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Alkis C. Raftis - PERSONAL WEB SITE |
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Personal research 1. Ethnographic research on dance in Rhodes (1980-83) 2. Ethnographic research on dance in Karpathos (1986) 3. Bibliographical research on dance in the international poetry (since 1981)Published three anthologies and one article. A CD-ROM with 2000 poems is in preparation. 4. Collecting work on dance in world philately (since 1988).Published a complete catalogue of 3,000 stamps. 5. Archival research on Greek dance in iconography: Collection of texts by travellers, prints,paintings, church icons, postcards, old photographs etc. (since 1982). One album published. 6. Archival and bibliographical research on ancient Greek dance and 20th century attempts for its revival (since 1989) One published article; one album and one exhibition on Isadora Duncan. 7. Bibliographical research for an encyclopedia of traditional Greek dance containing 3,000 entries (since 1979) References from 1,500 books and articles, dance music from 500 LP records. A book published in 1995. 8. Research on the history of dance in the Orient before 1900 (since 1990)
Supervision, joint supervision or cooperation in research projects within the research department of the Greek Dance Theater:
1. Marigoula Kritsioti (librarian): The dance in Karpathos Island, ethnographic research. Numerous articles, research papers and one LP record published, one book under preparation. 2. Anna Panagiotopoulou-Zikou (graduate of Physical Education of the University of Athens): The dance phenomenon in the region of Dorida. Doctoral thesis approved by the University of Athens in 1992. 3. Yannis Zikos (graduate of Physical Education of the University of Athens): The dance phenomenon in the region of Voio, Kozani. Doctoral thesis approved by the University of Athens in 1992. 4. Aliki Lambrou (folklorist): The dance in Skyros Island. One article published. 5. Constantina Amarantou (Student of Physical Education): Dances, songs and customs inSinassos of Cappadocia. Diploma dissertation approved by the University of Thrace in 1991. 6. Christos Broufas (ethnographer): Songs, dance and costume of the Vlachs of Greece. Field research in view of writing a book. 7. Stela Vergi (Associate Professor of Linguistics in the University of Thessaloniki): Dance as semiotical system. Published a book ander the title "Language and rhythm" in 1994. 8. Smaragda Svarna (graduate in Mathematics of the University of Athens): Dance and music as seen by the pythagorean philosophers. Bibliographical study. 9. Nicos Zagouras (Professor in the University of Patras):Relationship of folk to ancient Greek music. One article published. 10. Anna Cirigliano (choreographer): Greek dances. Diploma dissertation approved in 1990 by the National Academy of Dance, Rome. Research continued on the subject: Dances of the Dodecanesian Islands in the Italian archives. 11. Regina Kapetanaki (choreographer and stage director): The theatrality of Greek dance. One article published. 12. Philippos Philippou (Diploma in Physical Education, dance instructor in the University of Thrace): Traditional dance as a social phenomenon in Orma of the region of Aridaia. Dissertation for the post-graduate diploma in Ethnology and Social Anthropology, approved in 1993 by the School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences, Paris. 13. Dimitris Goulimaris (Diploma in Physical Education from the University of Thrace): The dance in the region of Kessani in Eastern Thrace. Dissertation for the post-graduate diploma in Ethnology approved by the University of Brussels. 14. Nikoletta Vertsioti (student of Civil Engineering): Dance and space. The architectural formation of the dance space. Diploma dissertation approved in 1990 by the University of Patras. 15. Caterina Stavrou (Diploma in Litterature): Traditional dancing in the social context of Aghiassos, Lesbos Island. Dissertation for the post-graduate diploma in Ethnology and Social Anthropology, approved in 1990 by the School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences, Paris. Research continued for the preparation of a doctoral thesis. 16. Marie-Hélène Delavaud-Roux (archaeologist, choreographer): Dance in Ancient Greece. Doctoral thesis approved in 1991 by the University of Aix-Marseille, France. Published in 1993. 17. Elisabeth Hanley (professor of Dance in Penn State University, USA): Changes in the folk dances at their scenic presentation. Study paper submitted to Penn State University in 1993. 18. Christine Glauser (student of Sociology, University of Lausanne): Sociological study among the Greek folk dance groups in Germany. 19. Agnès Mabille (student of Sociology): Dancing Greek in Athens in 1988. Dissertation for the diploma in Sociology approved in 1988 by the University of Paris IV. 20. Gergely Born (choreographer):Folk dance groups in Greece as a social phenomenon. Comparison with Hungary. Study made under a scholarship from the National Center of Folk Art of Hungary. 21. Stergios Theocharidis (computer analyst): Dance customs of the Greeks from the region of Konya in Asia Minor. Archival and ethnographic study. 22. Anastasia Anastassopoulou (economist): Patterns of spacial formations of the dancers in Greek folk dance. Comparative study based on computer data processing. 23. Anne Sorin & Sophie Deliyannis (historians): Greek dances in the accounts of French travellers 1600-1900. Dissertation for the post-graduate diploma in computer-aided archive keeping approved in 1993 by the School of Political Sciences, Paris. 24. Dora Farmaki (computer engineer): An integrated data bank of visual and other information for a large costume collection. Research program approved in 1994 for funding by the European Union. 25. Alexia Margariti (Diploma of the National School of Damcing):The dances of four villages in Cappadocia. Diploma dissertation approved in 1988 by the Department of Dance of the University of Paris IV. 26. Angela Shand (student of Litterature): Dancing from the inside. Paper approved in 1991 for the Diploma in Public Relations of the University of Minnesota, USA. 27. Folk Dance Festival (Organization of the Orthodox Diocese of San Francisco): The history of the Folk Dance in the United States. Open study by many persons in view of publishing a book. 28. Norvald Nilsen (ethnologist, musicologist): Foreign dances in Norwegian schools and in education in general in Scandinavia. Field study on Greek dances, notation and adaptation to teaching in schools. In cooperation with Agder Musikkonservatorium.
Supervision of research at the University of Patras
1. Dimitris Stavroulakis (electrical engineer): Involvement of employees in the taking of decisions in Greek industry. Doctoral thesis approved by the University of Patras in 1989. 2. Approximately 100 diploma dissertations in subjects pertaining to Sociology and Management.
Supervision of research in the Post-Graduate Department of the University of Paris IX 1. Approximately 30 research papers by students on managerial-cultural subjects.
Evaluation of doctoral theses as a member of the jury 1. Stavros Goutsos (diplomas in mathematics and management): The control by the competent authorities on public enterprises in Greece. University of Paris IX Dauphine (1987). 2. Yves Guilcher (historian): Traditional culture and ancient dances. University of Britany in Brest. Chairman of the jury (1994).
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