On Line Competition 2020 organized by Folklore Festival Association
Name of the dance: Kaszuby
The Song and Dance Ensemble “Chludowianie” was founded in the year 2000. The then Headmaster of the school, Jarosław Krajewski, was the founder of the school dance group in Chludowo and the first choreographer of it and in charge of the repertoire the late Kazimierz Brdęk, an extraordinary man, educationalist, and first of all en expert in matters of the Polish folklore. Nowadays the ensemble is run by Renata Banaszewska, Tomasz Szarek trained vocally by Elzavieta Maciejewska and musically shaped by Andrzej Przybył and Łukasz Maciejewski. We often perform with the accompaniment of our own orchestra and always sing “live”.
Through the dance and song we attempt to show the richness of the Polish folklore to the others. We have taken part in many festivals in Poland and abroad: in Spain, Turkey, Lithuania, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Germany, Monte Carlo, Italy and Hungary. We have been travelling a lot in our homeland- the Greater Poland, we sing and dance at harvest feats, charitable events, city and village feasts. We get to know also the other regions of Poland with their customs, garments, the whole richness of their traditions and folk culture.
Folklore Festival Association achieve its aim through organizing traditional folk dance and music festivals, choirs and orchestra events, modern dance festivals and various workshops and seminars.
Our passion for folklore and tradition make our festivals as a mobile museum of the the most precious and most beautiful folklore heritage of the world. It has been representing history and identity of different persons and cultures. Aside from nursing rich folklore previously, this organization has successfully presented colorful outfits, dances and songs that reassembled the genuine world folklore culture’s emblem.
In the previous 10 years of existence there were over 50, 000 performers coming from various countries and continents who took part on festivals held by FFA in the following countries: Spain, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia, Great Britain, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Czech R., Slovakia …
More details at www.folklorefestival.com
