Monday, January 18, 2010

Madison, WI, Folkball 2010 Jan 22-24

Folkball 2010

Received from Michael:
You and your party-hearty friends are invited
to enjoy Madison's 22nd annual
FOLK BALL FESTIVAL
January 22-24, 2010
Memorial Union (800 Langdon Street, Madison WI)
featuring ERIK BENDIX, DANIEL SANDU, & SANI RIFATI

Miraculously funded by your generous voluntary donations --
make one full-weekend contribution at Info Table in Great Hall
or donate at Info Table for each event you attend, but do what
you can to keep Folk Ball an open, free-flowing celebration!
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Friday Night Dance Parties -- three of them!
INTERNATIONAL DANCE: Great Hall (4th floor) 8:00-midnight.
CAJUN STRANGERS -- Madison's award-winning Cajun crew
DO ZORE -- Milwaukee's New Generation Folkdance Band!
YID VICIOUS -- Virtuous Klezmer (Yiddish) - Madison
CONTRA DANCE: Tripp Commons (2nd floor east)
7:30-8:00 instruction, dancing 8:00-11:00 or later if you like...
Calling by Roger Diggle, Music by Amy McFarland, Maria Terres &
friends.
Info: Carol carolormand@yahoo.com / 608-213-1618.
Suggested donation $7.
HUNGARIAN TANCHAZ (village-style "dance-house")
Beefeaters Room (3rd floor east)
8:00pm -- music by SZASZKA (traditional string band)
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Saturday Folk Arts Workshops
10-noon Great Hall GREEK FOLKDANCE -- Erik Bendix
10-noon Tripp Commons BHANGRA DANCE (E. Indian) -- Jay Singh
12-1pm Beefeaters Rm Brownbag Lunch /Culture Corner -- Sani & Michael
1-3pm Great Hall ROMANIAN DANCE -- Daniel Sandu
1-3pm Tripp Commons BALKAN ROMANI (Gypsy) FOLKDANCE -- Sani Rifati
1-3pm Old Madison Rm BULGARIAN & CELTIC SINGING
-- Tri Bratovchedki & Navan
1-3pm Beefeaters Rm STORYTELLING "Tell-Around" -- Reid Miller
3-5pm Great Hall BULGARIAN FOLKDANCE -- Erik Bendix
3-5pm Tripp Commons ROMANIAN DANCE -- Daniel Sandu
3-5pm Beefeaters Rm DRUMMING STYLES -- collect & trade 'em!
Hicham Lachgar - Moroccan Sani Rifati - Balkan Romani Elmore
Lawson - W.African
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Saturday BUFFET DINNER - serving at 5:00 in the Union
(Inn Wisconsin Room - 2nd floor east)
Lasagna (meat or vegetarian), salad, Italian squash medley,
bread sticks, cookies, coffee/tea/milk/soda.water.
Per person $17.50. Reservations required -- accepted thru Sunday, Jan.17.
Contact Joan jbraune@sbcglobal.net / 608-242-1168
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The Legendary FOLK BALL DANCE PARTY (Great Hall)
Saturday 7:00pm-1:00am
Music By:
VESELIYKA -- Village-Style Balkan Band - Madison & Lovech
ORKESTAR BEZ IME -- IFD Band from Twin Cities ("The Rogarians")
REPTILE PALACE ORCHESTRA -- High-Octane Eclectic Ethnic (Madison Island)
SLOBODA -- Milwaukee's Full-Spectrum Ethnic Sound
Early Evening Performances to include:
CASHEL DENNEHY School of Irish Dance
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Sunday Workshops / Reviews in Great Hall
10:00am - 3:00pm
GREEK & BULGARIAN -- ErikBendix
ROMANIAN -- Daniel Sandu
BALKAN ROMANI -- Sani Rifati
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Visit Joan Amsterdam's FOLKSTUFF SHOP in Great Hall anytime Saturday!
To offer or ask crash space: Tami 608-274-3132 tjdettin@yahoo.com
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Presented by Madison Folk Dance Club.
Sponsored by Department of Slavic Languages, College of Letters & Science.
Welcomed by WORT 89.9FM Community-Sponsored Radio.
Folk Ball website: http://www.plantpath.wisc.edu/~tdd/folkball.html
for workshop details, schedule updates, lodging information, and such.
Further Info: Michael 608-241-3655 mk@mailbag.com

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