The goat dance

Ο χορός των τράγων

Carnival is a wild time all over Greece, but nowhere is it more unbridled and authentic as it is on the island of Skyros. All its features --the figures which are half-human half-animal, the bizarre masks, the pantomimes, the parodies and the bawdy language-- identify the Carnival on Skyros with the ancient Dionysia. The documentary presents the dance of the goats or "elders", as well as a feast organized at the same time by the island's fishermen.

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Direction: Pantelis Voulgaris
Cinematography: Nikos Kavoukidis
Editing: Takis Davlopoulos
Production: Iridanos Film
Format: 35mm
Color: Colour
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 1971
Duration: 28'
Awards/Distinctions: Awards: Grand Proze at the 1st Panhellenic Short Film Festival held by "Synchronos Kinimatografos" magazine.

Pantelis Voulgaris

Filmography

1966 Jimmy the Tiger (short fiction)
1971 The Goat Dance (short)
1972 The Engagement of Anna (fiction)
1973 The Great Love Songs
1976 Happy Day (fiction)
1980 Eleftherios Venizelos (fiction)
1981 Karolos Koun
1985 Stone Years (fiction)
1987 Yannis Ritsos
1988 The Striker with the Number 9 (fiction)
1991 Quiet Days in August (fiction)
1995 Acropol (fiction)
1998 It's a Long Road (fiction)
2004 Brides (fiction)
2009 Soul Deep (fiction)
2013 Little England (fiction)
2017 The Last Note (fiction)