test ΤΟ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΠΛΑΙΣΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΔΟΣΙΑΚΗΣ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΣΤΗ ΘΕΑΤΡΙΚΗ ΣΚΗΝΗ: Η ΠΕΡΙΠΤΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΣΤΑΣΗΣ ΜΕ ΤΑ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙΑ ΣΟΥ ΜΙΛΩ, ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΑΛΦΑ ΙΔΕΑ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ [THE FOLK SONG FROM THE CONTEXT OF THE TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY TO THE THEATRE STAGE: THE CASE OF THE PERFORMANCE TALKING TO YOU WITH SONGS, ALPHA IDEA THEATRE, ATHENS]|ΠΑΡΑΒΑΣΙΣ/PARABASIS

ΤΟ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΠΛΑΙΣΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΔΟΣΙΑΚΗΣ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΣΤΗ ΘΕΑΤΡΙΚΗ ΣΚΗΝΗ: Η ΠΕΡΙΠΤΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΣΤΑΣΗΣ ΜΕ ΤΑ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙΑ ΣΟΥ ΜΙΛΩ, ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΑΛΦΑ ΙΔΕΑ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ [THE FOLK SONG FROM THE CONTEXT OF THE TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY TO THE THEATRE STAGE: THE CASE OF THE PERFORMANCE TALKING TO YOU WITH SONGS, ALPHA IDEA THEATRE, ATHENS]

Εξώφυλλο Παράβασις Τόμ. 20 / Cover Parabasis Vol. 20
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Published: Nov 24, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681//.43310
Panagiotis Sdoukos
Abstract

The folk song is deeply rooted in its historical and cultural context. It is considered an inexhaustible source of information regarding the cultural identity of non-urban, symbiotic, and rural communities. Moreover, as we will see next, the folk song a) serves as a foundation for musical-theatre performances and modern, artistic, educational programs, and b) inspires artists to integrate it into a new framework of action. This research aims to redefine the position of the folk song and its ritual acts as a «spectacle» within contemporary artistic productions, incorporating elements of dramatic performance on theatrical stages. Therefore, it proposes and analyzes the «performance in the micro-place» as a project of auto-ethnographic and artistic research, which a) combines Ethnomusicology with Performing Arts [interdisciplinary research and embodied & vocal performative practices], and b) involves the creation of new small [micro] workshops for the research, teaching, and performance of the folk song, ranging from a simple classroom to outdoor or artistic venues (nature, theatres, etc.). In the field, the ethnographer also interacts with his voice-body as a teacher and performer. In conclusion, through this research, «performance in the micro-place» follows the autoethnographic method to define the folk song as a holistic model of educational and artistic research and performance in new cultural environments.


 

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Author Biography
Panagiotis Sdoukos

Panagiotis Sdoukos is a researcher, educator, and performer in folk performing arts. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theology, a Master’s degree in Ethnomusicology and Cultural Anthropology (specializing in the performance of Greek folk song) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), and a Diploma in Byzantine Music. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Audio and Visual Arts, Ionian University. His research interests focus on Greek folk song and its relationship with the performing and audiovisual arts—specifically, on folk song as a form of spectacle within the framework of Applied Ethnomusicology, and its interdisciplinary connections with Folklore Studies, Ethnochoreology, Cultural Anthropology, Theatre Studies, Performance Studies, and Audiovisual Arts. He has worked as a teacher in private secondary education and as a Scientific Associate at the University of West Attica (2022). He organizes folk performances in the urban micro-place, that is, small-scale frameworks of research, teaching, and performance of folk song in cultural institutions, associations, theatres, and foundations in Greece, Cyprus, and abroad. He has been awarded for his performance in Greek folk song by the Club for UNESCO of Arts, Letters & Sciences of Greece (2014).