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Welcome to the Northwest Folklife Festival 2018 schedule!
Central/Eastern Europe & Balkan - DANCE [clear filter]
Saturday, May 26
 

11:00am PDT

Datina Folk Ensemble
Romanian folk dances
Performers
DF

Datina Folk Ensemble

Datina, which means “tradition” in Romanian, has brought to the Seattle area the rich heritage of the Romanian traditional arts. Besides lively dances and heart-melting songs, our program includes short lyrical theatrical acts that bring to life ancient customs and traditions... Read More →

Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Cornish Playhouse 201 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
  Participatory Singing, Romanian Showcase

11:00am PDT

Datina Junior
Romanian folk dances
Performers
DJ

Datina Junior

Datina, which means “tradition” in Romanian, has brought to the Seattle area the rich heritage of the Romanian traditional arts. Besides lively dances and heart-melting songs, our program includes short lyrical theatrical acts that bring to life ancient customs and traditions... Read More →

Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Cornish Playhouse 201 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
  Participatory Singing, Romanian Showcase

11:00am PDT

Radost Folk Ensemble
Balkan Traditional Dance Folklore
Performers
RF

Radost Folk Ensemble

Radost has been performing the dance and music of Eastern Europe for 42 years at festivals and in school residencies. We are proud to have many members of the adult group who are second generation or who started our with the children's group and stayed, forming lifelong friendships... Read More →

Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Cornish Playhouse 201 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
  Participatory Singing, Romanian Showcase

12:20pm PDT

Folk Dance Ensemble "Hopa Trop"
Keeping Bulgarian Traditions Alive
Performers
FD

Folk Dance Ensemble "Hopa Trop"

"Hopа Trop" was formed in 2013 by Dani Makedonska, Master Choreographer of Bulgarian Dance as a children folk dance ensemble. Currently we have more than 35 dancers of different ages from 5 to 55. We are dedicated to study and perform traditional Bulgarian dances and songs from all... Read More →

Saturday May 26, 2018 12:20pm - 12:50pm PDT
Exhibition Hall Sponsored by Seattle Globalist 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Dance Performance

1:10pm PDT

Hungarian Folk Dance Workshop
Learn Basic Hungarian Dances
Performers
HF

Hungarian Folk Dance Workshop

Thanks to the Hungarian government’s Kőrösi Csoma Sándor program, we are thrilled to have Attila Ciceri in Seattle for the Sept. 2016-June 2017 period. Born in Serbia as a Hungarian national, Attila’s family escaped from the Yugoslavian war to Hungary when he was a young child... Read More →

Saturday May 26, 2018 1:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
Theatre 4 - Dance Workshops 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Participatory Dance

3:00pm PDT

VK Veterans Serbian Folklore Ensemble
VK-Veterans Serbian Folklore Ensemble
Performers
VV

VK Veterans Serbian Folklore Ensemble

VK–Veterans was founded in 1970 with a goal to keep the Serbian tradition and culture alive through the best possible way: music and dance. Kolo is the traditional collective folk dance, in which dancers, form a circle and dance, holding each other’s hands. Each region has at... Read More →

Saturday May 26, 2018 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT
Open-Air Dance Stage 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Dance Performance

8:00pm PDT

Seattle Latvian School Dancers
Performers
SL

Saturday May 26, 2018 8:00pm - 8:10pm PDT
Exhibition Hall Sponsored by Seattle Globalist 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Dance Performance, Baltic Centennial Independence Party: 100 Years of Dancing
 
Sunday, May 27
 

11:45am PDT

Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble
Croatian Dance and Music
Performers
VL

Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble

Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble, Ruže Dalmatinke & Bonaca Orchestra perform music and dance of Croatia. Vela Luka Ensemble was founded in 1975 in Anacortes, WA, located on Fidalgo Island. One-quarter of the residents of this unique community are descended from immigrants from another... Read More →

Sunday May 27, 2018 11:45am - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibition Hall Sponsored by Seattle Globalist 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Dance Performance, Dobar Dan Croatia!

1:15pm PDT

Forgatos Hungarian Folk Dance Ensemble
Forgatós Hungarian Folk Ensemble
Performers
FH

Forgatos Hungarian Folk Dance Ensemble

Forgatós Hungarian Folk Ensemble

Sunday May 27, 2018 1:15pm - 1:45pm PDT
Exhibition Hall Sponsored by Seattle Globalist 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Dance Performance
 
Monday, May 28
 

11:00am PDT

Barvinok
Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Barvinok
Performers
B

Barvinok

Barvinok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble was founded in 2004 under the auspices of the Ukrainian Association of Washington State. Currently we are the only dance school that offers Ukrainian Folk Dance classes in Washington State. Over the past decade our students have performed for various... Read More →

Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 11:30am PDT
Exhibition Hall Sponsored by Seattle Globalist 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Dance Performance
 
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    • Armory Court Stage
    Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops
    Armory Loft 4- Music Workshops
    Back Porch Stage
    Bagley Wright Theatre Sponsored by KUOW
    Boeing Green
    Broad Street Lawn
    Center Theatre
    Cornish Courtyard
    Cornish Playhouse
    Discovery Zone Stage: Sponsored by Parentmap
    Exhibition Hall Sponsored by Seattle Globalist
    Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM
    Fisher Pavilion
    Folklife Café
    Fountain Lawn Stage: Sponsored by Western WA Toyota Dealers
    KEXP Gathering Space: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3FM
    McCaw Hall
    McCaw Promenade
    Mural Amphitheater: Sponsored by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
    Narrative and Cultural Cuisine Stage: Sponsored by Uber Eats
    Open-Air Dance Stage
    Rhythm Tent
    SIFF Film Center
    Theatre 4 - Dance Workshops
    Trad Stage
    Vera Project/Gallery Sponsored by CityArts