Folklore Festival at Megacentro

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From the DR1 cALENDAR:
Oct, 12-14/07 Folklore Festival at Megacentro
The Manuel Jimenez Foundation has announced the first annual Folklore Festival at Megacentro in East Santo Domingo 12-14 October. The event will showcase music, activities and expositions. 28 different musical groups will be performing during the two-day event with representation from Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Hey I live really near Mega Centro if anyone wants to join me and some friends we plan to go see at least these guys:Eneroliza y su Salve,Sixto Minier y su Grupos de Congos de Villa Mella and Ballet Folcl?rico de Hait?.

The Congos are a type of drum ensemble music only played in this one part of the country. Both instruments and repertoire are different from those of the more widely-distributed palos. In fact, the congos are so unique that in 2001 UNESCO declared the Cofrad?a de Congos del Esp?ritu Santo de Villa Mella one of its 19 ?master works of oral and intangible heritage of humanity? worldwide. UNESCO is currently engaged in a research and preservation project with the Congos. (From accordiongirl.blogspot.com)

I think anyone in Santo Domingo should not miss Los congos de Villa Mella performance.

I am still trying to find the exact shedule, so I can post the time and day they will be playing.

The festival has to 2 parts. During the day workshops,conferences and exhibitions and at 7:00 pm the performances, with a duration of 3 hours.

I will post more info, as soon as I can.

Felix
 

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Viernes 12 de octubre
EXPOSCICION DE INSTRUMENTOS FOLKLORICOS
Lugar: Megacentro
Hora: 10:00 de la ma?ana

DESFILE
Lugar: Parque San Vicente de Pa?l
Frente a Plaza Rachely
Hora: 4:00 de la tarde

INAUGURACION DEL FESTIVAL
Lugar: Plazoleta Puerta del Sol Megacentro
Hora: 7:00 de la noche

PRESENTACION DE GRUPOS

Eneroliza y su grupo de Salve
Ballet Folkl?rico Casandra Damir?n de Barahona
Tambores de San Mill?n de Venezuela
Grupo de Palos de Mandinga
Grupo Folkl?rico de M?xico
Ballet Folkl?rico de la Universidad Aut?noma de Santo Domingo (UASD)
Ballet Folkl?rico del Ayuntamiento Santo Domingo Este (ASDE)
Ballet Folkl?rico Am?rica Morena de Monte Plata
Ballet Folkl?rico de la Universidad Pedro Henr?quez Ure?a (UNPHU)
Ballet Folkl?rico de la C?mara de Diputados


S?bado 13 de octubre, segundo d?a

CONVERSATORIO:
LEGADO DE FRADIQUE LIZARDO A LA CULTURA DOMINICANA
Panelistas: Manuel Jim?nez, Jos? Guerrero, Dagoberto Tejeda y Pedro Julio Quezada
Lugar: Sal?n de Eventos Megacentro
Hora: 10:00 de la ma?ana

TARDE DE JUEGOS INFANTILES POPULARES
Hora: 4:00 de la tarde
Lugar: Megacentro

ACTIVIDAD NOCTURNA
Hora: 7:00 de la noche
Lugar: Megacentro


Ballet Folkl?rico Ayuntamiento de Santo Domingo
Sixto Minier y su Grupo de Congos de Villa Mella
Ballet Folkl?rico Infantil Fantas?as
Escuela Folkl?rica Fradique Lizardo
Gulollas de San Pedro de Macor?s
Tambores de San Mill?n de Venezuela
Ballet Folkl?rico de la Universidad del Nordeste, San Francisco de Macor?s
Tradiciones Dominicanas
Ballet Folkl?rico de San Juan de la Maguana

Domingo 14, tercer d?a.

CIERRE DEL FESTIVAL
HORA: 7:00 de la noche
Lugar: Megacentro

Ballet Folkl?rico de la Cultura de Santiago
Ballet Folkl?rico de APEC
Tambores de San Mill?n de Venezuela
Ga Ga de San Lu?s
Ballet Folkl?rico Guateque de Puerto Rico
Ballet Folkl?rico de la Universidad Central del Este
Ballet Folkl?rico de La Vega