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SUMMARY:Festival of the Oaks
DESCRIPTION:The 74th annual international Festival of the Oaks features a morning international folk dance workshop\, a hot lunch\, exhibition dance performance\, and a program of afternoon recreational dances. Includes a pre-owned folk dance costume sale in the dance hall.  Fun for all ages! No partner needed.  \nSchedule\nAll Day — Institute and Folk Dancing\, $30.00 \n\n\n9:00-9:30am\nRegistration\n\n\n9:30am-12:00pm\n Dance workshop with Farima Berenji\, Silk Road folk dance performance by the Simorgh Dance Collective\, and contras with Lenore Watson\, $18.00\n\n\n12:00-1:00pm\n Hot lunch\, $10.00\n\n\n12:00-1:00pm\n Federation membership meeting. Includes lunch provided to Federation members attending.\n\n\n12:30-4:30pm\n Pre-owned folk dance costume sale\n\n\n1:00pm\n Brief presentation by Tahitian Dance Company Te Mana O Te Ra \n\n\n1:00-5:00pm\n International dance party. Dances from around the world and institute reviews. $17.00\n\n\nFree refreshments will be served all afternoon. \nTo send dance requests for the afternoon party\, or for more info\, e-mail a request to rg94610@gmail.com or to yvonneprovaznik@comcast.net.\n \nFarima Berenji \nFarima Berenji\nFarima is an award winning\, internationally acclaimed performing artist\, instructor\, dance ethnologist\, and archaeologist. She specializes in sacred\, classical\, and folkloric dances of the Silk Road. She is a third generation artist – her devotion to the world of arts was inspired by both her mother and grandmother – performing artists\, poets\, and musicians of Azerbaijani heritage. Farima has spent her lifetime studying Persian/Iranian and Central Asian dance\, culture\, and history. Recognized as one of the few world scholarly experts of ancient and mystical dance ethnology\, she travels worldwide to record\, research\, lecture\, perform\, educate\, and to inspire dynamic creativity and rejuvenation through dance and movement.\nFarima has lectured\, facilitated research projects\, collaborated\, choreographed\, & performed for highly acclaimed internationally renowned companies and institutions such as Avaz Dance Company\, Mosaic America (formerly Sangam Arts)\, ODC\, World Dance Fusion of San Francisco\, Istanbul Conservatory of the Arts\, Vienna Conservatory of the Arts\, the National Folk\nOrganization (NFO)\, the Unique Circle of Manchester\, the Tumata Organization of Turkey\, UNESCO\, SF City Hall\, Kansas State University\, University of Manchester\, University of London\, Istanbul University\, Stanford University\, San Francisco State University\, San Francisco City Hall\, the Iranian National Museum and Conservatory and many more. Farima is the founder and artistic director of the Simorgh Dance Collective\, Assistant Director and Program Director of Eastern Arts\, and advisory council member of Mosaic America. She is honored to be the first Iranian-American woman TEDx lecturer and performer in the field of dance. The Simorgh Dance Collective was the first Iranian dance company\, directed by an Iranian woman to perform during a reception for President Obama and President Biden. Recognized as one of few world experts and scholars of Persian dance history\, Farima infuses spirituality into her dance and teachings to impassion\, empower\, and inspire. For more details and media visit http://farimadance.com \nLenore Watson\nLenore started folk dancing and contra dance in college. She has taught international folk dance since the early 2000’s with Redding International Folk Dance. And she has been calling contra dances since 2014 in Redding and Chico\, as well as at special events – weddings\, festivals\, etc. She has called contras in previous years at the Festival of the Oaks and at other events in Northern California\, including the Officers Ball and Stockton Folk Dance Camp. Lenore loves calling contras\, and seeing the how the dancers connect and collaborate to make it work and have fun. Her favorite explanation of contra dance is that it’s like “an amusement park ride that we all create together.”\n \nDownload and print a flier to share with others. \nRegister and pay in advance \nAttendees must be fully vaccinated\, including boosters. KN-95 or N-95 masks required. \nRegister
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/festival-of-the-oaks-23/
LOCATION:Live Oak Recreation Center\, 1301 Shattuck Avenue (at Berryman)\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709 \, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Performance,Potluck,Workshop
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