Last Update 12/08/08

 

Ipswich 21/09/08

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Poland Tour 2008

The group were invited for the fourth time to appear at the Festival of Beskid Culture based in Wisla. The tour started with a memorable performance in the main market square of Krakow ( Rynek), in the shadow of St. Mary's Church ( Kosciol Mariacki). This was followed by shows in Wisla, Oswiecim, Szczyrk and Makow Podhalanski.

The set consisted of songs and dances of Krakow ; Kujawiak; Polonez; Oberek Lowicki and the stunning new suite of dances from Spisz, incorporating lively gypsy dances from that area.. In between the dancing the kapela entertained the crowds with well known Polish waltzes and tangos, supported vocally by enthusiastic and appreciative audiences.

 

Lord Mayor's Parade London 10/11/07

A group of Mazury dancers and musicians took part in this very colourful annual spectacle around the streets of the City of London. They participated in conjunction with the Polish Tourist Office in London and LOT Airlines.

 

Memorial Mass for General Anders,Westminster Cathedral 13/10/2007

Mazury members in a variety of costumes played a very active role in this event. Artistic Director, Wlodek Lesiecki, was invited to be on the organising committee.

 

Maidstone Mela Festival September 2007

Mazury were invited to represent The Maidstone Polish Club at this annual multicultural festival held in Mote Park. Dances from Zywiec and Krakow were presented plus a polka from Lublin as an audience participation number. A warm reception from a large audience basking in glorious late summer sunshine was followed by an invite to return next year.

 

Annual Show 2007

This year it was decided to present the show over two performances at the London Oratory theatre. The highlight was the premiere of a suite of dances from the Spisz region of the Carpathian mountains. Incorporated into the suite were some dances from the Roma gypsies who live in that region.

 

Kaszuby International Folklore Festival 2006

Over 30 dancers plus the kapela represented Mazury at this festival, in which 22 groups participated. Apart from a number of local groups from the Kaszuby region of Poland there was also a group from Katowice representing Polish folklore. Other groups were from Bulgaria, Armenia, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia and Croatia, whilst South America was represented by groups from Mexico and Chile. As usual at these festivals there was a lot of hard effort involved but there was also a lot of fun to be had. Special mention must be made of the group from Katowice with whom Mazury performed jointly choreographed dances of the Beskid Highlanders, the 'Zywieckie', at the final concert and with whom very friendly links were forged. Mazury look forward to further meetings with Katowice in the not too distant future.

 

 

 

 

 

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