AUGUST 9TH
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lestivol (ommifiee President: The Worshipful Moyor of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Cllr Borry Woodhouse
Choirmon: Cllr Mrs M Toylor, M.B.E.,
j.p
Vice Choirmon: H L Dovies, M.B.E
Orgonised by the Festivol (ommittee in coniunction with stockton Borough Council, who gove o cosh gront ond provide consideroble services.
Affilioted to the lnternotionol (oundl of Folklore Fe$ivors ond Folk Art (c.r.0.EF.)
0ther moin sponsorss lCl on Teeside
Director: Mrs. Rito Conroy
Northern Arts Phillips Petroleum (UK) Lrd
Cllr J Voughon
Cllr
Stockton & Billinghom College of Further Educorion
E Wood
Mrs J Bennington
Mis
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Consideroble support hos olso been received from:
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BAS[ Boyes Stores, Costlegote (entre, Clevelond Centre, Fine 0rgonics,
Mr M Hodgson
Somsung Electronics (UK), The Welding lnstitute, Billinghom Community
Mrs S Lowson
Centre Associotion.
Mr B Lightfoot Ms V Morris
fhe [estivol President
Mis M Potts
The worshipful Moyor ol
Mr I Rusell
Stockton-on-Tees
Mr P Surtees
Councillor Bony Woodhouse
Mr J Snowboll
Mr K Sidney Mr P F Wordell Mr G Wotson Mr N Welch Mr J Worbrook
- Director ol
Leisure Services, S.B.C
0pening the festivol this yeors
Hon Treosurer: Mr D J Otter
Andrew Dixon Chief Exceutive
Northern Arts
33rd Billinghom lnternutionol Folklore Festivol
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It is both my priuilege ond my pleosure to offer the wormesl oI wekomes to friends old ond newi to lriends from ocross the world ond to those foithful lriends who support ond help rhe Billinghom Inlernolionol Iolklore
Choirperson of the feslivol Coundllor Mn M Toylor MBE, JP
Festivol. This
will be the 33rd Billinghom Fe$ivol ond eoch yeor Billinghom
enioys the best
of
internotionol Folklore. Welcoming our visilors ond
shoring with eoch other for iust one week, some of our heritoge in music ond donre. As I hove soid so often, this week is olso on opporlunity to
lo inlernotionol will live in hormony with eoch other in o spirit of mutuol
show the world thot we con oll moke o confibution We
peoce.
understonding ond goodwill. We welcome our visitors olso os ombosodors
from their differenl countries ond we loo mu$ ploy on ombossodoriol role on beholl of
fiis
country.
I know thd the wonderful doncers ond singers who will enlertoin us this week will ogoin bring Billinghom to life with o mogicol festivol of colour, excilement ond spectocle. Let us oll enioy
'
fie
.l997 festivol.
FoR THERE rS MUSTC WHEREVER THERE tS A HARMoNY oRDER 0R
PRoP0RTIoN; AND THUS FAR WE MAY MAtNTAIN THE MUS|C 0F THE SPHERES'.
srR TH0MAS BR0WNE (r605
- r682)
33rd Billinghom lnternotionol Folklore Feslivol
Children's
Club
(sponsored by Co$legote
Adult
Centre)
Aclivities
6-Doy lnternotionol Donce
(ourse'
A course Ior odults primorily oimed ot The Children's (lub meeh eoch morning
Mondoy
to by
to Fridoy in the College Theotre from l()om I
lom. The entertoinment will be provided
Mortin Duffy, plus one of the folklore groups - os
internolionol
follows,
teochers
of donce ond is orgonised with Stockton Educotion Deportmenl through the
]riends of the Iestivol Membership is open to single odults, couples ond
their children. Annuol fees' Single - f5
Council's Duo-membership - f7.50 (hildren (under l6) - f2.
Williom
Newton Adult Educolion Centre, Junction Rood,
Norton. For more detoils contoct
397320.
(01642)
Benefih:
r
Mondoy Conodo Tuesdoy Spoin Wednesdoy lsroel Thursdoy ltoly Fridoy Buryot
llotires Fireworks
Disploy:
This finol event of the Fe$ivol is olwoys
0
I
(oncert
is
He
down the country, performing ol vorious venues. provision
of
children's entertoinment ol three Notionol Gorden
Festivols.
He hos o unique performing style
shows 5'.
oppeorones on o number of television
induding 'Disney Club' ond 'Gimme
lhe cord. Membership cords ond hodges ore ovoiloble
The membership fee is f1.50, which indudes cost of o club bodge ond membership
from the Forum Theofie Box 0ffice, Billinghom or on the mornings the dub meels ot the College Theotre.
33rd Billinghom lnlernolionol Folklore Feslivol
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Bi-onnuol newsletter from
fie
Director
keeping you in touch with fe$ivol preporotions
I
Free Souvenir progromme for odult friends
I
Friends Evening : A get logelher
wiil
Festivol porticiponts to be orronged ofter
incorporoling
oudience porticipotion, bringing him
2 Free tickels for the Mondoy ofternoon
fovourile. lt will commenre ofter the (losing
I6th r Mortin one of the mosl populor children's August (opporx 10pm) in John Whiteheod Pork, entertoiners in the North Eost. trovels up ond Billinghom. fie
0% off ticket prices (except Golo Night
Theotre concert)
Ceremony on the evening of Soturdoy
He ployed o moior role in
1
con(erts ond the Tuesdoy evening Forum
one week's evening (on(erts
I
Free children's club membenhip for under
I6's
Doles of t998 Iestivol Next yeor's festivol will slort on
end on 22nd August.
l5th August ond
Soturdov 9th Auqust
Mondov I lth Auoust
Wednesdov l3th Auoust
FORUM THEATRE
TOWN CENTRE
(OLLEGE THEATRE
TOWN CENTRE
7.30pm
t.45pm
lOom 0pening of (hildren's
2.30pm
from obrood except Conodo.
Porode leoves Telstor
2.30pm 0pening Ceremony
&
Concert. All groups from obrood
ond the Robson School of lrish Doncing.
on doily from Mondoy
-
Club
Fridoy.
lnternotionol ortisles ond
children's
t1.50 (including bodge)-
enlerloiner. Membership cord
ltoly, Ukroine, Peru,
Buryot, Colombio, lsroel
Soturdov l5th Auqusl 2pm PARADE T0 T0WN (ENTRE
F0RUM THEATRE
Z.iOpi
e;,voi, Ukroine, lroly,
Colombio (OLLEGE THEATRE
7.30pm - Midnighr (eiliwith
TOWN CENTRE
The Woggoners Folk Donce Bond.
2.30pm
Coller Brion Podgett.
Colombio, ltoly
Itoly ond Robson School of lrish Doncing. English, lrish ond Scottish Doncing for oll. Licensed Bor
(subiea to lirence). Admision
t2.50 FORUM THEATRE
7.30pm
Opening Theotre Concerl
- lsroel, Ukroine, (onodo, Peru (-) Spoin, Serbio, Buryot, Colombio
lsroel, (onodo,
COLLEGE THEATRE
7.30pm
- llpm
lnlernolionol (onodo, lsroel, Donce Evening with
7.30pm
- llpm
pennonls, lnternolionol Forondole.
fhursdov l4th Auqust
TOWN CENTRE
TOWN CENTRE
7.30pm (onceil
2.30pm
Silver Bond, Morie Little, Wolker
Serbio, Colombio, Spoin,
(log Doncing School.
Licensed Bor (subiect to licence)
COLLEGE THEATRE
8.45pm
Admission [2.50
7.30pm
$orh from College led by South
FORUM THEATRE
7.30pm
ltoly, Colombio, Spoin,
Durhom Pipes & Drums.
FORUM THEATRE
9.l5pm
Spoin, Serbio
TOWN CENTRE
Spoin, Buryot, Serbio
7.30pm
Ukroine
-
Peru
(.)
lsroel, Spoin, Conodo,
Disploy in John Whiteheod Pork.
2.30pm U
Buryot, lsroel, ltoly, Note: Forum Theotre {*) donotes
kroine
intervol COLLEGE THEATRE
The Phillip (onroy
Peru
7.30pm
(OLLEGE THEATRE
Memoriol Golo Conceri. All groups
7.30pm
from ohrood except (onodo.
"Wildcots of Kilkenny"
Billinghom Silver Bond.
(10 pm).
2.30pm
FORUM THEATRE
Peru,
followed by o Finole Fireworks
3.00pm
Buryot, ltoly, (olombio
(*)
Closing Ceremony with
lsroel
TOWN (ENTRE
Peru, lsroel, Conodo,
Torchlight Procession
Ukroine
7.30pm
Serbio
Buryot, Colombio, ltoly,
Fridov l5rh Auqust
(oncert
by Billinghom
Peru
Ukroine
TOWN CENTRE
FORUM THEATRE
Doncing School. Presenlotion ol
Evening
Tuesdov l2th Auqust
7.30pm
Forewell Concert. Groups
from obrood ond The Wolker Clog Line Donce
Sundov l0th Auoust 2.30pm Porode of groups Serbio, Spoin, Conodo,
TOWN (ENTRE
2.30pm
Detoils from Feslivol 0ffice COLLEGE THEATRE
Golo Concert. All groups
Forum Theolre lntervol Drinks: Forum polrons ore strongly odvised to order their intervol drinks on
fieir orrivol
ot the theofe.
33rd Billinghom lnlemqlionol Folklore Festivol
TOWN CENTRE
A Stond B Stond C Stond D
Soturdoy 9th Augusl
Stond
Sundoy, Tuesdoy, Wednesdoy ond Soturdoy
Thursdoy ond Fridoy
Soturdoy Eve l6th Mondoy
llth
only
A Stond B Stond C Stond D Stond
l6th
A Stond B Stond ( Stond D Stond
Adult
t3.00 S2.50
t2.50 t1.00
Child/0op
t2.50 f1.50 t1.50 f.050
COLLEGETHEATRE
9th)
Thursdoy (oncert
seots seoh All seots All seots All seoh
Fridoy Golo Concert
Bolcony/Front Stollsf6.50
Ceili (Sot
Internotionol Donre Evening (Mon
Kilkenny Line Donce (Wed l3th)
llth)
Wildcots of
All
f2.50
All
t2.50
12.75
92.00
f2.50
fl.00
Centre
t2.50
f 1.00
Reor
t1.00
t0.50
stolls
stolls
t4.00 t2.50 12.00
f5.00
f6
Pleose Note: There is o limited omount of spoce for wheelchoirs ot
t1.50
fI.50 (oncerts. Wheelchoirs must olwoys be booked in odvonce ond it must be tI.00 mode cleor when booking thot there ore disobled persons who ore
12.00
t1.50
11.00
f1.00
t0.50
Allseots
fl.50
tl.00
A/B/(
S0.75
be no torrhlight procession ond the Closing Ceremony will be held in the (ollege Theotre. The first 400 tickeh sold will tronsfer to this venue. lf the
t0.50
weother prevenls the $ort of ony outside concert it will be held in the
Stonds
Stond
D
wheelchoirbound. Bod Weofier Arrongements: ln the event of inclement weother, there will
College Theotre on Sundoy, Thursdoy ond Fridoy. 0n Soturdoys, Mondoy, FORUM THEATRE
Soturdoy 9th August Sundoy l()th August Mondoy I Tuesdoy
lth Augu$
l2th August
seoh AII seots All seots All
Tuesdoy ond Wednesdoy the concert
f6.00
will be held in the Forum ond College
Theotre. Ticket holders 0re guoronteed o performonce but, if on outside
t5.00
t2.50
15.00
t2.50
concert storts ond hos
lo be obondoned - no refund will be mode.
All seots 2 for t6.00
seots
Wednesdoy & Thursdoy
All
Fridoy Golo (oncert
Srolls/Cir(le f8.00
t5.00
f2.50
(ircle/Bokony f6.00
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The Festivql Committee would like lo thonk its Sponsors...
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Billinghom Community Centre Committee 33rd Billinghom lnternoiionol Folklore Festivol
This Foir rontinues to be on importont ond populor feoture of the Billinghom lnternotionol Folklore Feslivol.
old fovourites working in o voriety ol medio -
on orti$ from Brecon, Woles who works in
pointing, iewellery, silkwork, ceromirs, glosswore ond so on. We olso hope to welcome some new
chorcool ond po$el.
0pening Soturdoy 9th August ol 10.300m. The
foces this yeor.
foir conlinues doily from I0.30om to 7.30pm
Come ond see for yourself you will experience
the delight of wotching commified croftspeople
Eoch yeor, os
o resuh ol o generous gront from
ot work, or chotting to them ond discusing their
Northern Arts, we ore oble to commission on
vorious skills ond techniques. And of rourse, if
ouhtonding croftsperson lo produce in his or her
you wish, you moy purchose their work. reolly too eorly,to
fiink
ll's not
of Chrislmos gifts!
own medium, depicting creotively thof person's perception of the Festivol.
until the lo$ Soturdoy (l6th August) when it closes ot 4.30pm.
Iestivol Shop 0pen oll week ot the Billinghom Art Gollery, the shop stocks o wide ronge of Festivol gifts,
It is importont lo encouroge creolive work of this kind ond we know thol you will enioy some
We ore delighted lo welcome this yeor's commission which
keepsokes ond internolionol souvenirs.
will come from Lucillo Jones,
losl yeors commission hond rolled Merino [elt locket by Dot Seddon, Clevelond Crolts (enlre, Middlesbrough
33rd Billinghom lntemotionol Folklore Feslivol
line
Ihree Greol Venues
Donce
Exltovogonzo
before, during ond ofter
Enioy different
roncerts, it's odvisoble to
performonces in three
pre-book inlervol drinks on
donce wove to sweep the
seporote locolions in
orrivol ot the fieotre.
country, for the firsi yeor
Billinghom, eoch wilh their
College lheolre
ever, ioin in our Line Donce
own otmosphere ond style.
Enioy
For fons of the lolesl
Iown (enlre oreno
evening. We ore delighted to
fie
Fe$ivol's
frienldy otmosphere in
The Town Centre oreno
informol surroundings ot
welcome festivol
hosts concerts every
Stockton & Billinghom
goers of oll oges to
ofternoon of the Festivol in
(ollege Theotre. Somple
the College Theotre
ih giont open-oir $onds.
the donres yourself ot the
Seoting over 2,000
Ceili Night including
spectotors in grondstonds
performonces by lhe
ond ot ground level oround
Robson School of lrish
Slide ond other
the $oge, this is olwoys
Donring ond Gruppo
optly nomed line
populor venue - book seoh
on Wednesdoy,
l3th
August ot 7.30pm. Try the Electric
donces with festivol
in odvonce from
fie
o
Forum
Folkloristir Sicilio Anlico,
Sicilx ltoly. 0ne of the
friends. Ardenl fons
Theotre Box 0ffice or on
region's top folk bonds, the
ond beginners will rub
fie
Wildcoh of Kilkenny,
shoulders with eoch
other os
fiey foot-top
doy from the Areno
oppeor in the College
kiosk.
Forum
lheoile
theote for o (oncert on Tuesdoy, l2th Augu$. Every
their woy through the
A short stroll owoy lies
evening. Tickets 12.50
lhe Forum Theotre. Relox
week doy the theotre hosls
ond enioy roncerts eorh
lhe Fe$ivol's Children's
evening in
fie
moin theotre
ouditorium. The
fieofie
bor offers refreshments
Club from l()om
- I lom,
run by entertoiner Morlin Duffy
33rd Billinghom lnternotionol Folklore Feslivol
The Town Cenlre oreno
Ihe 33rd Billinghom lnternotionol Folklore Festivol
Robson School
of lrish Doncing
Buryot - Nqtionql Youlh Folklore Ensemble "NARAN" - UIAN UDE
Buryotio is on outonomous Republic of the Russion Federotion,
situoted between Loke Boikol ond lhe Yoblonovy Mountoin Ronge on the Mongolion fronlier. The group comes from the RepubliCs
(opitol City Ulon
Ude ond wos founded in
I980 from the studenh of the School of Arts. lts repertoire of music, song ond donce is rich ond
diverse. ln oddition to presenting items from Buryotio the ensemble will feoture troditions from Yokoutio, Mongolio ond Kolmyk whose notionols live in this Asiotic republic. ART,ST,C DIRECTOR: Mr
'NARAN' is recognised os
An oaomplished orchestro
ond the exciting ond
Lyceum of which the School
ol Arts is o {oculty.
one of the outstonding
will oaompony doncers ond
energetic movements ol the
performing youlh
singers, ploying trodilionol
young men.
ensembles in Siberio ond
instruments. Beoutilul
hos rereived numerous
embroidered costumes
pre$igious orts owords ot
mode from rich colourful
Mr. J. Somiiev, is o
home ond obrood.
fobria enhonce the groce
distinguished ortisle ond
ond elegonce of the lodies
principol of the Notionol
J Somjiev
The ensemble's Director,
is
33rd Billinghom lntemotionol Folklore Festivol
The Howoiion Pocific Mogic Dqnce Ensemble - ONTARIO
ALOHA! Howoiion Pocific Mogic invites you lo o
mogicol voyoge through porodise with songs ond donce from the islonds of HAWAII, TAHITI, NEW ZEALAND AND SAMOA.
The Howoiion Pocific Mogir Donce ensemble represenl
fie
Polynesion
Music ond Donce Associotion Toronlo,
Ontorio, Conodo. The group wos formed in 1982
with five young doncers which eventuolly grevv to 150 tolented young ortists
who perform locolly,
D I RECTO R / C
notionolly ond
which induded the oncient '
leoves -
internolionolly. Their
Howoiion Hulo, the mogicol
lhe Pocific lslonds. Their
obiective is to spreod the
Poi donces of New Zeolond,
honds
AL0HA spirit ond to
the exciling ond pulsoting
light up expressing
enhonce lhe underslonding
Tohition 0teo ond the
moon, stors, love ond the
ol the polynesion cuhure os
outhenfic donces of Somoo.
doily oclivities in
expressed through
troditionol musir ond donce os on ort form.
The groups reperloire is
fiey ore typicol of
twirl, hips swoy, foces
fie
fie
HOREOGMPHER: Mrs Melo Lil i o
music ond hos
performed
for: Toronlo's Skydome 0pening (elebrotion,
Folklore Festivol in Puerto
Winter 0lympic Torch (eremonies of Toronto's
ond Wolt Disney World,
City Holl, Economic Summit
Polynesion villoges. These
Conference in Toronto,
ore the fomous Polynesion
Toronto's Mosy Holl with
rolourful ond exotic
donces, expressing vorious
Society of Seven from
roslumes, which ore oll
troditions of everydoy life.
Howoii, Notionol Ails (enlre of 0ttowo ond
They ore clod in the mo$
hondmode. Studded with
voried, representing the
seo shells, polished
people of the South Pocific
nutshells, flowers ond
33rd Billinghom lnlernotionol Folklore Festivol
This dynomic group
is
being oaomponied by live
U ri ot e -To
Montreol, Locol ond Nolionol Television
n
Progrommes, lnternolionol Riro, ltoly, Brozil, Spoin
USA.
Grupo de Dqnzqs Folkloricqs "Cqrmen Lopez" - CALI
third lorgest rily in Colombio ond is Coli is the
situoted ot the centre ol the
fertile (ouco river in the wesfern port of the (ountry. The group comes from
fie
Universily of del Volle ond tokes its nome from its
former Diredor ond choreogropher, Cormen Lopez, who sodly died two yeors
ogo. Mony Fe$ivol
supporters
will remember
(ormen who occomponied the University group to Billinghom on their previous visit.
The members of the group ore current ond posl sludenh ond stoff of the
DIRECIOR: Froncisco Emerson Coslenedo A voried ronge of musicol
University.
instruments will be used to Performonces
will include
oc(ompony lhe donces.
troditions from oll porh of
Bright, colourful costumes
Colombio ond will reflect
from oll regions will moke
the Sponish, lndion ond
spectoculor presentotions o{
Lotin Americon influence
lively boleros ond polkos
which remoins port of the
ond some soothing lullobies
(olombion culture.
ond romonlic items.
33rd Billinghom lnternotionol Folklore Festivql
The Shqlom lsroel Ashdod Dqnce Group, Ayolo - ASHDOD
Ashdod is o deepwoter seoport ond indusfiol centre on the
Mediterroneon coost of southern lsroel, soufi of Tel Aviv.
The Ashdod Donce group is o section of the Sholom
lsroel orgonisotion whose rhoreogropher, Holik Jsno, is recognised os one of the
country's most tolented
orlists. Holik first $udied closicol ond modern donce of Jerusolem's Donce Acodemy. Following his groduotion from there he went on to study folk doncing in Tel Aviv, discovering thot in this donce form he wos more
DIRECTOR/ CHOREOGMPHER:
in hi$ory. ln the period of lsroel
oble to express his dynomic
since the creotion
ond creotive spirit.
the culturol differences of the diosporo hos not yet
which the modern lsroeli
ioy, to the modern
fomilies originoled.
donces which
lsroeli
ore
chorocterised by their
There ore mony controsts
exceptionol dynomia with
been neutrolized sufficiently
in the group's progromme,
"young" in comporison lo
to creote specific nolionol
from the Hossidir Donces
those of other notions. Like
donces. Mony of the items
which express the oncestrol
the Hebrew Stote they ore
in the group's repertoire
woy of life of the Hosidim,
oc(ompony the doncers who
exciting ond modern, whilst
reflert the influenre of the
their foith ond belief in God
will weor colourful ond
their rooh ore buried deep
troditions ol countries from
ond their pure ond simple
oppropriote costumes Ior
lsroeli doncers ore
33rd Billinghom lnlemolionol Folklore Festivol
ropid ond precise sieps.
An orche$ro will
Mr Holik Jono
their numerous presenlotions.
Gruppo Folkloristico SICIUA ANTICA Agrigento - SlCl[Y
"Sicilio Antico" wos formed obout len yeors ogo in the city of Agrigento, which is siiuoted on the south coosi of the islond of Sicily.
Regulor festivol Ions will
remember other Sicilion groups which huve
portiripoted in the Festivol ond recoll Iively ond hoppy singers, donters ond
musicions. "Sicilio Antico" perform in the some
PRESIDENI:
trodition. Donrers will
instruments - moncolorruni
present fost ond exciting
friscoletti, burmullu,
items such os the
mondolin, guilor, oaordion
"lorontello", "polko" ond
ond tombourine.
"controdonzo" os well
os
those which reflect their
work, fishing ond romonce.
The orchestro will comprise of
l0
Mr Gioocchino Morrello CHOREOGMPHER: Antonio Lo Goipo
The style of which
fie
costumes
will be worn by the
group dote bork I 9lh (entury.
to
the
elemenh
using typicol Sicilion folk
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Grupo de Dqnzos de lq Universidqd Nqcionql de Truiillo "Minchonzqmqn" - TRUJILLO
The Minchonzomon Donce
debul the group decided to
Group of the Notionol
nome fiemselves
University of Lo Libefiod,
"Minchonzomon" in honour
Truiillo wos founded in
of the lost ruler of the
1975 os o symbol of
lncos.
Peruviun beouly, orl ond
culture. Through the
The combinotion of
iniliotive of Mrs Lucilo
Africon, lndion ond
Zonelli Vergoro (who still
Europeon influences hos
DIRECTOR: Mrs Lucilo Zonelli Vergoro
directs the group) o number
given Peru o vost orroy of
The origins of donces from
"Minchonzomon" hos
of intere$ed students come
donce ond music which
together with the obiective
"Minchonzomon" perform,
the iungles hove lorgely been lost, though outsiders
the USA, Conodo, Chile,
of preserving ond
reseorch ond teoch. The
conlinue to donce them
Mexico, Bolivio, Colombio,
with their own odoptotions.
Argentino, Brozil ond
promoting the rich ond
cusloms ond inshumenls of
diverse donce ond music
the Africon sloves ore mosl
troditions of Peru. The
evident in donces from
group's reperloire includes
Peru's coostline, of whith
the province of Lo Libertod,
more thon 40 donces.
Truiillo is o port. Donces
situoled 400 miles up the
from the Sierro, or
ln
I976 they gove their
mounloins, reflecl
fte
represented Peru ot
Truiillo is the copitol of
fie styles
first public performonce in
of the notives os well os
Truiillo. Following their
some Europeon foshions.
performed in oll ports of
fie
Expo Toeion in South
Koreo.
coost from Peru's copilol,
Limo.
33rd Billinghom lntemotionol Folklore
Folklore Ensemble "14 Oclober" KRUSEVAC, Serbiq
The group mokes o relurn
visit ofter on obsence of severol yeors. Their high
quolity performonces voried repertoire ond pleosont cooperotion impressed festivol supporters when
lhey mode their first 0ppe0r0n(e.
Krusevoc is on industriol
town in soufi-centrol Serbio, situoted on the
DIRECTOR: DrogoslovNikolic 70lh onniversory in 1996.
River Rosino neor the
It hos on extensive ond
gusle,
Morovon (Czech Republid
diverse repertoire with
suite of donces from
border. The town is fomous
oppropriote costumes for
Monlenegro.
for ih motor-vehide
eoch suite of donces.
industry ond the ensemble
0utstonding choreogrophy
lncluded in the group's
is sponsored by o lorge
presents exciling, dynomic
repertoire is the Suite of
monufocturing compony
ond inlricote movements in
Ruguvo which feotures
differing $yles, performed
donces of Albonions who
IMK
l4
October, who
will be ployed for the
produce mochinery ond
lo voried melodies ond
live on Korsovo ond
(omponents.
rhythms. An excellent
Metohio.
orchestro includes violins, The ensemble hos o long
history ond celebroted its
occordion, clorinel, Ilute,
guitor ond controboss. An
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Grupo de Donzqs'Adolfo de Cosiro" CADIZ
Codiz is the copilol of the Province of
fie
some nome
ond is o port on lhe Andolusion coo$ of South We$ Spoin. 0riginolly
o
Phoenicion settlemenl,
it
reoched its highest
importonce in the l6th-
lSth century
os
the HQ of
the Sponish novol Ileeh. ln 1587 Froncis Droke burnt
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ships of Philip
ll ot
onchor here. The group wos founded in 1987 ond hos the
reputotion of being one of the beil groups from Andolusio ol the present time. Their progrommes will
DIRECTOR: Costinets ond troditionol
Mr Vincenle Espinoso
porticipoted ot most of the
Sponish music will
moior Festivols in Europe
occompony doncers ond
ond
singers.
world.
ofier
ports of the
include Closicol, Regionol ond Flomencos from the region of Andolusio
The group is in demond
for performonces ot home ond obrood ond hove
33rd Billinghom Internotionol Folklore Festivol
The Ukroiniqn Folk Donce Compony Poliot - KIEV
The Folklore Ensemble
"Poliol", come from
Kiev,
the copitol of the Ukroine, on oncienl indu$riol city ond port of the river Dneiper.
The Ensemble is the
officiol Donce Compony of the Kiev lnternotionol Universily of Civil Aviotion ond ils members ore sludents ond stoff. Founded
in I965 the group hos o totol number of 380 members. Forty of these
will trovel to Billinghom to present progrommes of
DIRECIOR: Romon Mozur
troditionol Ukroinion
their exhiloroting ond
oppeorence in the U.K. A
donce, music ond song.
exciting music ond donce
very oaomplished orchestro
hos eorned the group on
will oaompony the
outstonding reputotion in
Ensemble.
"Poliot" hos performed in Europe, Chino, lndio,
the lolkdonce world. This
Koreo, UAE & USA where
will be their first
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Billinghom Silver Bqnd
Formed in 1941, os on offochment of the Stockton Home Guord Unit,
fie
bond
hos experienced mony chonges in its orgonisotion
ond slolus.
It hod its first moior success
in 1979 when fie
bond won
fie
Durhom
teogue 4th Section Bond Contesl ond since then hos been the winner of severol
presligious owords. lts presenl stotus is 2nd Section (Durhom &
Notionold; I$ Section (Yorks & Humberside).
DIRECIOR: Voughon Evons From 1984 the bond used
Membership of the Bond
Billinghom Silver Bond
focilities provided by
is ot present 30 ond o lorge
will be moking its 33rd
Norton Cricket Club, but
number of voried
oppeoron(e ol the Festivol,
1994 brought funding from
engogemenls ore corried
hoving performed ol every
'The Foundotion for Sport
out onnuolly, moinly lor
evenl.
ond the Arts' ond help from
Chority in venues ronging
the Norlon Recreolion
from locol church holls up
Ground (which olso
to the Royol Albert Holl in
insirumentolist, hos
provided lond) for the
London.
conducted the Bond for 22
provision of
fie
bond's own
MrDVEvons,oformer,
ye0rs.
premises.
33rd Billinghom lnternotionol Folklore testivol
Mqrie Little Folk Singer
Mo$ festivol supporters olreody know of Morie's
ond in Europe. She hos mode severol recordings,
musicol tolents, hoving
broodcost on rodio ond
performed ot Billinghom on
oppeored on television.
o number of occosions. Morie's reperloire ronges A nolive of Solford
from industriol ond
(Greoler Monchesler), now
contemporory songs of
living in Durhom, Morie
sociol significonce
fi rough
hos heen involved in the
to musir holl ond country
'folk scene'for mony yeors,
music, oll of which hove her
performing ot dubs ond
unique slomp of quolity.
fe$ivols throughout the UK
Woggoners Folk Donce Bond The bond will moke
ih onnuol rontribution to the lestivol
during lhe Ceili whirh will be held in the College Theotre on Soturdoy 9th Augu$. Jock Keone will leod
fiis
populor
locol folk orchestro ond Brion Podgett will coll the donces.
33rd Billinghom lntemotionol tolklore Feslivol
The Robson School of lrish Doncing - Guisborough
Estoblished in the
Teeside oreo obout 20
ond in porticulor, Concer Reseorch.
yeors ogo to promote lrish
culture with children of lrish
The doncers trovel
porentoge. However, since
throughoil the UK ond
fie
lrelond, porticipoting in
success
of Riverdonce,
the doss is experiencing o
moior competilions, such os
new interest in lrish
'The Greot Briloin' British
Doncing from oll wolks of
Notionols ond World
life.
Chompionships.
The school is well known
throughod the oreo for its demonslrolion work, often fundroising for chorities
TEADER
AND CHOREOGMPHER: Morgoret Robson
Soulh Durhom Pipes & Drums Due to o decline in membership, the
Leoding the bond in porodes will be
refurbishment of the uniform for the
Iormer Newton Aycliffe ond (levelond
Drum Moior lon Neole. The Pipe
newly formed South Durhom Pipes
Pipe bonds hove omolgomoted to
Moior is Mr W H Brown, who led
ond Drums.
form South Durhom Pipes ond Drums.
Newton Aydiffe Pipe Bond to greol success before
ln oddition to l6 ploying pipers, the
ioining Clevelond Pipe
Bond some yeors ogo.
bond hove o lorge numher of leorners who will improve the $otus of
fie
new
0bservont Festivol supporters will
orgonisotion in due course. The drum
notice o chonge in the colour of the
section hos 2 boss drummers, five side
hondsmen's kilts. The colour is Red
drummers ond seven tenor drummers.
Rose ond is o stort to
o plonned
PIPE
MNOR: MrW H Brown
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The Wqlker Fomily Glog Doncers
Formed in 1979, the group perform troditionol clog doncing, presenting
woltzes ond hornpipes ond weoring wooden soled shoes, known os dogs. Steps used ore
fiose
originolly performed by the miners employed in the cool mines of north-eost
Englond ond referred to os
the Northumberlond ond Durhom style. Clog donring wos
introduced in the l9th Century, from
ol leo$'1870,
when cool miners wore clogs. Topping toes ond heels become o populor
postime which eventuolly produced competitions.
LEADER
& CHOREOGRAPHER Brendo Wolker (F I D
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33rd Billinghum lnlernolionol Folklore Festivol
Wildcots of Kilkenny
The Wildcoh of Kilkenny hove ropidly become one ol
the top bonds on the lrish/roots circuit. Ploying
their infectious ond highly enlertoining brond of iozzy iigs for severol yeors with o bond consi$ing of fiddle, slop-boss, piono ond
drums.
Not only ore the Wildcoh
of Kilkenny o musicol pleosure with o powerful bockline lending greot supporl to one of the most frenzied fiddlers you ore ever likely to see, but they ore olso o visuol treot.
Fronlmon, Mike McGrother, donces oround
Recent oppeoronces ot
most of the top fe$ivols, on
tucked Iirmly under chin
BBC
never missing o nole.
numerous $udent nights
Billinghom - see them this
hove mode The Wildcoh
yeor ot
one of Britoin's most in-
(ollege Theotre.
Joining him is Andrew Mclntyre on piono, Bruce Rollo on double
bos ond
television ond ot
demond octs.
Simon Wigington on drums.
33rd Billinghom lnlernotionol Folklore Festivol
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