International Folklore Academy `Nestia-Black sea 2005` is organized by Folklore Centre Nestia.
It is a kind of summer school, where the participants will learn music and folklor dances.
In the IFA can take part: folklore ensembles; dancing and vocal groups; soloists and instrumentalists; visiting ensembles and groups 25 years old. In this event can take part players from the others art genres too.

Education, Festival, Competition, Concert, Entertainment

Applications for participation and detailed information
tel./fax: +359 2 981 13 67; 981 9838

For the 8th year, admirers of the Balkan folklore will come to learn more about the customs, the culture and the traditions of the Balkans and the beauty of Bulgaria.

The Seminar this year will be held in the town-resort of Bankya (15km away from Sofia city), at Zheravna Hotel. It is planned a two-day trip to the famous Koprivshtitsa Folklore Festival (6-7 of August).

The workshop includes classes on:
Bulgarian and Macedonian dances,
Bulgarian folk singing,
Different Bulgarian folk insruments and
Bulgarian language

with Vladimir TANASIJEVIC and Sasa SMREKIC

This year are included new courses for musicians: violin, accordion, gaida, kaval, tapan.
Also one day participation at the famous brass-band Festival of GUCA.
Accomodation is in comfortable traditional houses, fullboard, all included.

For contact:
Francoise DJOKOVIC

All folk dance ensembles are invited.

Contacts:
The Festival is supported by FEBRARP - Brazilian Federation for Folk Arts

Rua Augusto Gartner, 294
Imigrante - RS - Brasil
95885-000
Tel: 00 55 51 3754 1561; 00 55 51 3754 15 79
Mobile: 00 55 51 98030362
Fax: 00 55 51 3754 1002

Dances and songs from Macedonia
with Vlade Janevski, dance teacher,
and Rodna Velickovska, singing teacher

Beginners and advanced dancers are welcome!

Fees:
All included 520 Euro for double room & seminars and excursions (without travelling expenses) Seminars 300 Euro, incl. dancing and singing workshops and 2 excursions (1 by boat, 1 by bus) with tourist guide. For accompanying adults 50 Euro, for children 30 Euro (for excursions and social programmes) Accommodation double room 20 Euro/night/per person for half-board 3 or 4 bed rooms for families; reduction for children up to 12 years: 30% (14 Euro/night) single rooms: additional charge of 10 Euro/night

Registration as soon as possible.

National contact persons:
in Sweden, the Netherlands + Belgium: M. Milic, +31-22 92 34 609
in France, Spain + Italy: Ivan Djokovic, +33 - 66 191 734 1
in the United Kingdom: Janet and John, +44 - 124 32 65 010
in Switzerland + Germany: I. Rizevski, +41 - 44 912 37 08

18 - 20 foreign Folklore groups can participate in the festival.
Open Air festival with about 650 participants and about 35000 visitors
Yearly organised festival in week 31.

Led by Laura Shannon, Peter Vallance, and Neda, Mitra and Lyubimka Bisserov

You will spend a really unforgettable time enjoying the hospitality of Bulgarian people and will be moved by the beautiful nature and ancient traditions of Bulgarian village life. As well as singing and dancing lessons, we will visit sacred sites all over Bulgaria, join one or two Folk Festivals and enjoy life together with local people.

The 9th National Sabor (Festival) of Bulgarian Folklore Art is organized by the Ministry of Culture and Koprivshtitsa Municipality, with the cooperation of the District Administration of Sofia District, Bulgarian National Television, Bulgarian National Radio, and other Ministries, departments and organizations.

The National Sabor in Koprivshtitsa, most closely connected with the movement for preserving and promoting the Bulgarian folklore, will be held on 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th of August 2005.

In the area of Voyvodenets one will be able to see the variety of genres and extraordinary richness of Bulgarian folklore heritage. This year will be the first time to be presented the Bulgarian traditional trades and their original products.

At the festival will take part singers players, dancers, legend-tellers, instrumentalists, vocal groups, dance groups, and folklore customs groups, all of them performing authentic Bulgarian folklore.

This festival is organized for about 10 000 performers of Bulgarian authentic folklore, not only Bulgariaan citizens, but also Bulgarians living abroad, as well as foreign performers of Bulgarian folklore.

Seminar GREEK traditional DANCES organised by Yannis KONSTANTINOU.

All parts of Greece are represented by teachers originating from the the region taught and respectuous of their traditions (Thrace, Minor Asia, Macedonia, Epirus, Pondos, ...). Musicians, participation to local events, ..

Contact:
Tel. France + 33 (0) 1 46 27 92 04
Tel. Athens + 30 210 99 46 227
em : yankost@otenet.gr
em : maryse.fabre3@wanadoo.fr
FABRE Maryse - n° 2, rue COYSEVOX - 75018 PARIS