Join Dunava at a concert that laments the cold season and celebrates the coming of the light. Dunava, Seattle's own women's Balkan vocal ensemble, presents seasonal songs from Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Ukraine, and Greece. Special guests are Greek master musicians Christos Govetas and Ruth Hunter.
Tickets available online and (we hope) at the door.
Radost makes its 39th appearance at the annual Northwest Folklife Festival in the 2 hour Romanian Showcase!
Десети Юбилеен Златeн Орфей 2017
Bulgarian Cultural and Heritage Center of Seattle
Presents
Showcases of talent from the local Bulgarian community...
The Radost Kids Perform Dances from Bulgaria
A Gathering of our Northwest Cultural Riches The festival, produced by Crossroads Bellevue and VL Cultural Productions, feature’s some of the area’s best ethnic entertainment on two stages, an international bazaar, and exhibits. The event has been the single most popular event in the Crossroads annual calendar of events
Through late harvest, saints' feast days, solstice, Christmas, New Year's, Epiphany, and carnival, Eastern European cultures observe many holidays and rituals to help them get through the dark cold days of winter. Some are steeped in Orthodox Christianity, but many pagan themes and traditions remain.
Join Dunava for a musical journey through this season of both reverence and revelry, with songs from throughout Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, as we shake off the darkness and celebrate the sun's return.
Special guests are Ukrainian-American singer Nadia Tarnawsky and lutenist John Lenti.
Tickets: $20
Available online and at the door...
Radost Artistic Director, Sidney Deering, and Dance Master, Tom Deering, teach Bulgarian folk dances and choreographies to the Los Angeles Ballet company dancers.
Radost is very proud to support the annual Northwest Folklife Festival!
Radost performs a lively Bulgarian choreography of a tradition western-Thracian dance: Sedi Donka.