The Arts? International Festival
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Brasov hosted between 6th and 9th of September the first edition of the Art?s International Festival. The event, organized by County Council of Brasov, the Cultural Centre ?Reduta? and the Brasov?s Regional Center of Promoting and Preserving Traditional Culture, was dedicated to the folklore. It was attended by ten folkloric ensembles, from Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Turkey.
Traditional Clothes Parade
The parade of international traditional clothes was a big hit in Brasov, attracting many admirers. The parade began with the traditional music of every group, and then it went from Republicii street to Muresenilor, to town?s hall and then to the County Council?s building. The people of Brasov have admired the bongos and the Turkish drums, the Bulgarian bagpipes, the Romanian whistles and the dances of Serbians, Hungarians, Romanians or Greeks.
Street shows
Every one danced and sang, performing real street shows in the Central Piazza, where lots of foreign delegations and Romanian tourists have watch them.
The officials of Brasov have transmitted messages to the participants and offered them gifts.
The president of the County Council, Aristotel Cancescu, declared: ?we are happy that we are able to sustain international festivals in Brasov. Only this year, the County Council has invested important amounts in organizing these kind of festivals: the Medieval Festival, The ?Kronstadt Jazz Festival? and, finally, the Art?s International Festival. Therefore , we can say that, beside Sibiu, which is the European Cultural Capital, Brasov can definitely be considered an European cultural centre and could become the first tourist county in the country.?
A generous Idea
The participants had shows also in Bran, Poiana Brasov and Prejmer. The closure of the festival and the gala attracted many viewers. Next year, the festival will have a new section: choirs from neighbour countries. Ion Popescu Topolog, the manager of Reduta Cultural Centre declared himself happy that ?the first edition of the festival was an idea born in the Reduta centre?.
