NOHUE
OPOME DANCE COMPANY,
Costa Rica |
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FOLK
COMPANY "LIMPIADOS",
Italy |
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"PENDELYES"FOLKDANCE
GROUP,
Hungary |
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Nohue
Opome Dance Company is located in Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
It was created in 1999 due to the needs of developing the art of
dance in the Guanacaste, province; in order to transmit it to the
rest of the country and also to other countries around the world.
This Company develops the art of dance in different manifestations like: Folkloric,
Popular and Contemporary. Due to this fact the Company?s repertory is based on
indigenous, african and european dances. As a result of migrations and the influences
that other countries have left in this centroamerican country the group has incorporated
different rythms such as: parranderas, Polka, Vals, Pasillo, Calipso, Comparsa.
(Folkloric). On the other hand they have popular dances such as: salsa, merengue,
bolero, cumbia, pop...
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group is lead by the teacher, choreographer and dancer - Vera Beatriz
Vargas Leon. She studied dance at the National University of Costa Rica.
Nohue Opome Dance Company has participated in festivals in Costa Rica, Mexico,
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The
group was founded in 1995 but it was unify to San Paolo Group.
Since 2001 the company “Limpiados” is an independent group. It
took part to the most important festivals in Europe and in the
world.
The group presents the Sicilian’s customs and in particular the traditions of
the city of Licata in the south Sicily. Licata is a city on the sea so the group
represents the old sailor’s and fisherman’s traditions. The city of Licata is
located on the plain that is extend to many kilometers, so the agriculture was
the best activity for the inhabitants; in the centuries this plain was cultivated
by the man with vine, harvest and other vegetables, so the farmer’s traditions
are very strong in Licata, that is why the group represents the works and the
life, the day of feast in the country. Their customs in the centuries was influence
by the civility that has conquered the island of Sicily. In particular Licata
that is located in the south of Sicily and was a biggest navy port of Sicily
in the past was the first objective for the Turkish pirate and Grecian colons.
Every civilization has left a big mark of its presence. In fact their dance,
rhythms, typical musical instruments, the language was influenced of Turkish,
French and Balkan regions. |
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“Pendelyes” Folkdance Group has been working since 1991 in Sopron.
Members of the group are students from an Elementary School and
students from some secondary schools of Sopron. There are 120 dancers
in the group.
Aim of the ensemble is that dancers get acquainted with hungarian popular traditions
and dances. And children get acquainted with dances and traditions of Carpatian
Basis. The
musicians from the group play traditional Hungarian folk music – from Carpatian
Basis.The group has participated in different festivals in Hungary and abroad
– they performed in Transylvania, Belgium, Poland and danced on several ocassion
in Austria. Members of the group are in connection with many hungarian organizations
abroad.
The ensemble performs dances from today’s Hungary and dances from Transylvania. |
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"GEHEM",
Turkey |
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SOCIAL
WELFARE DEPARTMENT BMA,
Thailand |
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DANCE
ENSEMBLE "PILORIGI", GYANITSA,
Greece
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The
group has 6 musicians and 18 female and 20 male dancers which participated
in countless International Folk Dance Festivals:
The Foundation
date from 1965. Dancers are between 16-25 years old. The director of
group is Enver Keskin.
GEHEM generally comes from university students who making a program about one
hour.
The troupe
performs folk dances from Turkey's different regions:
GAZANTEP :Dance from south part of Turkey. The dancers are full of excitement
and movements. SILIFKE
:The most representative dancers of this town in the Mediteranean region of Southern
Anatolia, are the 'Spoon' dancers.AKCAABAT
:Black Sea Dances. Dances from north part of Turkey.
BURSA :Swords and shield dance.
INSTRUMENTS
:The troupe has 6 musicians. Traditional instruments are Zurna,Davul,
Kemence, Darbuka, Saz, Kanun. |
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The participants in the group are
skilled and experienced in Thai art performances.They promote Thai
Cultural Arts in Bangkok and perform it in welcoming honor guests
of BMA.
In the western symphony orchestra, the instruments are classified
in to families of Strings, Woodwinds, Brasses and Precessions. Thai
instruments
are classified according to the manner of playing, resulting in four
families of instruments - those which are "plucked ', "bowed ", "beaten "or "blown ".
Instruments can also be grouped in another way, into two main types:
the melodic instruments and the rhythmic instruments.
Performance of Social Welfare Department, BMA:
The Weaver` Dance, Rabam Thon Warachet, Rabam Taree Keepat, The Nail
Dance, Serng Sawing, Rabam Ron Rae, The Lotus Dance.
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Dance
group “Pilorigi” by Cultural center Pendaplatanos was founded in
1983 in Gyatnitsa – Greece with the aim to preserve and disseminate
the history, tempers and customs, music as well the dances of the
Greek nation. The group performs authentic folklore and actively
takes part in the cultural life of the town of Gyatnitsa and the
whole territory of Greece. |
FOLKLORE
DANCE ENSEMBLE "KALITECHNIKI STEGI PONDION VORIU
ELADOS", THESSALONIKI,
Greece |
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Folklore
dance group “Kalitechniki Stegi Pondion Voriu Elados” from Thessaloniki
– Greece was founded in 1981 by Greek people, living on the Black
sea shores in the area Pond – today Turkey. In the year 1922 they
move to Greece. The group performs authentic folklore and takes
part in the cultural life of Thessaloniki and in whole Greece,
for which it received many rewards. |
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FOLKLORE
ENSEMBLE "UMARINA" ,
Mordovia |
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ARMENIAN
FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE "GARABNER" from Plovdiv,
Bulgaria |
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FOLK
DANCE ENSEMBLE "VARNA", Varna, Bulgaria |
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During
its 44 years of existence VARNA folk dance ensemble established
itself as a major cultural institution in Bulgaria of proven contribution
to the finding, staging and promotion of folk heritage. Chief art
manager of the ensemble is Mr. Julian Stanev, orchestra conductor
is Mr. Stoyan Parushev. The performing art of the ensemble inevitably
evokes spontaneous enthusiastic applause with its solo concerts
and participation in the celebrations of anniversaries and events
related to the rich spiritual history of the Bulgarian people.
The ensemble has in its history over 1200 concerts in front of
more than 700000 spectators in 25 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa
and America and has recorded for the televisions of Bulgaria, France,
England, Germany, Brazil, Belgium and Norway. |
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“Umarina” was established in the year 1940 and became one of the
most pronounced representatives of the Mordovian musical and choreographic
art. Since its establishment until today the ensemble wins fame
not only in the country, but also outside of its frontiers. Thanks
to its original and peculiar performances the group impresses the
public and wins the hearts of the people.
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Armenian
dance group “Garabner” by the Union for Culture and Education “Erevan”
from Plovdiv was established in the year 2001. The group has participated
with its concert program in towns as Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas, Varna,
Haskovo and its last performance was on the First Armenian Dance
Festival in the town of Stara Zagora, where for a splendid participation
they were honored by a Diploma of the festival. |
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CHILDREN'S-JUVENILE
FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE
"BULGARCHE", Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria |
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ENSEMBLE 'SIDER VOIVODA', GORNA ORIAHOVITSA, Bulgaria |
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FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE "SOFIA-6", Sofia, Bulgaria |
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