The Smithsonian Folklife festival
The international exhibition of living heritage held annually in the capital of the world's first power. Festival origin and concept First held in 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival spans two long weeks each year a few days after the national holiday. Organized by the institution, this festival is free to all visitors in order to facilitate cultural exchange. It is usually divided by region, state or theme. Mainly consisting of music, singing, dancing, handicrafts, cooking demonstration and reading, it encourages visitors to interact with the exhibitors. The festival brings together more than 90 nations, every region of the United States, dozens of ethnic communities, more than 100 Native American groups, and some 70 different crafts1. With more than one million visitors annually,...
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The Smithsonian Folklife festival
The international exhibition of living heritage held annually in the capital of the world's first power. Festival origin and concept First held in 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival spans two long weeks each year a few days after the national holiday. Organized by the institution, this festival is free to all visitors in order to facilitate cultural exchange. It is usually divided by region, state or theme. Mainly consisting of music, singing, dancing, handicrafts, cooking demonstration and reading, it encourages visitors to interact with the exhibitors. The festival brings together...
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Les sorties de film prévus pour 2020 finalement reportées pour 2021
Cela fait maintenant 1 an que le monde du cinéma est presqu’à l’arrêt. En effet, en raison de la pandémie du Covid 19, plusieurs films sont passés directement par la case de streaming tandis que d’autres ont tout simplement vu leur sortie être repoussée de plusieurs mois voire même d’1 an. L’équipe de rédaction vous en propose quelques-uns L’on commence notre liste par le film d’animation Soul. Initialement prévue en salles, sa sortie se fera en DVD, Blu-ray et Disney en Avril 2021. Réalisé par Pete Docter et Kemp Powers, ce film d’animation d’1h40 min parle d’un passionné de jazz et...
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The Smithsonian Folklife festival
The international exhibition of living heritage held annually in the capital of the world's first power. Festival origin and concept First held in 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival spans two long weeks each year a few days after the national holiday. Organized by the institution, this festival is free to all visitors in order to facilitate cultural exchange. It is usually divided by region, state or theme. Mainly consisting of music, singing, dancing, handicrafts, cooking demonstration and reading, it encourages visitors to interact with the exhibitors. The festival brings together...
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The Smithsonian Folklife festival
The international exhibition of living heritage held annually in the capital of the world's first power. Festival origin and concept First held in 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival spans two long weeks each year a few days after the national holiday. Organized by the institution, this festival is free to all visitors in order to facilitate cultural exchange. It is usually divided by region, state or theme. Mainly consisting of music, singing, dancing, handicrafts, cooking demonstration and reading, it encourages visitors to interact with the exhibitors. The festival brings together...
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The Smithsonian Folklife festival
The international exhibition of living heritage held annually in the capital of the world's first power. Festival origin and concept First held in 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival spans two long weeks each year a few days after the national holiday. Organized by the institution, this festival is free to all visitors in order to facilitate cultural exchange. It is usually divided by region, state or theme. Mainly consisting of music, singing, dancing, handicrafts, cooking demonstration and reading, it encourages visitors to interact with the exhibitors. The festival brings together...