Donnerstag

19:00

zum

21:30

Vodni stolp, Glavni trg, Grajski trg

Folklore-Festival Folkart

28th FOLKART (ARG, FIJ, FIN)

Folkart is a colourful palette of infinite colours of folk traditions from all over the world.

The folklore festival in Maribor, which is taking place for the 28th time, is one of the most visible ones in the folklore world. This year's performing groups is very broad – from South America to Europe and Asia. The cold distant Finland will be heated up by passionate Argentina. The former joint homeland will be represented by the ever excellent Serbians, and the Asian part of the world will be presented by mystic Kazakhstan. The beauty of the Pacific world will be personified by the members of the group from Fiji, who will be competing with the hot rhythms of Costa Rica.

The festive opening will take place on Tuesday, June 28th, on Trg Leona Štuklja square, where all of the groups will be introduced with two dances. Before that the folklorists will take a stroll on Lent. On Wednesday, June 29th, and Thursday, June 30th, there will be a lot of folklore events in the whole city; in the morning on Grajski trg square, in the afternoon in Marprom arena, in the evening at the Drava river on Lent, next to the Jurček stage, and later on Glavni and Grajski trg square.

Saturday, July 2nd, will be very cheerful, loud and colourful. The performances on Grajski trg square in the morning, the parade through the city to Europark, will be followed by the festive closing ceremony on Trg Leona Štuklja square, where the groups from Argentina, Fiji, Finland, Kazakhstan, Costa Rica, Serbia and Slovenia will be performing their last two best dances for the audience. The folklore week on the banks of Drava will be concluded with majestic fireworks!

ARGENTINA

Gran Ballet Argentino, Cordoba

The artistic group Gran Ballet Argentino has been active for 53 years and is one of the most important choreographic creations of Argentina. Its main characteristics are their dance creations with an emphasis on moves, expressions and communicativeness. They are the most visible ambassadors of Argentinian folk tradition.

FINLAND

Motora, Joensuu

Group Motora was founded in 1968. The young folklorists are successfully performing in their area and are one of the best folklore ensemble in Finland. The group is known for its lively and interesting shows. They come from Joensuu in the region North Karelia in the eastern part of Finland.

FIJI

VOU Dance Company, Suva

Vou is an explosive and dynamic Pacific group, an extraordinary experience which takes you to the paradise of the island, full of ancient stories, tradition and culture. Through their music and dances Vou are representing the mixture of old and new, traditional and modern. It is a very diverse and internationally renowned dance group showing the picturesque history of Fiji in the southern part of the Pacific ocean.