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Roberto Delpiano's Carnival of Venice page offers information on the carnival tradition in Venice, Italy. This site includes lots of information on Commedia and its characters, as well as other carnival traditions

Added on: May 01, 2001 | Hits: 8090

This years' festival ( 2000 )invites 32 theater troupes (22 French, 3 African, 2 Dutch and 4 Israelis), covering 30 different artistic projects, including 23 ?creations? (recent productions), and 8 coproductions with Chalon-sur-Sa?ne "Abattoir", which is a creation and production site for "street art".

Added on: Jan 03, 2001 | Hits: 9119

Dia de los Muertos, Oaxaca 2001 Day of the Dead Tour One of the most important holidays in Mexico is Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, when those that have passed on to another life come back to visit their families. Dia de Los Muertos is actually a series of festivities lasting about a week and ending on November 2.

Added on: Jan 12, 2001 | Hits: 8723

Dunkelfolket loves to performe on the street, and we have been in Viareggio Italy for about 10 years. Carnival in: Italy - Viareggio Sweden - Norkj?bing and Stockholm England - London/Nottin Hill Lithuania - Vilnius Singapore Millinium 2000 Denmark - Aalborg Appearances with: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra "Focus on the mask" Aalborg Symphony Orchestra and "Det Nordjydske Operakompani "Commedia Della Musica" Oslo The 700 years anniversary of "Akershus Festning"

Added on: Jan 31, 2002 | Hits: 8635

El Carnaval Dominicano es una de las tradiciones m?s coloridas y celebraciones m?s alegres de la Rep?blica Dominicana. En el mismo participa todo el pueblo, que se lanza a las calles a disfrutar, compartir y celebrar con alegr?a. Su mayor intensidad ocurre a finales del mes de febrero en su ?ltimo fin de semana, aunque dependiendo de la regi?n, se celebra todos los fines de semana del mes de febrero e incluso hasta inicios de marzo. Existen otras fechas particulares en las que algunas poblaciones celebran carnavales aislados, pero con la misma creatividad y entusiasmo mostrado en febrero por toda la naci?n. Pero es febrero el mes de Carnaval en la Rep?blica Dominicana y el j?bilo y la celebraci?n masiva en las calles y clubes sociales son el sello que distingue estas fechas.

Added on: Feb 21, 2001 | Hits: 8453

Dubarry (Porcelaine de Limoges) have produced a series of pill/trinket boxes based on the Masks produced for the Princes Trust by 500 celebrities and well known spokespeople from the worlds of art, music, theatre, film, politics, business and sport. Each celebrity was invited to decorate a clay mask. The results are a stunning collection of original designs. Pictured top right are three of the boxes from designs by Sting, Bette Midler and Mary Quant. The actual masks by Sting and Bette Midler are pictured

Added on: Jan 22, 2001 | Hits: 10840

list of giants carnivals in France

Added on: Nov 18, 2002 | Hits: 8914

Since opening in West Liberty, Owl Glass Puppetry Center has made a tradition of building giant puppets for the annual fair parade. Held on a Sunday afternoon in mid-July (usually the hottest day of the year!), the parade heralds the opening of the Muscatine County Fair and is followed by a community-wide picnic in the park. Everyone in town watches this classic Midwestern parade; everyone, that is, except for the many that participate by entering floats, horses, tractors, and....puppets!

Added on: Nov 09, 2002 | Hits: 10001

+ VIDEO ( REALPLAYER) "For centuries, the people of Papua New Guinea have gathered for festivals. In the past, these gatherings have provided an opportunity for feasting, and for asking forgiveness for wrong-doing such as pig stealing. Today, the best known gatherings are held at Mount Hagen and Goroka."

Added on: Feb 03, 2001 | Hits: 10837

( Italian Version) Carnevale comincia il giorno di Sant' Antonio Abate. Un proverbio lucano, infatti, recita "a Sant'Antuon maschere e suon" il primo segnale dell'arrivo della festa pi? colorata e divertente dell'anno ? dato dal fuoco. In quasi tutti i centri lucani il Santo dei maiali, delle mucche, delle pecore e di tutti gli animali domestici viene ricordato con l'accensione di grandi fal?. I fuochi vengono accesi nelle piazze principali e soprattutto davanti alle chiese perch? vengono benedetti dal parroco.

Added on: Jan 03, 2001 | Hits: 8921

Lucerne are the strongholds of the carnival in central Switzerland whose originality can hardly be bettered. The opening of the " Festive Days " is evry time comparable to the Big - Bang.

Added on: Mar 24, 2004 | Hits: 8530

Since 1974 The May Day Parade and Festival has been an annual spectacle at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, MN. Created by In The Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre with the involvement of the community, it draws together thousands of people every year to celebrate the arrival of spring. In the weeks prior to the first Sunday in May the old Avalon Theatre on Lake Street becomes a huge puppet workshop. Families from the surrounding area, interns from around the world and friends from the neighborhood gather for the workshops and planning sessions. They come together to construct figures, costumes and floats and to develop the themes of the parade which will proceed down Bloomington Avenue to the park on that climactic Sunday.

Added on: Nov 17, 2002 | Hits: 10388

Hello Calgary Animated Objects Society is a mask & puppet company, under the direction of Xstine Cook (co-Founder of Green Fools Theatre). CAOS produces the International Festival of Animated Objects, a bi-annual festival of mask, puppetry & animated objects. Upcoming festival: January 19 - 28, 2007 Featuring 'Ksan, a traditional aboriginal mask-dance troupe from the West Coast of Canada, Rob Faust of Faustworks, Ronnie Burkett and many others. producer@animatedobjects.ca www.animatedobjects.ca (403) 266-1503

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On September 28th and 29th 1996 the eighth Annual Awards event took place in Nelson New Zealand. 245 garments were showcased on a 100 metre long catwalk in the two hour art spectacular The garments were designed by prominent sculptors, fabric designers, paint artists. They were also created by school students, career professionals and Rest Home residents. . The magic was inspiring and many of the spectators went away revelling in re-discovered wonder.

Added on: Feb 11, 2002 | Hits: 8649

photos and text lion dance

Added on: Nov 12, 2002 | Hits: 8857

Labyrinth of Jareth Fantasy Masquerade ball is one of the most celebrated masked ball events in North America. The LoJ Fantasy Masquerade Ball is a singular night of enchantment created each year as a celebration of inspiration and fantasy. Lost within the borders of chaos and light, nobles dance within the Faerie Court where legends take precious breath and dreams are born. . . Hosted each year by Sypher Art Studios

Added on: Apr 10, 2006 | Hits: 9967

Welcome to our little site dedicated to anything and everything that is Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Added on: Dec 29, 2000 | Hits: 8828

We are an carnival-association who based on old storys about the village "Dettenhausen" in the south of germany. Our masks are handmaded out of wood. We are using the masks only in time of carnival to banish evil creatures.

Added on: Feb 22, 2001 | Hits: 9606

No description speaks for itself

Added on: Dec 27, 2000 | Hits: 12077

Describing the hindu celebration

Added on: Jul 21, 2002 | Hits: 9678

In English - updated version with fotos "The carnival festivities have strong roots in the Opatija region. Their origin is from the time when the key persons were the Zvon?ari, people who, at the beginning of February, dressed in skins of wild animal, wore colourful hats and had cowbells tied to their body. they would go out in the forests in groups to scare out the turkish soldiers, which dates the events to somewhere about 1511, when the last battle took place in this territory."

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PRE-CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS Carnival originated from pre-Christian traditions of the peasantry of Europe and other continents. Peasants live intimately with nature. They depend on good weather for good harvests. They rejoice when they reap abundantly. That's why they tried to influence the insecure factors affecting their crops by means of ceremonies and rituals.......

Added on: Aug 09, 2002 | Hits: 10758

text and photos from travel agency

Added on: Sep 15, 2002 | Hits: 9474

Adding to the festivities at the Punch & Judy Faire and providing a dramatic finale to the week of workshops, activities and performances was the Giant Puppet Parade. Led by drummers and puppeteers from Mali, Africa the parade meandered on a long journey over the grounds of the beautiful University of Washington campus.

Added on: Oct 07, 2002 | Hits: 9061

( Chapter about the Purim - masks and costumes ) Purim is the most festive of Jewish holidays, a time of prizes, noisemakers, costumes and treats. The Festival of Purim commemorates a major victory over oppression and is recounted in the Megillah, the scroll of the story of Esther. Purim takes place on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of Adar, the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar. This year (2000) Purim begins at sundown on Monday the 20th of March

Added on: Jan 11, 2001 | Hits: 9500