Semantics and Symbolism of the Cypriot Dance with a Sickle (Drepani)
Abstract
The article is devoted to the identification of the symbolic and semantic nature of the original Cypriot dance “Drepani”, observed by the author during field research in the southern regions of Cyprus (Paphos, Limassol, Zigi, Latchi, Lofu). The author analyzes archival sources, the results of interviewing informants, and for the first time describes the musical and choreographic component of the dance with a sickle, details the plasticity of hands, trick figures and ornamental features of the dance. The peculiarities of the semantics of the artistic language of the dance with the sickle are studied from the point of view of the axiological, normative and aesthetic orientations of the Greek Cypriots. The author comes to conclusions about the universality of the basic functions of the “Drepani” sickle dance: the harmonious synthesis of the mythological tradition of Ancient Greece and the oriental expression of the pyrrhic dance with elements of flanking.
About the Author
E. S. Ursolenko
State Budgetary General Educational Institution No. 588
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Researcher, teacher
54/2 A, Tverskaya St., St. Petersburg, 196655
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Ursolenko E.S. Semantics and Symbolism of the Cypriot Dance with a Sickle (Drepani). Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2025;(2):45-56. (In Russ.)
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