Groups 2024
We present all the groups participating in Moreira Folkfest 2024 so that you can get to know a little about the countries that are visiting us from the 27th of July to the 3rd of August.
The "Grupo Parafolclórica Vaiangá" is an institution with 36 years of history, founded in 1988 by professor Maria de Nazaré do Ó Ribeiro.
With the aim of encouraging, cultivating, valuing and preserving folklore, the group is dedicated to and stimulates artistic creation through music, dance and theater, seeking integration with the community and society in which it operates, in addition to carrying out cultural exchanges at national and international level.
The "Raices Danzas Folcloricas" is a group of artists who love the traditions, customs and ancient knowledge that are mostly passed down from their grandparents, parents and relatives of Latin American heritage.
This group performs Colombian folk dances from the state of Rhode Island in the United States of America and in each of their artistic performances, the dancers reflect all the popular knowledge of the Colombian idiosyncrasy.
Their main mission is to promote culture, tradition and folklore among the children, young people and adults of the state of Rhode Island and they present the vision that Raices will be the epicentre of culture, tradition and folklore for the whole of North America and the world, from the state of Rhode Island.
The "Ballet Folklórica del Potosí" by COBACH 01, directed by Lic. Enrique Delgadillo Medina was born out of the need to offer young people formal artistic training formal artistic training parallel to their academic training in February 2007.
The "Ballet Folklórica del Potosí" aims to offer its audience a dance spectacle full of diversity and innovation with which it can transmit sensations and emotions without leaving aside the traditional and the timely and exhaustive investigation of the different and exhaustive research of the different regions in his repertoire and, of course, to spread the love and passion for our Mexico.
It is a group formed mainly by secondary school students, in addition to secondary school students, in addition, it distinguished itself by the quality of execution and interpretation of its dancers, who have a great commitment and understand the responsibility of to be disseminators of Traditional Mexican Dance.
The "Folk Song And Dance Group Świerczkowiacy" based at the Mościce Art Centre in Tarnów, the group has been nurturing the vivid legacy of regional customs and traditions for the past 60 years.
During that time, Świerczkowiacy has been popularising Polish traditions and folk art both at home and abroad. The group has also carried out educational activities aimed at children, young people and adults, with a special focus on its members. We archive and store ethnographic materials relating to areas such as music, songs, dance and national costumes. We strive to promote ethnographic and historical conformity in the presentation of regional folk art by researching available sources, consulting experts, and making programmes that are checked and evaluated by experts. Our staff publish their own articles, co-operate as a group of experts with various Polish and foreign folklore groups and take part in juries for competitions. The group is associated with the International Council of Organisations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts (CIOFF), registered under number 14, and is one of the first in Poland.
The “Grupo Regional de Moreira da Maia” was founded in 1934 and represents a small portion of the valuable treasure that constitutes the cultural heritage of the people of the lands of Maia and due to its traditions, such as its dances and songs, it is considered the most faithful representative of cultural activities in Maia.
As the main organizer and founder of Moreira Folkfest, the “Grupo Regional de Moreira da Maia” already has 15 editions of this great festival, with its first international folklore festival starting in 2007, thus marking the beginning of a great cultural event that has The main objective is to fight for the union of cultures present throughout the world and bring this magical celebration to the lands of Maia, where the group was born.
The "Ansamblul Someșana" is a group of dancers and musicians from Dej, Transylvania, who were created 60 years ago and are the sixth generation of dancers. They perform traditional dances from many regions of Romania, such as Transylvania, Maramures, Oltenia, Mures and others. They have toured extensively in France, Turkey, Switzerland, the Republic of Moldova, Slovenia and Italy.
The "Joy Dance Culture and Art Group” is under the Chinese Oriental Human Culture Promotional Association. Established by Ms. Wei, Qui-yen in Taizhong, the central part of Taiwan in 1997, its members vary from children to adults. Originally it is dedicated to charity performances and with the time goes by it extends to the art education, creation and presentation. The real life and nature is the major theme for the creation of this group. Dances, made by the group vary from the Chinese Kong- fu, folk dance to modern dances. As for the style of the traditional and folk dances, performed by the group, it is stylized with the creation on the base of the local culture.