Bulgarian Kukeri

The following article, related to Bulgaria, costumes, textiles, traditions, and dancing, was included in a Piecework Magazine e-mail newsletter:

https://pieceworkmagazine.com/bulgarian-kukeri

Here's the National Geographic video that's at the end of the article:

Iliana Bozhanova Springfield IL Mon Oct 6, 2019

Received this notice from Springfield International Folk Dance:

Bulgarian Folk Dance Workshop with Iliana Bozhanova & Todor Yankov
Monday, October 7, 2019
7:00-9:00 PM
Hoogland Center for the Arts

Springfield, Il

 

This is a free event and all are welcome.

http://sifolkdancers.org/whats-new

Upcoming event list from EDC

Received from EDC:

Upcoming Events:

• Aug 23-25, 2019 - Taste of Greektown - Downtown Chicago
  
  
• Aug 30-Sep 2, 2019 - Taste of Polonia @ Copernicus Center in Chicago,  IL (Fr-Mo)
  
  
• Aug 30-Sep 1, 2019 - Taste of Serbia - St Basil of Ostrog Serbian Orthodox Church (Lake Forest, IL) (Sa-Su, 12noon-11pm)
  
  
• Sep 19-22 -Machol Merkaz - Israeli Dance Camp @ OSRUI (Oconomowoc, WI) (Th-Su)
  
  
• Sep 21 - 50 Year Anniversary Celebration of Racine Folk Dancing @ Preservation Hall in downtown Racine, WI (Sa)
  
  
• Sep 23 - EMNFD Bulgarian Dance Party @ Lake St Church (Evanston, IL) w/Bulgarika (Mo, 7:30pm)
  
  
• Sep 24 - Live Music Party with  Bulgarika  @ Milwaukee International Dancing @ Hart Park (Wauwatosa, WI) (Tu, 7:30)
  
  
• Sep 26 - Live Music Party with  Bulgarika  @ Madison International Dancing @ The Crossing (Madison, WI) (Th, 7:30)
  
  
• Sep 28 - Dance Party with live music of Bulgarika (Bulgarian Music) in  University City (St Louis), MO (Sa)
  
  

Reminder: View/Download the current EDC Schedule - Review the Midwest Regional Event Calendar

• www.ethnicdance.net/schedule/
• www.ethnicdance.net/calendar/

Ivan Dyakov at Balkanika Restaurant, Des Plaines, Mar 30, 2019

Tom alerted us to this event:

Bulgarian folk singer Ivan Dyakov (Lilyano Mome) will be performing Saturday, March 30 starting at 9:00. at Balkanika Resturant ,1414 E. Oakton, Des Plaines. Performance starts at 9:00, Tickets $25, reservations required.   (224) 567-8267 
https://www.facebook.com/events/2296212020403483/

EMNFD Bulgarika + MIchael Ginsburg Oct 1, 2018

Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancing has a special event coming up October 1:

SPECIAL LIVE MUSIC EVENT!

October 1, 2018

Bulgarika 

with special guest

Michael Ginsberg

Suggested donation for this event is $10

Lake Street & Chicago Avenue in Evanston, Illinois

(official address: 607 Lake Street, but enter through courtyard on Chicago Ave)

Nikolina Chakardakova & Nevrokopski, Fri May 18, Chicago

Tom tells us that Bulgarian vocalist Nikolina Chakardakova, member of Ensemble Pirin, will perform with Nevrokopski dance ensemble at the Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave. Chicago, IL, May 18, 8 PM

Extra workshops in March

In addition to the Balkanske Igre Spring Festival Mar 24-26, 2017 a couple of the teachers who will be in town for that festival will be doing additional workshops in the area:
Thursday, Mar 23, Fermilab will have teaching by Nina Kavardjikova:
http://orgs.fnal.gov/folkdance/
Monday, Mar 27, Evanston will have teaching by Ahmet Luleci
http://www.evanstonfolkdance.org/save-the-date

Fermilab Bulgarian workshop, Illiana Bozhanova, Sep 29, 2016

Bulgarian Dance Workshop with master teacher 
Iliana Bozhanova on tour from Bulgaria
and LIVE Music By Todor Yankov
Thursday, September 29, 2016
7:30—10 pm
Kuhn Village Barn
on the Fermilab site in Batavia, IL
suggested donation $10 adults/$5 students

More info: http://orgs.fnal.gov/folkdance/
http://orgs.fnal.gov/folkdance/Iliana2016-09-29Workshop.pdf

Bulgarian workshop, Thur Apr 21, Fermilab

Received from Mady

 Fermilab international folk dancing is looking forward to hosting Gergana Panova for a Bulgarian dance workshop on Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.  Gergana comes highly recommended as a teacher and scholar of Bulgarian folklore and we are pleased to host her for her only Chicagoland workshop appearance, at our usual location of Kuhn Barn on the Fermilab site.  Suggested donation for the workshop is $10 adults/ $5 students.  There is a printable flyer on the website which has a photo and more information about Gergana.

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World Village Music & Dance Camp, WV, Labor Day

Roo send info about this camp, at which she will be teaching, along with Cristian & Sonia, and Nikolay Tsvetkov:

http://www.dancingplanetproductions.com/dancecamp.htm

September 4-7, 2015
World Village Music & Dance Camp
International Folk Music & Dance
(formerly known as Buffalo on the Danube)

Timber Ridge Camp, High View, WV
 Labor Day Weekend, September 4-7, 2015

Dance Teachers
CRISTIAN FLORESCU AND SONIA DION (Romanian dance)
NIKOLAY TSVETKOV (Bulgarian dance)
ROO LESTER and HARRY KHAMIS (Scandinavian dance)

2014 Chicagoland Fall Ball Oct 17-18 with NIkolay Tsevtkov

Upcoming event info received from Paul:

EDC Chicagoland Fall Ball (Oct 17-18) - Nikolay Tsvetkov Workshop
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Friday:   Local Teachers & Dance Party
Saturday: Nikolay Tsvetkov Workshop / Pot Luck Dinner / Dance Party
All Events at Chicago Latvian Community Center  Pricing TBD.
Reservations required for Pot Luck Dinner.  Preliminary details at:
http://www.ethnicdance.net/downloads/20141018-nikolay-tsevtkov_v2.pdf

Presented by Ethnic Dance Chicago, Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers and BG Folk Club Verea

Sep 12-14 Harvest Moon Dance Fest + more upcoming events

We heard of several upcoming events from Mady :
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Thursday, Sept. 11 - Fermilab international folk dancing moves back to Kuhn Village Barn at Fermilab, and a preview of Cross Step Waltz is planned.

Friday - Sunday September 12 - 14  Harvest Moon Dance Weekend - featuring dance historian Susan de Guardiola teaching Cross-Step Waltz (Friday) and historical social dance (Saturday), at Fermilab's Barn, as well as a Waltz evening (Saturday) with live music by Martha Edwards and Jonathan Whitall; Regency dance and modern English country dance and more cross-step waltz at Oak Park's Nineteenth Century Club (Sunday)

Friday - Sunday Sept 26 - 28 Yves Moreau at Tapestry's Fall Weekend in Minneapolis (for lower rate sign up by Sept. 12)

Saturday Oct 18 - "Chicagoland Fall Ball" Bulgarian Dance workshop and party with Nikolay Tsvetkov at Ethnic Dance Chicago

Sunday, Oct. 19  Nikolay Tsvetkov, noted dancer, instructor, and choreography from Ensemble Pirin, teaches a guest workshop and master class hosted by Ensemble Balkanske Igre  (more info at balkanske_igre@yahoo.com
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Also, St Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, where we dance on Friday nights, is planning an October Fest the evening of  Saturday Oct 18, and we may be helping with some simple participation folk dancing there, stay tuned for further details when we find out more.

There's still just barely time to sign up for Oconomowoc Folk Dance Camp -- contrary to what some of the printed flyers say, the deadline for the early price is ***SEPT 3, 2014****, so better get hopping!
 

EMNFD: Bulgarika Live Music Mon Sep 15

Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancing is having an Bulgarian Folk Music and Dance Party with live music by Bulgarika
Monday, Sept 15, 2014
7:30-10:30 PM,
Lake Street & Chicago Avenue in Evanston
http://www.evanstonfolkdance.org/save-the-date

Looks like their Fall Regional Potluck is scheduled for Sat Nov 8, too.

soundcloud.com - tracks to listen to

In the process of getting the links for the previous post, with WBEZ's Worldview on soundcloud.com, I found other interesting stuff to listen to, for example:
https://soundcloud.com/evergreene/sets/balkan-arts-701-bulgarian-folk

Kristina Dimitrova + Orlin Goranov, Apr 20, River Forest, IL

http://www.horochicago.com/WP/orlin-goranov-i-kristina-dimitrova-na-20-april/chicago-web/

Kristina Dimitrova & Orlin Goranov
30 Years On Stage
7:00 pm April 30, 2013
Mother Guerin High School
8001 West Belmont Avenue.
River Grove, IL 60634
(W Belmont Ave. and N Cumberland Ave.)
Tickets $30 Advance, $30 at door, $15 kids 12-18, under 12 free
http://bgfocus.com/chicago-eng.html

Xopo Bulgarian Ensemble, Nov 17 NEIU, Chicago

Bulgarian Folk Dance Ensemble Horo - Gala-concert

 Na Megdana - Gala Concert of Folk Dance Ensemble Horo with guest-singer Dessy Dobreva and Temenuzka and Angel Zekovi - performers of Bulgarian folk music
November 17, 2012 - Saturday at 6:30 PM
Northeastern Illinois University Auditorium
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
USA

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/folklorni.festivali?filter=2

 

Bulgare folk group, May 18, 2012, Copernicus Theatre, Chicago

Bulgarian folk group “BULGARE”
“Bulgaria through the Centuries”
The history of a Bulgarian nation in dance
Friday May 18th , 2012, 9:00pm
Copernicus Foundation Theater
5216 W.Lawrence Ave
Chicago, IL 60630

For tickets: 

http://bg-chicago.com/concerts.html 

 

Jaap Leegwater teaching at Fermilab Apr 26 + May 3

Received from Mady:

Hi and happy Spring!

I have hot-off-the-press news of a special event coming up at Fermilab International Folk Dancing:

Jaap Leegwater, the well-known Dutch teacher of Bulgarian folk dance, will be making a visit to the Midwest and will do a special workshop at our group on Thursday, April 26, and follow up with a review session the following week, on Thursday, May 3.  We're very pleased and excited to have him for this unexpected appearance!

The workshop will be held at Fermilab's Village Barn, on the Fermilab site, starting at 7:30 p.m., both Thursdays.  We hope you can join us!

You can download a printable flyer about this at www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkdance/

In one other bit of late breaking news, I just heard that we can't use the Barn April 19 because of a lab function. So dancing will move to Ramsey Auditorium that evening.

Other folk dance events coming up include:

Saturday, April 21 - Sarah Falkoff teaching at the Appleton, WI workshop, potluck and party, with music by Orkestar Bez Ime  

Wednesday, April 25 - Oak Park/River Forest Folk Dacne Annual Potluck, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 515 Franklin, River Forest.

Friday, April 27 to Sunday, April 29 -  Paul Collins teaching at the  Indianapolis Folk Dance workshop.

Friday, May 4 to Sunday, May 6 - The Detroit Folk Dance weekend "Christomania" with Christos Papakostos and Joe Graziosi teaching Greek dance and live music with Christos Govetas' family band "Dromeno" - Registration form at
http://www.detroitfolkdancing.com/May%20Camp%20Reg%20form%202012.pdf

Monday, May 7 -  Workshop with Christos Papakostos at Evanston Monday International Folk Dancing, Lake Street Church in Evanston  www.evanstonfolkdance.org

Saturday, May 12 -  Stone Soup Party at Argonne International Folk Dancers, 1 to 6 p.m. at St. Paul's UCC, Downers Grove argonneifd.blogspot.com/2012/03/stone-soup-party-saturday-may-12-2012.html

Thursday, May 31 through Sunday, June 3 -  June Camp at Beloit College, with Zeljko Jergan (Croatian) and Larry Marcus (Israeli). Registration flyers will be available for download very soon at junecampifd.googlepages.com

Lots to do. Have fun, and enjoy it!

Cheers,

Mady

Bulgarian Folk Celebration - Verea, Mar 31, Taft HS Chicago

Verea Bulgarian Folk School  is holding its second Bulgarian Folk Celebration:
http://folk-chicago.com/events/82-second-bulgarian-folk-celebration-in-chicago-verea-2012
Saturday, March 31, 2012 6:30pm
Taft High School
6530 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
$ 10.00 (kids under 12 years FREE)
SEATS ARE LIMITED
FOR MORE INFO CALL: 773-742-5158 KOSTA

EMNFD: Iliana Bozhanova Bulgarian workshop April 12

Save the Date! - Special Events Schedule (EvanstonFolkDance)
 Monday, April 12, 2010!
Iliana Bozhanova

Live music with
Todor Yankov

Lake Street Church of Evanston
607 Lake Street - NW corner of Lake Street and Chicago Avenue
enter through courtyard arched entry on Chicago Avenue
Only $5.00