#  Hellenic Studies Folio #12 from the Center for Hellenic Studies 

 





June 04, 2021

 

 

   ![Six female figures dressed in flowing clothing dance with hands linked in an outdoor setting.](/sites/g/files/omnuum7151/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/chsgreece/files/six-female-figures.jpg?itok=_GOp5f5n) 

 

  
"[Horae Serenae](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Horae_Serenae_-_Edward_John_Poynter.jpg)" (1896) by Edward Poynter (1836–1919). Image via Wikimedia Commons. ##  **Dance in representation and interpretation**

- Which aspects of dance and its ritual contexts did ancient Greek artists encode in the shapes of and paintings on their vases?
- What power do words have to evoke dance and its regional associations?
- How have various aspects of ancient Greek dance been an inspiration for modern schools of dance?

###  **Lecture on "Religious Dimensions of Dance on Ancient Greek Vases" by Professor Tyler Jo Smith**

 Video of approximately 24 minutes.  
To watch the video click the [link to the Delphic preview festival of the muses page](https://chs.harvard.edu/permanent-collection/delphic-preview-festival-of-the-muses/#tyler-jo-smith), and once on the page, click on the lecture's title “Religious Dimensions of Dance on Ancient Greek Vases.”

 ![The first slide of the ](/sites/g/files/omnuum7151/files/chsgreece/files/lecture-slide.png)

 

###  **Αn interpretation by Professor Gregory Nagy of dance representations in association with Sappho**

 [“How a girl dances in an Aeolic way, whether she is wearing sandals or not.”](https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/how-a-girl-dances-in-an-aeolic-way-whether-she-is-wearing-sandals-or-not/)

 Εssay of approximately 1,200 words.

   ![Α picture of red-figured hydria pottery depicting girls dancing, attended by an “instructress” and a youth](/sites/g/files/omnuum7151/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/chsgreece/files/hydria.jpg?itok=bIyIxRnx) 

 

###  **"In Tanagra: Procession," virtual dance performance staged by Dr. Jeanne Bresciani, with Isadora Duncan International Institute dancers**

 Video of approximately 10 minutes (watch from 1:01:16 to 1:12:10).

 [](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFu1ug9a8H0&t=3676s&ab_channel=TheCenterforHellenicStudies)

###  **"Extra credit" reading:**

 [Read an analysis on "The Circle of Fame: Apollo, the Corps de Ballet, and the Song of the Muses at Delphi," by Dr. Domenico G. Muscianisi](https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/the-circle-of-fame-apollo-the-corps-de-ballet-and-the-song-of-the-muses-at-delphi/)

 Essay of approximately 4,700 words.

 [Learn more about the Hellenic Studies Folios and the previous instalments of the series](/hellenic-studies-folios-series).



 

 

 



 

 

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