The International Summer Folklore Academy - Nestia
Folkore Center will take part for the third time this year and the different groups will be divided as follwos:
Kindergardens: 1-10 June 2004 /first shif/
Kindergardens: 10-20 June 2004 /second shift/
20-30 June 2004 Third shift
1-10 July 2004 Forth shift
10-20 July 2004 Fifth shift
20-30 July 2004 Sixth shift
1-10 August 2004 Seventh shift
10-20 August 2004 Eighth shift
20-30 August 2004 Ninth shift


For contacts: Hristo Stankov
Tel: + 359 2 981 1367

Concerts, seminars, and exhibitions of musical instruments from around the world.

Concerts:
16.06 Classical Ottoman Music, Turkey
07.07 Mehmet Erenler - Saz Grubu , Turkey, Greece
28.07 «Letter from Istanbul», Derya Turkan - Sokratis Sinopoulos, Τurkey, Greece
Seminars:
10-16.6 Ud by Νecati Çelik and ney by Omer Erdoğdular
1-7.07 Saz by Mehmet Erenler
22-29.07 Kemençe by Derya Turkan and Sokratis Sinopoulos
12-17.09 Gadoulka Seminar, Georgi Petrov, Bulgaria

Contacts:
Choudetsi Pediados
70 100, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Tel: (+30) 280 741 027

At the coutryard of the cathedral of Naoussa Paros

Michalis Theodorakos (vice-president), Katerina Sifneou(secretary general)
tel/fax: 0030 22840 52971

Macedonian Folk Dance Seminar with Sasko Anastasov and Zlatko Stojcevski and Igor Bocvarov - accordion.

Registration and Information:

GERMANY
Margarethe Mahkorn-Kotansky
Marbachstr. 2
81369 Munich, Germany
Tel.: 089 7 606 444, fax: 089 7 601 941
mkotansky@aol.com

FRANCE
Daniele Spasic
tel.: +33 6 19 57 11 18
spasicd@aol.com

MACEDONIA
Sasko Anastasov
Krste Misirkov 15
Veles, Macedonia
tel.: +389 70 67 11 18
anastasovs@yahoo.com

Folk Dance Seminar for Serbian and Bulgarian folk dances, Serbian folk singing.
Tours:
Visit to monastery, tour of the old village of Sirogojno, visit and participation in the famous trumpet festival (Zlatna Truba Dragaceva) of Guca.

For more information:
Francoise Djokovic

Workshop for Serbian dances with Vladimir Tanasijevic and Sasha Smrekic - accordeon.
Bulgarian dances with Boris Dimitrov.

For contacts:
Francoise Djokovic

16th International seminar Greek dances with various teachers, originating from the Greek region taught (Macedonia, Pondos, Crete, Thraki, ...)and respectuous of their traditions. Organized by Yannis Konstantinou.

Phone in France : MARYSE + 33 1 53 56 52 21 work - + 33 1 46 27 92 04 home

YANNIS in Greece : + 30 210 99 46 227 - Fax. + 30 210 00 45 900

M. Pardali (URGENTLY)

A week-long celebration of traditional music and dance with over 300 performers from around the world.
It's the largest independent music festival in the UK and one of the North-East's premier summer events. There's FREE entertainment in the market square all day and great-value shows in the Playhouse theatre most evenings. With first-class accomodation and food, and plenty of other attractions in the area, Alnwick Festival is perfect for a day or weekend break.

Every year the festival receives folklore groups from all over the world to perform there. The festival is not a commercial festival but a festival that brings young people together to play music and dance. There are every year thousand and thousand people to see the performances. There is the biggest folklore mart in the world, where people and groups have the opportunity to sale arts.

Contacts:
ABrasFestFolk
Mr. Regis Bastian - Director
Rua Augusto Gärtner, 294
Imigrante – RS – Brasil
95885-000
Fax : 00 55 51 3754 1002 (Office)
Tel : 00 55 51 3754 1579 + 00 55 51 3754 1561 (Office)