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May Folknotes
Posted On 07/20/2009 14:10:32 by gevork


The question arises: why do people Morris Dance? The reasons for the tradition are well documented – welcome in the spring and facilitate fertility of the earth and the creatures living here. The history of Morris dancing becomes somewhat obscure prior to the time of Shakespeare, though there are certainly indications of much earlier activity. In more agrarian times, fertility rites might have had greater urgency and relevance to survival, but one can speculate that Morri... Read More



Folk Dances of Kerala
Posted On 07/20/2009 13:29:55 by gevork


By Shikha Priyadarshini

Kerala is not just famous for its natural extravaganza in the form of beaches, valley and backwaters, but also for its literacy level and for preserving its traditional art and culture. Its uniqueness can be seen in the classical music and dance forms, the colorful costumes, the ballads, theatre, tribal dances and Folk art forms. Even the crafts, wood-work and wall paintings are also preserving the skilled art forms of Kerala.

Kerala has almost f... Read More



Georgian Youth Folkloric Ballet "Egrisi"
Posted On 01/09/2009 23:44:46 by egrisi


Georgian Youth Folkloric Ballet “Egrisi” was found on 13 March, 1995 in Tbilisi, Georgia 

The founder of the company: Vladimir Pilishvili, former leading soloist of the National Ballet Company of Iliko Sukhishvili. 

The Art leader and the Choreographer: George Pilishvili, a leading soloist of the State Folk Dance Group “Mamuli” of Ministry of Defense. 

Assistant: Ketevan Gogoladze.

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İzmir Folklore Association
Posted On 10/30/2008 16:38:25 by cordelius

The fascinating originality of the Turkish Folklore simply comes from a variety of extra-ordinary cultures which have been existing for thousands of years on Anatolia that has often been admitted as the crossroads of continents for different ethnic groups. The Turkish Folklore carries the characteristic of these cultures throughout centuries by means of the traditional features of the cultural heritage. And... Read More



DENİZLİ
Posted On 10/01/2008 19:44:06 by cordelius

Denizli is a province located in the south west of Turkey. İn this region’s dances and music we see the effects of neighbour provinces or regions. So the folkdances can be both slow and fast.

 

In this region the usual dance kind is “Zeybek”. The dances are generally performed in open s... Read More



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