1pm Lecture: The most characteristic feature of Balkan music are its uneven beats: 9/8, for example. Galia Kuo will demonstrate the emic concept of the uneven rhythm - all of them are combinations of quick and slow (or long and short) beats (steps). She will then teach the students to recognize, count, and tap the beats.
2pm Workshop: The ensemble will teach the students the steps of some of the most popular dances.
3pm Performance: The ensemble, usually dressed in folk dress, performs for the students, so they can experience up-close the full impact of the fast intricate real-life demonstration.
Exhibit: The ensemble lays out folk clothing - from headdress to foot coverings - and other everyday objects for display.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact: ilievaa@uchicago.edu
This event is sponsored by the University of Chicago Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Department of Music, the Department of Anthropology, the Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies, the UChicago Folklore Society, and Chicago Studies.