{"id":744,"date":"2019-10-11T16:06:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T16:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/?p=744"},"modified":"2024-01-17T19:51:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T19:51:07","slug":"the-7th-bollywood-and-multicultural-festival-was-completed-with-unprecedented-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/en\/the-7th-bollywood-and-multicultural-festival-was-completed-with-unprecedented-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7th Bollywood and Multicultural Festival was completed with unprecedented success!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The 7<sup>th<\/sup> Bollywood and Multicultural Festival was completed with unprecedented success!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cBigger and better every year\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 3000 spectators and participants had the chance to experience unique moments at the Dora Stratou theater, during the summer\u2019s biggest dance event in Athens.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring participants from 15 countries, a large audience, countless smiles and aethereal choreographies, the 7<sup>th<\/sup> Bollywood and Multicultural Festival achieved its goal \u2013 to celebrate the spectacular cultural connection between the East and the West.<\/p>\n<p>With the Indian element being the central focus, the multicultural nature of this unique Festival was exhibited in the best possible way.<\/p>\n<p>The spirit was festive, the seats of the theater were packed on both days \u2013 despite the Greek national elections on Sunday, July 7<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013and dancers from all corners of the Earth took the stage. On July 6<sup>th<\/sup> and 7<sup>th<\/sup> the historical Dora Stratou theater was shaking \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 with Indian, Greek and Middle Eastern rhythms, traditional and modern choreographies, uniting the audience and performers in a unique cultural exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring our very own Mrs Anna Dimitratou as the lead figure along with her 1<sup>st<\/sup> Bollywood Dance Academy Greece and also accompanied by a large number of local and international artists, the hill of Filopappou was flooded with music, dance and colors, but also with delicious Indian flavors \u2013 creating a unique multicultural atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Other important moments of the Festival were the 6<sup>th<\/sup> International Bollywood Dance Competition, this year much bigger in terms of categories and contestants than the all previous editions, and the Opening Welcome Beach Party which took place at \u201cSplats\u201d Beach Bar on the beach of Alimos.<\/p>\n<p>A brief statement by the Organizers:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year that goes by, the Festival grows bigger and better. Together with our guests from Greece and abroad we lived some of the most intense and joyful moments so far! We thank the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the International Dance Council (CID) for putting our Festival under their Auspices. We also thank all of our sponsors, whose help was utmost valuable in organizing this great event, bringing together people and cultures from all corners of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Once more, our hard work has paid off; and we stand by our firm belief in that Dance \u2013 knowing no borders and boundaries \u2013 unites everyone in one family.\u00a0 We are renewing our appointment for the summer of 2020 and the 8<sup>th<\/sup> Bollywood and Multicultural Dance Festival! Looking forward!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BollywoodMulticulturalFestival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 7th Bollywood and Multicultural Festival was completed with unprecedented success! \u201cBigger and better every year\u201d More than 3000 spectators and participants had the chance to<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7thfest-poster-gr.SITE_.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=744"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":745,"href":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744\/revisions\/745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientalexpression.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}