The students of the Hungarian Dance Academy majoring in folk dance are perhaps the most versatile “team” on the domestic dance scene. During their five years of training, undergraduates are familiarized with numerous dance idioms: besides Hungarian folk dance, the repertoire includes dances of other nationalities living among us, while classical ballet and modern dance, as well as both traditional and modern group dances, are all organic parts of their dance education. Hungarian folk dance surv...ives today in an almost entirely authentic form as a living depository of our nation’s traditions and values. Luckily it does not merely “gather dust” as in a museum, but is enthusiastically embraced by the young. Encouragement is thus given to those who, though perhaps not proficient enough to appear on stage, still dance for their own pleasure in dance houses, clubs and amateur ensembles. The evening will give space to contemporary choreography which, though based on folk dance motifs, also contains elements of dance theatre. This also goes to show that folk dance, as the mother language, consists of building blocks which can be used to express all the ideas and feelings of today. Besides over five years of dance class training, students will have appeared before an audience on hundreds of occasions: from the Academy’s own stage to the Opera House, and from village schools and community centres to major theatres abroad. Looking back, we can say they’ve put on a good show wherever they’ve appeared, and we’re confident the same will apply on the threshold of their graduation performance. Presented by the National Dance Theatre
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