Delphic Festivals
Black-and-white short film entitled “Delphic Festivals”, produced by DAG-FILM Co, presenting the Delphic Festivals organised on the initiative of the poet Angelos Sikelianos and his American wife Eva Palmer-Sikelianos. The film focuses on re-enactments of ancient athletic contests in the stadium of Delphi and concludes with dance performances and war dances from the closing ceremony.
Item type:
Audio Visual
Date:
n.d.
Subject:
Road Race, Hoplitodromos, sporting events, javelin, ancient Greek heritage, Archaeological Site of Delphi, Delphic Festivals, Delphic landscape, Delphi, discus throwing, theatre, Treasury of the Athenians, treasuries, Sanctuary of Apollo, Omphalos of the Earth, wrestling, war dances, cultural revival, Sikelianos, Angelos, Sikelianou, Eva, Stadium, Central Greece, shot put, closing ceremony, triple jump, Phocis
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