Alkis C. Raftis - PERSONAL WEB SITE

BOOKS AUTHORED

1. Work and management (in Greek). Athens, Papazissis, 1984.

2. Work in poetry. Poems and songs about work (originals and Greek translation , Athens, Polytypo, 1984.

3. Democratic enterprise management (in Greek). Athens, Polytypo, 1984.

4. The world of Greek dance (in Greek). Athens, Polytypo, 1985.

5. The world of Greek dance. London, Finedawn, 1987.

6. Danse et poésie: Anthologie internationale de poèmes sur la danse.
Paris, La Recherche en Danse - Sorbonne, 1989.

7. Dance in poetry. International anthology of poems on dance.
Paris, International Dance Council - UNESCO, 1991.
Reprinted by the Princeton Book Company, Princeton NJ, USA.

8. Dance, culture and society (in Greek). Athens, Greek Dances Theater, 1992.

9. Encyclopedia of Greek dance (in Greek). Athens, Greek Dances Theater, 1995, 800 p.

10. Costumes 1860 (in Greek),  with Athena Makha. Athen s, Kastaniotis  , 1995   111 p.

11.Le monde de la danse grecque. Paris, La Recherche en Danse, 1996.

12. Griechische Tänze, 20 Beispiele (in German), with Klaus Kramer. Remscheid, Deutscher Bundesverband Tanz, 1997, 89 p.

13. Loupsiko. Wedding dances and songs (in Greek), with Agoro Tsiou. Athens, Greek Dances Theater, 1997, 143 p. and CD.

14. Dances of the whole world. A complete catalogue of stamps.
Athens, Greek Dances Theater, 1998, 77 p.
 Bronze medal, Kifissia Philatelic Exhibition, Athens, Greece,1999
Bronze medal, World Philatelic Exhibition, Nürnberg, Germany, 1999
Bronze medal, Brno 2000 National Stamp Exhibition, Czech Republic, 2000
Silver bronze medal, 5th National Philatelic Literature Exhibition, Ottawa, 2000
Silver bronze medal, Chicagopex 2000 Exhibition, Rosemont, Illinois, 2000
Silver bronze medal, Cyprus-Europhilex 2002, Cyprus, 2002

15. Dance 1900. Turn-of-the century postcards on dance. Athens, Greek Dances Theater, 1999, 237 p.

16. Para-lexicon. Athens, Way of Life Publications, 2000, 354 p.

17. The scholarly work. Athens, Way of Life Publications, 2000.

18.Etude ethnographique de la culture d’entreprise. Paris, 2000, 53 p.

19.Il mondo della danza greca. Firenze, Taranta, 2001, 152 p.

20. Isadora Duncan and the artists. Athens, Way of Life Publications & Dora Stratou Theater, 2003, 222 p.

21. Joannes Meursius and his "Orchestra, sive de saltationibus veterum" of 1618.

The first monograph on ancient Greek dance since Antiquity (with FrederickNaerebout). Athens, Greek Dances Theater, 2003, 85 p.

22. Dance in the culture of Karpathos (with Marigoula Kritsioti). Athens, Greek Dances Theater "Dora Stratou", 2003, 474 p.

23. The dance in Rhodes. Athens, Greek Dances Theater "Dora Stratou", 2004, 154 p.

24. Dance and History in Cyprus. Athens, IOFA, 2004, 133 p.

25. Dance in poetry. An anthology of Greek and foreign poets (in Greek). Athens, Greek Dances Theater, 2004, 183 p.

26.  History of dance in the Orient, 1500-1900, in preparation.


 

BOOKS EDITED

 

1. Folk dance today. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, International Organization of Folk Art, 1987, 281+286 p.

2. Folk dance research. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 1988, 243+164 p.

3. Folk dance in education. Proceedings of the 3d International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 1989, 177+241 p.

4. Music-dance in folk culture. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 1990, 206 p.

5. Dance and Ancient Greece. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 1991, 290+260 p.

6. Dance Ethnography. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 1992, 189 p.

7. Teaching dance. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 1993, 115+

8. Dance beyond frontiers. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 1994,

9. Dance - from research to teaching. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 1995,

10. Dance and costume. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 1996,

11. Dance around the Mediterranean. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 1997, 207 p.

12. Tradition and art (in Greek). Periodical of the Greek Section of the International Organization of Folk Art. Athens, bi-monthly, since 1992.

13. Aspects of the dance (in Greek)Athens, Greek Dances Theatre, 1993, 189 p.

14. 40 Greek costumes. Athens, Greek Dances Theatre, 1994, 94 p.

15. The horse of pride (in Greek), by Pierre Jakez Helias.Athens, Greek Dances Theater, 1997.

16. Dance therapy through Primitive Expression (in Greek), by France Schott-Billmann. Athens, Way of Life, 1997, 171 p.

17. Rythm and dance. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 1998, 222 p.

18. Dance and dance procedures in Pontos (in Greek), by Nikos Zournatzidis. Athens, Greek Dances Theater, 1999, 190 p.

19. Voyage in Cappadocia in 1893 (in Greek) by B. Chantre. Athens, Trochalia, 1999, 239 p.

20. Sciences for the art of dance. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 1999.

21. Dance and History. Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 2000, 426 p.

22. Sexual folklore.Research among the Albanian-speaking Greeks (in Greek), by V. Liapis. Athens, I.O.F.A., 2000, 143 p.

23. Dance and Ancient Greece, with Anna Lazou. Athens, Way of Life & I.O.F.A., 2001, 336 p.

24. Dance in History, volume 1, byGermaine Prudhommeau Athens, Way of Life Publications & I.O.F.A., 2001, 310p.

25. Dance and Oral History. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Dance  Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 2001, .

26. Dance as Intangible Heritage. Proceedings of the 16th International Congress on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 2002, 411 p.

27. Dance in education. Proceedings of the 17th World Congress on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 2003, 462 p.

28. Orchesis. Texts on ancient Greek dance. Accompanied by a CD-ROM (with Anna Lazou & Malgorzata Borowska). Way of Life Publications & "Dora Stratou" Theater, 2003, 258 p.


 

CD-ROMs  COMPILED


 

1. Greek Traditional Costumes. Athens, Greek Dances Theater, 1996.

2. Dance History Gallery. series of 7 CD-ROMs. Athens, Greek Dances Theater, 1999.

3. Dance in the world today. Proceedings of the International Congress. Paris, International Dance Council - CID. Paris, 2001.

4. Orchesis. Texts on ancient Greek dance. Accompanied by a CD-ROM (with Anna Lazou & Malgorzata Borowska). Way of Life Publications & "Dora Stratou" Theater, 2003.

5. The preservation of diversity. Proceedings of the 18th World Congress on Dance Research. Athens, I.O.F.A., 2004.


 

AUDIO RECORDS EDITED


 

1. Karpathos - Tunes. International Organization of Folk Art IOFA AF 74 LP (1988)

2. Twenty Greek dances. Greek Dances Theater DST 151 CD (1992)

3. Twenty Macedonian dances. Greek Dances Theater DST 153 CD (1993)

4. Greek traditional village music and dances. King Records, Tokyo. World Music Library KICC 5176 (1994)

5. 20 Pontic dances and songs. Greek Dances Theater DST 155 (1994)

6. Cretan dances and songs.Greek Dances Theater DST (1997)


 

MAGAZINES EDITED


 

Editor of the 32-page color magazine "Tradition and Art" : 81 issues since 1992


 

OTHER PUBLICATIONS ON DANCE AND CULTURE

 

1. Traditional work attitudes in the building trades (in Greek),Mining World 95, 11-12. Athens, 1982.

2. Mule-caravans. Past centuries' transporters in Greece (in Greek), Greece and International Transport 25, 22-24. Athens, 1982.

3. The body as carrier of social history (in French), 4th Conference of the Association of Educators in Expression and Communication, 101-126. Grenoble, 1983.

4. Shared tasks and communal celebrations in rural Greece, with Gillian Bottomley, Journal of Intercultural Studies 5/1, 22-32. Sydney, 1984.

5. Tradition and folklore in Greek dance (in Greek), Kanonaki 1, 38-41. Athens, 1984.

6. The body as carrier of local history (in French), Danse et Enseignement, 17-18. Dijon, 1984.

7. Social system and dance system: The chain dance in Karpathos (in French). 2nd International Congress on Dance Research. Paris, Univerity of Paris IV-Sorbonne, 1986.

8. A Systems-Theory approach to the study of dance-related social activities (with Stavros Goutsos), 1st International Conference "Folk Dance Today", 51-57. Athens, International Organization of Folk Art, 1987.

9. Dance and society in Greece (in Japanese), Bulletin of the Japanese-Greek Society. Tokyo, 1987.

10. Relationships between song and dance in Karpathos (with Marigoula Kritsioti). 1st International Conference "Folk Dance Today", 87-98. Athens, International Organization of Folk Art, 1987.

11. The body as carrier of social history. Greek dance (in French), La Recherche en Danse 4, 43-54. Paris, 1988.

12. Scientific research and publication on dance in Greece - An overview", International Conference "Beyond Performance: Dance Scholarship Today". Berlin, International Theatre Institute, 1988.

13. The principles and the end of folk dance, 3d World Conference "Folk Dance and Education". Athens, International Organization of Folk Art, 1989.

14. Methodology of research in Dance Ethnography (in French), 4th International Congress on Dance Research. Paris, University of Paris IV Sorbonne, 1989.

15. A sociological survey on dance (in Greek), Choros 6, 4-63. Athens, Dance and Eurythmics Society, 1989.

16. Are folk dancers allergic to text?, CIOFF General Assembly, Povarska-Bystriza, Czechoslovakia, 1989.

17. For a natural nutrition concerning music and dance (in Greek),Natural Nutrition and Life 12, 65-67, Athens, 1989. Reprinted in Super Strength 3-4, 52-53. Thessaloniki, 1990.

18. Dance research information sources in Greece, 3d International Conference on Dance Research. Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute, 1990.

19. What is corporate culture, and what it is not (in Greek),Manager 10, 45-46. Athens, 1990.

20. The body as carrier of social history. Greek dance (in Greek),Choros 12, 36-42. Athens, Dance and Eurythmics Society, 1990.

21. Four poems on women dancers (in Greek), Graphi 10, 325-331. Larissa, 1990.

22. Tänze mit Objekten in Griechenland (Dances with Objects in Greece), with F. Chormova, International Conference on Dance Research, Budapest, 1990.

23. The ethnographical study of enterprise culture. Notes for the post-graduate course in management. Paris, University of Paris IX Dauphine, 1990.

24. A call for a new breed of folk dance teachers, Dance Studies 14, 65-71. Jersey, Centre for Dance Studies, 1991.

25. Ancient Greek dance in modern times bibliography (in Greek),Stadion 2/2, 113-120. Athens, 1991.

26. A proposal for the European Diploma in Dance (in Greek),Choros (Dance) 4, 18-19. Athens, Dance and Eurythmics Society, 1991.

27. Culture as a total product, International Folklore Conference "Dance - Courses and discourses". Lisbon, INATEL, 1991.

28. Auf der Suche nach einem neuen Typus von Volkstanz-Lehrern,Tanzen 9/10, 14-18. Stuttgart, Deutscher Bundesverband Tanz, 1992.

29. The legacy of Dora Stratou, Dance Studies 16, 35-55. Jersey, Centre for Dance Studies, 1992.

30. Cultural identity and nationalist tendencies, World Conference of the IOFA. Sarvar, Hungary, 1992. Reprinted in:Viltis 51/5, 24-25. Denver, Co. USA, 1993.

31. The musical archive of the "Dora Stratou" Theater, with particular emphasis on Macedonian music (in Greek), National Conference "Traditional song in Macedonia", 101-113. Thessaloniki, Music Center of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, 1993.

32. Traditional therapeutics in Loupsiko (Lykorrachi), Konitsa, before 1940 (in Greek, with Chryssoula Tsiou), International Nursing Congress. Athens, University of Athens Faculty of Nursing, 1995.

33. A short essay on the Tsifteteli dance (in Greek), En Choro (Dancing) 12, 6. Athens, Dance and Eurythmics Association, 1995. Reprinted inTradition and dance, 1996.

34. A living museum for folk dance, UNESCO Courrier, 01/1996. Published in 30 languages and braille by the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

35. Costumes for spectacle and knowledge (in Greek), Time in Art, 31-34. Athens, Association of Antiquaries and Art Dealers, 1997.

36. La danza ethnografica in Grecia, Sardegna Mediterranea 2, 50-56. Oliena/Sardegna, Associazione Culturale Sardegna Mediterranea, 10/1997.

37. Dance in Greece, International Encyclopedia of Dance, New York, Oxford University Press, 1998.

38. Dance scholarship in Greece, International Encyclopedia of Dance. New York, Oxford University Press, 1998.

39. La primogenita nella danza a Scarpanto, Sardegna Mediterranea 4, 21-27.Oliena/Sardegna, Associazione Culturale Sardegna Mediterranea, 10/1998.

40. Danse, tradition et management, Management et Conjoncture Sociale 544, 46-51. Paris, 23/11/1998.

41. Zur Tanzerziehung in Griechenland, Informationen zum Tanz 24, 30-38. Remscheid, Deutscher Bundesverband Tanz, 1998.

42. Quando in Sardegna I mufloni erano tanti, Sardegna Mediterranea 6, 3-9. Oliena/Sardegna, Associazione Culturale Sardegna Mediterranea, 10/1999.

43. Greek dance and Dora Stratou (in Greek), Kathimerini, 7 Days Supplement, Greece in the 20th century, 1950-1960, 37-38. Athens, 28/11/1999.

44. Dance: From the village square to the ballroom and the scene, Greek song in the 20th century (in Greek), The Sunday Ethnos, 82-85. Athens, December 1999.

45. Werktreue statt Authentizität, Tanzen 2000/1, 11-12. Heroldstatt, Germany, 1st quarter 2000.

46. Educational programs, cultural exchanges and tourist-oriented activities regarding non-material folk culture, Acts of the UNIMED Symposium“Non-material cultural heritage in the euro-mediterranean area”, 237-245. Roma, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, 2000.

47. Episodi di brigantaggio ottocentesco, Sardegna Mediterranea 8, 10-17. Oliena/Sardegna, Associazione Culturale Sardegna Mediterranea, 2000.

48. Phantom cultural organizations (in Greek), Tradition and Art, 68. Athens,IOFA, 03/2003, p. 9-13. Reprinted in the magazine Anti, 790. Athens, 13/06/2003, p. 54-56.

49. The mode of naming dances. The socio-cultural context of a Macedonian dance tradition (with Anna Lazarou & Philippos Philippou, Maria Michaltsi & Fani Lazarou), Studia Choreologica, 6. Poznan, Poland, Fundacja Instytut Choreologii, 2004, p. 25-47.


 

ARTICLES ON MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FIELDS


 

1.Le modèle d'Ahrensburg. La coopérativisation graduelle d'une entreprise. Mémoire de diplôme. Paris, Ecole (Pratique) des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, 1976.

2.L'organisation du travail en équipes autonomes. Mémoire de maîtrise. Paris, Université de Paris VIII Vincennes, 1977.

3.Management et démocratie industrielle. Critique des modèles. Thèse de Doctorat d'Etat. Paris, Université de Paris IX Dauphine, 1977.

4. Elasticity in working life (in Greek), Mining World 90, 5-6. Athens, 1981.

5. A decalogue for correct materials handling (in Greek), Greece and International Transport 22, 52-54. Athens, 1981.

6. Half-time, or the housewifes' shift (in Greek), Mining World 91, 5-6. Athens, 1981.

7. How Japanese workers contribute to their country's economic miracle (in Greek), Mining World 92, 9-10. Athens, 1981.

8. Flexible time-schedules (in Greek), Health and Beauty 11, 20-21. Athens, 1981.

9. Better half work than no work (in Greek), Mining World 94, 22-23. Athens, 1981.

10. The Japanese miracle (in Greek), Greece and International Transport 24, 40-43. Athens, 1982.

11. Democratizing work organization on ships (in Greek), Greece and International Transport 27, 16-18. Athens, 1982.

12. Mechanical engineers and machines (in Greek), Journal of the Association of Mechanical Engineers 137, 39-40. Athens, 1983.

13. Yes or no to mass production? (in Greek), Journal of the Association of Mechanical Engineers 141, 43-44. Athens, 1983.

14. Democratic production management in the automotive industry (in Greek), Greece and International Transport 27, 16-18. Athens, 1984.

15. The introduction of data-processing in the construction industry, with Panos Anastassiadis & Costas Kontoyannis, 1st Conference "Data-Processing in Greece", 101-110. Athens, Technical Chamber of Greece, 1984.

16. Social implications of data-processing and the tracing of a national policy, with Panos Anastassiadis and Costas Kontoyannis, 1st Conference "Data Processing in Greece", 285-292. Athens, Technical Chamber of Greece, 1984.

17. Defining the manager's role (in Greek), Manager 3/41, 61-62. Athens, Greek Society for Management, 1985.

18. Master plan for Cythera, with other team members, in Greek. Report of a 4-year study commissionned by the Ministry of Town Planning and the Environment, Operation Urban Remodelling. Athens, 1982-86.

19. Master plan for Megalopoli, with other team members, in Greek. Report of a 4-year study commissionned by the Ministry of Town Planning and the Environment, Operation Urban Remodelling. Athens, 1982-86.

20. Innovations of the Greek Law concerning health and safety at work: Realizations and attempts, with Nikos Zagouras, in Greek,Industrial Law Review 45, 8-25. Athens, 1986.

21. Workers' participation in Greek industry. Thirteen case studies, with D. Stavroulakis, International Conference "Self-Management: Experiences and Perspectives". Athens, Center for Planning and Economic Research, 1986.

22. State agencies are blocking industrial parks (in Greek),Issozyghio 2, 24-25. Athens, 1986.

23. Industrial management. Lecture notes. Patras, University of Patras, School of Engineering, 1987.

24. Industrial sociology. Lecture notes. Patras, University of Patras, School of Engineering, 1987.

25. Revelation through disintegration: Deep-seated cultural values revealed by a stray self-managed factory, 2nd International Conferece "Managing in a global economy II", 224-226. Athens, Eastern Academy of Management, 1987.

26. Workers' cooperatives in Greece. Management problems and prospects (with Dimitris Stavroulakis), International Conference on Participation, Organizational Effectiveness and Quality of Work Life in the Year 2000, University of Pireus, 1990.

27. For the forthcoming appartment-farmers! (in Greek), Natural Nutrition and Life 13, 29-35. Athens, 1990.

28. Attitudes towards workers' participation in Greek industry. A field study (with Dimitris Stavroulakis), Spoudai 41/3, 290-315. Pireus, University of Pireus, 1991.

29. Sociotechnical job design. Perspectives in Greece, Technical Chronicles 5/91, 68-75. Athens, Technical Chamber of Greece, 1991