Fest Deiz in the small coastal town of La Trinité sur Mer, Brittany, France. Fest Deiz – and Fest Noz, of which Fest Deiz is quite simply the daytime version – are traditional Breton dance festivals/gatherings, the origins of which date back hundreds of years. Pictured here, people gather together and link arms to form …
Fest Noz in Rennes, Brittany, France (21 November 2014). Traditional Breton musicians Etienne Grandjean (accordion, pictured) and Soig Siberil (guitar) perform a concert at Ty Anna Tavern, part of the Yaouank Festival. The evening marked 20 years that the two have been performing together. Fest Noz is a traditional Breton festival with traditional music, dance …
A few days ago I updated my main (Photoshelter) website to one of their new Beam templates – you can see the results here: The image shown here on the rotating front page is from the wonderful Procession of the Ljelje in Gorjani, near Đakovo, Croatia, which I photographed earlier this year.
Lithuanian Song Celebration (Song and Dance Festival) 90th anniversary, Vilnius, Lithuania (5 July 2014). Pictured here, Dance Day – a huge, elaborately choreographed traditional dance performance, held in the Zalgiris Stadium in Vilnius. The Song Celebration in Vilnius is Lithuania’s greatest cultural event, occurring only once every four years, and along with similar festivals in …
Traditional band accompanying the Procession of the Ljelje in the village of Gorjani, near Đakovo, Slavonia, Croatia (8 June 2014). Click here to license this image and for more photos from the Procession of the Ljelje in Gorjani. D700 + 14-24/2.8 Photo copyright © Rudolf Abraham. All rights reserved. This image may not be copied, …