The collection “Music, Dance and Colour” includes recordings of rare and authentic songs, folk dances and ancestral customs, created either during the monthly club activities organised at school level, or prepared for and presented during the exchange visits of the project.
Traditional folk dance from the Aegean region of Turkey called Harmandalı, performed by the members of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” and by other pupils from Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) in November 2018
The ancient Careto tradition, recreated by the members of the club “Art heritage” from Agrupamento de Escolas de Samora Correia from Samora Correia (Portugal) during the second short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C3), that was hosted by the partner school Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) between May 13th and 17th, 2019; the protagonists of this ritual are Caretos, young men dressed in colourful suits, who run on the streets playing pranks and frightening people, in some regions of Portugal, on the days before the beginning of Lent.
The ancestral ritual of engagement, recreated by the pupils from Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) during the second short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C3), that was hosted by the partner school Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) between May 13th and 17th, 2019; the family of a young woman prepare to receive the visit of a young man and his parents; after finding out more about the young man, the girl’s parents give them their blessing, and then the boy and the girl receive their engagement rings.
The ancestral ritual of Kına Gecesi (Henna Night), recreated by the pupils from Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) during the second short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C3), that was hosted by the partner school Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) between May 13th and 17th, 2019; Kına Gecesi (Henna Night) is a women’s party that takes place the night before the wedding and involves applying henna on the bride’s hands.
Folk dance from the Aegean region of Turkey called Kerimoğlu Zeybegi, performed by the pupils from Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) during the second short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C3), that was hosted by the partner school Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) between May 13th and 17th, 2019
The ancient musical game called Gulēja saulīte, recreated by the members of the club “Art heritage” from Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) during the second short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C3), that was hosted by the partner school Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) between May 13th and 17th, 2019; Gulēja saulīte is a game accompanied by music symbolising the struggle of light against darkness; during this game, the participants make a circle and dance around the Sun; the Moon comes out and tries to catch the Sun, and in the end they both go inside the circle.
The traditional dance of the Taranta, recreated by the members of the club “Art heritage” from Istituto Comprensivo “Giovanni Pierluigi” Palestrina from Palestrina (Italy) during the second short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C3), that was hosted by the partner school Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) between May 13th and 17th, 2019; Tarantella or the dance of the Taranta comes from the region of Puglia in southern Italy, and evolved from the ritual performed to cure the bite of the tarantula.
The ancestral rituals and customs from a traditional Romanian orthodox wedding from the region of Bukovina, recreated by the members of the club “Art heritage” from Liceul Tehnologic “Mihai Eminescu” Dumbrăveni from Dumbrăveni (Romania) during the second short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C3), that was hosted by the partner school Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) between May 13th and 17th, 2019
Dance lesson about Vinca, a traditional dance from the town of Bellaria, recorded by the members of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” from Istituto Comprensivo “Giovanni Pierluigi” Palestrina from Palestrina (Italy), in May 2019
Video product which includes information about hora, a traditional Romanian folk circle dance, as well as recordings of three such dances filmed at the Bukovina Village Museum from Suceava, performed and edited by the members of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” from Liceul Tehnologic “Mihai Eminescu” Dumbrăveni from Dumbrăveni (Romania), in June 2019
Video product which includes information about doina, a type of traditional song considered to be the essence of Romanian folk music, and the recording of a fragment of a rare authentic doina performed performed by the pupil Denisa Alexandra Ștefănucă; created by the members of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” from Liceul Tehnologic “Mihai Eminescu” Dumbrăveni from Dumbrăveni (Romania), in June 2019
Rare authentic Turkish song performed by the members of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” from Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) in June 2019
Traditional Italian dance called Funiculì Funiculà, performed by the members of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” from Istituto Comprensivo “Giovanni Pierluigi” Palestrina from Palestrina (Italy) during the fourth short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C5), that was hosted by the partner school Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) between the 17th and 21st of February 2020
Traditional Latvian dance performed by the members of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” from Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) during the fourth short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C5), that was hosted by the partner school Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) between the 17th and 21st of February 2020
Traditional Portuguese dance called “The Boat”, performed by the members of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” from Agrupamento de Escolas de Samora Correia from Samora Correia (Portugal) during the fourth short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C5), that was hosted by the partner school Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) between the 17th and 21st of February 2020
Suite of girls’ folk dances from the region of Moldavia performed by the members of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” Liceul Tehnologic “Mihai Eminescu” Dumbrăveni from Dumbrăveni (Romania) during the fourth short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C5), that was hosted by the partner school Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) between the 17th and 21st of February 2020
Folk dance from the Aegean region of Turkey called Muğla Zeybeği, performed by the pupils from Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) during the fourth short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C5), that was hosted by the partner school Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) between the 17th and 21st of February 2020
Traditional Italian song called “Mamma mia dammi cento lire”, performed by the members of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” from Istituto Comprensivo “Giovanni Pierluigi” Palestrina from Palestrina (Italy) during the fourth short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C5), that was hosted by the partner school Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) between the 17th and 21st of February 2020
Traditional Latvian song performed by the members of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” from Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) during the fourth short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C5), that was hosted by the partner school Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) between the 17th and 21st of February 2020
Traditional Portuguese song performed by the members of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” from Agrupamento de Escolas de Samora Correia from Samora Correia (Portugal) during the fourth short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C5), that was hosted by the partner school Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) between the 17th and 21st of February 2020
The folk song “Bucovină, mândră floare”, about the enchanted region of Bukovina, performed by the pupil Denisa Alexandra Ștefănucă, member of the club “It’s us! – songs and dances” Liceul Tehnologic “Mihai Eminescu” Dumbrăveni from Dumbrăveni (Romania) during the fourth short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C5), that was hosted by the partner school Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) between the 17th and 21st of February 2020
The folk song “Çanakkale”, about events from the First World War, performed by the pupils from Şehit Ali Aksoy Ortaokulu from Akhisar (Turkey) during the fourth short-term exchange of groups of pupils (C5), that was hosted by the partner school Rīgas 22. vidusskola from Rīga (Latvia) between the 17th and 21st of February 2020