Plaiurile Dornelor Ensemble from Vatra Dornei, Romania
April 2019
The Folk Arts Center of New England was pleased to sponsor the 2019 United States tour of the Plaiurile Dornelor Romanian youth folk dance and music troupe, founded in 1977 at Clubul Copiilor (The Children’s Club) to teach traditional Romanian music, dance, and crafts to children ages 7-18. Winners of many Romanian dance competitions, they have performed at international folk festivals throughout Europe and have also appeared on local and national radio and TV programs. The group’s April 2019 American tour schedule is below. Folk dances from all regions of Romania were presented along with unique folk traditions of Bucovina.
Wednesday, April 10
Welcoming Party for Plaiurile Dornelor
Framingham Folk Dance, 7:30–10 pm
Edwards Church Hall, 39 Edwards Street, Framingham, MA
Thursday, April 11
Culture display and performance, 11 am–1:30 pm
Northern Essex Community College, Hartleb Technology Center, Room TC 103 A/B, 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA
Thursday, April 11
FAC Thursday Folk Dance, 8:15–10:45 pm
Park Avenue Congregational Church parish hall, 50 Paul Revere Road, Arlington, MA
Saturday, April 13
New England Folk Festival: 12:30 pm dance performance, 5 pm cimbalom demonstration, 6 pm music of Bucovina – flutes and styling
NEFFA 2019, Mansfield Middle and High Schools, 250 East Street, Mansfield, MA
Sunday, April 14
New England Folk Festival: 12:15 pm dance class, 2 pm concert
NEFFA 2019, Mansfield Middle and High Schools, 250 East Street, Mansfield, MA
Saturday, April 20
Romanian Community performances, 6:30–9:30 pm
Arlington Masonic Temple, 19 Academy Street, Arlington, MA
Thursday, April 25
Potluck dinner, dance workshop, and dance performance in the Syracuse area, 6:30–10:30 pm
United Church of Fayetteville, 310 East Genesee Street, Fayetteville, NY
Saturday, April 27
Folk Arts Center Romanian Cultural Exchange Day: dance workshop, potluck dinner, music session, and Romanian dance party with dance performances, 4–11:15 pm
Arlington Masonic Temple, 19 Academy Street, Arlington, MA
Sunday, April 28
Dance workshop for Mladost Folk Ensemble, 1:30–4:30 pm
Munroe Center for the Arts, 1403 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA
