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

Organizer:
Marius Ursu - Choreographer of Doina Timisului Folklore Ensemble
Bv. Tinereþii nr. 9 • 300180 Timiºoara ROMANIA
Tel. + 40.256.496.711
Fax. + 40.256.496.710

Under the title of `In the new century with dances songs and love!` in the village of Ravda, near Bourgas, will be organized a camp - festival for children, dealing with folklore - dancers, musicians, and singers.
98 Euro per pax (person) - festival fee + meal + transport and security

Contacts:
Bulgaria, Sofia 1231,
Nadejda, 75 Dnepar Str.
Tel/Fax:+359 2 963 06 10
+359 887 304 715 - Vania Peshkova for contact in Russian
+359 887 245 395 - Aneta Grozdeva for contact in English

In the festival will participate groups from a great number of countries: Belgium, Spain, Czech Republic, Russia (Yakutia and Moscow), Serbia, Macedonia, Turkey, India, Peru, Vietnam.

Contacts: Sofia 1618, 68 Sovorov, Vitosha Cultural Center
tel,fax: 02 955 9313

International Workshop for Traditional Balkan Dances and Music.
Bulgarian, Romanian and Macedonian folk dances.
Traditional musical instruments - gaida, kaval, gadoulka, tamboura, tapan, taragot, accordion.
Bulgarian folk singing and Bulgarian language.

For contacts:
Emil Genov
Tel: + 359 2 8322010

Contact:
1700 Sofia, p.b.131
Office: 1463 Sofia
Bulgaria Sqr, National Palace of Culture, PRONO
14fl., office 12-15
tel. 003592/ 9631013, 8650137, 9166548
fax 003592/ 9631013

It is a traditional match-making festival where villagers in traditional costume walk up to the mountain plateau for dancing, feasting and choosing a mate.

The fair usually takes place on the Sunday before 20th of July on the flat top of Mount Gaina(roughly 33km west of Campeni) near the village of Avram Iancu . It is the largest festival in the region. The most famous performeres of traditional Romanian music, as well as local dance ensembles, come to celebrate.

Teaching Folk dances at Stockton Folk Dance Camp

Dancing teachers:
Yves Moreau - Bulgarian
Lee Otterholt - Balkan
Cristian Florescu - Romanian

Contact Info:
Bruce Mitchell, Director
Stockton Folk Dance Camp
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211