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| Fédération Française de Musiques et Danses Traditionnelles | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fédération Française de Musiques et Danses Traditionnelles |
| Native name | Fédération Française de Musiques et Danses Traditionnelles |
| Type | Non-profit federation |
| Founded | 1970s |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Area served | France |
| Focus | Folk music, Folk dance, Cultural heritage |
Fédération Française de Musiques et Danses Traditionnelles is a national French federation dedicated to the promotion, coordination, and preservation of traditional musics and dances across France. Founded in the late 20th century, the federation operates within a network of regional associations, cultural centres, and festivals to support practitioners, researchers, and educators. It engages with a wide range of institutions from municipal cultural services to national heritage bodies to influence policy and practice.
The federation emerged during the same period that saw renewed interest in folk revival movements exemplified by groups like Alan Stivell, Tri Yann, The Chieftains, Fairport Convention, and institutions such as Cité de la Musique and Maison de la Culture. Early exchanges connected activists from Brittany, Auvergne, Provence, Corsica, and Occitanie to counterparts in Britain, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. Influences included scholarly networks at Musée de l'Homme, archival work at Bibliothèque nationale de France, and comparative festivals like Festival Interceltique de Lorient and Festival des Vieilles Charrues. The federation’s development paralleled policy shifts following directives from bodies such as Ministry of Culture (France), collaborations with Conseil régional de Bretagne, and dialogues with UNESCO frameworks concerning Intangible Cultural Heritage and conventions involving ICOMOS.
The federation’s mission encompasses safeguarding repertories from locations such as Burgundy, Normandy, Gascony, and Savoie, while promoting dance forms like bourrée, farandole, gavotte, and branda within diverse settings including Conservatoire de Paris and community halls. It organizes exchanges with ensembles including Loquillo, Maître Grain, Ensemble Éolien, and researches repertoires paralleling work by scholars at CNRS, EHESS, Université Paris-Sorbonne, and Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès. Activities include mediation with municipal partners such as Mairie de Paris, touring supports for groups like Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs, collaborative projects with Maison de la Culture de Grenoble, and advocacy before institutions such as Conseil national de la musique.
Governance structures reflect federative models used by organizations such as Fédération Française de Danse, Fédération Nationale des Associations d'Education Populaire, Fédération Française de Rugby (as administrative example), and regional federations like Réseau Bretagne Culture Diversité. A board elected by delegates from member associations meets with advisors drawn from Direction générale des patrimoines, representatives of Réseau des Conservatoires, and academics from Université Lyon 2. Committees mirror those at SACEM and ADAMI for rights and programming, while legal frameworks reference statutes similar to associations registered under the Code civil (France) and practices of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle.
The federation partners with major events such as Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Festival de la Ville de Paris, Nuits de Fourvière, Printemps de Bourges, Les Vieilles Charrues, Fête de la Musique, Festival des Arts Traditionnels, and regional fêtes like Fête de la Saint-Jean in Bretagne and Fête de la Transhumance in Provence. It helps program concerts at venues including Théâtre du Châtelet, Olympia (Paris), Zénith Paris, and community centres like La Maison des Cultures. The federation also organizes competitions and showcases that echo formats used by Eurofolk, Roskilde Festival side-programmes, and intercultural meetings similar to those hosted by Cultural Olympiad initiatives.
Training programs are developed in collaboration with conservatoires such as Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon, regional conservatories like Conservatoire de Toulouse, university departments at Université Rennes 2, and vocational centres modeled on CFMI (Centres de Formation de Musiciens Intervenants). Pedagogical partnerships include folk dance teachers associated with Black Mountain College-style experimental pedagogy and experts recruited from ensembles like Groupe Sandrine Roche, Ensemble Trad’, and fieldworkers from INRAP-adjacent cultural heritage teams. Certification pathways reference national schemes such as Certificat d'Aptitude and cooperative training with institutions like Maison des Métallos.
The federation produces periodicals, conference proceedings, and research reports akin to publications from Revue Musicale de France, Ethnomusicology Review, and monographs published by Éditions du Seuil. It collaborates with researchers at CNRS, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, and Université Aix-Marseille on ethnographic projects, archival digitization with Bibliothèque nationale de France, and discographic catalogues inspired by archives at Institut National de l'Audiovisuel and collections like those of Alan Lomax. The federation also contributes to databases used by organizations such as Réseau des Musiques Traditionnelles and supports scholarly events hosted by Collège de France and Sorbonne Université.
Membership comprises hundreds of associations, ensembles, ball organizing committees and schools from regions including Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Hauts-de-France, Grand Est, and overseas territories like Guadeloupe and Martinique. Regional networks mirror structures like Réseau des Scènes Nationales and collaborate with cultural centres such as Le Quartz, Palais des Congrès de Lyon, and Maison de la Culture de Bourges. International links extend to federations and festivals across United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Canada, Québec, and United States through partnerships with bodies such as European Folk Network and exchanges modeled on programs by Cultural Olympiad committees.
Category:Music organisations based in France