Contradition Ensemble - Gorani (Armenia)

Gorani is a Dance from Daron, a region in former West Armenia, present Anatolia (Turkey). Source: Artushat Karapetian, Pedagogic Institute, Armenia 1988. It is a mixed line dance. Originally the men danced from right to left (RLOD) and the women from left to right (LOD). The movements are slow and the music has a serene atmosphere. This is connected with moving partly in RLOD which was traditionally connected with mourning or death.
solo: Caterina Mirtsiou, Pelagia Xatzinikita
Contradition Ensemble:
Caterina Mirtsiou, Ifigenia Papouli, Sofia Lioliopoulou, Anastasia-Sofia Anastasopoulou, Maria Kondyliou, Maria Kampaki, Penelope Broomhead-Petromelidou, Pelagia Xatzinikita, Giannis Tompazidis, Eleftherios Kalpaktsidis, Thomas Chatziprodromou, Alexandros Pourloukakis, Nikos Goulekas, Dimitrios Karolidis, Dimitris Georgopoulos, Sofianos Pesiridis
conductor: Kostika Çollaku
Artistic Director: Akis Sakellariou
Director: Grigoris Apostolopoulos
This is an excerpt from our participation at the 55th Dimitria Festival in September 2020.
Here is a playlist with all songs:
• Δ55

[@emmanuelmpourikas2732]

Πολύ ζεστό! Πανέμορφη εκτέλεση! ΜΠΡΑΒΟ ΣΑΣ!!!

[@Алина-о8е4э]

Очень красивое пение.и все что связано с Арменией,прекрасно

[@ANAHITE1]

Magnifique...

[@mariastolaki5853]

Beautiful!!!

[@majusan]

Excellent. Who is the author or arranger of this piece?

[@ContraditionEnsemble]

Hello Jonathan thanks for your comment. The score reference goes to Janet Kutulas (member of "Kitka" which this performance was influenced) not as an arranger though but as "typeset".

[@parosbardez]

Edgar Hovhannisyan...