Summary: Series 17 Issue 1
Published: 2008
Editor: Andrew Kennedy
Featured in this issue:
The International Sword Spectacular Festival in York, May 2008, will showcase traditional sword dances from various groups. Highlights include performances by Kezka Dantza Taldea, known for Basque dances and the historic “soka-dantza”. The festival will also feature intriguing historical engravings and the reconstruction of traditional dances, such as the Pitmen’s four-man longsword dance from the early 19th century. Performances by teams like Austria’s Volkstanzgruppe Sankt Martin in Sulmtal and Boston’s Charles River Rapper will also be presented, offering a rich cultural experience.
The festival will feature performances by Kezka Dantza Taldea, Opanci, Jack the Rapper, Volkstanzgruppe Sankt Martin in Sulmtal, Charles River Rapper, A Series of Unfortunate Rapperettes, Pas d’la Yau – Quevaucamps, and Komna.
The International Sword Spectacular Festival will take place in York from May 23-26, 2008. Kezka Dantza Taldea will bring their Basque traditions from Eibar. Jack the Rapper, based in Norway, will return to Yorkshire. Austria’s Volkstanzgruppe Sankt Martin in Sulmtal will showcase their diverse dance repertoire. Charles River Rapper from Boston will perform alongside teams like Pas d’la Yau from Quevaucamps, Belgium, and Komna from Moravia, Czech Republic.
#Editor:
Andrew Kennedy
#Citation:
Rattle Up My Boys (RUMB),
17(1), 2008
https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/magazines/rumb/series-17-issue-01/
#rattleupmyboys #rattleupmyboys_s17.1
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