Autumn-tour to Tirgu Jiu - Oltenien

PROGRAMME  OF  THE  TOUR  TO  TÂRGU  JIU   16-23 Oktober  2010

Saturday  16 Oktober

  • Flight to Henri Coandă (former Otopeni), Bucharest. Transfer by touring-car to Târgu Jiu.
    Seven overnight stays in a hotel next to the Constantin Brâncuşi-park.

Sunday  17 Oktober

  • Dancing-lessons* (and short singing-lessons) assisted by dancers of the ensemble Rapsozii Gorjului.   
  • Excursion to the village of Băleşti**:
  • Visit to the village church and traditional houses.
  • Meeting with ensemble Jiuleţul: three generations of dancers and musicians, party together.
  • Performance by interpreters of old songs Lică Militaru and Emilia Dragotoiu.

Monday  18 Oktober

  • Dancing-lessons.
  • Visit to the monastery of Polovraci (1643) and to the workshop of costume maker Mioara Dinoiu.
  • Visit to the Toţi Sfinţii (All Saints')-church (1748).
  • Visit to the Peştera Muierii-cave (women's cave) and the Galbenului-gorge. 
  • Meeting with Ion Lianu, taragot and flute-player.
  • Meeting with ensemble Nedeia from Novaci. Performance and party together.

Tuesday  19 Oktober

  • Dancing-lessons.
  • Visit to the places of interest in Târgu Jiu, a.o. the sculptural complex of the world-famous sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi, including the famous sculptures The Table of Silence, The Chairs' Alley, The Gate of  Kiss and The Endless Column. The church of the Holy Apostles Petru and Pavel (1777, new-Byzantine style), and the memorial house of Iosif Keber (library of art and picture-collection).
  • Memorial house of Constantin Brâncuşi in Hobiţa and the monastery of Tismana (14th century).
  • Meetig with a folklore group with winter customs and with singer Carmen Sarcină in the village of Cloşani-Padeş. Performance, dancing together and party.

Wednesday  20 Oktober

  • Dancing-lessons.
  • Visit to the workshop of potter Nicolae Retezeanu, and to the workshop of Pompiliu Giolacu (wood-carving, paintings on glass).
  • Visit to the monastery of Cămărăşeasca (1780).
  • In the village of Târgu Cărbuneşti meeting with folklore group Gilortul: dance- and singing-group and interpreters of old songs the Piţigoi-family. Performance, dancing together, singing and party.

Thursday  21 Oktober       

  • Dancing-lessons.
  • Visit to the open-air museum of the Gorj district in Curtişoara, and to the fortified boyar's mansion of the Cornoiu-family from the 18th century.
  • Meeting in Târgu Jiu with ensemble Rapsozii Gorjului of the School for Folk Art.
  • Rehearsal / performance by the professional ensemble Doina Gorjului. Dancing together.

Friday  22 Oktober

  • Dancing-lessons and special opportunity for dance notation and video-recording.
  • Visit to the workshop of  instruments maker and inventor Ştefan Popescu.
  • Meeting with the vuva-player Ion Diaconescu (vuva=rubbing drum/tambourine).
  • Farewell party together with the ensemble Rapsozii Gorjului from Târgu Jiu.

Saturday  23 Oktober

  • Transfer by touring-car to Bucharest. Visit to the Peasant museum or Open-air museum in Bucharest.
    Flight from Henri Coandă (former Otopeni), Bucharest.

*    During the autumn-tour the dancing-lessons will be given by Iulian Malea with dances from Oltenia
The lessons include dances from the villages we visit.

**  In general the dancing-groups perform, followed by a shared party with music and dance.

EXTRA: singing-lessons, live music, surprises

SUBJECT  TO  MODIFICATIONS