Arts & Humanities Journal|IJAH

Title: RITUAL DANCES OF EARTH AND RAIN
Authors: Artan Ibershimi
Volume:5 Issue: 6
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Artan Ibershimi Lecturer in the Department of Scenography/Costume Design/Choreography at the Faculty of Performing Arts, University of Arts, Tirana
MLA 8 Ibërshimi, Artan. "RITUAL DANCES OF EARTH AND RAIN." Int. J. Arts&Humanities, vol. 5, no. 6, July-Aug. 2021, pp. 63-72, doi.org/10.46609/IJAH.2021.v05i06.002. Accessed July-Aug. 2021. APA 6 Ibërshimi, A. (2021, July/August). RITUAL DANCES OF EARTH AND RAIN. Int. J. Arts&Humanities, 5(6), 63-72. Retrieved from doi.org/10.46609/IJAH.2021.v05i06.002 Chicago Ibërshimi, Artan. "RITUAL DANCES OF EARTH AND RAIN." Int. J. Arts&Humanities 5, no. 6 (July/August 2021), 63-72. Accessed July/August, 2021. doi.org/10.46609/IJAH.2021.v05i06.002.
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Keywords: ritual, ritual dance, the planting ritual, the rain ritual, dance, choreographic structure, plastic imitation.
Abstract: This paper addresses a part of the Albanian ethno-choreographic wealth, the ritual dances of rain and earth. The dances of this nature have created a tradition where it is expressed one of the most important processes of human life, his relationship with earth. The creation of connecting bridges between the concrete life process and dance reveals the ability the latter has as a human activity. The paper also analyses the structural construction of the ritual dances, where their artistic result is the intersection of the poetic text, the musical accompaniment and the dancing elements. Moreover, the dramaturgical line of the ritual action in this kind of dance is also discussed since it creates a motor morphology that clearly expresses its content. The samples are extracted from different regions of the country, from north to south. In the representative samples that this paper refers to, it is searched and confirmed the role, the place and the importance that their presence has on the Albanian ethno-choreography. At the same time samples considering these shows the values of an early tradition in the Albanian dance characterised by a diverse, emotional content.
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