Event: 4th CIOFF Asian and Oceanian Children's Folklore Festival.
Venue: Municipality of Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
Dates: April 18-24, 2006
Host of Kaliawan:  The BILFEN SCHOOLS hosted the
members of the group.  Each child member was hosted by
a family with a child studying in BILFEN.  The staff
were accommodated in a guest house of BILFEN.  BILFEN
hosts international festivals and one of the best
series of schools in Istanbul.
Repertoire: "Tarakluban: Cavorting with
the Innocents", "Mindanao Sketches" and "Karahibot-a
rural suite".

Kaliawan was audience favorite in the opening parade
because of its very energetic dancing on the streets.

At the Haghia Eirene (a mosque turned into a theater),
Kaliawan performed Karahibot and easily became the
most applauded group.  This event was sponsored by
BILFEN with 12 countries participating.

Aside from performances, the group were given
activities in BILFEN school like clay molding, music
lessons, painting and drawing and movie watching.
Tours of the different historical and cultural sites
were also accorded to the group either by bus, by boat
and horse-driven cart.

The BILFEN schools has extended its desire to invite
the group again next year and has made a great impact
to the people in BILFEN in terms of professionalism,
respect, dance skills, and overall fine behavior and
attitude.

The group also received invitation from Cyprus for
another international event/performance.

Back to Manila, the group was invited by the Dance
Committee of the National Committee for Culture and
the Arts to perform at the International Dance Day
celebration in San Fernando, Pampanga on April 29
along with the best dance groups of the Philippines.

Today they are busy  performing for many different
occasions and is preparing for a grand recital along
with the students of the Leyte Dance Theater's Summer
Dance Workshop on June 23, 2006 in Tacloban.  They
will also perform together with the Leyte Dance
Theater during the opening of the Tacloban Astrodome
slated for June 25.