Dance

The Two Yearly International Stage Traditional Dance in Calabria took place from August. The next edition, the sixth, is foreseen in August. Traditional Dance in Calabria is an every two yearly stage organized by Archi Med Med Media Audio visual Archives from Reggio Calabria and by the Cultural Association Agatini from Catafo. About seventy competitors took part in the last edition and they were arranged in the classes of dance and instruments.
Information about the courses held in the last editionDance Beginner and advanced level. Teachers Giuseppe Crucitti advanced, Diego Pizzimenti beginner. The work programme was based on the style of traditional dance from South Aspromonte and in particular Cardeto area. In this area, the traditional dance has got a very strong and rooted tradition. During the last courses, as well as during the previous editions, the teachers were able to make use of the presence of players and dancers from this area.
Lyre from Calabria Teacher Ettore Castagna Ettore Castagna is known as the lyre player of Re Nilius group. He has been active for many years as field researcher about traditional music from Calabria, Castagna has been looking after this instrument course for three stage editions. The lyre is a string chordophone probably medieval and it arrived in Calabria through age old contacts with the near Greece. As for this instrument, please consult the research published on CD booklet. by Archi med The Lyre in Calabria RLS. The course programme is based on the traditional music for lyre from Locri area with a particular attention to the overall music as didactic instruments. Giuseppe Fragomenis presence was important in the last part of the course. He is a teacher as regard the tradition and builder of lyre from Calabria.
Zampogna a paru and a moderna Teacher Sergio Di GiorgioSergio Di Giorgio is the Re Nilius group wind player. He has been interesting in zampogna for twenty years about in Calabria both as researcher and under the organologic profile. He has been teaching for some editions in this course devoted to the two prince instruments of country music in Aspromonte the zampogne a paru and a moderna. The work programme touched the catalogues for zampogna both from Cardeto and Greek areas. The participants were given elements base relative to the instrument maintenance and, in particular, instructions about tuning, reeds and leather bag treatment. The direct contact with the traditional players was important, in particular during the nights Ballu.