March 18 - Dance Performances at the Opening Night
18:30 at Center for African Culture (CAK)
Pilestredet 75C  

An evening of Francophonie food and folk dance: Experience traditional performances from the countries of Hungary, Latvia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Ivory Coast.

Bosnian dance group Kulturno Umjetničko Društvo Dukat- KUD Dukat

Bosnian Dance Group: Kulturno Umjetničko Društvo Dukat- KUD Dukat


KUD Dukat is a cultural association founded in 2018 in Oslo by a passionate group of ladies who have their origins in Bosnia-Herzegovina but live and work in Norway. The aim of the association is to promote Bosnian traditional dances and with this the Bosnian cultural heritage between Norwegian friends and neighbours, but also between the Community originated from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Latvian Dance Group: OZOLIŅŠ


Many Latvians regard music, song and dance as an important part of their lives. Although Latvia had not yet been established as a self-sufficient state, the Latvians still gathered to sing the first Latvian Song Festival in 1873. The song and dance festival took its present form in 1983, and has since then been celebrated every five years in the capital Riga. In the summer of 2018, the Song and Dance Festival took on a special significance on the occasion of the centenary of Latvia as an independent state. Over some spectacular days, it gathered more than 45,000 participants from 21 countries. Of these, as many as 18,000 performed in various large-scale dance performances. The folk dance group OZOLIŅŠ was proudly participating in this celebration.

The folk dance group OZOLIŅŠ was founded on November 2, 2014. The name OZOLIŅŠ means "a small oak tree". The idea behind this name is that a small oak tree grows bigger and stronger, eventually becoming a VERY LARGE oak - a symbol of a strong Latvia. We are based in Sandefjord, but distance means little when a Latvian has decided to dance and sing. That's why our dancers also come from surrounding places, such as Tønsberg, Skoppum and Drammen.

We love to come together to celebrate, practice and promote Latvian traditions and culture.  


Ivorian Dancer Anne Sophie Gueye


Ivorian dancer Anne Sophie Gueye will perform together with percussionist Thomas Guei.