A winning return to downtown
The fortieth edition of the Rencontres de folklore internationales (RFI) ended on Sunday, August 24, 2014 with a full success. The return to downtown Freiburg was welcomed by the public, who flocked to the Village des Nations on Place Python. The artistic results were gratifying.
The organizers' target of 30,000 spectators was reached, thanks in no small part to the clement weather. Under the theme of La Découverte, the ten groups present showed great diversity, in terms of age and the types of folklore presented (from the most authentic to the most stylized). The children's groups delivered breathtaking performances and undoubtedly instilled a taste for world music and dance in the minds of Fribourg's children. The flashmob organized on Saturday at 12.50pm was a great success, with 300 people dancing to the choreography concocted especially for this fortieth edition. The renewal of the RFI audience is unquestionably underway.
Find out more: www.rfi.ch
