Dance, music, song, costumes, images, memories, performances and the dance ensemble of groups make up this year’s puzzle of events organized on Wednesday, May 8 by the municipality of Patras in collaboration with the Florists’ Association for the celebration of May Day.
The Ypsila Alonia and Omonoia squares are also a reference point for this year’s actions. Thousands of natives are expected to attend a dance and music festival with dances and songs from all over Greece in the square of Ypsile Alonia, a sample of the greatness of amateur creation and expression.
In Ypsilon Alonia square, more than 600 male and female dancers from 32 dance clubs will leave their mark once more this year.
The groups will gather at 6.30 in the followingnoon in the upper part of Trion Navarchon square and then they will parade around the perimeter of Ypsilon Alonia square wearing their traditional costumes.
The program will start at 7.30 pm with the groups presenting traditional dances on the two lofts that will be set up.
The dance is organized by the Dance Department of the Municipality of Patras in collaboration with the Institute of Intercultural Relations.
At 9.30 in the evening in Omonia Square, a concert will begin with the “Bandarte” Orchestra presenting artistic, rebetika, old folk and political songs.
Program of events
HIGH ALONIA SQUARE
19.30 Presentation of traditional dances from 32 clubs with more than 600 dancers – Anthestria.
OMONOIA SQUARE
21.10 Concert with the “Bandarte” Orchestra – Anthestiria.
THEY PARTICIPATE IN THE DANCE ANATOMA
1. DANCE OF THE MACEDONIAN & THRACIAN ASSOCIATION OF PATRA “ALEXANDER THE GREAT”
2. CULTURAL ASSOCIATION “AGIOS PANTELEIMON”
3. “EMIGRANTI” ASSOCIATION OF PATRAS
4. PAMMICRASIAN ASSOCIATION OF PATRAS AND REGIONS
5. ACHAIC WORKSHOP CULTURAL SOCIETY
6. BEACH CULTURAL ASSOCIATION “THE RENAISSANCE”
7. ROOF OF CULTURE AND TRADITION OF KALAVRYTINIANS AND FRIENDS OF PATRAS “AGIA LAURA”
8. CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF LEFKA PATRAS “AGIOS NIKOLAOS”
9. WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF ST. BASILIOU “THE TEAM”
10. DANCE TEAM OF THE HOLY APOSTOLES MILOS
11. DANCE TEAM OF SAINT THEODORE DEMENIKOS
12. CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF ANO SYCHAINE
13. FOLKLORE & HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION “MORAITES IN DANCE”
14. TRITAIA DANCE AND CULTURAL SOCIETY
15. KUMANI CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF ILIA
16. KLEITORIA CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
17. FOLK MUSIC AND DANCE WORKSHOP OF PATRAS
18. ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF DAFNOULAS ACHAIAS
19. ANTRONI ILIA DANCE GROUP
20. BODY DANCE TEAM
21. CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF CHALANDRITSA
22. CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF TERPSI
23. “OR PROGRESS” VINEYARDS ASSOCIATION
24. CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF ALISSAI “PIROS”
25. ALISSOU PARENTS ASSOCIATION
26. PAGALAVRITINOS ASSOCIATION
27. PROGRESSIVE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF AGIOS NECTARIOS OF PATRAS
28. EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL ASSOCIATION “PANAGIA I GIROKOMITISSA”
29. SARAVALI CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
30. CULTURAL ASSOCIATION INSIDE OUT AGYIA
31. SAGEIKON CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
32. DANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PATRAS
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