OUR AIMS

Because technology has made man arrogant and egocentric.
Because we think that environmental education does not work when man face environment authoritatively.
Because the "Nature-Animals-Man" triptych must retain a balance
Because man can never realize the fact that man and environment are interdependent by means of words but by experience and actions. This is the reason why we created "Once upon a time"
At its live folklore workshops you will see nature, man, animals in an interdependent harmonic and balanced relationship.
At "Once upon a time" you will see no dead exhibition areas.
You will experience live tradition, a fairytale-like reality, a game of tradition and life, of nature, man, animals, in as ideal relationship.

CONTACT : ARİF SÖNMEZ

The Festival will be held in July, from august 5th august 9th (Probab.), in the city of Palagianello, The Festival will carry out a Village too in which every group will show its own peculiarity, its traditions, its customs, its craft works and its gastronomy.
GUIDELINES:
• formula: cultural exchange
• Max 25 Participants including musicians & chaperons.
• Age: min 17 years.
• Arrive in Palagianello at the 14 a.m (5 august).
• Departure 10 august (morning)
• The group shall be responsible for Travel, Health insurance
• Show duration:
o 45 minutes max(which can be performed in smaller duration)
o Gala Show (15 minutes)
o Parade - 2
• Stage size: 10 x 6 m.
• Board and lodging: we will provide board and lodging for all the festival period at the Hotel ( at 6 Km to Palagianello)
- VERY IMPORTANT: It is important to bring live music with a live orchestra;
- VERY IMPORTANT: The group must bring manufactured articles of its local craftsmanship: the Festival will realize an art exhibition of your town or country, so you can bring everything you think is good with your folklore
- Your articles will be exhibited in the village of the Festival and you can sell them to the tourists;
With kind regards

Director of Festival
Gruppo Folk Città di Palagianello
Antonio Coriglione

Dear friends,
The Festival will be held in July, from august 5th august 9th (Probab.), in the city of Palagianello, The Festival will carry out a Village too in which every group will show its own peculiarity, its traditions, its customs, its craft works and its gastronomy.
GUIDELINES:
• formula: cultural exchange
• Max 25 Participants including musicians & chaperons.
• Age: min 17 years.
• Arrive in Palagianello at the 14 a.m.
• Departure 4 august (morning)
• The group shall be responsible for Travel, Health insurance
• Show duration:
o 45 minutes max(which can be performed in smaller duration)
o Gala Show (15 minutes)
o Parade - 2
• Stage size: 10 x 6 m.
• Board and lodging: we will provide board and lodging for all the festival period at the Hotel ( at 6 Km to Palagianello)
- VERY IMPORTANT: It is important to bring live music with a live orchestra;
- VERY IMPORTANT: The group must bring manufactured articles of its local craftsmanship: the Festival will realize an art exhibition of your town or country, so you can bring everything you think is good with your folklore
- Your articles will be exhibited in the village of the Festival and you can sell them to the tourists;
With kind regards

Director of Festival
Gruppo Folk Città di Palagianello
Antonio Coriglione

A region rich in history and traditions. Traditional dances in this part of Macedonia are still alive and we have many opportunities to join the residents of the neighbouring villages and share with them the happiness in dancing their own dances..
The program presents facets of traditional dance and music from various regions of Greece...
- Western and Central Macedonia, Drama, Serres : with Yannis Konstantinou and 3 other dancers
- Anatoliki Romilia/Thrace (Vana, Black sea) with Apostolis Skrekas
- Islands : of Naxos with Popi & Andreas Skoulaxinos, of Kalymnos with Anna Mavrou
- Konitsa, VlaXika, Pilio with Thanassis Veas
- Ionia and songs of Thessaly with Xara Alesta
- Minor Asia and Cappadocia with Xristos Theologos
- Thesprotia and songs with Kostas Mitsis,
etc...
Participation of local musicians, local festivities, sightseeings, ...

Price for the 12 days (full pension in hotel ***, pedagogy, transportations linked to activities, various) = 800,- euros/person .. but ALL arrangements are possible !(camping, half-pension, ..)

infos on the hotel/the region : http://www.mimallones.com

Yannis Konstantinou, organizer :
yankost@otenet.gr - home +30 2385 500 422 - mobile +30 944 946 227

contact in the US :
caroline_simmonds@hotmail.com
mobile +1 415 272 4641 - Fax. +1 415 332 8910

contact in France :
maryse.fabre3@wanadoo.fr
home +33 1 46 27 92 04 - work +33 1 56 60 47 51 - fax. +33 1 56 60 47 06