Góbéfest is one of the largest celebrations of arts & culture from the Carpathian Basin in the United Kingdom. The festival brings authentic folk arts, music, dance, food and drink from the most diverse regions in Europe to the centre of Manchester. Now in it’s third year Góbéfest has a unique Transylvanian Sekler Hungarian (Székely) theme, unveiling the mysteries of this folkloric land laden with culture, music, history. The festival welcomes Hungarian, Romanian, Slovakian, Bulgarian, Polish artists and contributors, to name just a few.
Expect to hear a rich variety of live music from traditional Sekler folk music to classical sounds, opera, Transylvanian Celtic punk rock, Hungarian speed folk, gypsy jazz. Marvel at the colourful costumes and traditional dances on the stage. The family activity tent will be running arts and music workshops, enchanting puppet shows, folk dance demonstrations.
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Expect to be mesmerised by a spectacular fairy tale dance production on Sunday 26th May in the afternoon , as Maros Ensemble
A Selection From The Colourful World of Central Transylvanian Folk-Dance Heritage. On Saturday 25th May at Góbéfest This show lifts it’s dance
Check out the running order
12 .00 – Festival Opening
1.00 – 1.15 – Stage Opening | Welcome Speeches
1.25 – 1.45 – Bercy Bíró
2.00 – 2.30 – Mátyás Király Zither Orchestra
2.40 – 3.00 – Bence Gusztos
3.15 – 3.35 – Eleanor Every
4.00 – 4.45 – Michael Cretu
5.20 – 6.00 – Foreign Accent
6.30 – 7.30 – Maros Ensemble | If You Knew What I Know | Ha Te Tudnád Amit Én
7.30 – 8.30 – Maros Ensemble Táncház | Dancehouse
9.00 – 10.30 – Bohemian Betyárs
11.00 AM – Festival Opening
11.00 – 11.30 – Daniel Payne | Beat Bazaar
11.50 – 12.50 – Elizabeth Sillo, Dragos Andrei Ionel & Dorothy Singh
1.05 – 2.00 – Ildikó Csige & Michael Billington
2.15 – 2.45 – Mátyás Király Zither Orchestra
3.00 – 3.10 – Ti Ti Ta Hungarian Folk Dance Group
3.10 – 3.20 – Urusos Folk Dance Group
3.20 – 3.30 – Ti Ti Ta Hungarian Folk Dance Group
3.30 -.3.40 – Urusos Folk Dance Group
3.40 – 3.50 – Ti Ti Ta Hungarian Folk Dance Group
4.20 – 5.20 – Sodró
6.00 – 7.00 – Maros Ensemble | Relived Figures | Újraélt Figurák
7.00 – 8.00 – Maros Ensemble Táncház | Dancehouse
8.30 – 9.30 – Selfish Murphy
10.00 – 10.40 – Joe Keegan
11.00 AM – Festival Opening
11.00 – 11.30 – Daniel Payne | Beat Bazaar
12.00 – 12.20 – Flat Iron Choir
12.30 – 12.40 – Ti Ti Ta Hungarian Folk Dance Group
12.40 – 12.50 – Urusos Folk Dance Group
12.50 – 1.00 – Ti Ti Ta Hungarian Folk Dance Group
1.00 – 1.10 – Urusos Folk Dance Group
1.10 – 1.20 – Ti Ti Ta Hungarian Folk Dance Group
1.20 – 1.30 – Joe Keegan Irish Dance
1.30 – 2.00 – Bulgara Dance London & Yanitsa Bulgarian Dance Group
2.15-2.45 – Mátyás Király Zither Orchestra
3.30 – 4.30 – Maros Ensemble | Szép Palkó | Fairy Tale Children’s Show
5.00 – 5.45 – Bence Krajcsó | Young Master of Folk Art
6.00 – 7.00 – Annamari Dancs & Péter Laki
7.30 – 8.00 – Bercy Bíró
8.30 – 9.30 – Lazlo Baby
2.00 – 3.00 – Sweet Ambassadors Cake Exhibition
3.00 – 4.00 – Mátyás Király Zither Orchestra Zither Workshop
5.00 – 6.00 – Hungarian Wine House Wine Tasting Presentation
6.00 – 7.00 – Szicsek Pálinka Tasting Presentation
11.00 – 11.45 – Ringató | Music Workshop for Babies
12.00 – 1.00 – Zsigmond Király Hungarian School Puppet Show & Crafts Workshop
1.00 – 2.00 – Children’s Folk Dance Workshop by Imre & Panka Hermán
2.00 – 3.00 – Kodály Music Workshop for children aged 4-7 by Dorothy Singh : Kodály Violin School
3.00 – 4.00 – Instrument Demonstration Workshop :Ildikó Csige & Michael Billington
4.00 – 5.00 – Mátyás Király Zither Orchestra Zither Workshop
5.00 – 6.00 – Folk Dance Workshop by Hungarian Heritage House
11.30 – 1.30 – Székely Legendárium Szekler Legends Hilda Szász Szóló Szőlő School
1.30 – 2.30 – Székely Runic Writing Workshop + Arts & Crafts by Zsigmond Király Hungarian School
2.30- 3.30 – Children’s Folk Dance Workshop by Hungarian Heritage House
4.30 – 5.30 – Mátyás Király Zither Orchestra Zither Workshop
5.30 – 6.30 – Adults Folk Dance Workshop by Imre & Panka Hermán
Gobefest is made possible with the help of community and cultural funders; local national and international partnerships; sponsors and supporters listed below.
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