{"id":447,"date":"2025-07-12T23:06:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T23:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/istoria\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T15:07:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:07:28","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"447\" class=\"elementor elementor-447\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b374d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b374d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-894aeea\" data-id=\"894aeea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d95261d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d95261d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31b3d088\" data-id=\"31b3d088\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddef1d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddef1d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-orpheus-26.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-310\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-orpheus-26.png 998w, https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-orpheus-26-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-orpheus-26-768x780.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-244d34eb\" data-id=\"244d34eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-208b52fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"208b52fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67956ab8\" data-id=\"67956ab8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd93138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd93138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HISTORY<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3b43d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a3b43d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Orpheus Greek Dance Ensemble<\/strong> was founded in 1970 by Kassiani Dikeoulakou, a woman deeply devoted to Greek tradition, along with kindred spirits who shared her vision. For over half a century, the Ensemble\u2019s journey has crossed both geographic and temporal borders, presenting performances that have touched audiences across Greece and abroad \u2014 from television stages and cultural festivals to conference halls, cruise ships, and celebratory events. Each appearance is an act of love toward tradition, standing tall and proud not as a relic of the past, but as a living force that continues to breathe, enchant, and move the hearts of its audiences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c8bea6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c8bea6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-887c29a\" data-id=\"887c29a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01630dc animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01630dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193f8a0 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"193f8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fill in your email to get the latest news from us\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca78d9f elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"ca78d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"New Form\" aria-label=\"New Form\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"447\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"ca78d9f\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"History\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"queried_id\" value=\"447\"\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-70 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field-label elementor-screen-only\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Email\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-30 e-form__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SEND<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HISTORY The Orpheus Greek Dance Ensemble was founded in 1970 by Kassiani Dikeoulakou, a woman deeply devoted to Greek tradition, along with kindred spirits who shared her vision. For over half a century, the Ensemble\u2019s journey has crossed both geographic and temporal borders, presenting performances that have touched audiences across Greece and abroad \u2014 from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-447","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=447"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":915,"href":"https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/447\/revisions\/915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orpheus-athens.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}