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FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE RADUGA
People’s Dance Ensemble “RADUGA” was created in 1956. It represents the traditional dances of various regions in Belarus. These dances follow different circumstances in people’s lives (local holidays, games, labour). Colour, originality, temper – all this can be found in the group’s repertoire. The festive atmosphere and delicate lyricism enchants the audience when the young girls sing and dance in a ring, representing wreaths of wildflowers. The audience in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Republic of Karelia (Russia), Moldavia and in Baltic countries are acquainted with the ensemble. The group has also performed in Belarus, Poland, Germany, Norway, Egypt, U.K., Nicaragua, Spain, Portugal and Italy. |
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BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE LA PAZ - BAFOPAZ
The Folk Ballet of La Paz is a private institution, founded in 2006 dedicated to the research and production of traditional dances of Bolivia. Despite its short career, it has travelled through several cities in Bolivia and abroad. Due to its rich choreography it was considered the best Youth Ballet by the Municipal Council of La Paz.
In addition, through the theoretical and practical knowledge of Bolivian dances, the group aims to address issues such as cultural diversity, traditions, customs, rituals, etc. so that the knowledge of other cultures allows a better understanding and identification, calling young people to the national reality, being an educational way that contributes to the education for life. |
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NATIONAL FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE “SELENGA”
The group Selenga was founded in 1992. They come from the city of Ulan-Ude, about 5 000 Km from Moscow. Buryatia borders Mongolia and China which influences their culture greatly. The name of the group comes from the River Selenge the biggest river of Buryatia Republic, that ends in the sacred Baikal lake, the deepest fresh water lake in the world. The dances represent the people from northern Russia, Evinki region, Korvak and Mongolia. Since 1995, the grooup has participated in festivals in, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Koreia, Iraq, Italy, Portugal, Spain and USA. |
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BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE TEMUCO
BAFOTE
The Folk Ballet of Temuco was created in 1992, making an average of 50 annual performances, although some years exceed the 100 performances. The group always gets great reviews from critics. It has been virtually in every city in its country and annually hosts a Gala at Temuco Theatre together with groups and artists of great national and international prestige. The group participates constantly in several programs on national television with international diffusion. At international level it has participated five times in Algeria with groups from 18 countries and was considered one of the top two groups of the events. It participated in festivals in Spain, Belgium, Portugal, France, Italy and Peru.
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AGRUPACIÓN ARTÍSTICA DANZAR
The Agrupación Artística DANZAR from Cali – Colombia - was founded in 2000 with the aim of promoting cultural research among young people and promote the folk culture of their country at national and international levels. In order to enrich their knowledge, they develop practical and theoretical work identifying the different regions of their country and its huge repertoire, with the participation of experienced people with profound knowledge in this area. One of its major objectives is to defend the Colombian identity. Group with extensive experience, it has participated in major folk festivals across Colombia and in countries like France, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Peru, Venezuela and Portugal. |
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KOTTI AND CHOI SUN DANCE
KOTTI was created to represent the Korean Traditional Folklore in order to modernise it. AIl the elements of the group are members of the Pyeongsan SonoreumGut Shaman Rite of Hwanghae and YoungNam Chum. The members have a large experience in folklore - 10 to 30 years. The background of the group can help make its program rich and diversified covering both the West and Southeast Korean folklore. The musicians are professional and the dancers are all students from the University of Gongju Chungcheong – a Korean province. Kotti has performed in France, Turkey, Hungary, Serbia Portugal and Spain. |
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GRUPO ETNOGRÁFICO
RUSGA DE JOANE
The Ethnographic Group of Joane, seeks to demonstrate the beauty of the folklore of the Lower Minho region, through joy and elegance that characterizes it. The recovery and conservation of traditions are of utmost importance, such as acting out all the work involved in the preparation of flax, singing “Janeiras” (traditional songs sung in January), corn husking, grape harvesting and the participation and organization of Rural Fairs, where they recreate the ancient commerce sites. The group took the beauty of their traditions across borders: Israel, USA, Monaco, Switzerland, Germany, several times in France and Spain and in 2009 it participated in the International Festival of Terceira Island - Azores, organized by COFIT. |
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RANCHO FOLCLÓRICO CASA
POVO BARBEITA
Founded in 1959, it has completed 50 years of existence. It is internationally well known having participated in the world’s greatest CIOFF (International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts) folk festivals, it has been showing the Portuguese culture in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain, France, Holland, Hungary, Canary Islands, Italy, Switzerland, Andorra and Turkey. Since 1986 it organizes the FOLKMONCAO.
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GRUPO FOLCLÓRICO CASA
POVO BOLIQUEIME
The group was founded on June 10th, 1984. After many years of success at regional and national level, it stopped performing for a short period. In 2002, the group was reborn and returned to being one of the great prides of the people from Algarve.
It features costumes of the engaged couple, peasants, wealthy, religious, marriageable young women, rural work and housework.
The group has participated from the North to the South of Portugal in Folklore Festivals and it also participated in the IV World Peace Games in Morocco, Fes, Meknes and Ifrane.
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FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE STANICA
The ensemble STANICA was created in 1990. The repertoire is based on national dancing traditions of the Kuban Cossacks, descendants of the Zaporozhe Cossacks who have moved to Kuban at the time of Empress Catherine. Kuban is located in the Caucasian mountains. The group participated in several festivals in its region and nearby cities. Considering historical realities, the culture of the Kuban Cossacks has incorporated Ukrainian, Russian and North Caucasian cultures. Now, the uniform set of its music and dancing STANICA is one of the best creative groups of Kuban region. The group has more than 250 people aged 7- 26. It has introduced Russia in the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Turkey, France, Spain and Portugal. |
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BALLET BALLAFON
BALAFON is an Artistic group created in 1981. It has 60 artists, professionals and polyvalent. Its show is based on voodoo rituals, seductive dances, theatre based on sorcery, supported by the rhythm of the drums measuring 3 meters height that can only be found in the convent of "Hebiesso" the evil and powerful Thunder god. In Togo, BALAFON has participated in several official and private cultural and Artistic activities. The recognition of BALAFON was in the years 1995 and 1996 in a French TV programme called «Le monde est à vous" by Jacques Martin on France 2 TV.
BALAFON has been representing TOGO with great success in several Folklore Festivals around the world: France – Germany - Poland - Belgium - Holland Spain – Portugal. |
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