Folk Ball Jan 29-31 Madison, Wisconsin

Received from Michael:

WHAT:  Folk Ball Festival
WHEN:  January 29-31, 2016
WHERE: Union South
        1308 W Dayton St / Madison WI 53715
   Note NOVEL LOCATION, due to renovation
        of usual venue Memorial Union.

SOME FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS (full schedule in early January)
   Southern Balkan Romani Dance Workshop with Carol Silverman & Alex Markovic
     -- cocek dances with gender-appropriate styling
   Serbian & Greek dance workshops with Alex Markovic
   Yiddish (E.European Jewish) dance workshops with Steve Weintraub
   Singing workshop (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romani) with Carol Silverman
   Legenyes dance workshop with Dan Talmo
   Campus talk (Fri. afternoon) & Brownbag Lunch talk (Sat.noon) by
Carol Silverman
   New Romanian band from Twin Cities (Katrina Mundinger on taragot!)
adds spice
      to the Saturday party lineup
   Balkan Bazaar, vendor of fabulous folk merchandise, open for business

FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE PARTIES (Jan.29)
  -- INT'L DANCE PARTY in Varsity Hall ballroom 7:30pm-12:30am
       INTEMPERANCE COLLECTIVE -- Madison's IFD commune
       YID VICIOUS -- Virtuous Klezmer Crew (Yiddish via Madison)
       REPTILE PALACE ORCHESTRA -- High-Octane Eclectic Ethnic
       DO ZORE -- The Milwaukee Sound from a New Generation
  -- CONTRA DANCE
       instruction 7:30-8:00pm
       dance 8:00-11:00pm [musicians & caller TBA]
       CONTRA LOCATION:
         The Crossing (1127 Univ.Ave) -- Blakeman Hall downstairs
         Please bring DANCING SHOES for the Contra --
           help us keep it clean on the dance floor. Thanks!

THE LEGENDARY FOLK BALL DANCE PARTY (Saturday,Jan.30)
  Varsity Hall ballroom of Union South -- 7:00pm - 1:00am
    SIMBRA OILOR -- Brand-New Romanian band from Minneapolis!
    ORKESTAR BEZ IME -- Flagship IFD band of the Twin Cities
    SLOBODA     -- Milwaukee's Full-Spectrum Ethnic Sound
    VESELIYKA   -- traditional Bulgarian folk orchestra (Madison)

WORKSHOP REVIEW (Sun.,Jan.31)
  Review of dances from Sat. workshops by Silverman, Markovic, & Weintraub
  10:30am - 12:30pm in Northwoods Room (Union South)

SPECIAL GUESTS
  Carol Silverman
   - researcher, teacher, performer, author, educational activist
   - award-winning professor of cultural anthropology & folklore, focus
       on Balkan folkore, ethnography, & human rights issues of Roma
   - teacher of Balkan singing around the world
   - author of prize-winning book Romani Routes: Cultural Politics and
         Balkan Music in Diaspora
  Alex Markovic -- Southern Balkan Dance (Romani, Serbian, Greek)
  Steve Weintraub -- our favorite Yiddish (Eastern European Jewish)
       dance instructor and a Folk Ball veteran

THE MONEY: Folk Ball is funded solely by your GENEROUS DONATIONS.
  Come and go as you please, but do bring CASH, bring your CHECKBOOK,
  bring your FRIENDS! Make a single full-weekend contribution at Info
  Table in Varsity Hall (checks to "Madison Folk Dance Club") or donate
  at each event you attend, but DO YOUR PART to keep Folk Ball an open,
  free-flowing celebration. THANKS!
SUGGESTED DONATIONS: Workshop $15, Party $30, Weekend $100

WEBSITE:    www.madfolkball.org
QUESTIONS: Michael 608-241-3655 / mk@mailbag.com

Presented by Wisconsin Folk Arts Assoc. & Madison Folk Dance Club
Co-sponsored by Department of Slavic Languages & Literature
Welcomed by WORT 89.9FM Community-Sponsored Radio