TFF Rudolstadt
The TFF Rudolstadt, to 2003 Dance and Folk Festival, 2005-2006 TFF.Rudolstadt, is the largest Folk Roots World Music Festival in Germany. It takes place annually in Rudolstadt in Thuringia on the first full weekend of July, from Thursday to Sunday. At the same time the TFF one of the most important and largest folk festival is Europe. Average come this weekend, more than 70,000 spectators to hear over 100 bands at 250 appearances on more than 20 stages. The attendance record holds the festival in 2011 with over 90,000 guests. The stages are in the Old Town, built in the neighboring Heinepark and on the grounds of Heidecksburg, which rises above the city. Since 1992 will be awarded at the Festival of Folk Award Ruth.
- 2.1 dance party in the GDR
- 2.2 TFF after 1990
Music
The bands from around the world to play a wide range of styles, from traditional folk to hip-hop, jazz to punk, from rock to techno. Common to all is that they process traditional elements in their music - whether that is blown to electro beats bagpipes, banjos mingle with electric guitars or rock bands intone traditional texts.
Musical focus
- Country focus: A number of bands have contemporary folk music in front of their countries. The spectrum is similar to wide as the entire festival, ie is not limited to traditional elements. 1993: Finland
- 1994: EBU Contemporary Folk Music Festival
- 1995: South Africa
- 1996: Hungary
- 1997: India
- 1998: Portugal
- 1999: The nine European Cities of Culture
- 2000: England
- 2001: Lesser Antilles
- 2002: Poland
- 2003: Canada
- 2004: Greece
- 2005: Brazil
- 2006: France
- 2007: United States
- 2008: Israel
- 2009: Russia
- 2010: Ethiopia
- 2011: Switzerland
- 2012: China
- 2013: Italy
- 2014: Tanzania (planned)
- Instrument focus: Each year, about a dozen invited artists from different continents who have mastered all a particular folk instrument. They both play in their own bands as well as in the Magic Instrument Group - a jam session of these artists, who meet for the TFF a week before the festival and together give a concert.
- 1991: button accordion
- 1992: violin
- 1993: the hurdy-gurdy
- 1994: percussion
- 1995: mandolin
- 1996: Dulcimer
- 1997: Saxophone
- 1998: Banjo
- 1999: harmonica
- 2000: voice
- 2001: Clarinet
- 2002: knee violin
- 2003: marimba
- 2004: zither
- 2005: Electric Guitar
- 2006: bagpipes
- 2007: Keyboard Instruments
- 2008: frame drum
- 2009: short-necked lute
- 2010: Trumpet
- 2011: Harp
- 2012: Concertina
- 2013: Flute
- 2014: Bass (planned)
- Since 2002 there is a " dance of the year ." Especially in the dance tent international bands playing this folk dance for all. 2002: Mazurka
- 2003: Salsa
- 2004: Row and chain dances
- 2005: Polka
- 2006: Tango
- 2007: Polonaise
- 2008: Rock ' n ' Roll
- 2009: Männer-/Werbetänze
- 2010: Tap Dancing
- 2011: Waltz
- 2012: street dances
- 2013: This year was no need for a special dance.
- 2014: Samba (planned)
- Regional focus: where different folk traditions are presented from German regions. 2001: Bavaria
- 2002: Ruhr
- 2003: Berlin
- 2008: Saxony
- 2009: Baden- Württemberg
History
Dance party in the GDR
1955, " was first Festival of German folk dance " oriented in Rudolstadt. On the one hand, socialism should receive a folkloric primer. Secondly, so that the German unit was summoned, a goal that at least rhetorically still pursued the Ulbricht government at this time. Finally German tradition should be provided for " American barbarism " as rock and roll and jazz. Rudolstadt recommended - as first also Wernigerode - due to its location in the center of Germany and the old town with overlying Castle, which was not damaged by the war. The all-German orientation of the " Dance Festival " accounted for at the following festivals, held every two years. Instead, groups came from Eastern Europe. Stylistically changed until the late 1980s, little: It stayed with traditional folk music and dance groups in traditional costumes.
TFF after 1990
The first festival in 1991 had been given a completely new orientation. Well mainly alternative folk music should dominate. The Dance and Folk Festival - as a fusion of ancient dance festival with folk music - realized now virtually the whole German idea, but without ideological superstructure. Rudolstadt provided for in addition to its central location again now organizing experience. More than 90 groups and soloists from 22 countries came to this first TFF.
In subsequent years, until the mid- 1990s, the festival continued to grow. In the past three years the number of visitors were depending on weather averaged over 75,000. 2013 occurred from July 4 to July 8, about 70 bands on more than 20 stages on, further played around 60 groups and soloists ( numbers of 4 May 2013) in the old streets. You can dance in the Old Town Hall, in the City Hall and in the dance tent at Heine Park ( on the right side of the hall ), where there is also a children's party for just watching, listening and Educational Sites; also held workshops and lectures. Parts of the festival are now broadcast live or delayed by Germany Kultur, Germany Radio, MDR Figaro, HR2, WDR 3 and Bavaria 2 and other European radio stations. According to the organizers came in 2013 around 87,000 visitors.
In order for a lack of space to meet the threat of capping visitor numbers, the organizers have presented the festival since 2011, one day; it now starts on the 1st Thursday in July and lasts until the following Sunday evening.
Organization and costs
Is hosted by the TFF Culture Department, now professional service culture, the city of Rudolstadt. The festival is funded by sponsors and mainly through the sale of tickets.