Culture is a bridge that removes the boundaries and differentiations between nations. Istanbul and Turkey, which have been home for the many various civilizations for thousands of years, are known with their virtue of the unique geographical positions as a bridge between Asia and Europe.

Address: 19 MAYIS MAHALLESÝ ÞEMSETTÝN GÜNALTAY CADDESÝ EKÝNCÝLER APT. NO:156/7
KAZASKER / ERENKÖY / ÝSTANBUL / TÜRKÝYE
Tel: 00 90 216 416 49 83
Fax: 00 90 216 416 18 83

International Folklore Festival - Primorsko 2004
Eurograde LTD organizes it for third time in town Primorsko with the co-operation of municipality Primorsko and Bulgarian Folklore Association

Tel.: +359 2 980 60 76
Fax: +359 2 987 46 64

The Balkan Music & Dance Workshops offer a unique opportunity for you to join in a celebration of music, dance and traditions—an enjoyable learning experience in an informal and supportive atmosphere.

Beginners with no previous knowledge are welcome!

Folklore des 5 continents
AMERIQUE:Argentine
AFRIQUE:Etiopie
OCEANIE:Iles Coock
ASIE:République du Tchoukotka
EUROPE:Allemagne - Bulgarie - Grèce - Italie - Lituanie - Pologne - Slovaquie - Hollande - Ecosse - France

The International Folkore Festival `Kiten 200` will take part at the sea reasort village Kiten.

For contacts:
Folklore Center Nestia
Tel: +359 2 981 1367

The International Order of Aging But Still Game Folkdancers invite you to join us for Monthly Balkan Folkdancing

A revival of 70's style folkdancing, Balkan with some international, Requests to recorded music

8:00pm to 11:00pm
$6.00

Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Avenue (near Gilman St.)
Berkeley, CA 94702

Future dates (on Wednesdays): September 22

Julie Cole 510-524-2193
Azad Krikorian 510-523-2652

An Evening of Live Music and Dance from the Near East and Balkans. At 8pm-11pm, Oakland Box Theatre, 1928 Telegraph Ave

The evening will include amazing dance and music performances by a variety of Bay area artists, featuring:

Rachel Brice - Tribal Fusion bellydance
Kimberly Fournier, Middle Eastern dance
Kamala Devam - Indian dance
Elizabeth Strong - Turkish Gypsy and Middle Eastern dance
Holly Shaw - Flamenco

Balkan dance grooves will be bestowed by the incredible Brass Menagerie Balkan Brass Band.

One idea and one Achille Marini dream, realized with the first edition in 1998, animated and determined to realize this binding demonstration with only one and big wish:
see every year, assembled under one only flag, many earth peoples cultures and their artistic expressions in the most varied forms. Free from nationalism and prejudices.
It is a big holiday, in which the competition becomes secondary at a moment of meeting and comparison among many different national cultural traditions and artistic inheritances.
(1520 artists in the 1998, 1534 in the 1999, 2559 in the 2000, 3.360 in the 2001, 3.849 in the 2002, 3661 in the 2003).

Contacts:
Via Umberto I - 54013 FIVIZZANO (MS)
Tel. +39 585 948084 - 942153 - 942151 - 92251
Fax +39 585 92241

The annual festival for author songs will be held in the town of Bansko. The competitors' songs, however, must be close to the Pirin folklore melodies, a new trend in the music life of the country.

For the first time this year in the festival will participate performers from the Balkan countries - Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey.

At the competition will be presented 26 author songs (chosen from 250). They are all written particularly for the festival and will be performed in Bulgarian language.

The concerts start at 8.30pm every night at the stadium `St Peter`- Bansko. Tickets can be found at `Nikola Vaptsarov` sqr., free for children uder 14.

Songs, dances and music in the Rhodope Mountains. Bulgarian groups, performers and Ensembles will come to Rozhen (in the Smolyan Region of Bulgaria).

tel: +359 0301 36154