chair:​​ Ms. Prof. Dr. Parul Shah

10:00

10:20

Ms. Nuriyya Britta Wenn (Belgium): Workload issues in the teaching profession - Evaluating the impact on training and career entry of new dance educators

10:40

Ms. Carolina Posada Restrepo (Colombia): Sacred disembodiment in self-sacrificial dances

11:00

Ms. Prof. Dr. Parul Shah (India): "In Search of the Ultimate, from Soul to Supreme:The narrative where classical and folk traditions merge"

11:20

Ms. Severine Boston (France): «The Bèlè », a musical specific custums to the island of Martinique

11:40

Ms. Moli Siddharth (India): Kathak – A holistic approach to living a scientific and spiritual life– An experiential journey

12:00

Short briefing by CID President Prof. Alkis Raftis

12:20

Ms. Shobha Subramanian (MD) (U.S.A.): NAVA GRAHA - The 9 Energies Within and Without

12:40

Ms. Deanna Blacher OAM (Australia): The history and evolution of the castanets as a concert instrument

13:00

Ms. Kyriaki Drakou (Cyprus): Dance as an animating means of releasing negative emotions from the subconscious and expressing positive emotions.

13:20

Ms. Eliete dos Santos Miranda (Brazil): Dancing Matrixes - the claim of the black poetic body​​ 

13:40

Ms. Vera Lucia Silva Lopes (Brazil): Dance in the construction of the future - spiritual connection and evolution

Time

Chair:​​ Prof. Dr. Tyler Jo Smith

10:00

Mr. Rafal Piotr Matysiak (Poland): Role of ballroom dance in formation of young people

10:20

Ms. Daniela Cardoso da Silva (Brazil): Agnis method of teaching the belly dance

10:40

Ms. Pandya Nandini Nirang (India): RAAS (Folk Dance of Gujarat)

11:00

Mr. Vasilis Skarmoutsos (Greece): Representations of Heterotopia, Utopia and Dystopia in choreography from the decade of​​ ΄80s until now. A comparative research on choreographic pieces from Europe and Greece

11:20

Ms. Prof. Dr. Tyler Jo Smith (U.S.A.): Religious Dimensions of Dance on Ancient Greek Vasesbertol

11:40

Ms.​​ Vera Eva Ham (Portugal): Matridance & the heritage of the Ecstatic Feminine.

12:00

Short briefing by CID President Prof. Alkis Raftis

12:20

Ms. Dr. Ivica Liszkayova (Slovakia): Dance SK

12:40

Ms. Roberta Arinci (Italy): Liturgycal dance” : dance during christian mass service. A challenge, a research

13:00

Ms. Adhisty Juliani Kampono (Indonesia): Dance and Spirituality in Indonesia

13:20

13:40

Workshops

Time

Dora Stratou Dance Theatre, Philopappou Hill

09:30

Ms. Brigitte Canepa (Portugal):​​ Matridanca-Serpent, incorporation of a Totem

10:00

Ms. Caterina Sacco (Italy): Afro-Brasilian dance-workshop

10:30

Ms.​​ Assia Guemra (France): "Le Soleil brille pour tous"

11:00

Ms. Hellen Karolyne Dos Santos Labrinos Vlattas (Brazil):​​ Tribal Brazil (Brazilian Afro dance based on​​ contemporary dance)

11:30

Ms. Helena Charles Cremona (Lebanon):​​ Raqs al Asil with Helena Cremona, "authenticity of oriental dance".​​ 

12:00

Ms. Ronit Mandel Abrahami (Italy): Dancing the ancestral soul of the sacred feminine: the power of improvisation.

12:30

Ms. Prof. Dr. Karen Lynn Smith (U.S.A.): Broadway Bound: musical theater dance

13:00

Ms. Cecilia Borasino Martinez (Peru): Movement and consciousness for the Contemporary dance.

13:30

Ms. Meenakshi Dora Bittner (Hungary): Indian classical dance

14:00

Ms. Lorena Ranzani (Italy): From hands to heart. The touch that moves and transforms. Meditative Circle Dances

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Dora Stratou Dance Theatre, Philopappou Hill

Ms. Hellen Karolyne Dos Santos Labrinos Vlattas (Brazil): : I'm from Nanã (Afro Brazilian dance inspired by the candomblé and umbanda religion)

Ms. Cecilia Borasino Martinez (Peru): Aquello ​​ que sera

Jayamangala School of Music and Dance (USA): NAVAGRAHA in Bharatanatyam​​ 

Ms. Priya Menon (Germany): Sakhee

Ms. Utthara Unni (India): Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance)

Ms. Edna Delgado & Mr. Carlos Alberto Torres Tamayo (Mexico): Chichimeca Concheros Dance

Ms. Rossella Rubini (Italy),​​ Ms.​​ Antonia Verine (France): Genesis

Mr. Nikola Đurđević,​​ Ms.​​ Katarina Đurđević,​​ Ms.​​ Petra Valentić (Croatia): School class

Ms. Maria Laura de Oliveira Bertazzi Coube (Brazil):​​ Oriental​​ dance

Ms.​​ Parekh Divija (India): Rajsthani Bhavai Indian folklore

Ms.​​ Pandya Nandini Nirang (India): Indian Semi Classical​​ 

Mr.​​ Prajapati Chandreshkumar (India): Bollywood Tandav

Ms.​​ Solanki Krishnaba​​ Hitendrasinh ​​ &​​ Ms.​​ Shah Devanshi Bankim (India): Bollywood Folkloric

Ms. Cindy Gonzalez Gonzalez (Costa Rica) & Ms. Odiney Alvarez Campos (U.S.A.): Turkish Classical and Greek Roma Women's Dance

Ms. Marjolaine Ancey (France): from Qi Qong to Dance

Ms. Daniela Cardoso da Silva (Brazil): Egyptian classical dance

Ms. Cynthia Arnella (Indonesia): SembahYang (Prayer)

Mr. Arif Surahman (Indonesia): True Love for Motherland

Ms. Estelle Bezombes (France)​​ & Ms. Nikoletta Kafetzopoulou (Greece): “Between Worlds”

Extreme show group (Bulgaria): Pernik Section of CID (Mr. Kiril Kostadinov, president) They will dance: Bulgarian traditional mix with hip-hop, Hip-hop by Mr. Denis Kirilov Kostadinov, Greek syrtaki

Group Dance by: Hitu's Step Up Dance Class - Ahmedabad (India): Bollywood

Time

Chair:​​ ​​ Ms. Prof. Dr. Karen Lynn Smith

10:00

Ms. Fabienne Courmont (France): Ancient dance revival through free​​ Isness​​ dance.​​ Danse de l’etre

10:20

Ms. ​​ Iliana Petrova Salazar (Bulgaria): “Choreography structures with a healing impact in European practical spiritual teachings – the method “Panevritmia” in Bulgaria”

10:40

Mr. Gonzalo Preciado-Azanza (Latvia): Understanding the impact of new technologies on the creative process in the 21st Century Professional Dance

11:00

Ms. Melissa-Anne Bartrem (Canada): Observational Practice in Dance: An investigation into the effectiveness of observing a teacher-led demonstration before physical practice in the acquisition of dance skills

11:20

11:40

Ms. Prof. Dr. Karen Lynn Smith (U.S.A.): Popular Dance on America’s Frontier

12:00

Short briefing by CID President Prof. Alkis Raftis

12:20

Mr. Alvaro Esteban Bolla Gonzalez (Argentina): Art and spirituality

12:40

Ms. Paola Sopranzi (Argentina): Dance and social transformation

13:00

Ms. Caterina Sacco (Italy): Two lands one dance

13:20

Ms. Veronica Savva (Cyprus): Dance Movement Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Trauma

13:40

Time

Chair:​​ ​​ Ms. Dr. Ivica Liszkayova  ​​ ​​​​ 

10:00

10:20

Ms. Maria Isabel Rincon Font (Italy):​​ The new coreosophy​​ holistic dance pedagogy

10:40

Mr. Pierpaolo Albano (Italy): Erasmus + Program for Group ff Artists

11:00

Ms. Odiney Campos (Costa Rica):​​ Solo Middle Eastern Dance:

Its Historical Significance and Sensitive Representation

11:20

Ms. Brigitte Canepa (Portugal):​​ Dancing in nature with her elements - a spiritual experience of connectednessvla

11:40

Ms. Maria Cecilia Govela Elizondo (Mexico): Baila Para Sanar

12:00

Short briefing by CID President Prof. Alkis Raftis

12:20

12:40

Ms. Zhanna Igorevna Golubenko (Cyprus): References to religion and spiritual themes in ballets of M. Bejárt

13:00

13:20

13:40

Ms. Sabrina Borzaga (Italy): Teaching strategies for ballet classes: violin and cello- physics as applied to dance

Time

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Absentees

10:00

10:20

10:40

Mr. David Milome (France): Une de perdue...une de perdue?

11:00

Ms. Alexandra Aparecida Dos Santos Noronha (Brazil): Socio-Interactionist Dance

11:20

Mr. Dr. Christos Papakostas (Greece): Youtube as a dance archive

11:40

Mr. Gonzalo Preciado-Azanza (Latvia): Understanding the impact of new technologies on the creative process in the 21st Century Professional Dance

12:00

Short briefing by CID President Prof. Alkis Raftis

12:20

Ms. Monique Meunier (U.S.A.): Obscura virtute

12:40

Ms. Liliana Couto (Argentina): "From life to stage"

13:00

Ms. Gomathi Manoj (U.S.A.): Sarasamukhi

Workshops

Time

Dora Stratou Dance Theatre, Philopappou Hill

09:30

Ms. Maria Panakaki (Greece): Cretan traditional dances from the region of Heraklio

10:00

Ms. Deanna Blacher OAM (Australia): Castanets dance

10:30

Mr. Hitendrasinh Bahadursinh Solanki​​ & Mr. Prajapati Chandreshkumar​​ (India):​​ Dandiya

11:00

Ms. Vanessa Cordeiro Bertolin (Brazil): Artistic Gypsy/Roma Dance - Skirt movements technique​​ 

11:30

Ms. Prof. Dr. Parul Shah (India): A process of mind-body coordination

12:00

Mr. Denis Kirilov Kostadinov (Bulgary): Hip-hop

12:30

Ms. Priya Menon (Germany): Lasya​​ (Indian classical Dancing )

13:00

Ms. Edna Delgado (Mexico): Chichimeca Concheros Dance

13:30

Ms. Cynthia Arnella (Indonesia): When urban meets ethnic dance

14:00

Mr. Arief Surahman (Indonesia): Fusion Contemporary

14:30

Ms. Yesy Hutabarat (Indonesia): Dance from within

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Dora Stratou Dance Theatre, Philopappou Hill

Ms. Caterina Sacco (Italy): Two lands one dance (Afrobrasilian dance)

Μs. Eliete Miranda & Ms. Vera Lopes (Brazil): Linha do Tempo

Showdance group (Andorra): Soul tales

Ms. Katia Tubini (Italy): RESET ​​ dancers: Nadir Adami, Martina Bianchi, Cristina Casilli, Michele Calicante, Matilde Andrea Falchetto

Ms. Nayeli Vazquez Bertely ​​ & Ms. Jet Dina Susanne Van de Geest (Netherlands): Dual E.T.

Palmos Junior Dance Company (Greece): Dance Creations

Ms. Nalini Toshniwal (Japan): Indian Classical dance Kathak

Ms. Deanna Blacher OAM (Australia): Castanets​​ 

Ms. Natassa Damaskou (Greece): Morfes

Ms. Vera Eva Ham (Portugal): Creatrix |on earth the sky

Ms. Prof. Dr. Parul Shah (India):​​ Searching, longing…

Ms. Paola Sopranzi (Argentina):​​ Dance and social transformation

Compania Macarena (Choreographer​​ Ms. Maria Jose Bravo Perez)​​ (Spain):​​ Blu

Cretan dance group "Kritaetoi" union of Cretan of Vrilisia:​​ Greek traditional dance from the island of Crete

Ms. Ronit Mandel Abrahami (Italy):​​ Dancing the ancestral soul of the sacred feminine: the power of improvisation.

Ms. Eleni Themis Eikosipentarchou (Greece): Woman and elements

Ms. Soad Ibrahim (Italy):​​ The wisdom of the circles

Ms. Vanessa Cordeiro Bertolin (Brazil): Artistic Gypsy/Roma Dance - Luna de Mayo

Ms. Maria Kalogerakou (Greece): Salsa dance sport styling

Ms. Stela Pnaka (Greece): Greek Dance“Zeimpekiko tis Evdokias” ​​ 

Syllogos Ipiroton Agia Paraskevi​​ ”O Pyrros”​​ (Greece): Dances from the region of Epirus (greek traditional dances)

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Dora Stratou Dance Theatre, Philopappou Hill

09:30

Ms. Prof. Dr. Anna Lazou​​ (Greece):​​ Danced logos

10:00

Mrs.​​ Kalliopi Varoudaki & Mrs. Fifika Nikolopoulou​​ (Greece): Aithir 2​​ 

10:30

Ms. Soad Ibrahim (Italy): Like olive trees! ​​ 

11:00

Ms. Fabienne Courmont (France):​​ Isness dance - danse de l’être : Dance dedecine of the earth

11:30

Ms.​​ Vera Eva Ham (Portugal): Matridance - 5 matrices of feminine embodiment

12:00

Ms. Natassa Damaskou (Greece): Dance Ability Open Class

12:30

Ms. Eleni Themis Eikosipentarchou (Greece): Fun that art​​ 

13:00

Ms. Nuriyya Britta Wenn (Belgium): Emotions in Dance - how to express your feelings in dance

13:30

Ms. Veronica Savva (Cyprus):​​ Embodying Empathy through Dance Movement Therapy

14:00

Ms. Laura Rodriguez de Llauder Ubeira (Spain):​​ Vivido body

14:30

Ms. Sabrina Borzaga (Italy): Classical ballet masterclasses with live accompaniment violin and cello