Dora Stratou
Dorothea "Dora" Stratou ( Greek Δωροθέα "Δόρα" Στράτου , born November 1903 in Athens ; † January 20, 1988 ibid) was a well-known Greek dancer , singer and choreographer .
Dora Stratou was born in Athens in November 1903; she was the daughter of the politician and later short-term Prime Minister Nikolaos Stratos and his wife Maria Koromila. First she studied piano, dance and theater in Athens; After the execution of her father (1922), which took her psychologically, she went abroad with her mother for 10 years ( Berlin , Paris , New York ), where she continued her studies.
In 1932 she returned to Greece and helped Karolos Koun to open his theater. On the initiative of Queen Friederike of Greece , Dora Stratou was commissioned to found a school for Greek folk dances. From this school a dance group developed, with which Dora Stratou also went abroad.
In 1965, the Theatro Dora Stratou (Dora Stratou Dance Theater) was opened at Lofos Filopappou , and it still hosts dance evenings every day during the summer months.
The artist died in 1988.
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| SURNAME | Stratou, Dora |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stratou, Dorothea (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek dancer, singer and choreographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athens |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 1988 |
| Place of death | Athens |