SUMMERSTAGE IN CENTRAL PARK

Rumsey Playfield in Central Park | Directions: Enter the park at 69th Street and 5th Avenue on the east side or at 72nd Street and Central Park West on the west side |

New York World Festival - Sounds of the Mediterranean | Sunday, September 16, 2007 | From 1:30 PM to 7:00 PM | Central Park SummerStage @ Rumsey Playfield | Cost: Free

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New York World Festival - Sounds of the Mediterranean

The music of the Mediterranean and North Africa will be celebrated this special day of performance and education.

1:30 PM

Artist Encounter
A workshop lead by Hassan Hakmoun, Moroccan master singer and dancer Hassan Hakmoun, on Gnawa, a style of Moroccan devotional music used in all-night healing trance ceremonies.

2:15 PM

Artist Encounter
A workshop on Greek Dance providing an opportunity to learn popular dances from the Dodecanese Islands, such as Syrto, Ballos, Issios and Sousta.

3:00 PM

Hassan Hakmoun – ecstatic music & dance from Moroccan Gnawa trance ceremonies

Orchestre de Tanger - leading Moroccan ensemble specializing in Andalusian music

Amalia Papastefanou – the legendary Greek island singer with master clarinetist Lefteris Bournias

Chris Tiktapanides - Pontic Greek lyra player

Dimonis de Mallorca - from the Balearic Islands in Spain

Presented in collaboration with the Center for Traditional Music & Dance and World Music Institute with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Heritage and Preservation, and L'Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics.