Summerfest International Folkdance Festival and Folkart Fair
Százhalombatta, 2006. August 12-22.

 

Participants
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Algeria Association Culturelle et Folk lorique Ballet Eden Algerie Sidi Bellabes
Chile Grupo Folklorico Chileno Puelche Cristina Moya Jiménez
Cyprus Kyrenia Youth Department Folk Dance Group Nicosia
Cyprus Pissouri Folklore Association Pissouri
Ghana OPNSE FOLKDANCE COMPANY Accra
Greece Hellenic Center of Folk Studies Athens
Estonia Kelmiküla Tallinn
France Les Jolivettes Reims
Canada Les Mutins de Longueuil Longueuil/Québec
Kazahstan Kazbek Ensemble of Caucastan Dance Stavropol
Columbia „Joaquin de cayzedo y cuero” Carrera
Poland Zamojszcyzna Zamosc
Latvia „Rotala” Riga
Malaysia Sri Tari Sandakan Dance Group Sandakan
Mexico Herencias y Tradiciones Queretaro
Montenegro Ensemble of Tradicional Dance and Song „As”- Herceg Novi Herceg Novi
Russia Kalinushka Teatre of song and dance Sverdvovsk
Swaziland Swaziland Cultural Dance Group Mbabane
Serbia Prvi Partizan Ulice
Taiwan Tsai-Kuang Tai Dance Art Institute Taipei
Thailand Youth Centre Development Group Bankok
Turkey Otantik Halk Oyunlari Genclik Ve Spor Kulubu Dernegi Istambul
Venezuela Asi es Mi Tierra Venezuela Caracas

Transborder Hungarian countries:

Uruguay Tündérkert Folkensemble Montevideo
Szlovákia Ilosvai Selymes Péter Folkensemble Nagyida
Románia Nap után járók Folkensemble Külsőrekecsin ( Moldva)
Szerbia Róna Folkensemble Szabadka

Host Hungarian Folkensembles:

Forrás Folkensemble Százhalombatta
Kéve Folkensemble Ráckeve
Délszláv Folkensemble Tököl

 

Programme


August 12: The day of meeting
August 13: The day of Hungary
August 14: The day of joy
August 15: The day of friendship
August 16: The day of music
August 17:The day of civils
August 18: The day of golden heart
August 19: The day of love
August 20: The day of every Hungarian
August 21: The day of farewell
August 22: The day of candles
 

August 12. (Saturday)

THE DAY OF MEETING

10:00 Family programs on the main sqare of Százhalombatta
18:00 World Music Tent, concert of the Jazz Steps Band .
20:00 BMK Theatre
From Hungarians to Hungarians: „A helység kalapácsa” dance theatre
Presented by: Forrás Kamara folkdance group
Directed by: Novák Ferenc
Director of the Forrás folkensemble: Szigetvári József
23:00 Festival club, International dance party

August 13. (Sunday)

THE DAY OF HUNGARY

11:00 BMK Theatre, Welcome to Hungary
Performance to the participants, presented by the Forrás
20:00 World Music Tent, Nostalgia Night
23:00 Festival club: funky night
 

August 14. (Monday)

THE DAY OF JOY

16:00 Street parade and flags ceremony on the Main Square.
Short performance of the countries in costumes.
19.00 Opening ceremony in the Festival Theatre (Vasút street 45, open-air theatre)
Presented by 20 countries
20:00 World Music tent, Piano and romantic
23.00 Festival club, White party in the Ebatta Pizzeria
 

August 15. (Tuesday)

THE DAY OF FRIENDSHIP

16:00 Kiddy program
17:00 World Music Tent, Zagyva Band
18:00 World Music Tent, Hungarian folkmusic concert presented by Bara band
20:00 Ball of Nations in front of the BMK
23:00 Festival club, International dance party
 

August 16. (Wenesday)

THE DAY OF MUSIC

17:00 Who plays that?
International games for children between the age of 5-10, in corporation with the foreign dancers.
19:00 Concert of the Zurgó Folkband
19.00 Dance Theatre in the BMK Theatre.
Performance of Cyprus (Pissouri), Venezuela, Canada, Malaysia, Swaziland, Kazakhstan
20:00 World Music tent
Cyprus (Pissouri), Venezuela, Canada, Malaysia, Swaziland, Kazakhstan
23:00 Festival club, cumbia és salsa dances
 

August 17. (Thursday)

THE DAY OF CIVILS

16:30 Opening ceremony of the Civil's street
17:00 Who plays that?
19:00 Concert of the Bravo Band
19:00 Dance Theatre
Cyprus (Nicosia), Mexico, Thailand, Latvia, Algeria
20:00 World Music Tent
Cyprus (Nicosia), Mexico, Thailand, Latvia, Algeria
23:00 Festival club, Retro party
 

August 18. (Friday)

THE DAY OF THE GOLDEN HEART

17:00 Who plays that?
19:00 World Music Tent, Técsői Band
19:00 Dance Theatre
Turkey, Poland, Montenegro, Estonia, Taiwan, Chile
20:00 World Music Tent
Turkey, Poland, Montenegro, Estonia, Taiwan, Chile
23:00 Festival club, kareokee and salsa dances
 

August 19. (Saturday)

THE DAY OF LOVE

11:00 Ecumenical religious service in the Szent István church (next to the Main Square)
17:00 Who plays that?
19:00 Concert of the Flare Beas Gypsy Band
19:00 Dance Theatre
Performance of Greece, Columbia, France, Serbia, Ghana, Russia
20:00 World Music Tent
Greece, Columbia, France, Serbia, Ghana, Russia
22:00 World Music Tent, Night music
concert of: Pege Quartett
23:00 Festival club, Summer carnival
 

August 20. (Sunday)

THE DAY OF EVERY HUNGARIAN
10:00 – 13:00 Family programs in the World Music Tent
15:00 The show of the Bokréta Folkensemble (Uruguay Montevideo)
15:30 The Forrmás Folkensemle and the Ifjúforrás Folkensemble
15:30-16:00 Naputánjáró Folkensemble (Külsőrekecsin, Moldva)
16:00-16:30 Beregszász Folkensemble (Ukrajna-Kárpátalja-Beregszász)
16:30-17:00 Ilosvay Selymes Péter Folkensemble (Nagyida, Szlovákia, Felvidék)
17:00-17:30 Népkör Folkensemble (Serbia, Szabadka, Vajdaság)
17:30-18:00 The show of the: 4 for Dance
18:00-18:30 The Forrás Folkensembl
19:00 Celebration of Szent István Day on the Main Square
20:30 Concert of the Rajkó band
21:30 Firework on the Main Square
22:00 Let's dance! - Summer night carnival on the Main Square
23:00 Festival club, Karibi night
 

August 21. (Monday)

THE DAY OF FAREWELL

16:30 Plant a tree in the Festival Park
19.00 Closing Ceremony in the Festival Theatre (Vasút street 45, Open-air Theatre)
23:00 Festival club, Good by Hunary, good by Summerfest 2006.
 

August 22. (Tuesday)

THE DAY OF CANDLES

18.30 World Music Tent: Our film
20.00 LAST HOUR! Farewell
20.30 Concert of the Csík music band in the World Music Tent