Dances from South Serbia with Alex Marković at FACONE – May 15
Dances from South Serbia
with Alex Marković
Saturday, May 15: 2:00 – 4:00pm EDT
Online via Zoom – To benefit the Folk Arts Center of New England
$10 is suggested to support this program and FAC, but any amount is appreciated.
Join this workshop via Zoom by activating this link.
About the Workshop
The Ottoman Empire lost southern Serbian regions to the emerging Serbian state in 1878, leaving strong influences on local culture after several centuries of imperial rule.
For this workshop we’ll survey a variety of traditions from the area, learning a few dances that will span the spectrum from rural Serbian and Albanian dances to urban Romani and Serbian repertoires. In addition to learning steps we’ll look at dance styling, too, breaking down how rural versus urban traditions and various ethnic traditions differ from each other. There’ll be something for everyone- please join us!
About Alex
Alex Marković has an M.A. and Ph.D. from the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He wrote his doctoral thesis on identity politics and musical performance among Romani brass musicians in Vranje, Serbia, conducting 17 months […]
