Acknowledgements

The implementation of the project “The Traditional Music and Dance Center of Anogeia” constitutes a milestone for the cultural development of our region and would not have been possible without the cooperation and dedication of many bodies, organizations and individuals.

Warm thanks go to all who worked tirelessly for the successful completion of this important project. Their efforts contributed to the creation of a center dedicated to the preservation, promotion and dissemination of the musical and dance tradition of Crete. Special mention is due to those who, with their expertise, creativity and commitment, helped transform the vision into action.

This project is not only a significant cultural investment for our place, but also a promise for the future. The Traditional Music and Dance Center of Anogeia will be a space that will inspire and bring generations together, bridging the past with the present and offering young children of the area the opportunity to discover, love and continue our cultural heritage. This effort reflects our shared vision for the promotion of culture and the strengthening of local identity. We thank everyone who supported the idea, believed in its importance and actively participated in the creation of this unique project, and in particular:

Contracting authority
Financing
Design and development

Sources

ARCHIVES – COLLECTIONS- FOUNDATIONS

Aerakis – Cretan Musical Workshop & Seistron
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, “Notopoulos Recordings”
Androidus Project Tank
ANOGI – The Newspaper of the “All Over the World” Inhabitants of Anogeia
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Archive of the ethnomusicological recordings by Pantelis Kavakopoulos from his book “Song, Music & Dance in Crete”
British Museum
Hellenic Radio and Television Corporation Ε.Ρ.Τ. Α.Ε. https://archive.ert.gr/76738
The Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association
Center for Research and Promotion of National Music / Musical, Folklore and Literary Archive of Simon & Angeliki Karas
Musical Instrument Museum (Phoenix, Arizona)
The Musical Folklore Archive of the Center for Asia Minor Studies
Traditional Association of Akrites
Cultural Association of Anogeia
Stegi Vitsentzos Kornaros
Mavrokostas Dance School
The Benaki Museum’s Photographic Archives Department

INTERVIEWS

Aristides Chairetis (Gialaftis)
Vasilis Dramountanis
Vasilis A. Skoulas (Kalathas)
Vasilis M. Skoulas
George Dramountanis (Loudovikos of Anogia)
Giangos Chairetis
Thanasis Mavrokostas
Ioannis Kalomiris
Lefteris Berkis
Nikos Agrimakis

PERSONNEL COLLECTIONS – ARCHIVES

Agela Skoula
Alexandros Chatzipanagiotis
Andreas Aerakis
Aristotelis Daskalakis (AF Productions & Concept Films)
George Mitropoulos
Ioanna Kalogeraki
Kostas Eleftherakis
Lefkothea Spithouri Manoura
Manolis Nikolakakis (GeoTour) (https://www.geotour.gr)
Μαρία Γιαχνάκη (Sceptic Productions)
Michael Aerakis
Nikolaos Mathioudakis
Rena Fasoula Bageri
Stalios Fasoulis
Stella Johnson

SPECIAL THANKS

Special thanks to “Stavrakio General High School of Anogeia” and its principal Mary Bageri, as well as the teachers Venetia Maria Botsi and Kaliopi Stefanaki, and all the students who participated:

Vangelis Kefalogiannis
Vassilis Fasoulas
Giofani Kefalogianni
Irini Sbokou
Eleni Manoura
Konstantina Papadaki
Maria Ntagianta
Maria Sfakianaki
Sofoklis Kalergis
Stergios Dakanalis
Fotini Spithouri
Chara Kalergi

Special thanks to the “Dance Ensemble of the Cultural Association of Anogeia” for their contribution to the production of audiovisual material on the theme “The Dances of Anogeia”, and in particular to:

Aris Manouras
Vasilios Kefalogiannis
George Skoulas
Dimitrios Chairetis
Irini Koniou
Eleni Andreadaki
Eleni-Maria Chaireti
Eleni-Rafaela Chaireti
Efrosini Xylouri
Kyriaki Kefalogianni
Konstantinos Chairetis
Maria Kefalogianni
Maria Xylouri
Marina Chaireti
Nektarios Kefalogiannis
Nikolaos Manouras
Fotini Karatzi

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