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A mulassa, or mule, is perhaps the most playful of the Catalan imaginary beasts because mules are known for their stubbornness.
Eva Rosich is a trained nurse living in a rural area of Catalonia surrounded by the Pyrenees Mountains.
Samvel Galstian is not the typical front man. Shy and reserved, he offers almost no banter, explanations, nor translations.
“If the carpet falls and covers her head and face, like a veil, within the next year or so she will get married.”
“I don’t sing for the voice. I sing for the next person. I sing for a friend.”
“I had never been applauded for my bread until the Folklife Festival.”
After an open call to participate, seven groups of dancers and one soloist performed a range of styles in the Handes! Armenian Dance Showcase.
Educational forums and intergenerational inheritance of various crafts are crucial to the heritage arts’ sustainability.
At the 2018 Festival, the Green Fields of America celebrated forty years of sharing Irish and Irish American music and dance with the world.
It’s one thing to watch the Torches from the Pyrenees on video. It’s another to witness the spectacle in person.
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