Hanoi (VNA) - Twenty three artists from the State Dance Ensemble ofBelarus will perform in Hanoi and Lao Cai province on May 25 & 27.
The State Dance Ensemble of Belarus is a leading choreographic collectivefrom the eastern European country. Founded 55 years ago, the ensemble quicklygarnered attention, performing at the Olympia Concert Hall in Paris and in2008 taking part in the opening ceremony for the Formula One race season inMonte Carlo.
The programme in Hanoi and Lao Cai will comprise solely Belarusian dances ofvarious genres, including new shows staged recently, in which ProfessorValentine Dudkevich combines folk with contemporary rhythms.
Professor Dudkevich is a Belarusian People’s Artist and the artistic directorof the ensemble. He graduated from the post-graduate course of theEthnography and Folklore Institute of the Academy of Sciences ofBelarus. He holds qualifications in art criticism, ethnography andfolklore.
He has been the stage director for numerous concerts, including PresidentialNew Year parties, and was the producer for the opening and closing ceremoniesof Belarusian Day at the Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk.
The artists will enchant audiences with dance, music and songs featuringcolourful costumes, beautiful melodies, masterly feats and exciting danceperformances. The dances will be traditional Belarusian includingthe Areli, Lyanok, and Belarus Polka.
Highlights of the show will be folksongs Rechanka and Kaval which will be performed by artistsAnatoly Taran and Viktoriya Aleshko. Artist Taran won the Grand Prix from theBelarus President’s Special Fund for his support of talented young artists.Soloist Aleshko is a Belarusian Honorable Artist.
Over the past 50 years, the ensemble has become a trademark of the country,gaining acclaim in China, the US, Italy, France, Spain and Brazil. Thegovernment awarded the ensemble the title of Honoured Collective of theRepublic of Belarus in 1999.
There are more than 50 actively used concert pieces in the group’s repertoire,which are combined into several big programmes. The programme BelarusianCasket gathers traditional Belarusian folk dances, the Round Dance ofFriends is composed of the world dances, while the programme The Songabout Bison is dedicated to the most interesting parts of Belarusianhistory.
The concerts will begin at 8pm at Hanoi Opera House, No1 Trang Tien Street andthe Conference Centre in the northern province of Lao Cai. The concerts arepart of cultural activities held for Belarusian Cultural Days in Vietnam tocelebrate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relationship between the twocountries.-VNA
The State Dance Ensemble of Belarus is a leading choreographic collectivefrom the eastern European country. Founded 55 years ago, the ensemble quicklygarnered attention, performing at the Olympia Concert Hall in Paris and in2008 taking part in the opening ceremony for the Formula One race season inMonte Carlo.
The programme in Hanoi and Lao Cai will comprise solely Belarusian dances ofvarious genres, including new shows staged recently, in which ProfessorValentine Dudkevich combines folk with contemporary rhythms.
Professor Dudkevich is a Belarusian People’s Artist and the artistic directorof the ensemble. He graduated from the post-graduate course of theEthnography and Folklore Institute of the Academy of Sciences ofBelarus. He holds qualifications in art criticism, ethnography andfolklore.
He has been the stage director for numerous concerts, including PresidentialNew Year parties, and was the producer for the opening and closing ceremoniesof Belarusian Day at the Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk.
The artists will enchant audiences with dance, music and songs featuringcolourful costumes, beautiful melodies, masterly feats and exciting danceperformances. The dances will be traditional Belarusian includingthe Areli, Lyanok, and Belarus Polka.
Highlights of the show will be folksongs Rechanka and Kaval which will be performed by artistsAnatoly Taran and Viktoriya Aleshko. Artist Taran won the Grand Prix from theBelarus President’s Special Fund for his support of talented young artists.Soloist Aleshko is a Belarusian Honorable Artist.
Over the past 50 years, the ensemble has become a trademark of the country,gaining acclaim in China, the US, Italy, France, Spain and Brazil. Thegovernment awarded the ensemble the title of Honoured Collective of theRepublic of Belarus in 1999.
There are more than 50 actively used concert pieces in the group’s repertoire,which are combined into several big programmes. The programme BelarusianCasket gathers traditional Belarusian folk dances, the Round Dance ofFriends is composed of the world dances, while the programme The Songabout Bison is dedicated to the most interesting parts of Belarusianhistory.
The concerts will begin at 8pm at Hanoi Opera House, No1 Trang Tien Street andthe Conference Centre in the northern province of Lao Cai. The concerts arepart of cultural activities held for Belarusian Cultural Days in Vietnam tocelebrate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relationship between the twocountries.-VNA
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