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A COLOURFUL mix of nations has kickstarted the annual celebration of traditional dance from around the world.
Billingham International Folklore Festival of World Dance (BIFF) brings together performers from around the globe to take part in the week-long event that takes over the town centre. And to get the festival up and running the traditional Parade of Nations is a fitting way to bring a splash of colour to the event as hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the performers launch the event. Joe Maloney, festival director, said: “It never fails to amaze me how after fifty years, people still have an affiliation for the Folklore Festival with familiar faces being joined by new audiences.
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The Folklore Festival is switching to a virtual format due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The Chairs the Volunteer Organizing Committee made the announcement Wednesday.
“No event the size of the Folklore Festival, run annually by the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association and the Folklore Festival Organizing Committee, could run and certainly should not be running in 2021 for a number of reasons, including the safety of all visitors, performers, vendors, volunteers, and participants,” said spokesperson Jeanetty Jumah, in a statement.
The festival will be run on their website the May 1-2 weekend.
Organizers hope to hold an in person festival in 2022.
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