The XXII edition of the International Gathering of Sardana folk groups and Show will be held in the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg during the first weekend of August. For those who do not know, l'Aplec (organized by the Catalan Association ADIFOLK) is a great event that shows the best of Catalan folk traditions: sardanes, towers, Habanera, dances, giants, pairs… Have a thousand participants came specifically in Catalonia for two days and occupy positions of Arms and Guillaume II, Luxembourg Ville.
It is an honor, expensive will be the first location repeat the Gathering.
As a final program, we can offer:
Wednesday 1 August
- 11.00 – 12.00: parade: Constitution Square, Rue Notre Dame, Rue du Fosse, Grande Rue, Rue Philippe II, Parade
- 12.00 – 13.00: Other folk groups (Parade)
- 13.00 – 14.00: Sardanes (Parade)
- 14.00 – 15.00: castellers (Parade)
- 16.00 – 17.15: Concert of songs and choral (Saint Alphonse Church)
- 18.00 – 19.15: Singing of Havana rum (Parade)
- 19.30 – 21.00: Catalan dances (Parade)
- 21.15 – 22.45: ball people (Parade)
- 22.45 – 23.00: Tbld: Place d'Armes Place Guillaume II
- 23.00 – 23.30: Night Fire (Place Guillaume II)
Wednesday 2 August 2009
- 10.00 – 11.00: Other folk groups (Parade)
- 11.00 – 11.45: Habanera Festival (Parade)
- 11.45 – 13.00: Sardanes (Parade)
- 13.00 – 14.00: castellers (Parade)
- 14.00 – 15.00: Finale and closing the Gathering (Parade)
The groups participating in this year are:
Stick Dance
- Group of dances Torredembarra (Torredembarra, Tarragona)
- Bastoners Peramola (Peramola, Alt Urgell)
Ball tapes
- Catalan Folk Dancers (Barcelona, Barcelonès)
Big Heads
- Tadpole John Amades (Barcelona, Barcelonès)
Castells
- Children Castellers Colla Jove de Tarragona (Tarragona, Tarragona)
easels
- Group of dances Torredembarra (Torredembarra, Tarragona)
songs
- Coble Maricel (Sitges, Garraf)
- Cobla Reus Jove (Reus, Lower Camp)
Coral
- Les Chanteurs de INECC (Luxembourg)
Devils and Dragon
- The Burns Olost (Olost, Osona)
Folk
- Esbart Ruby (Ruby, Vallès occidental)
giants
- Giants of the Association of Giants Gangs of Catalonia brought the Giants Tarrega (Tarrega, Urgell)
- Gang of Giants and Grallers English (English, Jungle)
- Giants Pradell Zion (Pradell Zion, Noguera)
- Giants Ribes (Ribes de Freser, Ripollès)
- Giants La Seu d'Urgell (La Seu d'Urgell, Alt Urgell)
Habaneras
- Group Havana Fog (Lleida, Segrià)
Traditional music
- the Groullers (Celrà, Gironès)
- gurdy (Luxembourg)
sardanes
- Colla sardanista Sa Palomera Blanes (Blanes, Jungle)
- Sweet Panda sardanista Garrotxa (Olot, Garrotxa)
For more information on the website of’ADIFOLK.
