Date: 11 March
Time: 20:30h
Location: Crane Lane Theatre, Cork
Tickets: 10€
Detailed info:
Balkan Bohemia
Come play your hand at a world which is rough but full of laughter, where the vodka is strong and the strong are plenty, where the winter’s a fridge but the summer’s a passion… Jump on board the caravan to Balkan Bohemia from 8.30pm on Wednesday March 11th – it’ll be one hell of a ride!
Clap your hands and stomp your feet while 7-piece band Lazik gets you going with their lively mix of Balkan and gypsy tunes, but not before Zingarina teaches you the latest Romany party moves! Shuffle, fold, raise or bluff… but don’t miss out on the magic tricks brought by Ger Kearney. Then get set to be stunned by PassePartout’s circus antics, the premiere of artist Tom Campbell’s latest performance piece, and Niamh Lennard’s live painting session! Also see us through in a wild card when Egyptian Sands takes over the dance floor with her seductive hip circles. The whole extravaganza will be hosted by our very own Nikita Sucadic, after which DJ Mayakovsky together with special guest DJ Jure Novak get set to keep you twirling till the early hours. Come see us and raise our game, because the odds are on your side!
Ladies, bring your big layered skirts, head scarves and golden earrings. Gents wear a shirt with a leather waist coat or braces and a wacky hat and let those moustaches grow! Tickets are €10 and can be bought at PLUGD Records or on the door.
Balkan Bohemia: www.myspace.com/balkanbohemia
Lazik is a reflection of the beautiful cultural melting pot that Cork has become. We started out as a group of session musicians, where we discovered we couldn’t resist wandering off the didly-eye path of the standard Cork session repertoire. To our delight we discovered that other great and well-travelled musicians had a similar appetite for different signature ‘weird’ world music. Thus, in 2005 we all decided to come out of the session closet and Lazik was, is and will be! Our repertoire is varied, to say the l’east. Our love of suave melodies, crazy rhythms and wild dancing is the chore of our sound. Our journeys around the world collecting songs and tunes, and our various musical and cultural backgrounds provide us with a wealth of inspiration. Wild dance tunes with Scandinavian power and Bulgarian upbeat mix with Eastern rhythms; French chansons and Breton dances blend with Irish tunes and Greek, Turkish and Yiddish melodies.
We bring you a night of shimmering bellydance rhythms, rocking Scandinavian melodies and groovy Eastern European music. Besides haunting the hills of Cork with our groovy sounds we have toured The Netherlands, Belgium and France, rocked-up the Ennis Trad Fest 2006, shook the Cork Folk Fest 2006 and collaborated with the bellydancers of Rashenkoti for the Cork Ladyfest 2008 and Tribal Cure 2008. We have recently supported the French/Malian band Tinariwen in Cork Opera House and cast a dancing spell on the fabulous audience of The Festival of World Cultures 2008 in Dun Laoghaire. We’re in the process of recording our first album.
As a group we have a background in performance arts, circus and dance. We have performed on an individual basis and collectively in the Parks,on the Streets, in the Pubs & Clubs, at the Festivals and in the midst of many Parades throughout Ireland, Europe and Australia.
Currently based in City & County Cork (Ireland), we run a weekly Circus Workshop and Practice Space in Kinsale (Monday nights, 7pm-8.30pm, Come along, All Welcome!!).
We are currently performing, offering and available for the following antics:
* Fire shows
* Walkabout characters including clowns, stilt walkers, jugglers, etc...
* Street shows
* Circus workshops; Juggling, hoola hoops, poi, staff, devil sticks, etc...
* Bellydance workshops
* Corporate events
* Or anything else weird or wonderful you have in mind or that we haven't mentioned!
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