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Vasilis Messaritakis – Tsambouna, Krousta (percussion), Song

Vasilis was born in Athens and is from Heraklion, Crete. He has been involved in research and folklore for the last 15 years specializing in the area of Ikaria (Fournoi) while he continues to make the Ikarian popular culture known through seminars in Greece and abroad.

He has staged traditional performances (in artistic editing and directing his own), and actively engages in the adaptation and composition of libretto in musicals performed in theatres “Ark”, “Katya Dandoulaki”, “Acropol”, “Theatre of the Hellenic World Cultural Center”, Theatre of ACS Athens, and Theatre of the College of Athens.

He has participated in television series’ such as “The Wedding Dress Rehearsal”, “The Third Wreath” and has choreographed others such as “Singles” with Maria Solomou and Antonis Karystinos. He has choreographed music tv shows such as “Fame Story” and has presented his work through TV shows such as “Salt of the Earth”, “Cheers”, “Radio Arvyla”, “All good fits”, and “In the Nest of Cuckoos”.

He has the artistic curation of two digital discs containing songs and dances from Ikaria, both in original adaptations and in their first traditional authentic form. Finally, he is the creator of the traditional musical band “XOROSTALITES”.