Pella is the center of the ancient Macedonian kingdom where one of the most famous Greeks born, Alexander the Great. Through the ages Pella was influenced of many different cultures (Roman, Byzantine, Gothic, Slavic, Ottoman and other) while in 1923 Greeks from around Balkans and Asia Minor established here.
This mosaic of different Greek cultures makes this part of Central Macedonia in the Northern Greece one of the most interesting places with reference to traditional dances and music in Greece.
In the villages around the town of Giannitsa we find a variety of Greek traditions: Macedonian, Pontian, Thracian, Vlach, Cappadocian, Western Asia Minor and other
During the ten days of "Pella Project" we will visit many villages to learn their tradition, listen their music, dance their dances and feast with the locals! Every morning Kyriakos Moisidis and local specialists will teach the dances of each specific village while in the evening the villagers will prepare for us a traditional festival with live music. On the top of this we will visit the most important archeological and other sites of the area
All land transportation relevant to and during the Pella Project will be for free.
Breakfast and dinner will be offered.
The hotel where we will stay at is the "Hotel Pella" (http://www.hotelpella.gr/).
Each participant will receive upon his arrival a packet with pertinent information regarding the dances, songs and customs to be presented as well as a music CD and
T-shirt with the seminar logo
First come first served

Festival Orchestra: Brass orchestras and ensembles, string orchestras and ensembles. Mixed orchestra, jazz bands and orchestras, vocal and instrumental ensembles

22. 7. 2016 Premysl Otakar II. Square, Ceske Budejovice
24. 7. 2016 Masaryk Square, Trebon
26. 7. 2016 Rimini

LIVE YOUR PASSION -DANCE- IN CRETE, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND OF MEDITTERANEAN SEA, LIVE WITH THE LOCALS EVERY NIGHT IN THE LOCAL FEASTS AS ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE TO VISIT BALOS LAGOON (REACHED ONLY BY BOAT), A TRADITIONAL CRETAN WEDDING AND THE FAMOUS PERFORMANCES OF "YAKINTHIA" AT ANOGIA.
DANCE TEACHERS:Mary Markaki, Apostolis Takis, Alexandros Karatzoglou, (...Thracian..?), and 3 local Cretan dancers in order to show us their own style per area (Kissamos, Rethymnon, Lassithi).
DANCE PROGRAM; Cretan dances + specific hours practicing the improvisation, Thessaly, Islands of Aegean + focus in Sporades and Ionion Sea, Macedonia & specifially Drama, Thrace and Asia Minor.
JOIN US IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DANCE SEMINAR....

REGISTER BEFORE END OF MAY AS CRETE IS THE MOST POPULAR SUMMER DESTINATION AND YOU SHOULD BOOK FLIGHTS AND RESERVE ROOMS.

Macedonian Pearl Folk Seminar
25 July - 3 th August 2016
Berovo - Macedonia .
Highlight : Festival in village VLADIMIROVO 31 July 1&2 August with famous musician brass bands ,singers & dancers.
Welcome to Macedonia to all world wide. NEW : Every day group class for the musicians .

Macedonian Pearl Folk Seminar
25 July - 3 th August 2016
Berovo - Macedonia . Highlight : Festival in village VLADIMIROVO 31 July 1&2 August with famous musician brass bands ,singers & dancers.
Welcome to Macedonia to all.... world wide.
www.macedonianfolk.com