Dora Stratou (born Dorothea Stratou ; Greek : Δωροθέα (Δόρα) Στράτου ; 1903–1988) was a Greek actress and choreographer, with significant contributions to Greek Folk Dancing and Greek Folk Music . She issued one of the largest series of folk music in the world, with 50 records, and is the founder of the Greek Dances Theatre "Dora Stratou" .
7-544: Her parents Maria Koromila and Nikolaos Stratos brought her up in the upper class urban environment of Athens at the beginning of the twentieth century, along with her brother Andreas Stratos . Dora Stratou wrote the book Greek Traditional Dances in 1979. It was printed by the Greek Educational Books Organisation in Athens 1979. She worked with Simon Karras and other ethnomusicologists . She maintained
14-636: A government a few days later. Later in 1922, Stratos, along with Gounaris, Protopapadakis and others were charged, tried and convicted for the loss of the war in Asia Minor in what was known as the Trial of the Six . Stratos was executed at Goudi on 28 November 1922. His son, Andreas Stratos , became a prominent politician and historian, while his daughter, Dora Stratou , became an actress and important promoter of Greek folk music and dances. This article about
21-427: A record of traditions, recorded music, filmed dancers, interviewed villagers on dance topics, costumes, folklore, etc. In her book she begins with the quote: "I write what my eyes have seen, what went through my mind and what my soul fell in love with..." Her true passion for Greek Dance led her to establish one of the most unusual living museums in the world, The Greek Dances Theatre in Athens. This theatre group dances
28-661: Is also run from the main offices of the Dora Stratou Theatre in Plaka. Nikolaos Stratos Nikolaos Stratos ( Greek : Νικόλαος Στράτος ; 16 May 1872 – 28 November 1922 (15 November Old Style dating)) was a Prime Minister of Greece for a few days in May 1922. He was later tried and executed for his role in the Catastrophe of 1922 . Born in 1872 in Loutro, Aetolia-Acarnania , Stratos
35-586: The "National Conservative Party". Hadvocated neutrality during World War I . In 1922, Greece was in turmoil as the war in Asia Minor was in a stalemate after the failure of the Greek attempt to capture Ankara the previous year. When Prime Minister Dimitrios Gounaris almost lost a vote of confidence , he resigned on 3 May 1922 (O.S.) and King Constantine I asked Stratos to form a government. Stratos ultimately deferred to Petros Protopapadakis who successfully formed
42-536: The regional dances in Greece, the same way as they were done hundreds of years ago and the dancers still wear the authentic costumes of yesteryear. It is one of the finest living museums in Greece and unique in the world. The Greek Dances theater is nowadays a host for other folkloric groups both within Greece and Internationally. The President's office of the International Dance Council CID UNESCO
49-640: Was first elected to Parliament in 1902. He was chosen as Interior Minister in 1909 under Kiriakoulis Mavromichalis after the Military League took power. In 1910, he joined the Liberal Party of Eleftherios Venizelos . In 1911, Stratos was elected President of the Parliament. However, during the National Schism , he disagreed with the liberals and sided with Constantine I of Greece . In 1916, he founded
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