Join us for our 60th Anniversary Spring Festival in loving memory of John Kuo!
Co-sponsored by the University of Chicago Folklore Society and Eastern European Folklore Society.

The 60th Anniversary Spring Festival – is a weekend long festival of all regions of the Balkans, Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean, offering the best music, dancing and culture from Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Bosnia, Ukraine, Poland and more.

Dance Teacher lineup: Ventzi Sotirov – Master Teacher; Galia Miloucheva Kuo & Maria Kuo Ignjatov; John Parrish; Angelina Genova; Mady Newfield; Tania & Valentin Ivanov; Vera Zjalic; Konstantin Marinov; Kiril Zhelev; Paul Collins and Michael Kuharski and more.

Music Teacher lineup: Chris Bajmakovich; Iliana Georgieva; Zoya Sotirova; Konstantin Marinov; Kiril Zhelev; Izaki & Sophia Metropoulos and more.

Cultural Presentations: Special workshop with Marvin Moehle demonstrating how to wear your costume (bring a costume, or any part of a costume) and more.

Dates: May 23-25, 2025

Friday Dinner & Party (5/23, 7pm): Restaurant Mehanata, 1141 Lee St, Des Plaines, IL 60016
You must preregister and prepay for dinner at least 2 weeks in advance. See website for more information.

Saturday (5/24) – Workshops (9am – 4pm): 3rd Floor – Ida Noyes Hall at the University of Chicago, 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637

Saturday Concert (5/24) – Doors open at 4:30pm, Concert starts at 5pm: 3rd Floor – Ida Noyes Hall at University of Chicago, 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637

Saturday Dinner & Party/Horoteka (5/24, 7:30pm-12am): 1st Floor – Ida Noyes Hall at University of Chicago, 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637

Sunday (5/25) Workshops (10am – 3pm): 3rd Floor – Ida Noyes Hall at University of Chicago, 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637

Post-Festival Sunday Dinner & Party (5/25, 6pm): Restaurant Mehanata, 1141 Lee St, Des Plaines, IL 60016

For more information and to pre-register:

Main Location: Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago – 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637 – Suite 106 Phone: 847.858.9822
Contact us via email: moc.oohay@oukailag
Phone: 847.858.9822 (if no one answers, please leave a message)
For more information and to register go to: www.balkanskeigre.org
Venue Location: Ida Noyes Hall 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637