{"id":1083,"date":"2013-08-18T08:11:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T07:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/merrington.net\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2013-08-18T08:13:20","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T07:13:20","slug":"moreska-korcula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/?p=1083","title":{"rendered":"Moreska Korcula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){   (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),   m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)   })(window,document,'script','\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');   ga('create', 'UA-42922575-1', 'merrington.net');   ga('send', 'pageview');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>Korcula is a lovely island northwest of Dubrovnik, with a walled city fortress and history going back hundreds of years. \u00a0Francesco Da Mosto did a documentary (Francesco&#8217;s Mediterranean Voyage Ep.3)\u00a0including the Moreska Korcula or the traditional sword dance of Korcula. In this land narrated by its history of invaders, this story is about a lovely girl who is captured by the Black Prince and saved by the Korculean prince.<\/p>\n<p>We were in Korcula on the night the Moreska was playing and had a most interesting evening. First people watching as every seat was taken in the &#8216;theatre&#8217; space, the welcome by \u00a0a CJ Craig*\u00a0look alike\u00a0MC in five languages, traditional songs sung acapella by the Korcula equivalent to the Circular Quay chorus and finally the \u00a0Moreska itself. Here are a few photos.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1089\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090488-640x306.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1089\" alt=\"Moreska Pageantry\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090488-640x306.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090488-640x306.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090488-640x306-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090488-640x306-500x239.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moreska Pageantry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1090\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090493-640x273.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1090\" alt=\"The Black Prince taunting the Korculeans\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090493-640x273.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090493-640x273.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090493-640x273-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090493-640x273-500x213.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Black Prince taunting the Korculeans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1088\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090491-640x330.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1088\" alt=\"Face Off with the Princess in the background\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090491-640x330.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090491-640x330.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090491-640x330-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090491-640x330-500x257.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Face Off with the Princess in the background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1087\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090507-640x392.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1087\" alt=\"The Korculean Prince is winning!\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090507-640x392.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090507-640x392.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090507-640x392-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1090507-640x392-489x300.jpg 489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Korculean Prince is winning!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sparks fly off the swords, the good guys win but the interesting fact is that this is a family tradition. These men are following in the footsteps of their fathers, grandfathers and other ancestors. \u00a0 Croatia is a land of tradition and new beginnings.<\/p>\n<p>* CJ Craig of West Wing, played by Alison Janney.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Korcula is a lovely island northwest of Dubrovnik, with a walled city fortress and history going back hundreds of years. \u00a0Francesco Da Mosto did a documentary (Francesco&#8217;s Mediterranean Voyage Ep.3)\u00a0including the Moreska Korcula or the traditional sword dance of Korcula. 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