Chorus, choir: both words deriving from the Greek word choros—a singing and dancing collective in Ancient Greek tragedy and comedy; kore: a Greek word denoting a daughter or a young maiden; words, sounds and meanings that have mingled and created CHÓRES [kórεs], a female choral ensemble based in Athens, Greece. Using vocal music as a vehicle, CHÓRES aim at salvaging, elaborating and promoting the wealth of Greek traditional music as well as creating original repertoire and performative works in collaboration with contemporary musicians and artists.
CHÓRES is an artistic incubator created in order to cultivate its members’ skills in music, dance and acting as well as to develop artists with a broad education and social awareness. The ensemble consists of more than 150 women, aged between 15 and 60, who regularly practise the whole spectrum of
performance arts and revive, in their unique way, yesterday’s traditional songs using today’s sound and aesthetics.
Chorus, choir: both words deriving from the Greek word choros—a singing and dancing collective in Ancient Greek tragedy and comedy; kore: a Greek word denoting a daughter or a young maiden; words, sounds and meanings that have mingled and created CHÓRES [kórεs], a female choral ensemble based in Athens, Greece. Using vocal music as a vehicle, CHÓRES aim at salvaging, elaborating and promoting the wealth of Greek traditional music as well as creating original repertoire and performative works in collaboration with contemporary musicians and artists.
CHÓRES is an artistic incubator created in order to cultivate its members’ skills in music, dance and acting as well as to develop artists with a broad education and social awareness. The ensemble consists of more than 150 women, aged between 15 and 60, who regularly practise the whole spectrum of
performance arts and revive, in their unique way, yesterday’s traditional songs using today’s sound and aesthetics.
Through regular participation in artistic activities, concerts and performances, CHÓRES members are given the opportunity to transform education into artistic creation and expression and pass from theory to practice. Using polyphonic singing and music as their starting point, CHÓRES exercise the totality of their expressive means in order to create multilayered artistic productions, incorporating elements of theatre, dance and the visual arts.
Through regular participation in artistic activities, concerts and performances, CHÓRES members are given the opportunity to transform education into artistic creation and expression and pass from theory to practice. Using polyphonic singing and music as their starting point, CHÓRES exercise the totality of their expressive means in order to create multilayered artistic productions, incorporating elements of theatre, dance and the visual arts.
CHÓRES are seekers in music and art. In a short period, they have created a community that fosters a love for learning, creativity and participation in a mutually supportive milieu. Their collectivity is empowered through the encouragement of members to realise their own projects within the framework of the community, as well as through the implementation of inspiring team activities. Thus the members' skills and self-confidence are stimulated, and each individual acquires the space to unfold their personality and discover their voice within the ensemble. Finally, their sense of social responsibility and their need to share the group's energy and knowledge have led CHÓRES to a series of collaborations with public benefit institutions and other collectivities committed to social issues.
