ANATOLIAN FOLK GROUP. Izmir - Turquia

“Anatolian” dance group was founded by Mr. Arif Sonmez in 1992, and in their shows is presented the most important dance and Folklore Music from Turkey. They usually use traditional costumes and instruments and their main objective is to promote and arrange cultural meetings beyond confessions, languages and races. What is most important is to think about peace and friendship among the countries all over the world.

 

 

«DANZAS TEMERI» FROM GUANARE. Venezuela

“Temeri dances” was founded in December of 1982 and from then on has worked on the diffusion of the main values of Venezuelan culture. Dance promotion and formation is treated in two different ways: through the traditional dance, where the importance is given to the origins and the maintenance of identities. And through the contemporary dance, in which is given a more technique formation and the expression of the cultural values is shown by the movement. “Temeri” is the indigenous name to Portuguese Rio, and nowadays is formed by 100 children and teenagers. It is run by the Culture Ministry of Arts (IAEM and ICEP) and the director of the group is Tatiana Gomez Orozco, a great dancer. “Temeri dances” performs in agreement with the traditional dance and has participated in many festivals, always giving the best of tradition to the viewers.

TANOK. Rusia

The dance ensemble “Tanok” was founded in 1970. Nowadays the group consists of 100 dancers; three generation of dancers from 6 to 20 years old – children and grandchildren of firsts’ participants. This intergenerational continuity emphasizes vitality of traditional culture, folk dances and music. During these years the ensemble has participated in various international festivals in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Serbia, Poland, and the USA. Everywhere the ensemble has had great success. The repertoire includes Cossack dances and circle dances based on folklore of reach Krasnodar region (the Kuban) where children from Cossack families sing and dance from an early age. The group includes an orchestra of traditional instruments that has its own name “Barynia”. The children play balalaikas, button accordions, zhaleikas (zhaleika is a traditional Russian wind instrument), and various kinds of traditional percussion – clappers, spoons, and tambourines.

Escuela SHIYAN NAN SHAN , SHENZHEN-CHINA

The group is mainly formed by students of the school Nan shan shiyan, located in the south-east of China in Shenzhen. The school is well known because of the high level of artistic education that is given there. The repertoire is composed by dances, songs and music from China, while they use their typical instruments. The group shows a big happiness when it is given the chance to show their arts and culture all over the world.

 

 

GRUPO "FACIA" De Bobo Dioulasso, BURKINA FASO

FACIA association is formed by two groups, adults and children. It was born on September 2007 and is officially recognized in June 2008. The director and founder of the group is Coulibaly Inizo Jualian, Musician from Burkina Faso. “Ancestors’ signs” is what FACIA means. In Burkina, children are prepared to learn traditions, rituals and costumes (marriages, funerals, and baptisms), replacing adults. Children are who transmit the message and encourage the people of the town.

 

 

ERAIKI DANTZA TALDEA, Irun. PAYS BASQUE.

It was around 1978, when a young group from Behobia (Irun-Gipuzkoa), founded Eraiki Dantza Taldea (www.eraikdt.com), which from the very beginning tried to maintain alive Basque Countries’ folklore. Nowadays, the group consists of 150 participants between 5 year old children and adults. The folklore that Eraiki Dantza Taldea represents is based on the 7 counties which culturally made the Basque Country. The group have always tried to keep the legacy our ancestors gave us as pure as possible, giving importance to the traditional clothing of each county and also to each of the instruments played at the moment. In 1997, Eraiki Dantza Taldea decided to organize the 1st International Young Folklore Festival from Bidasoa (www.festivalfolklorebidasoa.com), which the most important aim was to make all the different cultures around the world known, being folklore the most important tool.

International festival in which the group has taken part:

• Jelenia Gora. Polonia (1989)
• Naoussa. Grecia (1990)
• Castellón. España (1996)
• Telsiai. Lituania (1997)
• Lodz. Polonia (1997)
• Tarragona. España (1997)
• Asturias. España (1998)
• Olot. España (1998)
• Rabat. Marruecos (1999)
• Jelenia Gora. Polonia (1999)
• Toledo. España (1999)
• Vilnius. Lituania (2000)
• Kazimbarzika. Hungría (2000)
• Nêuchatel. Suiza (2000)
• Cambo. Francia (2000)
• Zvolen. Eslovaquia (2001)
• Albacete. España (2003)
• Nova Prata . Brasil (2003)
• Galicia. España (2004)
• Zielona Gora. Polonia (2005)
• Elters/Thale. Alemania (2006)
• Estambul. Turquia (2007)
• 30 aniversario del grupo (2008)