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Video recording of talk
Recording of a Morris Federation talk on “Sticks, Hankies, Baldricks & Bells” by Stephen Rowley held on Zoom on 27 March 2022.
The video lasts for 1 hour 12 minutes.
Video
Abstract
Spain has a vibrant traditional dance culture, with many distinctive regional styles. Catalunya is notable for its ‘Balls Populars’ – Popular Dances. There are aspects of these dances which we as morris dancers can identify with, for instance costume (whites, baldricks, bell pads), columnar form, pipe and tabor music, sticks and handkerchiefs. In this talk Stephen Rowley takes us to the Fiesta to find out more.
Visca Balls Populars! Visca Catalunya!
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Summary
- Title: Sticks, Hankies, Baldricks & Bells
- Speaker: Stephen Rowley
- Facilitator: Pauline Woods-Wilson
- Type: talk
- Date of talk: 27 March 2022
- Date page published: 20 April 2023
- Last updated: 28 December 2024 (link to summary added)
- Video edited by: Brian Kelly
Speaker biography
Stephen Rowley founded the Mummers Symposium in 2011 – an annual meeting of mummers, folklorists and academic researchers from around the world. He is also a musician and dancer, founder of the International Mummers Festival, the International Pipe and Tabor Festival, and The Taborers Society. He has performed and taught widely in Europe, USA, Russia and Australia. He has a particular interest in the festival procession dances of the Iberian peninsular and their music.
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