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

Up to 300 dancers perform in a variety of venues. From the Opening Ceremonies, through the Parade, the Street Festival, Youth Culture Classes, Adult Dance Classes, Performances, and other ceremonies it is not unusual to see dancing, singing, and laughter filling the streets.
The goal of the festival is to have a cultural exchange between the community and countries of the world.

Contact and Ticket information:
Phone: (208)-356-5700
Toll Free: 888-INFO 880

SIVO - International Folklore Dance Festival (20th edition) with participation of Argentina, England, France, Ghana, Italy, Latvia,Macedonia, Mexico, Moldavia, Ukrain, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, Turkey, Czech Republic, USA, Belarusse, Southern Korea,

In the Festival will participate folklore groups from Bulgaria, Slovenia, Mwxico, Turkey, Serbia, Hungary, Greece, etc.
Any group for authentic folklore is invited.
For more information about participating and applying conditions contact the organizers:
Culture center: 03543/ 327
Municipality: 03543/ 221, 222

Contact:
9000 Varna, 43 Osmi Primorski Polk
tel. 00359 52 225 775
fax 00359 52 601 909

This interesting festival takes place during the month of August in the capital of Lefkada and consists in various events with traditional dances and songs coming from all over the world.

Groups participating in the festival:
Izvorche Folklore Ensamble (Bulgaria)
Haruna (Japan)
Ekin Folklor Genklik Spor Dernegi (Turkey)
Lola (Serbia)
Cultural Society of Imathia (Greece)
Liceum of Greek Women (Katerini, Greece)
Abdalla Bitar (Syria)
Sint Sebastiansgilde Westerlo (Belgium)
Male Slowianki (Poland)
Cherkessia (Russia)
Vecchia Girgenti (Italy)
Cultural Society of Larissa (Greece)
Cultural Society of Pindos (Greece)
Cultural Society of Pontion (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Sonechko (Ukraine)
Academic Folk Chorus named after Tzitovic (Belarus)

Every second year Borsele presents an International Folkdance Festival, with dance- and folkloristic groups from different countries. The week of the festival is during the summer holidays.
Foreign and native groups are invited.

Contact address:
Stichting Volksdansfestival Borsele
Postbus 27
4450 AA Heinkenszand
The Netherlands
tel.+31 113 561680
fax.+31 113 561680

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