History of
Italian Folk Art Federation of America
Italian Folk Art Federation of America, Inc.
The Italian Folk Art Federation of America, Inc. (IFAFA) is an outgrowth of an Italian Folk Art Project initiated in 1977 at the Nationalities Service Center (NSC) of Philadelphia. With the assistance of the NSC and the leadership and dedication of Cav. Elba Farabegoli Gurzau, IFAFA was incorporated on May 7, 1979, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a nonprofit cultural and educational organization.
IFAFA is also a member of the Federazione Italiana di Tradizioni Popolari (Italian Federation of Popular Traditions) in Rome, Italy.
The Founder of IFAFA: Cav. Elba Farabegoli Gurzau
To read about Elba's life and the founding of IFAFA, click here.
Charter members are:
- I Ballerini, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Balli d'Italia, Baltimore, Maryland
- I Campagnoli, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Il Circolo Dancers, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- Gruppo Folkloristico Duroniese, USA, North Bergen, New Jersey
- Italian Folklore Group, Montclair, New Jersey
- Italian Folklore Group of Washington, Washington, D.C.
- Italian Folk Ensemble "Ricordi d'Italia", Fort Lee, New Jersey
- Italian Folk Singers "I Paesani", Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
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