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Nomad Dance Fest, the journey continues ...
Milan,27-28 October 2012
Second edition of the Nomad Festival
The Gipsy Route does not stop, and after the success of the
firstNomad Dance Fest 2011 its ready the second edition on
27-28October 2012.
The festival will have a unique stage of a cultures, musics
anddances from the Gypsy route: the journey that started 600
yearsago from India, from the desert of Thar, crossing Persia,
Turkey,Egypt, Morocco, the Balkans to the Mediterranean and parts
ofsouthern Italy arriving in Andalucia.
The Nomad Fest aims to rediscover and revive traditions
andcultures of nomadic peoples and the common roots of folk
dances.A project born from the heart and the experience of Maya
Devi,founder and artistic director of the Festival, dancer and
teacher ofyoga and spiritual practice, researcher of Eastern
cultures, founderof the school of dance and yoga Mudrarte of Milan,
a member of'International Dance Council CID UNESCO, and the only
teacherGipsy Dances of Rajasthan and Kalbeliya in Italy declaring:
"The
cultural heritage is manifested in the union of the various
formsof artistic expression of each country and that's what we want
toknow," said Maya Devi .
The Festival renewed the appointment in Milan after the
greatsuccess in 2011 when over 1550 people were involved in
thisweekend. An event that was followed with passion and
interestfrom the press and many TV and radio (among them a service
toTG3 and TG2 Dossier, radios: Radio Lombardia, Radio Popolarewith
the live trasmission at the Festival.
This year the central theme of the Festival is the "GIPSY
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CARAVAN" modern nomads who travel the old way through thecities
and deserts collecting "pieces" of the cultures of migrantpeoples
tell stories and traditions of men and women who dancetheir lives
and transform it into art.
This edition Nomad Fest will have many distinguished guests
andenrichment of content and space.
Among the protagonists of the next edition: from Iran with
dances of the Silk Road, , thegreatest Rajasthani dancer in the
world with her Kalbeliya groupfrom Rajasthan, the band with their
sounds from Indiato Spain, The Italian group with their new
Arabic-Andalusian CD, the famous Flamenco bailaora
will be among the artists of internationalfestival.From the
desert of Timbuktu the Touareg will arrive andwill delight us with
their music rhythm.
Guests of the Festival which will represent the Eastern
dance:
with the "oriental dance with Saber,with "The veil in the
oriental-Andalusian dance
" who will present his latest book "SALOME", with Turkish Gypsy
Dances and Zagharid inoriental Baladi "the true dance of Egyptian
women."
, incollaboration with the festival, will coordinate the AREA of
theMiddle East with several proposals from dance, art, music
andmethod GYPSY DUENDE created by MIRIAM SZABO (YummaMudra). Will
lead a workshop of Berber dances and will perform
accompanied by the group KIKI ENSEMBLE.This year's NOMAD DANCE
FEST will be supported by
The great artist will present theNOMAD GALA SHOW on Saturday
evening and will be presentthroughout the event presenting nomad
travels and her latestbook.Around these characters and their
performances more atmosphereand magic. The exhibition area will be
even bigger with 900square meters of space that will host, besides
the various
exhibitors divided into subject areas for each country of
the"gypsy Route", the Nomad Bazaar, Performance of dance andmusic
workshops, a new section dedicated to India where it alloriginated
with a particular attention to yoga and dance, with
thecollaboration of , (IndiaTourism Milan) and
Colors and temptations in ETI full of clothes,accessories, items
for an original and ethical shopping, a newspace dedicated to
well-being through the services of operators ofAyurvedic massage,
holistic and beauty salon, with mehndi, make
Natural-up and hair styling.
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The BOOKSTORE by and the exhibition ofIndian films in
collaboration with Florence IndianFilm-Festival. The area dedicated
to Spain in collaboration willhost the Tablao Flamenco with
performances of Flamenco,Sevillanas, Sangria y Tapas.This year the
space "Ethnic Teteria" managed by Mudra Natural
Caf and Tekelt will have more space where to serve tea,
coffeenatural food and ethnic diahes.
For the second edition the GALA SHOW "GIPSY ROUTES" will beon
Saturday night to host national and international artists whowill
play the gypsy traditions so pure and merging with otherculture.On
Sunday evening you are all invited to dance at the"GIPSY PARTY"
with DJ sets and groups of Balkan music andrhythms of South Italy
to dance all together!
From first to the second edition of the Nomad Fest
culturalcontinuity and a seamless path of events throughout the
year:February and March 2012 there was a magical journey to India
inRajasthan, between sounds and colors with an exclusive eveningin
FORT Pachewar Jaipur, with the artists of Rajasthan and SUVADEVI
and dance company of Maya Devi (Maya Devi Rajput &Maharani
Italian Dance Company). In August 2012, the nextNOMAD DANCE FEST
tour in India with another show not to bemissed!
In in INDIA will be organized thein collaboration with the
department of culture of Rajasthan and the Desert Museum
ofJosdhpur.
Artistic Director: Maya Devi:[email protected]:
+393391633201
www.nomadancefest.com
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