Rallou Manou ( el, Ραλλού Μάνου; 1915-1988) was a noted

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choreographer, modern dancer and dance teacher.

Early life and ancestry

She was daughter of Colonel Petros Manos, aide-de-camp of King

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and his second wife Sofia Tombazis (daughter of Alexandros Tombazis and Princess Maria Mavrocordato). She was half-sister of

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, aunt of

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and great-aunt of

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. Through her other half-sister Roxanne, she was sister in law of an athlete and industrialist Christos Zalokostas.

Later life

She contributed to the development of postwar Greek dance. In 1951, she founded the Hellenic Choreodrama, a group that presented dance-dramas based on

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literature. Her works were often performed at the

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. She collaborated with the Greek composers

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, George Sicilianos and Giorgos Tsangaris. She also collaborated with the Egyptian-born composer

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, who composed the music for her dance-drama ''Doxastiko'' (1965). The sets and costumes of her choreographies were designed by noted Greek artists such a

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and

Spyros Vassiliou Spyros Vassiliou (Greek: Σπύρος Βασιλείου; June 16, 1903 – March 22, 1985) was a Greek painter, printmaker, illustrator, and stage designer. He became widely recognized for his work starting in the 1930s, when he received the Bena ...

Personal life

She was married to the prominent Greek architect Pavlos Mylonas.

Death

She died on 15 October 1988. Her husband Pavlos outlived her for 17 years.

References

*Cohen, Selma Jeanne (1967). "A Meeting With Rallou Manou." ''Dance Magazine'', June 1965, p. 57. *Manou, Rallou (1961). ''Helleniko chorodrama, 1950-1960''. Athens: s.n., *Manou, Rallou (1987). ''Choros: "--ou ton radion--ousan ten technen--"''. Athens: Ekdoseis "Gnose". *Manou, Rallou (1988). ''Choros: "--ou ton radion--ousan ten technen--"''. 2nd ed. Athens: Ekdoseis "Gnose." *Stamatopoulou-Vasilakou, Chrysothemis (2006). ''Archeio Rallous Manou: he zoe kai to ergo tes'' (The Rallou Manou Archive: Her Life and Work). Athens: Ekdoseis Ephesos. . .

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