Every year an International folkloristic dancefestival is organised in which many members of the "Boalserter Skotsploech" participate. The organisation has been placed with an independent foundation.
The festival will take place every last full week of june during the "Heamielfeesten" (harvestfeast).
Balkan Festival Workshops Zetten will be held from June 26 to June 29 in Social Cultural Centre, "de WANMOLEN", Schweitzerpark 2, Zetten (near Arnhem), The Netherlands.
PROGRAMME:
• The organizers will be present at 16:00 hours on Thursday June 26.
• After 16:00 hours the participants will be able to obtain their festival badges, set up their tents, etc.
• Thursday evening: BALKAN FEAST – DANCE FAVORITES OF THE PAST" Conducted by Helen van Bochove.
• The first lessons will start on Friday, June 27 at 09:30 o'clock. There will be continuous lessons the whole day on Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday until 14:30 hours.
• Friday and Saturday evening: Ball with the teachers and orchestra.
• Friday and Saturday night after the evening folk dance programmes, we shall meet, talk, sing and dance together until early in the morning at the Balkan Corner.
TEACHERS
DANCING-CLASSES
Ben Koopmanschap from Albania to Croatia
Dick v.d. Zwan Greek
Ersin Seyhan Turkish
Eddy Tijssen Bulgarian
Silviu Ciuciumiş Roumanian
SINGING-CLASSES
Hedwig Schoots Balkan
MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT
Orchestra SULTAN - Balkan Ball
Orchestra TREDIKI - Greek, Bulgarian
Seminar of traditional greek dances of the islands and Asia minor will be held during from Saturday afternoon, June 28 to Sunday morning, July 6, 2008
Seminar organized by Christiana KATSAROU (Ikaria and islands) with the participation of:
Christos THEOLOGOS (Asia Minor),
Apostolis MARIOLAS (Limnos) and
Efthimios EVANGELOU (Samos)
on the island of IKARIA, in the Aegean sea, Greece.