Balkan Mondays
Cancellation
To help limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus we are cancelling our Balkan Mondays until further notice.
A monthly Monday-evening workshop on Balkan dance and music,
Presented in collaboration with the
Centre des musiciens du monde
5043 rue Saint-Dominique
Montreal H2T 1V1
7.30 pm – 9.30 pm
$15
During each workshop you can dance, sing, and/or play music (for dancers)..
Whether you are a dancer, instrumentalist, or singer, and no matter what your level of experience or instrument, you are welcome to join us.
Sergiu Popa will (usually) lead the music while a guest dance teacher leads the dances.
next Workshop: Monday, March 2, 2020
Dance mistress: jocelyne vaillancourt
Since 1975, when Jocelyne first fell in love with folkdance, it has been the focus of her spare time and trips. She has been teaching international folkdancing at the Université de Montréal for several decades.
Repertoire:
Music director Anit Ghosh
Anit Ghosh is a violinist with a very unique playing style that is strongly influenced by Turkish and Romanian gypsy music. He is also a multi-instrumentalist: he plays the five string violin, the viola, the oud, the mandolin, and several guitars. He plays in, among other ensembles, the Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, Ayrad, and the Udistik Orchestra.
ARCHIVES
Season 2, 2019-2020
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Dance master: BENÔIT CÔTÉ
Music director: Sergiu Popa
Repertoire:
Monday january 5 2020
Dance master: Yves Moreau
Music director: Sergiu Popa
Dances, songs, and tunes from Bulgaria and Croatia
Originally from Moldova, Sergiu is now a key figure in Montreal's world-music scene. A conservatory-trained virtuoso accordionist from a Roma family dynasty of musicians, he is a specialist in the traditional music of SouthEastern Europe.
Monday December 2, 2019
Dance master: Yves Moreau
Music director: Anit Ghosh
Anit Ghosh is a violinist with a very unique playing style that is strongly influenced by Turkish and Romanian gypsy music. He is also a multi-instrumentalist: he plays the five string violin, the viola, the oud, the mandolin, and several guitars. He plays in, among other ensembles, the Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, Ayrad, and the Udistik Orchestra.
Albanian, Aromanian, and Bulgarian dances, songs, and tunes
Monday, November 4, 2019
Dance mistress: Jocelyne Vaillancourt
Music director: Sergiu Popa
Greek, Macedonian, and Serbian dance, songs, and tunes
Monday October 7, 2019
Dance mistress: Jocelyne Vaillancourt
Music director: Sergiu Popa
Albanian, Croatian and Macedonian dances, songs, and tunes
