Bring a Summer of Culture to Northern Utah
BOUNTIFUL, Utah, July 2, 2010- Three Utah festivals under the umbrella of the International Organization of Folk Art (IOV), in operational relations with UNESCO, are gearing up for cultural celebrations featuring art, music and dance with an international flair. The mission of IOV is to increase worldwide understanding and appreciation of all forms of folk art and to provide opportunities for folk artists and practitioners to share their knowledge and skills. The organization is headquartered in Austria with each participating country having its own Section. The president of the USA-Section is Larry Baird, of Ogden. He has been involved in folk culture, music and dance for decades. He is one of the founders of Bountiful/Davis Summerfest International, one of the three IOV festivals, now in its 22nd year. The IOV is a worldwide organization, which deals comprehensively with the preservation and promotion of culture, folk art, and intangible cultural heritage. The three Utah festivals are Springville World Folkfest, Bountiful/Davis Summerfest International and South Jordan International Days.
Larry Baird, IOV USA-Section President
“The primary goal of IOV is to promote understanding and tolerance among people of the world through diversified cultural exchange activities, in maintenance of the ideal of world peace. Through cultural exchange, such as international festivals, we can promote understanding, tolerance and world peace with a greater understanding of one another.
Utah has a very strong history with Folk Groups from all over the world. It’s hard to imagine the impact Bountiful/Davis Summerfest International in its 22nd year, has had on the world. How many artists, musicians, dancers have attended and partaken of the Utah experience and gone back to their homelands and shared what they have seen, heard, and experienced as well as shared from their countries while here? Now with Bountiful/Davis Summerfest International, Springville World Folkfest , South Jordan International Days, West Valley Cultural Celebration Center – World Stage Concert Series, and introducing Ogden’s ‘Worldwide on 25’, through the offices of the IOV, we are sharing a vast cultural experience from Ogden in the North down through the Intermountain region to Springville on the South and surrounding areas. I hope the people of Utah take advantage of this auspicious opportunity to watch and interact with these international guests and learn and share in their rich cultural heritage. On behalf of the IOV, United States Section, I thank the thousands of people over the years who have helped to promote world success here in Utah.” Larry Baird
Important Dates:
July 26 – 31 Springville World Folkfest, Springvillefolkfest@comcast.net
Directed by Donna Breckenridge
August 2-7 Bountiful/Davis Summerfest International, www.bdac.org
Directed by Emma J. Dugal
August 3 Worldwide on 25 celebration in Ogden on Historic 25th St., iovlare@live.com followed by a performance by Wulanmuqi, China
August 4 Summerfest Street Dance with Taste of the Town-South, sponsored by the Davis Chamber of Commerce plus International Dance Clinics at the Creative Arts Academy;
all on Main Street in Bountiful
August 9 Performance at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, WorldStage! Concert Series
August 10-14 South Jordan International Days, iae123@gmail.com.
Directed by Shawnda Bishop
The international groups coming to Utah this year are:
Janosicek, Brno the Capitol of South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic
La Virondee, Talant, Bourgogne Region in France
Remembranzas, San Ignacio Guasu, Misiones Department (Region) of Paraguay
MiDong Pungmuldan, Seoul, South Korea
Tuna, Cuenca or Cuenca Provence in the Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Wulan Muqi, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China
Amamere, Accra, Ghana
Everest Nepal Cultural Group, Kathmandu, Nepal
The Springville and Bountiful festivals will also feature local ethnic entertainment. The Bountiful festival will also feature 70 artist and ethnic food booths and five children’s art stations. The South Jordan festival will include Clog America, a popular American clogging ensemble. All the performing groups will feature live music, traditional costumes and dance reflective of their country and region. These elements are necessary to be considered an IOV Festival.
In addition to the festival performances at the three festivals, Wulan Muqi from Inner Mongolia, China will perform a full-length performance on the Ogden Amphitheater stage on August 3, 2010. This performance ‘Songs of the Grasslands’ will be longer than the festival performances and will be the only chance to see the program of this phenomenal group in its entirety. For ticket information, contact Bountiful/Davis Art Center: 801 292-0367. This performance will be part of an outreach to Ogden City and will immediately follow a Street Dance on Historic 25th Street (Worldwide on 25).
Wulanmuqi from Inner Mongolia, China to perform ‘Songs of the Grasslands’ at the Ogden Amphitheater on August 3
After the Bountiful festival, three groups will move on to perform at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City on Monday, August 9 as part of the WorldStage! Concert Series. These groups from Czech Republic, China and Ghana will then move on to perform at the final IOV Utah festival, South Jordan International Days.
Don’t miss these cultural events that celebrate music, dance, food and art in a spirit of global friendship and cultural diversity. Contact the local festival in your area for opportunities to be a host family, interpreter or volunteer. Visit www.iovworld.com for more information about IOV and membership opportunities.
For more information, contact Bountiful/Davis Art Center, 801 292-0367 or visit us online at www.bdac.org
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