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Mediterranean dancers descend on Larnaca for festival
September 12, 2018
Folklore dancers tell many stories through the traditional clothes they wear, the traditional music they move to and the choreographies that were passed down to them. Many of these stories will be told at the 13thMediterranean Folklore Dance Festival in Larnaca next weekend.
The dance festival, organised by the Cultural Heritage Association of Nicosia in cooperation with Larnaca Municipality, will bring together 14 dance groups from Mediterranean countries and 15 from Cyprus.
Speaking about the upcoming festival, President of the Cultural Heritage Association of Nicosia Rea Madella Ioannidou said “this year we celebrate the 13 years of the Mediterranean Folklore Dance Festival in Larnaca, the city that accepted, believed in and loved our festival. Our festival is an event which visitors to Larnaca, students, young people and the residents of the town all want to be part of.”
Ioannidou spoke more specifically about the festival’s programme by saying that 800 dancers from around the world will take part. She also mentioned the exhibition of traditional folklore costumes, which will open on September 14 at 8pm and remain open until October 30 at Apothikes 79 as a parallel event.