International Folklore Festival Veliko Tarnovo

Foreign Ensembles
have taken part in the Festival:

-Representative of Egypt in Hungary at Szazhalonbtta festival at 2001
Some dances of the troupe are: Pharonic; Alexaldrial; The wheat; Hummer your Bread, Hania; Popular Instruments; The horse; O’High Palm – leaf stalks; Nubia; Clapping; Female Dancer with handkerchief; Petticoat; Semsemia; Artishns; Candlestick.

ASWAN FOLK TROUPE

More Than any other governorate of Egypt, Aswan is distinguished by its traditional customs and manners, Aswan, an international name in the field of tourism and ancient Egyptian monument, has a number of tribes each of which has its own customs and traditions. A unique tradition of Aswan, Nubian art, is considered an outcome of Egyptian and Sudanese cultures representing the northern and southern of the Nile Valley.
To protect and revive such folk traditions, the Aswan troupe was created to reflect this great heritage.

The troupe uses ancient musical insical instruments, which accompany the various dances.The troupe started its performances in October 1975, with a number of folk dances representing various customs and traditions of the region.
From October to May the troupe gives its performances at the Aswan Cultural palace. From May to July, the troupe tours the town and villages of the all Egypt.


Foreign Ensembles have taken part in the Festival:
EGYPT -EL-TANNOURA TROUPE FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE -BENI - SUEF TROUPE FOR FOLK DANCING -ASWAN FOLK TROUPE			ALBANIA, ARMENIAN FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, BURYATIYA, CANADA, CHINESE TAIPEI, CROATIA, COLUMBIA, COSTA RICA, DENMARK, EGYPT, GEORGIA, GREECE, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONEZIA, IRAN, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, LATVIA, MACEDONIA, MEXICO, MORDOVIA, NIGERIA, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SCOTLAND, SERBIA and MONTENEGRO, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, USA
EL-TANNOURA TROUPE FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE
		The historic origin of this troupe is in Cairo Al-Ghoury palace for cultural heritage-El-AZHAR. It was established in February 1988 in Al Ghoury palace for cultural heritage, which is, considered a specialized palace for reviving the artistic traditional forms that are threatened of becoming extinet. This troupe offers its performances all the year on Saturday and Wednesday. It also participated in all the national occasions in Egypt in and the program for the foreign cultural exchange and in the international festivals.The troupe has performed in Japan, USA, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland,France, China, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Maroco, Tunisia, Syria, Libanon, Jourdan and Yemen.All the members of the troupe have learned this art-form from their fathers and grandfathers.
BENI - SUEF TROUPE FOR FOLK DANCING
	The troupe had been established since 1995 and consists of 60 members among them a female and male dancer, popular musicians, singers and a choral. The troupe took part in various national festivals and got several prizes as: The Seventh and Ninth Ismaillia International Festival] -Representative of Egypt at three festivals in Bulgaria at 1998 -Representative of Egypt at three festivals in Spain at 1999 -Representative of Egypt in Greece at Xopotamos festival in Drama city at 2000
-Representative of Egypt in Hungary at Szazhalonbtta festival at 2001 Some dances of the troupe are: Pharonic; Alexaldrial; The wheat; Hummer your Bread, Hania; Popular Instruments; The horse; O’High Palm – leaf stalks; Nubia; Clapping; Female Dancer with handkerchief; Petticoat; Semsemia; Artishns; Candlestick.
ASWAN FOLK TROUPE
	More Than any other governorate of Egypt, Aswan is distinguished by its traditional customs and manners, Aswan, an international name in the field of tourism and ancient Egyptian monument, has a number of tribes each of which has its own customs and traditions. A unique tradition of Aswan, Nubian art, is considered an outcome of Egyptian and Sudanese cultures representing the northern and southern of the Nile Valley. To protect and revive such folk traditions, the Aswan troupe was created to reflect this great heritage.
The troupe uses ancient musical insical instruments, which accompany the various dances.The troupe started its performances in October 1975, with a number of folk dances representing various customs and traditions of the region. From October to May the troupe gives its performances at the Aswan Cultural palace. From May to July, the troupe tours the town and villages of the all Egypt.