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The North Strand Kontra Band was formed on the North side of Dublin in the\u00a0Winter of 2005. They\u2019re an instrumental band who play a mix of original and traditional\u00a0material influenced predominantly by the music of Romania and Bulgaria. The band has\u00a0played to critical acclaim in many of the leading venues and festivals at home and\u00a0abroad with their live shows being lauded for their high energy levels and explosive\u00a0musicianship. The line up includes; Clarinet, Saxophone, Trombone, Keys, Banjo,\u00a0Double Bass and Drums.<\/p>\n
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Shakefest, A Celebration of Dance and Culture, was formed at Charleville Castle in 2006 with an eclectic mix of Middle Eastern, Cultural Dance and Artistic Workshops that ended with a multicultural evening of dance performances.\u00a0 7 years on, Shakefest grows from strength to strength and will be offering much more interactive activities and performances for all ages.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, April 14th<\/sup>, a full house was treated to a Multicultural dance recital of excellence at The Culture Box, Temple Bar, Dublin with the official announcement of all workshops and performances for this year\u2019s Shakefest 2012.<\/p>\nAssale Ibrahim, originally from Iraq and of esteemed Oriental and Gypsy dance who was \u00a0Shakefest\u2019s first International Guest Instructor at Shakefest 2010, performed captivating and inspiring Baladi, Tribal, Gypsy and the Sacred Sufi Whirling dance for the Shakefest audience as well as members of our Irish Oriental and Tribal Dance community like Tullamore\u2019s The Red Embers, Galway Bellydance, Appolonia Tribal Bellydance, Sheeoneh, Nicole Volmering and Aoife Hardiman.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nShakefest\u2019s 2012 International Guest Instructor was announced as Oriental Dancer Joana Saahirah of Cairo, Egypt who will be here to provide an authentic education on Egyptian History and Folklore as well as Oriental Dance instruction in Classical, Saiidi and Alexandria of Mellaya styles accompanied\u00a0 by two dazzling and interpretive Oriental dances.<\/p>\nJoana has delighted Egyptian audiences with her live Orchestral shows in Cairo with some of the best Egyptian musicians and travels worldwide sharing her passion and education.\u00a0 Artistically and technically rich, Joana Saahirah brings back the SOUL to Oriental Dance.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nFor dance enthusiasts of all ages, we have a special workshop called \u2018DANCE LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON\u2019 instructed by Declan Kiely who performs regularly as a tribute to Michael Jackson. Hip Hop, Jazz, Poi and Ribbon dancing, Bachata and Argentinian Tango are also on offer.\u00a0 African dance, Poetry, Open-Mic sessions, Kid\u2019s gigantic Dragonfly and Butterfly hunt, Punch and Judy, Magician, Bouncy Castle, Juggling and Stiltwalking show by Stagecraft Ireland, Drum Circles, Mad Hatter\u2019s Tea Party and Fairy Glen are all on offer for kids and families.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nNew to Shakefest this year is our LIVE HISTORY section \u2013 KHI Medieval Re-enactors will be treating audiences to Combat Simulations of the Crusaders Knight\u2019s Templar as well as providing authentic Medieval tents, a full try-on armoury and archery for all ages.\u00a0 KHI directly reflects the historical ties that bind to Charleville Castle and the symbolism of its personal history.\u00a0 Evening performances highlighted will be our annual Multicultural Hafla, followed by daring Fire Show by The Red Embers and special guests Babylon\u2019s Inferno, and 40\u2019s Swing by The Bugle Babes.\u00a0 To finish the evening in a cultural and energetic crescendo, Shakefest this year hosts The North Strand Kontra Band from Dublin.\u00a0 The North Strand Kontra Band was formed on the North side of Dublin in the Winter of 2005. They are an instrumental band who play a mix of original and traditional material influenced predominantly by the music of Romania and Bulgaria. The band has played to critical acclaim in many of the leading venues and festivals at home and abroad with their live shows being lauded for their high energy levels and explosive musicianship.<\/p>\nTickets for Shakefest can be purchased on\u00a0www.shakefest.net<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0www.brownpapertickets.com<\/a>\u00a0and range from \u20ac10 general admission, \u20ac10 camping, \u20ac20 family day pass or only \u20ac15 for evening entertainment and gates open at 12pm.\u00a0 All proceeds will be going towards Charleville Castle Restoration Fund \u2013 Operation \u2018Raise The Roof\u2019 project in which money will be raised towards putting a protective roof on the castle chapel.<\/p>\nShakefest is supported by the Offaly Local Development Company, the Offaly County Council, The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, the European Commission, the Offaly Leader and The Offaly Arts Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The North Strand Kontra Band was formed on the North side of Dublin in the\u00a0Winter of 2005. 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Assale Ibrahim, originally from Iraq and of esteemed Oriental and Gypsy dance who was \u00a0Shakefest\u2019s first International Guest Instructor at Shakefest 2010, performed captivating and inspiring Baladi, Tribal, Gypsy and the Sacred Sufi Whirling dance for the Shakefest audience as well as members of our Irish Oriental and Tribal Dance community like Tullamore\u2019s The Red Embers, Galway Bellydance, Appolonia Tribal Bellydance, Sheeoneh, Nicole Volmering and Aoife Hardiman.<\/p>\n
Shakefest\u2019s 2012 International Guest Instructor was announced as Oriental Dancer Joana Saahirah of Cairo, Egypt who will be here to provide an authentic education on Egyptian History and Folklore as well as Oriental Dance instruction in Classical, Saiidi and Alexandria of Mellaya styles accompanied\u00a0 by two dazzling and interpretive Oriental dances.<\/p>\n
Joana has delighted Egyptian audiences with her live Orchestral shows in Cairo with some of the best Egyptian musicians and travels worldwide sharing her passion and education.\u00a0 Artistically and technically rich, Joana Saahirah brings back the SOUL to Oriental Dance.<\/p>\n
For dance enthusiasts of all ages, we have a special workshop called \u2018DANCE LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON\u2019 instructed by Declan Kiely who performs regularly as a tribute to Michael Jackson. Hip Hop, Jazz, Poi and Ribbon dancing, Bachata and Argentinian Tango are also on offer.\u00a0 African dance, Poetry, Open-Mic sessions, Kid\u2019s gigantic Dragonfly and Butterfly hunt, Punch and Judy, Magician, Bouncy Castle, Juggling and Stiltwalking show by Stagecraft Ireland, Drum Circles, Mad Hatter\u2019s Tea Party and Fairy Glen are all on offer for kids and families.<\/p>\n
New to Shakefest this year is our LIVE HISTORY section \u2013 KHI Medieval Re-enactors will be treating audiences to Combat Simulations of the Crusaders Knight\u2019s Templar as well as providing authentic Medieval tents, a full try-on armoury and archery for all ages.\u00a0 KHI directly reflects the historical ties that bind to Charleville Castle and the symbolism of its personal history.\u00a0 Evening performances highlighted will be our annual Multicultural Hafla, followed by daring Fire Show by The Red Embers and special guests Babylon\u2019s Inferno, and 40\u2019s Swing by The Bugle Babes.\u00a0 To finish the evening in a cultural and energetic crescendo, Shakefest this year hosts The North Strand Kontra Band from Dublin.\u00a0 The North Strand Kontra Band was formed on the North side of Dublin in the Winter of 2005. They are an instrumental band who play a mix of original and traditional material influenced predominantly by the music of Romania and Bulgaria. The band has played to critical acclaim in many of the leading venues and festivals at home and abroad with their live shows being lauded for their high energy levels and explosive musicianship.<\/p>\n
Tickets for Shakefest can be purchased on\u00a0www.shakefest.net<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0www.brownpapertickets.com<\/a>\u00a0and range from \u20ac10 general admission, \u20ac10 camping, \u20ac20 family day pass or only \u20ac15 for evening entertainment and gates open at 12pm.\u00a0 All proceeds will be going towards Charleville Castle Restoration Fund \u2013 Operation \u2018Raise The Roof\u2019 project in which money will be raised towards putting a protective roof on the castle chapel.<\/p>\nShakefest is supported by the Offaly Local Development Company, the Offaly County Council, The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, the European Commission, the Offaly Leader and The Offaly Arts Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The North Strand Kontra Band was formed on the North side of Dublin in the\u00a0Winter of 2005. They\u2019re an instrumental band who play a mix of original and traditional\u00a0material influenced predominantly by the music of Romania and Bulgaria. The band has\u00a0played to critical acclaim in many of the leading venues and festivals at home and\u00a0abroad … <\/p>\nRead More “Shakefest 2012: Headliners”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[138,205,353,363,370,479,846,990],"class_list":["post-275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-festivals","tag-bellydance","tag-charleville-castle","tag-events","tag-fairs","tag-festivals-2","tag-ireland","tag-shakefest","tag-tullamore"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/technotink.net\/movies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/technotink.net\/movies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/technotink.net\/movies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technotink.net\/movies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technotink.net\/movies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=275"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/technotink.net\/movies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1611,"href":"https:\/\/technotink.net\/movies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions\/1611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/technotink.net\/movies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technotink.net\/movies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technotink.net\/movies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Shakefest is supported by the Offaly Local Development Company, the Offaly County Council, The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, the European Commission, the Offaly Leader and The Offaly Arts Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The North Strand Kontra Band was formed on the North side of Dublin in the\u00a0Winter of 2005. They\u2019re an instrumental band who play a mix of original and traditional\u00a0material influenced predominantly by the music of Romania and Bulgaria. The band has\u00a0played to critical acclaim in many of the leading venues and festivals at home and\u00a0abroad … <\/p>\n
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