GREEK DANCES THEATER (Dora
Stratou)
Costumes
The late Dora
Stratou managed, by buying old costumes with the largest collection of its
kind: over 2,000 complete traditional costumes from all regions, an important
collection of folk jewelry, as well as a great number of various objects and
accessories (village-made shoes, masks, swords, kerchiefs, bells etc.). Most of
these costumes cannot be found to buy, nor copies made since the craftsmen and
the fabrics do not exist any more.
This collection
is at the same time the Theater’s wardrobe, requiring constant maintenance and
security. About 1,000 costumes are worn on stage during each season. Dancers
are taught how to put them on, how to tie kerchiefs in the various
characteristic headdresses of each region and how to fold them properly.
Wardrobe mistresses assist dancers to dress and ensure proper maintenance and
storing. Some costumes are extremely heavy, others are embroidered with gold
thread.
from the
villages in the course of 30 years, to equip the Theater
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