FAKS Dance

About the event:

Festival of Amateur Cultural Creation

The FAKS festival has been re-recognized and included by the European Association of Festivals in the list of Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe (EFFE) and its official guide for European festivals for 2017/2018. It is an international festival platform connecting festivals that are deeply committed to the arts, their communities and European values, and at the same time invites and informs audiences about these festivals across Europe.

The autumn edition of the FAKS festival will host International folklore festival, from 27 to 30 September 2018 and gather more than 300 dancers from Croatia, Slovenia, France, Czech Republic, Hungary and Estonia. All participants will be accommodated in the Amarin resort in Rovinj and during their four-day stay in Rovinj they will visit Pazin where gala concert will take place and attend exhibitions of the Ethnographic Museum of Istria.

The FAKS Dance Festival's program is as follows:

Thursday, 27 September 2018

20:00 Opening ceremony of the first folklore festival in Rovinj with the presentation of participants, folk dances and traditional costumes at the Amarin resort in Rovinj

Friday, 28 September 2018

09:30 Traditional dance workshops at the Amarin resort

14:00 Round-table with folklore group representatives at the Amarin resort

17:00 Non-competitive concert of folk groups in the Marshal Tito Square in Rovinj – participants of the festival together with hosts, Folklore group “Plesarin“from Rovinj

Saturday, 29 September 2018

11:00 Dance workshop of Istrian folklore dance named "balun" led by Folklore group "Plesarin" from Rovinj

12:00 The biggest Istrian “balun” performance by the participants and visitors in the Marshal Tito Square in Rovinj

18:30 Non-competitive concert at the Pazin Memorial Centre - participants of the festival together with hosts, Folklore group “Pazin”

Participants of the FAKS Dance Festival:

Folklore group “Črnučan“ from Slovenia, Folklore group “Ljubljana“ from Slovenia, Folklore group Bled from Slovenia, Folklore ensemble “Libin-S” from the Czech Republic, Folklore group “Balaton” from Hungary, Folklore group “Lembrancas de Portugal“ from France, Folklore group “Soleke” from Estonia, and from Croatia: Folklore group “Plesarin” from Rovinj, Folklore group from Pazin, Folklore group “Vedar Osmijeh“ from Zagreb and Folklore group “Zadobarje“ from Karlovac.

The organizer of the FAKS festival is the company Vedras d.o.o. and sponsors and partners are: The Town of Pazin, Public Open University Pazin, Ars Cultura Association, Roženice Pazin Choir, Central Istria Tourist Board, Vrsar Tourist Board and the Tourist Board of the Town of Rovinj-Rovigno.

Admission to all events and festival concerts is FREE.