The 2nd IOV Assembly of the Americas. Ijui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Held in conjunction with Expofest Ijui October 2022
The 2nd IOV Assembly of the Americas, „Ethnic Diversity: The Protagonist of Future Generations”, took place in Ijui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, between October 12th-16th, 2022. The participants were comprised of IOV National Section Chairs and IOV members: in person from Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Mexico, various parts of Brazil, and from Armenia and Poland […]
Report of the 2nd IOV America Assembly
On the 12th of October, the IOV Brasil entourage, made up of the following members of the IOV Brasil Board of Directors- Antonio Clerton Vieira da Silva (President of IOV Brasil and Executive Secretary of IOV America), Lairton Guedes (Vice President of IOV Brasil), professor Lilian Vogel (chairman of the IOV Brasil Pedagogical Academic Committee), […]
The Passing of The Irreplaceable Professor Morsi
In July 2022, IOV lost one of its most prominent international members, Egyptian Professor Ahmed Ali Morsi. With heavy hearts, we have grieved the educator of many generations. Prof. Morsi, who was a loving person and a friend to all, spent his life fighting for the support and preservation of folk arts and traditions. […]
Cultural Heritage – recognize the other
The meeting on the theme “Heritage Cultural, common commitment to identify, preserve, revitalize and pass on to the generations future an asset of cultural, material and immaterial”, held in the Hall Councilor of the Municipality of Noci, was, without a doubt, the event of tip of the project “Cammini e Meetings for a welcoming Puglia, […]
Walking and Meeting – Cammini e Incontri
Unitedly to the FITP Italian Federation Popular Traditions, they stipulated the agreement the World Folklore Union IGF, the IOV International Organization of Folk Art, the World Association of Performing Arts WAPA and the Federation of International Dance FIDAF Festivals The evocative locations of Alberobello and Noci framed it from 13 to 15 May 2022 at […]
An Integration of Life, the Hidden Gems Festival 2022 – A Virtual Event by the IOV Special Projects
In this fast-changing world, the International Organization of Folk Art (IOV), working in the field of folk culture, has a growing responsibility. Our basic principles are of preservation, assimilation, and propagation of folk culture of every region of the world. For the first time ever, we will try to connect the past to present, from […]
A theses about folk-dance culture in Trentino
I’m Miharu Tetashima and I graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in March, 2022, with a major in Italian Language and Culture, submitting a graduation thesis on folk dance in Trentino. The choice of this topic arose from my interest in two different fields: folk dance and Trentino itself. During my university years, I […]
IOV Brazil presents: a successful international partnership
The International Folklore Festival of Passo Fundo – RS, is now an official partner of IOV Brasil. The Passo Fundo-RS International Folklore Festival is now legally accredited, recognized and registered with the IOV Brasil brand. The official term of “Agreement and Partnership” was signed by the Mayor of the city of Passo Fundo and […]
IOV Italy partner of the “Scasada del Zenerù” in Ardesio (Italy)
Every year, on January 31, in Ardesio, in the upper Seriana Valley, in Northern Italy, winter is “chased away” with the “Scasada del Zenerù”, an important and well-established tradition of the town, a much-attended and awaited ritual. A symbolic date on January 31, an appointment considered in antiquity to be the hinge between winter and […]
IOV Italia: history of a National General Assembly
The National General Assembly of the Italian Section of IOV WORLD (International Organization of Folk Art) was held on the 19th of November 2021 in Villa d’Almè, near Bergamo. The associates were welcomed in the extraordinary council chamber of the municipality, kindly granted by the Municipal Administration, always close to the promotion of traditional local, […]
