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Hundreds of musicians and dancers contribute to the revival of Breton creativity in Quimper.
A bagad (or plural bagadoù) is an ensemble of traditional music made up of bagpipes, bombards and percussion. A variable number of musicians make up each bagad, and they are called sonneurs.
Dance circles practise the ancient Breton traditional dances, often community dances in rounds or chains.
Places primarily of artistic expression, but also places of inter-generational meeting, genuine creators of social networks, Breton cultural rendez-vous occupy a very special place in Quimper.
The dance circles and bagadoù have been classified into categories, the ranking being established during competitions by federations in different Breton towns.
Breton cultural federations’ aim is to offer training for dance circles and bagadoù all year round, to promote their productions and creations and to invest in the Breton cultural sector. The Bodadeg ar sonerion promote music whilst the Warl’leur and Kendalc’h dance.
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