Back to this year's Festival		2005 Festival Artists The 2005 International Children's Festival has invited four international youth performing groups from the nations of Georgia, India, Mexico, and Nigeria.  They will be joined on the Wolf Trap stages by nationally known family entertainers such as the Grammy-nominated musical groupTrout Fishing in America and the New York Goofs, as well as local children s performing groups. TROUT FISHING  IN AMERICA The 2005 Festival is pleased to announce the appearance of Trout Fishing in America on the Filene Center stage each day at 2:00 p.m.  This Grammy-Award nominated musical duo will bring their unique blend of fun and music for the entire family.  We invite you to check out their really cool website -  troutmusic.com. New York Goofs New York Goofs are America's premiere clown troupe featuring founders Slappy and Monday. These elite New Age Vaudevillians have a style that has been called "hilarious" and a kind of "demented Ed Sullivan Show" by The New York Times. nygoofs.com. 2005 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PERFORMERS Georgia From the country of Georgia, the choreographic ensemble Chveni Shvilebi, will be coming to the Festival for the first time.  Based in the capital city of Tbilisi, these award-winning young dancers, ages 9-14 years old, demonstrate the great professionalism and amazing technique of Georgian national dancing.  Dressed in impressive traditional costume, the children display an extraordinary variety of athletic footwork, leaps and splits including the exciting sword dances. India Also coming to the Festival for the first time, all the way from Udiapur, India will be the children of Bharat Kala Sangam.  Dressed in beautiful costumes, these boys and girls, ages 10-14 years old, will perform the traditional dances of the Rajasthan region of India which include some elaborate feats of balance and movement. Mexico Returning this year to the Festival are the young dancers from Folklore Ballet American School of Puebla, Mexico.  These children, ages 8-14, will perform prehispanic dances and folk dances from various Mexican regions.  In traditionally elaborate and colorful costumes, the dancers will present an exciting variety of regional dances, many dating back to ancient Mexican mythology.  Nigeria For the first time in eight years, a group from Africa will be traveling to the Festival - the children of St. Gloria s Cultural Troupe from Lagos, Nigeria.  In native costume these children, ages 6-11 years old, will perform many of the traditional Nigerian tribal dances as well as the Zulu Dance and the Fisherman’s Dance.
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