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The team presented the performance DIVINE DANCE at the Square of the Municipality of Ancient Olympia on 8.5.2012 in the context of organizing parallel cultural events on the occasion of THE OLYMPIC FLAME.
Group members had the opportunity to show the artistic outcome of their research to the public of the city, but also to the international mission of the twinned with the city of Olympia, German, French, Japanese and Russian cities, using English, French , Russian and German translation of all texts. As a general impression and overall effect of all its efforts, the team achieved its goal and will summarize as following:
At a time when awareness of the need for a major change and transformation of old structures in almost all spheres of public life, must emerge, as soon as new forces are to be discovered as the social and cultural catalysts that could trigger the transformation of darkness into light, of the logic of violence and fraud in virtue and courage, members of the ancient orchesis study group, with both the performance DIVINE DANCE and with all their political presence in terms of moral and artistic tactics, are invited to respond to the call of the era and to fulfill a task:
A task that includes awareness of history and cultural identity as prior and presupposed to any outward display of ancient Greek art and culture with the forces of modern Hellenism.
A task that dictates the meaning of the sacred, not by reference to television fiestas and a superficial aesthetic or to big names and the power of wealth, but to the daily lives of the people and in their diversity - age, class, educational level -in their authentic and realistic situation and the resulting humanitarian needs.
On the above grounds, the group of ancient orchesis, consisting of two official and recognized bodies of our country, the University of Athens and Dora Stratou Theatre, was invited by the Municipality of Ancient Olympia, following proposals made by members of the City Council and the educational community of Elis, to whichthe group's work has long been known . The group participated with the minimum cost of money, but depositing the maximum potential of its energy, voluntarily and without profit.They taught the poetry of Euripides, of Corinna and modern Greek poets to the public that does not have otherwise the opportunity in the current way of life - as opposed to the bombing from a variety of other art forms (;), market outlandish and paid dearly aesthetic - to know and recognize; they moreover interpreted serious contemporary Greek music, danced, sang, got tired and finally triumphed.
Triumphed in bringing about to life the concept of sanctuary, in the causing of tears to the public of the city square, in provoking the immediate expressive reaction of admiration and gratitude of the municipal authorities and in imposing silence to the audience of small children, in the praising comments of the audience after the performance and in receiving new invitations for future repetition of the performance ..... .. .
And finally in the aptly words uttered by the presenter Mrs Tita Terzi "These events fit the site of Ancient Olympia" ...
So for the knowledge and better future planning, the experience of Olympia was useful and important .................................