Conferences at Festival Interceltique de Lorient

BREIZH AMERIKA was invited to part in a series of conferences during the InterCeltic Festival of Lorient (FIL). Every year, 4,500 artists and bands from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Isle of Man, Cornwall, Cornouailles, Asturias, Galicia, Acadia, Australia and Brittany come to Lorient to take part in this exciting festival.
The festival includes a range of Celtic music styles - traditional, classical, folk, jazz, rock... This lively event also features dancers, painters, sculptors, writers, film directors and lecturers who will be giving visitors a glimpse of their skills at various venues all over town, providing the 500,000 festival-goers with quality entertainment. Our conferences focuses were on Irish America.

Conference Participants:

Hilary Beirne
Founding Chairman at New York City St Patrick's Day Foundation, Executive Secretary St Patrick's Day Parade NYCFondateur de la Fondation de la Parade St Patrick de New York. Secretaire general de la Parade St Patrick de New York
Niall O'Leary
Founder Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance NYC, former All-Ireland and World Champion Irish Dance, ex-President of Irish Business Organization of New York Inc.
Fondateur de la "Niall O'Leary School of Irish Danse NYC" (Ecole de Danse Irlandaise de New York Niall O'Leary), ancien Champion du Monde de Danse Irlandaise, ancien president de la "Irish Business Organization of New York, Inc." 
Dr Art Hughes
University of Ulster Irish scholar, Visiting Professor and Senior Fulbright Scholar New York University, presentator 'Art agus Tomai san Eoraip' on BBC Northern Ireland 
Docteur-Professeur titulaire a l'University Irlandaise de Ulster, Docteur-Professeur a l'université de New York, presentateur et animateur de l'emission "Art abus Tomai san Eoraip" sur la BBC d'Irlande du Nord.
Charles Kergaravat 
Founder and Director of Breizh Amerika, co-founder BZH New York
Fondateur et Directeur de Breizh Amerika, co-fondateur de BZH New York

Conference Topics - Irish America

History of St Patrick Day traditions in American including the NYC Parade started in 1762. The role of Irish American business people in promoting, fostering, and advancing business interests while preserving cultural traditions.
How Irish American and African American musical and dance fusions, and exchanges led to contemporary creations from bluegrass, blues, country, broadway, and vaudeville. 
The history of Irish language in the United States, from early immigration to today.

L'histoire des traditions de la Parade de la St Patrick aux USA, dont la Parade de NYC debutee en 1762. Le role des Irish-Americans dans la promotion et le developement de leur interets economiques aux USA tout en conservant leurs traditions culturelles. 
Comment la fusion des danses et des musiques Irish-Americans et Afro-Americaines et leurs echanges ont ete a l'origine des creations contemporaines comme le blugrass, le blue, la country, Broadway, etc...L'histoire de la langue Irlandaise aux USA du début de l'immigration a nos jours.