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MEDIA CONTACT: Program in Movement and Dance (585) 273-5150 or Helene Snihur hsnihur@rochester.edu
585.275.7800
March 17, 2006
EVENT: Folk Dance Party with Ezher Uremez and the Karamfil Balkan Folk Orchestra
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 8 p.m. Friday, March 31, in Spurrier Dance Studio on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: $5; tickets on sale at the Common Market in Wilson Commons on the University's River Campus and at the door
Uremez, a folk dancer who has been teaching and performing throughout the United States for more than 30 years, will lead circle, line, and group dances from Turkey, Israel, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Italy, Germany, Mexico, and other countries. The public will also be able to dance to Bulgarian village music performed by Karamfil.
Uremez started her folk dance training at age 16 in Istanbul as a member of the Turkish National Folk Dance Ensemble. She has founded numerous folk dance performance groups in the United States and has held workshops both in the community and in schools such as the University of Virginia. She has taught courses titled "Folk Dances from Around the World" and "Sacred Dance" in the University of Rochester's Program of Movement and Dance.
Karamfil plays traditional instruments such as the flute-like kaval; the gadulka, a fiddle; gajda, a bagpipe; the tambura, a mandolin; and the tupan, a two-headed bass drum. The group has been performing throughout the northeastern United States and Canada for two decades.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact the Program of Movement and Dance, (585) 273-5150.
About the University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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