Festival 2011 The folklore festival will go in it’s 34th round on September 2nd and 3rd 2011 with a full and colorful programme. Friday is theme night. This year the evening is dedicated to Irish dance (Jigs and Reels) and concert. The dance workshop from Frank Ringer, Wuppertal, will prepare us for wild dancing to the music of “In Search Of A Rose” (D). The folk and worldmusic day will begin with the children’s programme: Zaches & Zinnober cooking show for singing children. As interlude the Provinztheater (D), playing potato rock for Krefeld , will walk through the city centre as a foot group while Danças e Cantares do Minho from Krefeld play and dance Portuguese folklore on and around the stage. After the opening by the General Students' Committee of the College of the Niederrhein the main programme in the evening will start with a blast: Dharma Bums Sein am Niederrhein, Riserva Moac (I) Hot Espresso da Italia, Valravn (DK) raven of the northern mythology, Six nation (D) Riddims of 8 musicians from 6 nations. The complete Programme   Review 2010 The theme evening at the 33rd festival was a South American evening with Bossa Nova and Ana Bonfim & trio la ola do Brasil (Bra/D). The very popular dance workshop, last year Bossa Nova as a dance, was guided by Ana Mirjam Griesbach & Andreas Wanders. The folk and worldmusic day began with the childrens programme from Firlefanz: around the world in 80 tones. Then real folklore followed with the dance group of the Pontischen of cultural association Krefeld. Provinztheater with Rumpelpolka vom Niederrhein, Alla Fagra (S) modern Swedish folk, Dr. Bajan (Rus/D) Sovietabilly not ending and Metisolea (F) Mestizo-sensation from Bordeaux were the highlights of the day. Helmut Schroers (Mediothek Krefeld) officially opened the 33rd festival.