The Story of Kitka by Vania Zaharieva-Аlexieva Celebrating 20 years of Bulgarian Folk Dance and Music in Vancouver, this 2023 documentary consists of four 7-8 minute parts. You can find all of them in this YouTube playlist: The videos are in Bulgarian with English subtitles, and capture the vibrant community spirit. Happy birthday to our [...]
Lyrids Folk Dance Festival Article written by Chrisanne Pennimpede was published in NFO News February 2024 Excerpt: Dear Folk Dance Enthusiasts, we are thrilled to extend a warm invitation to our 10th Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, which will take place from April 19 to 21, 2024. This year promises to be a remarkable celebration of [...]
Article written by Kelley O'Neill This year a new tour was added to the Jim Gold lineup, the Western Canadian Tour. Led by Canadian Cathie Dunklee -Donnell; it included 2 maestro teachers, and 18 lucky participants. And they all visited the Lyrids Folk Dance Festival!
The Lyrid Meteor shower is lighting up B.C.’s skies right now. A few skywatchers in Abbotsford have already staked out their piece of the heavens to watch the fiery display. @GordonLoverin met with astronomy hobbyists to learn more about the cosmic event. pic.twitter.com/KK6LjRKbMF — CBC British Columbia (@cbcnewsbc) April 20, 2021
Lyrids/Kyklos Online Festival 2021 - submitted by Sonia Connolly and Lori Larsen The Lyrids Folk Dance Festival has joined forces with Kyklos International Folk Dancers for a joint online festival on April 23-25, 2021. It has been a delightful side benefit of the pandemic to work together across national borders. The two committees have gotten [...]
This is the email that was sent to all registrants on March 14, 2020: Dear Lyrids festival registrants, Thank you all for registering in a timely manner. We were going to have such a fabulous festival! However, due to COVID-19, we are hitting the pause button. The teachers and band* have agreed to do the festival on [...]
Review of the 2018 Lyrids Folk Dance Festival DVD appeared in the Report To Members of the Society of Folk Dance Historians, Volume 31, Number 2. Have a look!