Key Information
Reference code
GDA27/AV20
Title
Recordings of a traditional Greek Cypriot festival in Birmingham and a Greek Orthodox religious service, London, UK, 1991
Date(s)
- 1991 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 VHS tape, 1 disk
Scope and content
Recording of the annual West Midlands Greek Cypriot Association festival, including performances of traditional tsiattista poetic duelling (an activity on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list since 2011) (duration: 40 mins). In Greek.
Recording of a morning worship Holy Service from the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Sophia, London, with a preceding speech by Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain (duration: 45 mins). In Greek with English subtitles.