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词条 Folkmoot USA
释义

  1. Performance locations

  2. Selection of performers

  3. Meaning of the name

  4. History

  5. Other festivals

  6. Countries represented

  7. References

  8. External links

{{advert|date=September 2018}}Folkmoot USA, The State International Festival of North Carolina, is an international folk festival held since 1984 in Waynesville, North Carolina and surrounding communities. During its history, the two-week event has featured around 200 groups from approximately 100 countries. The Southeast Tourism Society has named Folkmoot USA one of its top twenty events for 20 years. The Folkmoot USA non-profit organization has its headquarters in the former Hazelwood Elementary School. The name "Folkmoot", used for a festival in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, means "meeting of the people".[1][1] In its 20th year in 2003, Folkmoot USA attracted 350 performers and 75,000 spectators from over 40 states.[2] One study estimated its contribution to the economy at $4 million. The North Carolina General Assembly declared Folkmoot USA to be the state's official international folk festival in 2003.[3]

Performance locations

In addition to Canton, Clyde, Maggie Valley, Waynesville and Lake Junaluska in Haywood County, past performances took place in Asheville at Asheville High School, Diana Wortham Theatre and Asheville's Jewish Community Center. Other locations include Franklin, Bryson City, Burnsville, Flat Rock, Cherokee, and Hickory.[5]

Selection of performers

Hundreds of groups apply to perform each year, with only 10 to 12 chosen. According to executive director Jackie Bolden, the festival offers different cultures each year, with each group performing dances or music of their particular culture, representing holidays, battles, or occupations. Countries not previously represented are prioritized in the selection process.

Folkmoot USA belongs to the International Council of Folklore Festival Organizations and Traditional Arts, or CIOFF, based in Paris. Most groups that perform for Folkmoot USA have some connection to CIOFF, and in case of a last-minute cancellation, CIOFF connections can find a replacement.

In recent years, audience members have been able to participate with the performers in workshops, getting a close-up look at the costumes, musical instruments, dance techniques and crafts of the various cultures.[3]

Meaning of the name

In Anglo-Saxon England, a folkmoot or folkmote (Old English - a meeting of the people) was a governing general assembly consisting of all the free members of a tribe, community or district. It was the forerunner to the witenagemot, which was in turn in some respects the precursor of the modern Parliament.

The term has also been appropriated for modern-day annual meetings of organisations such as the Order of Woodcraft Chivalry.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}

History

Folkmoot USA began with a visit by Waynesville surgeon Dr. Clinton Border and a square dance team to a folk festival in Sidmouth, England in 1973. In 1984, Border presented a plan for a similar festival in North Carolina. One month after Border presented his plan, a board of directors began work on the first Folkmoot USA.[1] The previous name for the event was North Carolina International Folk Festival, Folkmoot USA.[4]

The first event took place in 1984, coinciding with North Carolina's 400th birthday celebration, featuring performers from England, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Turkey, Mexico, Puerto Rico and India.[5]

In 2002, the Folkmoot Friendship Center opened in the former school.[5] Previously, Waynesville Middle School housed performers. When not used for the festival, the Hazelwood facility was a community center with art work from the various countries in the hallways.[4]

In 2014, the Haywood County school system chose to let Folkmoot have the building for its performances. The organization had leased the building for 10 years before. The gift was the largest ever to the organization, worth $1.3 million according to tax records.[5]

Other festivals

Yocona International Folk Festival in northern Mississippi claims to have been inspired by Folkmoot USA. In 2007, Folkmoot USA executive director Jamye Cooper helped start the Yocona Festival.[6][3]

Countries represented

  • 2007: Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Italy, Greece, Peru, Russia, Romania, Macedonia, Korea[7]
  • 2009: Spain, Greece, Serbia, Kenya, Romania, Georgia, Israel, India, Mexico, Netherlands[8]
  • 2010: Russia, Latvia, France, Switzerland, Peru, Jordan, Portugal, Poland[1]
  • 2011: Burundi, Canada, Croatia, Finland, Guadaloupe, Italy, Trinidad and Tobago[9]
  • 2012: New Zealand, France, Serbia, Belgium, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Indonesia, Peru[10]
  • 2013: France, Martinique, Thailand, Japan, Slovakia, Mexico, Canada, Paraguay[11]
  • 2014: Taiwan, Russia, Turkey, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia[12]
  • 2015: Bangladesh, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Estonia, Philippines, Puerto Rico [13]
  • 2016: China, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Ghana, Japan, Peru, Poland, Romania[14]
  • 2017: Argentina, Canada, India, Israel, The Netherlands, Russia, Slovenia, Taiwan[15]
  • 2018: Czech Republic, Ghana, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Northern Cyprus, Thailand, Venezuela[16][17]

References

1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.folkmootusa.org/|title=Folkmoot USA--The State International Festival of North Carolina|accessdate=2010-06-17}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://smokymountainnews.com/issues/07_03/07_16_03/moot_20th_year.html|title=Folkmoot USA celebrates 20th year in Western NC|work=Smoky Mountain News|date=2003-07-16|accessdate=2010-06-17}}
3. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=http://www.smokymountainnews.com/issues/07_07/07_18_07/fm_world_diff.html|title=A World of Difference|last=Beadle|first=Michael|work=Smoky Mountain News|date=2007-07-18|accessdate=2010-06-17}}
4. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.mountainx.com/ae/2002/0717folkmoot.php|title=The world comes home to WNC|last=Sniatecki|first=Ryan|date=2002-07-17|work=Mountain XPress|accessdate=2010-06-17}}
5. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.romanticasheville.com/folkmoot.htm|title=Folkmoot USA International Festival|accessdate=2010-06-17}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://yoconafestival.org/|title=Yocona International Folk Festival: About the Festival|accessdate=2010-06-17}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Cooper_Jamye_870728754.aspx|title=Jamye Cooper|publisher=Zoominfo|accessdate=2010-06-17}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.romanticasheville.com/images2009/Folkmoot%20Festival%202009.pdf|title=Folkmoot Festival 2009!|accessdate=2010-06-17}}
9. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/4482-the-groups-of-folkmoot-2011|title=The groups of Folkmoot 2011|work=Smoky Mountain News|date=2011-07-20|accessdate=2012-07-27}}
10. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/7622-the-countries-of-folkmoot-usa2|title=The countries of Folkmoot USA|work=Smoky Mountain News|date=2012-07-18|accessdate=2012-07-27}}
11. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.hickoryrecord.com/life_entertainment/the_buzz/article_81f38580-ef29-11e2-aa0f-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Folkmoot performers coming to Hickory|work=Hickory Daily Record|date=2013-07-17|accessdate=2013-07-18}}
12. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|url=http://www.citizen-times.com/story/entertainment/2014/06/25/folkmoot-given-old-school/11355625/|title=Folkmoot given old school|last=Kiss|first=Tony|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=2014-06-25|accessdate=2014-07-01}}
13. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/16035-meet-the-performers-of-folkmoot-2015|title=Meet the performers of Folkmoot 2015|work=Smoky Mountain News|date=2015-07-15|accessdate=2015-07-30}}
14. ^{{cite news|url=|title=Folkmoot returns with colorful shows|last=Kiss|first=Tony|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=2016-07-22|page=Asheville Scene 9}}
15. ^{{cite news|url=|title=Folkmoot's Parade of Nations|last=Wilhelm|first=Angela|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=2017-07-28|page=1D}}
16. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.smokymountainnews.com/archives/item/25246-photo-gallery-parade-of-nations|title=Photo gallery: Parade of Nations|work=Smoky Mountain News|date=2018-07-25|accessdate=2018-07-26}}
17. ^{{cite news|url=http://wncw.org/community-calendar/event/321815|title=2018 Folkmoot Festival|work=WNCW|accessdate=2018-07-26}}

External links

  • Official website
  • Photo gallery from 2005 event

3 : Folk festivals in the United States|1984 establishments in the United States|Recurring events established in 1984
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