Folk Dance Federation of California

Texa-Kolo 2021
2021-11-25 - 2021-11-28 | Croatian Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94708, United States
Online and on-site with globally inclusive Zoom sessions!
Please join us for TEXA-KOLO 2021, a joyous celebration of folk music and dance. We’re all yearning for a big event – this is it!
Kolo Festival is now named as the John Filcich Kolo Festival in honor of Kolo Festival Founder John Filcich.
Dance Teachers

Sonia Dion & Cristian Florescu – Romanian line & couple dance
Evren Soytopcu-Kıyak & Ahmet Lüleci – Turkish Dance
Steve Kotansky – Balkan Dance and Culture
Michael Ginsburg – Balkan Dance and Culture

We’re excited to announce that Thursday’s program, exclusively over Zoom, will feature live, hour long sessions with:

Jaap Leegwater
Roo Lester
Yannis and Simos Konstantinou Bata Maroetio
Tom Bozigian
Yves Moreau
Joe Graziosi

Music
Musicians from around the world playing folk dance music for you from: Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Macedonia, Norway, Romany communities, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey, United States.
Enjoy music & singing classes, jams, and live & recorded music parties throughout the weekend. Music staff, assembled from both Texas and California, includes:

John Morovich
Michele Simon
Maria Bebelekova
Bill Cope
Don Weeda
Shirley Johnson

But wait, there’s more!
This year, on both Friday and Saturday, John Filcich will have an hour to share wonderful stories about Kolo Festival over the years and a few of his favorite dances. And in the hour following, John Morovich will share some of his favorite Croatian dances! And both will have live tamburitza music!
TEXA-KOLO 2021 is an historic hybrid partnership. There will be electricity in the air as we gather live, on-site at the Croatian American Cultural Center in San Francisco, plus electronically over Zoom. Zoom participants will be able to view selected parts of the on-site program, and we will project portions of the Zoom program in the on-site Kafana.
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Schedule

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The John Filcich Kolo Festival board is committed to ensuring a safe on-site environment while still preserving the most precious elements of the festival. Please read our COVID protocols.

Let’s make some magic! Register now! Any questions? Email: texakolo2021@gmail.comv
Registration
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Registration includes options to register for in-person and/or online Zoom participation.
On-site and Online
Location: Croatian American Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112
Price: $30 – 100
On-Site & Zoom
Online Only
Zoom Only
