Performance Schedule - Friday May 16
- 2008 Featured Peformers
- Schedule: Friday May 16
- Schedule: Saturday May 17
- Schedule: Sunday May 18
- Full list of performers
North Stage5:00-5:30 5:45-6:15 6:30-7:00 7:15-8:00 8:30
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South Stage5:00- 5:45 6:00-6:30 6:45-7:15 7:30 -8:15 8:30-9:00 9:15-10:00 |
FRIDAY, May 16th (north stage)
TOCCATA
Chinese Dance
Friday, May 16, 5:00-5:30 p.m.
North Stage
Utah has a large and active Chinese community. Under the leadership of Fay Fay Ye, Teens of Creative, Classical and Traditional Arts (TOCCATA) presentsChinese dance at community celebrations like Chinese New Year, and for festivals and celebrations year-ound.
German Chorus Harmonie
German Music
Friday, May 16, 5:45-6:15 p.m.
North Stage
Particularly in the mid-twentieth century, Utah had a number of organizations that helped German-speaking immigrants to feel at home in their new country. Some groups addressed social functions, some were fraternal organizations and businesses such as credit unions, and others celebrated the cultural aspects of German heritage. The German Chorus Harmonie, performing traditional German songs was founded almost forty years ago.
Fraternidad El Salvador
Salvadoran Dance
Friday, May 16, 6:30-7:00 p.m.
North Stage
El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America, renowned for its rich volcanic soil and lush vegetation. Here in Utah, several Salvadoran community organizations join together as Fraternidad El Salvador to perform their traditional folk dances.
Venezuela Cantando
Venezuelan Music
Friday, May 16, 7:15-8:00 p.m.
North Stage
Accompanied by friends, the Garcia family is at the heart of this performing group that plays traditional Venezuelan music. Originally from Barquisimeto in Venezuela, the Garcias program a diverse performance including Caribbean-style drumming from the Lake Maracaibo region, Andean music from the western mountain regions, and music from the plains and savannas where the “plains harp” (harpa llanera) originated.
FRIDAY, May 16th (south stage)
Desert Wind
Jewish/Israeli Music
Friday, May 16, 5:00- 5:45 p.m.
South Stage
Band leaders Alan and Andalin Bachman are members of Chabad of Utah and Congregation Kol Ami. Their performances include special musical services for Congregation Kol Ami, Orthodox weddings, Purim Festivals, Chanukah celebrations as well as at private functions such as Orthodox weddings and Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. At the Living Traditions Festival, Desert Wind will be playing music from the Chassidic, Jewish mystical and Israeli traditions. The performance begins with a blast from the shofar, an ancient hornused by Jews at special occasions for thousands of years.
Chris Dokos Band
Greek Music
Friday, May 16, 6:00-6:30 p.m.
South Stage
Utah’s vibrant Greek heritage dates back to the late 19th century, with a strong immigration pattern primarily related to jobs in the mining and railroad industries. Music, dance and cultural tradition in general have helped Utah’s Greeks maintain and reinforce their ethnic identity. For over twenty years, the Chris Dokos Band has supported the community by playing dance music for Greek celebrations across the Intermountain West, at festivals, church gatherings, weddings and private parties.
Lac Viet Band
Vietnamese Music
Friday, May 16, 6:45-7:15 p.m.
South Stage
Under the direction of master musician, Lan Nguyen, this ensemble of Vietnamese musicians performs the traditional music of their homeland. Lan Nguyen has traveled extensively through her native Vietnam to collect authentic examples of the traditional music in order to preserve it for future generations. She has adapted western-style music notation to teach performance, presenting the heritage of this Southeast Asian country to American audiences.
LIKHA
Philippine Dance
Friday, May 16, 7:30 -8:15 p.m.
South Stage
The Republic of the Philippines occupies over 7,000 islands in the south west Pacific Ocean, and with over 90 million people, the country has many distinct cultural groups. LIKHA—The Philippine American Cultural Ensemble of Utah is an organization that celebrates the art and culture of Philippine Americans in Utah.
Salt Lake Russian Performing Group
Russian Music
Friday, May 16, 8:30-9:00 p.m.
South Stage
Salt Lake’s Russian community dates back to the 1980s when many Russian immigrants arrived as refugees from the former Soviet Union. Today Utah’s Russian community is vibrant, religiously diverse and culturally active. The SLC Russian Performing Group maintains ties to their homeland through the performance of folk songs and traditional Russian choral music.
Utah Hispanic Dance Alliance
Latino Dance
Friday, May 16, 9:15-10:00 p.m.
South Stage
Under the direction of Jessica Salazar, the Dance Alliance is composed of dancers, teachers, and choreographers from local Hispanic folkdance groups. Because the dancers in this group share their own traditions while learning those of other Latin American countries, the performances represent a diversity of Latin American ethnic dance traditions.