34th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Ethnochoreology
Trikala, Greece – 20-27 July 2026
"Dance, Migration and Memory"
and
"Dance, Humor and Play"
International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance (ICTMD) invite you to participate in a joint event to be held from 20-27 July, 2026 by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Trikala, Greece.
The symposium will be held on-site and in person. The programme will include spoken papers, posters, panel discussions, keynotes, exhibitors, workshops and tutorials and meetings. Other activities include: a tour of historical places and museums as well as a traditional music concert and dance evening, traditional performers for the opening and closing events, and professional visits to local institutions.
We expect all participants present at the Trikala event to take advantage of being together during all seven days in both formal and informal situations, to inspire and get inspired, and to build mutually beneficial foundations for future collaborations within ICTMD family.
Local Organising Committee
Konstantinos Dimopoulos (chair)
Maria Koutsouba
Vasileios Karfis
Eleni Filippidou
Georgios Fountzoulas
Chariton Charitonidis
Apostolos Samaras
Mantha Ziva
Anna Syntichaki
Programme Committee:
Marie-Pierre Gibert (co-chair)
Dorota Gremlicová (co-chair)
Maria Koutsouba
Henrik Kovács
Rebeka Kunej
Dilyana Kurdova
Zoi Margari
Katarina Nikolić
Mats Nilsson
Juliette O’Brien
Deborah Williams
Şahin Yaldız
Symposium Organization
The Symposium will be organized for in-person attendance, there will be no parallel sessions. Only ICTMD members in good standing can participate. Participants are expected to take part in the full Symposium. Presenters should plan to publish their papers in the Proceedings volume to follow the Symposium.
A half-day online session (Pre-symposium) will be organized in advance of the Symposium for those who cannot attend in person. This option will be available for a limited number of papers. The content of this session will be commented on during the Symposium. Please indicate your interest in the online form of participation in your paper proposal.
