Internationa Folklore Festival 2007

The day August 11, 2007 there was the International Festival of Folklore in Carpinone. Perfectly organized by local group "Ru Maccature" the festival saw the participation of 6 teams from 5 nations with a estimated audience of around 2,000 people.

CARPINONE 11 AGOSTO 2007
Gruppi partecipanti
Adendro - Grecia
Filip Devic - Croazia
Galago - Portogallo
Kisalfold - Ungheria
Montemiglio - S. Pietro A. (IS)
Ru Maccature - Carpinone (IS)

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International Folklore Festival 2006

The day August 11, 2006 there was the International Festival of Folklore in Carpinone. Perfectly organized by local group "Ru Maccature" the festival saw the participation of 7 teams from 4 nations with a estimated audience of around 2,000 people.

 

CARPINONE AUGUST 11, 2006
Participant Groups

Lous Toustems Amics - Francia
Pyrzyce - Polonia
Avast - Ungheria
Sannio Antico - Casalduni (BN)
Ri Ualanegli - Pontelandolfo (BN)
Ru 'Ntrecce - Macchiagodena (IS)
Ru Maccature - Carpinone (IS)

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Presentation

ORIGIN - The folk group "Ru Maccature" of Carpinone (IS) was created in 1971 under its original name of the "Nightingales of the Pentria". In 1987, after a brief period of inactivity, the group re-emerged and adopted its current name, which is derived from the dance by the traditional wedding dance of the same name.

COSTUM - The costumes are replicas of drawings datind back to the turn of the century and are made of simple but colourful materials. Of particular merit the white shirts embroidered with a particular point said "a nido di rondine."

GROUP - The group consists of dancers, singers and musicians, 40 members in all. Our repertoire is the result of careful research brought to life through songs and dances that are effectively choreographed and which respect fully the traditional values they are meant to express.

INSTRUMENTS - The group performs with traditional musical and rhythimic instruments: "organetto" whit two basses, accordion, guitar, "ciaramella" (small bagpipe), tambourine, "bufù" and "tric a ballà" recreate the traditions of rural life.

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Most Important Dances

RU MACCATURE - "Ru Maccature" was a typical marriage dance. It featured the interlacing of coloured kerchiefs through which the wedding guests gave their wishes to the couple for a happy married life. The dance ended with the dancer forming a star to guide the new family.

IL PALO - "Il Palo" was a ritual dance during which ribbons werebraided around a pole. If the braiding and unbraiding were perfect, it was taken as a sing that the harvest or the marriage, or whatever other reason for the dance, would be a successful one. If they were not perfect, the result would not be a happy one.

RU PELLICCE - "Ru Pellicce" was a traditional dance depicting the cleaning of olives by the local women with a tool called "Pellicce". The energetic rhythm reflects the way in which the women handled te tool as they performed their work with all the skill of a magician.

IL SALTERELLO - "Il Salterello" was a courting dance, typical of festive times. It was a dance without structure. It demonstrated the unbridled rhythm with which males competed with each other for the attention of young women in a happy dance intended to show complexity of steps and endurance

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