L'odyssée commence à Plomari

Encouraged by last summer’s success, « Odyssée-Périples et Découvertes » organizes its :

THIRD MEETING ON DANCES FROM ASIA MINOR

« In the North Aegean »
With the support of the town of Plomari

From Tuesday afternoon, July the 13th,
to Wednesday noon, July the 19th, 2010
In Plomari, LESVOS,
Dances from Limnos, Lesvos and Chios

Since ancient times, the Island of Lesvos, Lemnos and Chios have always had strong ties with its close neighbour Asia Minor, both on a geographic and cultural level. From 1915 to 1923, they were also the destination for a considerable number of refugees fleeing the Great Catastrophe.

This year, we’ll discover new places :
Molyvos, Skoutaros, Skamnia…

Memories and traditions, with Myrivilis’ book, Vasilis the Arvanite, as our guide

and of course
Agiassos and Megalochori

Dance lessons, music, literature, history, sightseeing trips

with the participation of Michalis Vouvelis

The price of 540 € includes:
o 6 nights (breakfast included)
o 6 meals (lunch or dinner, depending on the schedule of the day)
o Dance lessons (5 hours a day, 26 hours altogether)
o Day trips to the north of the island (Molyvos, Skamnia)
o Trips to Agiassos and Megalohori
o Dance and music in the evenings with local orchestras

Single room : + 120 €
Accompanying persons : 380 €

PLEASE NOTE RIGHT AWAY :
Our «Fourth Meeting» will be dedicated to the Pontian dances and will take place in 2011 from July the 8th to July the 17th in Turkey, in the historical Pontos region, with visits and excursions

Program Coordinators : Georges Kostakiotis & Vangelis Tsaganos

Registrations are open

For registration and further information please contact: georges.kostakiotis@odyssee-periples.org, maryse.fabre3@wanadoo.fr, evtsag@yahoo.com