A listing of interesting folk music and dance events
that are of interest to our members.
Ifju Szivek folk dance ensemble from Bratislava, Slovakia
A Magical Journey Through Central Europe's Music and Dances
by the Ifju
Szivek ("Young Hearts") and the Figur Banda (Figur Band) Hungarian
Folk Ensemble from Pozsony, Slovakia
Featuring the authentic traditions of Hungarian, Slovak,
Romanian and Gypsy
villages. Showcasing the fabulous Hungarian dancers and musicians of
the official
ensemble of the Hungarian minorities in Slovakia.
November 22, 2003 - 8:00pm
Betty Oliphant Theatre
404 Jarvis Street
Tickets: $18 if you buy it in advance, $22 at the door
Contact the following to make arrangements to pick up
and pay for tickets:
Gabor - kecske_szem@hotmail.com
Zsolt - parameter@sympatico.ca
Shevchenko Musical Ensemble Proudly Presents "Mandolins
of the World"
A spectacular celebration of the mandolin and its musical
cousins in a variety of international styles. Featuring four great artists:
Toronto Mandolin Orchestra (Ukrainian, Russian, Classical
Music)
Beyond the Pale (Klezmer and East European Folk Music)
Skitnice Tambura Ensemble (Croatian Folk Music)
Kostas Apostolakis (Greek Bouzouki)
Sunday November 23, 2pm
Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina (at Bloor), Toronto
Tickets $30. Call 416-533-2725 to order. Visa accepted.
Seating is limited so call soon! For more information visit:
www.geocities.com/shevchenko1951/motw2.html
or
www.beyondthepale.net
OFDA Hungarian Santa's Day Cafe
Saturday, November 29th, 6-10 pm
Ralph Thornton Community Centre
765 Queen (E of Broadview) FREE - donation of $ 5 requested to cover
costs
DJ is Judy Barnett
Invited guests - Kecskeszem Hungarian Ensemble
More info: call Bev, 416-635-5595 or Kevin, 416-537-7360
or email at ofda@web.net
Flyer: www.web.net/~ofda/kecskeszem/
Tanchaz with Kodaly Ensemble
A live band (Black Earth Ensemble) will be playing music.
Tanchaz is where people basically get up and dance and improvise to
the music, based on the dialect being played. For beginners, we will
also be having teaching circles where members of our
ensemble will conduct informal teaching of basic steps for each dialect
played.
Line up of dialects:
Dunantuli - from Western Hungary - jumping
dance, slow & fast csardas
Szeki - dance from Transylvania which includes
slow and fast csardas, foursome circle dance & polka
Gomori - dance from southern Slovakia -
near Hungarian border
Kalotaszegi - dance from central Transylvania
Moldvai - circle dances from Moldva - Romania
Szatmari - recruiting dance, slow and fast
csardas from North Western Hungary
Mezosegi - spinning dance from the plains
for Transylvania
When - December 6, 7:00pm - ?
Where - Hungarian House - 840 St. Clair West - in the basement
Cost - $10
