Press Release Summary: Kalamata- The Kalamata International Dance Festival, Greece's prime dance event and one of the major dance events in the region, is set to take place from July 18th to 30th. The festival programme features many international and Greek artists as well as seminars, talks and lectures aimed at dance students and professionals alike.
Press Release Body: Kalamata- The Kalamata International Dance Festival, Greece's prime dance event and one of the major dance events in the region, is set to take place from July 18th to 30th. The festival programme features many international and Greek artists as well as seminars, talks and lectures aimed at dance students and professionals alike. Other parallel events include publications, video dance productions, silent movies and a live hip-hop performance.
Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, enfant terrible of the London scene, opens the festival, which continues with South African Gregory Maqoma, Chinese Ushio Amagatsu, and British choreographer-dancer Jonathan Burrows. One of the festival's highlights this year is a Greek-Dutch dance project, jointly organized by the Hellenic-Dutch Association of Commerce and Industry. The festival is scheduled to take place in Kalamata's historic castle and at other venues, including the Municipal Regional Theatre and the city's Cultural Centre.
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