Borna's World Days Førde - 10 YEARS!
A large kindergarten choir will also be participating in the opening of Bornas Verdsdagar this year. Førde - when the event celebrates its 10th anniversary, Saturday, November 23. Photo: Arve Ullebø
Saturday, November 23rd rolls around Førdefestivalen once again rolls out the red carpet, inviting young and old to the 10th anniversary of Borna's World Days Førde "It's fantastic that we've been able to keep up this colorful family festival for so long," says acting director Sølvi Lien , who is really proud to once again be able to present great workshops and activities for children.
The idea behind Bornas Verdsdagar is that children of all ages will experience song, music and dance through participation. This year, children will get to try out the accordion, tabla and African drums. There will be two dance workshops; one with hula dance from Hawaii and rhythm dance from Tahiti, and one with capoeira from Brazil. For the youngest children, there will be a song workshop, where we sing and learn local folk songs and dances. One of the workshops is the fairy tale cave at the library, and here children can calm down with exciting fairy tales from different parts of the world. There will also be theatre, when Sogn og Fjordane Theatre shows the story theatre about the boy who went to the North Wind and demanded his flour back.
Professional instructors
It is free to attend the workshops, which are led by professional instructors. No one needs to sign up, just show up outside the room where the workshop is taking place. -Each workshop lasts about 20 minutes, and this year we have set up fixed starting times for the various workshops. Then it may be easier for adults to plan their day, says Lien, adding that it is of course possible to attend the same workshop several times.
The instructors are artists and practitioners who have extensive experience in communicating with children of various ages. Several of them have held workshops at Bornas Verdsdagar Førde previously, and is really looking forward to coming back.
Many partners
Borna's World Days Førde is a comprehensive collaborative project. - Førdefestivalen is the initiator and organises what is to happen, explains Sølvi Lien , but we have a long list of partners. Hafstad vgs has been making decorations for workshops for many years. This year they will decorate the capoeira workshop, where the children will get to try out the popular Brazilian 'fighting dance'. -We are incredibly happy that Naustdal Barne- og ungdomsskule is participating for the first time and making decorations at Bornas Verdsdagar. They will decorate the singing workshop for the youngest children.
Other partners are Førdehuset , Sunnfjord Cultural School, Volunteer Center, Førde Norwegian Center, Sogn og Fjordane Theatre, District Musicians' Association, Reading Guides' Association at Sogn og Fjordane County Library. Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality, UWC in Flekke, Førde youth school, Haldbrend youth school, Naustdal Dampbakeri, Skrivarløa, Danseverkstedet, Nærleiken bhg, Solsida bhg and Tusenfryd bhg. - In addition, we of course have many volunteers who come forward and make an invaluable effort to carry out this family party, concludes Lien.