7th “Bollywood and Multicultural Dance Festival”
Under the Aegis of the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) and the International Dance Council (CID–UNESCO)
July 5th – 7th 2019, Athens – Greece
2 Unique Shows at Dora Stratou Theatre on Saturday and Sunday
The “Bollywood and Multicultural Dance Festival” in Greece opens its gates for the 7th consecutive year on July 5th, 2019. The Festival will last from July 5th – 7th, 2019 and will take place at “Dora Stratou” Theatre in Athens – Greece.
This unique quality Festival will become – once more – a great cultural event for the artistic activities during the summer period in Athens. It will take place under the aegis of the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) and the International Dance Council (CID-UNESCO) and is being organized again by Artistic Studio Oriental Expression and 1stBollywood Dance Academy Greece, in collaboration with the Indo-Hellenic Society for Culture and Development.
Greece has always been a crossroad between East and West, where diverse cultures met and have been formed throughout thousands or years. From India and Middle East to North Africa and the Mediterranean Basin, cultures come to close contact by exchanging various characteristics mainly related to culture and all forms of Art.
The Festival aims to highlight these particular features emphasizing on the Arts of Dance and Music, and to provide the opportunity for those interested to discover the magic and the beauty of this peaceful gathering of nations – beyond geographical boundaries – at this modern world that we live in.
In this Festival, dancers, musicians, singers as well as intellectual people from Greece and abroad will participate. In addition, workshops will take place in combination with presentations, performances, lectures, bazaars and lots of other activities.
13 DANCE WORKSHOPS
As for the educational part of the festival, the participants will have the opportunity to attend a variety of dance workshops from renowned artists from Greece and abroad, with various dance styles such as: Commercial and Western Bollywood dances, Classical Indian Dances (Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Kuthu), Bellydance, Tribal Fusion Bellydance, Bolly – Belly, Western Bollywood Fusion, Retro Bollywood and more. The participants also get to attend the Bollywood Dance Master Training with our International Guest Teachers of “Be a Bollywood Dance Professor” program.
A glimpse into the list of the Dance Professionals this year: The founder of the “1st Bollywood Dance Academy Greece”, Teacher, Choreographer and Performer Anna Dimitratou, our choreographer, teacher and performer, Sumon Rudra (Western Bollywood), Indian dancer, performer and choreographer Naz Choudhury (Commercial Bollywood), Kinga Malec (Κathak & Semi-Classical Bollywood) from Poland, Oxana Banchshikova from Taiwan (Bharatanatyam), Sneha Mistri from Spain (Bollywood Fusion), Elisavet Dakoutrou (Tribal Fusion Bellydance), llona Kolachana from Finland (Bollywood-Rajastani), Vinatha Sreeramkunar from Spain (Kuthu), Izabella Karkarasvili (Oriental dance), and more.
2 UNIQUE SHOWS
The Highlight of the festival is the two Amazing Shows at the historic Dora Stratou Theatre, in the heart of Athens, with the Filopappos green hill background, on July 6th Saturday) and July 7th (Sunday) 2019. The audience will have a treat to witness a plethora of dance styles from all over the world and multicultural character by great artists from Greece and abroad, such as the famous Bollyflex group (England), Bolly Deewani (France), BEYOND Bollywood (Hong Kong), Mayadhara (France), as well as exclusive choreographies from 1st Bollywood Academy Greece.
The 6th International Bollywood Dance Competition
The Festival will host the “6th International Bollywood Dance Competition” in Greece, organized by “Oriental Expression Awards”. The competition will be held at Dora Stratou Theatre, Saturday, July 5th front of a 9-member Judges Panel, and it will be divided into two levels (amateur and professional) and two categories (solo and group). The winners will be honored with presents and awards.
Mini Bazaar and Indian Flavors
The Festival hosts a mini Bazaar with Indian products, clothes and accessories as well as Indian food in friendly prices.
The Opening Party
The Opening Party that marks the onset of the Festival is a welcome party full of dance surprises, where every friend and visitor of the Festival WILL BE THERE!!! The party will take place on Friday, July 5th, 2019 (21.00) at Splats Beach Bar!!
The Festival is organized by the Artistic Studio Oriental Expression and 1st Bollywood Academy Greece, in collaboration with the Indo-Hellenic Society for Culture and Development (ELINEPA), under the Aegis of the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) and the International Dance Council (CID-UNESCO).