Are you a fan of traditional culture? Not yet? After your experience with Slovak traditional dances and music at this event, you will become one. Explore the magic of folk culture whilst attending the next session organized by the House of Traditional Dances in Bratislava in the mid-January.
Every month there is a House of Traditional Dances organized by the Dragúni NGO – a
dance party in the
centre of Bratislava where you have a chance to learn how to dance to the classic folk music or music of various minority groups. The idea of these events is that there are no performers and spectators, there is just dancing and fun! So what is House of Traditional Dances all about?
Rich cultural resources, unique geographic location preserving various shades of temperament, natural communicativeness of music, dance and interactions with the public are the fundamental pillars on which the project The House of Traditional Dances was built. It has been organised in different
towns and cities of
Slovakia regularly since 2002. The art project applicable in any region of the world makes space for active entertainment – direct enjoyment and development of traditional music-dance art in its entire spectrum.
A flexible and well-working concept based on knowing the history and traditions, and respecting it, has the ambition to enable all participants to experience first-hand – and help create – a splendid atmosphere of live music, making it a good prospect for applying the project in local, national, international and inter-genre context.
This
Dance House, first in the
new year, has two parts. In the first part, the instructors use video projection of authentic records, focusing on teaching one or two folk dances. In the second part, participants try what they have learned in the first part in a form of free entertainment.
Taking place at KC Dunaj in
Bratislava city centre on
January 17th, 2019, this edition of The House of Traditional Dances will be except the
Carnival dance variations dedicated to folk dances from
Zemplín cultural region in eastern part of
Slovakia and
Trnava cultural subregion and the
capital city surroundings, both in western part of the country. As a guest of the evening, the Folklore Ensemble Živel celebrating its 5th anniversary will take part. You can also look forward to a concert of Roma group Parno Graszt from
Hungary with their euphoric and energetic show known for a mixture of motives from the Balkans, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, and Spain, infused with a Gypsy punk resulting in a new style of music.
Come over to
enjoy the evening under the leadership of František Morong and Barbora Morongová as well as Ján Michálik and Katarína Galbičková with their guests. Pure joy of life expressed in dance will be this time presented through czardas from village Ostrov in southern part of
Zemplín region and also through funny couple dances from the
west of Slovakia, particularly from
Trnava subregion and
areas around Bratislava. Music will be provided by fabulous Michal Noga Folk Band, so do not hesitate.
Web:
The House of Traditional Dances