Today, after two days in distant Africa and even more distant India, thanks to the KITKA ensemble from Macedonia we are back in Europe. And we are going to stay here.
The ensemble from Istibanji presented dances typical of their region, making us nostalgically reminisce about all the Balkan ensembles that have so far attended the Festival of the Children of Mountains.
The children from Istebna met outside a beautiful, lavish cottage house, where they made garlands, and then played and sang to the accompaniment of a band austerely composed of three of their age peers playing violins.
The guests from Roztocze chose an enclosed space. Dances, games and songs from the environs of Lublin and Tomaszów Lubelski were set inside a large barn.
And so we imperceptibly reached the halfway point of this year’s edition of the FESTIVAL OF THE CHILDREN OF MOUNTAINS.
