You may be interested in this bit of Hungarian history and culture!\ Joe Felt ()Földi) ================== >Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:08:12 -0500 >From: Kalman Magyar <magyar@magyar.org> >To: FOLKLORE LIST <folklor@lists.hungaria.org> >Subject: [Folklor] CSARDAS, The Tango of the East - 2005 Tour dates >Message-ID: <038901c5c2ef$32e6b580$6601a8c0@JudithLaptop> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; > reply-type=original >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT >Precedence: list >Reply-To: Kalman Magyar <magyar@magyar.org> >Message: 1 > >Dear Friends, > >Below you may observe the upcoming dates for the World Famous Budapest >Ensemble from Hungary. Please forward the information to as many friends in >North America as possible as many persons as possible know about the >fantastic performance of CSARDAS > >A DANCE AND MUSIC SPECTACULAR featuring the > >BUDAPEST Ensemble from Hungary in its performance of "CSÁRDÁS - The Tango of >the East" > >Over 200 years ago, in the mysterious villages of Transylvania, the rocky >Carpathian Mountains and the rolling plains of Hungary, a thrilling new >dance fashion called the "CSÁRDÁS" was blossoming. Its fiery passion >inspired a cultural genesis that would entrance the hearts of Hungarians and >Slovaks and their neighbors - Romanians, Poles, Croatians - and radically >change the way the world danced. > >The "CSÁRDÁS" is glamorous and versatile, punctuated by synchronized couple >dancing, thunderous boot-slapping and lightning-quick spinning, all provoked >by the romantic sounds of Gypsy violinists. It was the tango of the East. >And it survives today as the national dance of many in Central Europe. > >Join this world-renowned company of 35 dancers and musicians in a theatrical >extravaganza celebrating the energy and exhilaration of CSÁRDÁS - The Tango >of the East > >Kalman Magyar > > >CSÁRDÁS, The Tango of the East >North American Tour 2005 >Centrum Management - Tel: 201-836-4869 - web: www.csardas.org > > >20-Oct Thu 7:30 PM Boston MA >Sanders Theater, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, 617-496-2222 >www.fas.harward.edu/memhall/sanders > >21-Oct Fri TBA Montreal PQ >Hungarian Folk Dance Workshop >514-963-5377 > >22-Oct Sat 8:00 PM MontrealPQ >Theatre Outremont, 1248 Bernard Avenue West, Outremont, PQ H2V 1V6 T: >514-495-9944 www.theatre outremont.ca > >23-Oct Sun 8:00 PM Kitchener Ont >The Centre in the Square, 101 Queen Street North Kitchener, Ont. N2H 6P7 T: >519-578-1570 info: 800-545-7807 www.centre-square.com > >24-Oct Mon 8:00 PM Toronto Ont >Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ont M5J 2H5 T: 416-872-4255 >800-545-7807 www.roythomson. com > >25-Oct Tue NO SHOW > >26-Oct Wed 8:00 PM Hamilton Ont >Hamilton Place Theatre, 10 McNab St. S. Hamilton, ON L8P 4Y3 >T: 905-527-7666 www.hefci.on.ca > >27-Oct Thu 7:30 PM Buffalo NY >UB Center for the Arts, Amherst Campus, 103 Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY >14260 >Center Box Office (M-F noon-6PM) ticketmaster.com charge: 716-852-5000 >Info: 716-645-ARTS CANADA: 416-870-8000 www.ubcfa.org > >28-Oct Fri 8:00 PM New Brunswick NJ >NJ State Theatre15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08910 >T:732-246-7469 www.statetheatrenj.org > >29-Oct Sat 8:00 PM Geneva NY >Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca Street, Geneva, NY 14456 >T:315-781-5483 www.thesmith.org > >30-Oct Sun 3:00 PM Bronx NY >Lehman Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall, 250 Bedford Park >Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468 >T: 718-960-8833 www.lehmancenter.org > >31-Oct Mon 7:30 PM Pittsburgh PA >Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 >T: 412-456-6666 www.pgharts.org > >1-Nov Tue 7:30 PM North Pound VA >Performing Arts Center, 10824 Orby Candrell Hwy US Rte 23, North Pound, VA >24279 >T: 276-376-4520 > >2-Nov Wed 8:00 PM Greensboro NC >Carolina Theater, 310 S.Greene St, Greensboro, NC 27401 >T: 336-333-2605 www.carolinatheatre.com > >3-Nov Thu 7:30 PM Newburry SC >Newburry Opera HouseBoyce Street bet.Nance Street and McKibben St, Newburry, >SC 29108 >call: 803-276-6264 www.newberryoperahouse.com > >4-Nov Fri 7:30 PM Birmingham AL >Virginia Samford Theater at Caldwell Park, 1116 26th Street So, off Highland >Ave, Birmingham, AL 35205 >T:205-251-1206 www.virginiasamfordtheatre.org > >5-Nov Sat NO SHOW > >6-Nov Sun 7:30 PM Lafayette LA [this may change call the theater] >Heymann Performing Arts Center1373 South College Road, Lafayette, LA 70503 >T: 337-237-8686 www.pasa-online.org > >7-Nov Mon 8:00 PM Houston TX >Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002 >T: 713-315-2525 www.thehobbycenter.org > >8-Nov Tue NO SHOW > >9-Nov Wed 7:30 PM San AntonioTX >The Charline McCombs Empire Theatre226 N. St. Mary's Street, San Antonio, TX >78205 >Majestic Theatre Box Office, www.ticketmaster.com or call 210-224-9600 >www.majesticempire.com > >10-Nov Thu 7:30 PM Lubbock TX >Civic Center Theatre, 1501 MacDavis Lane, Lubbock, TX 79401, >children under 12 half price T: 1-800-735-1288 www.selectaseatlubbock.com > >11-Nov Fri NO SHOW > >12-Nov Sat 8:00 PM Phoenix AZ >Orpheum Theater, 203 West Adams Street, Phoenix, AZ 85203 >call tickets.com 602-262-7272 or Tickets 800-905-3315 www.tickets.com > >13-Nov Sun 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM Glendale CA >Alex Theater, 216 North Brand Boulevard Glendale, CA 91203 (matinee children >under 12 1/2 price) >818-243-2539 or 818-243-ALEX www.alextheatre.org > >14-Nov Mon 7:30 PM San Diego CA >East County Performing Arts Center, 210 East Main Street, El Cajon CA 92020 >619-440-2277 www.ecpac.com > >15-Nov Tue 8:00 PM Santa Barbara CA >Lobero Theater, 33 E.Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 >805-963-0761 www.lobero.com > >16-Nov Wed 7:30 PM San Rafael CA >Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, CA >94903 >children under 12 & seniors half price >415-499-6800 www.ticketmaster.com > >17-Nov Thu 8:00 PM Napa Valley CA >Lincoln Theater100 California Drive, Yountville, CA 94599 >707-944-1300 www.lincolntheater.org > >18-Nov Fri 7:30 PM Fremont CA >Jackson Theater, Smith Center, Ohlone College 43600 >Mission Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94539 >510-659-6031 www2.ohlone.edu/org/smith_ctr > >19-Nov Sat 7:30 PM Klamath Falls OR >The Ross Ragland Theater >218 North 7th Street Klamath Falls, CA 97601 >541-884-LIVE www.rrtheater.org > >20-Nov Sun 7:00 PM Bremerton WA >Admiral Theater, 515 Pacific Ave, Brementon, WA 98337 >call 360-373-6743 www.admiraltheatre.org > >21-Nov Mon 7:30 PM Salem OR >Historic Elsinore Theater, 170 High Street SE, Salem, OR 97301 >503-375-3574 or 800-992-8499 www.elsinoretheatre.com > >22-Nov Tue 8:00 PM Tacoma WA >Broadway Center for the Performing Arts >901 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402 >253-591-5894 www.broadwaycenter.org > >23-Nov Wed 7:30 PM Portland OR >Portland State Univ.Lincoln Performance Hall1620 >SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97207 >503-725-3307 and ticketmaster 503-224-4400 www.ticket master.com > >24-Nov Thu 7:30 PM Vancouver BC >Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 3L1 >604-984-4484 visit www.ticketstonight.ca www.centennialtheatre.com > >25-Nov Fri 7:30 PM Seattle WA >Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, 400 South Second Street, Renton, WA >98055 >206-325-6500 (ticketwindow) www.ticketwindowonline.com >www.renton.wednet.edu/ipac/ > >26-Nov Sat NO SHOW > >27-Nov Sun 7:30 PM Calgary ALT >Orpheus Theatre, SAIT Campus 1310 - 16th Avenue, Calgary, AB T2M 0L4 >732-255-4071 Ticketmaster > >28-Nov Mon NO SHOW > >29-Nov Tue 7:30 PM Winnipeg Man. >Pantages Playhouse Theatre, 180 Market Avenue East, Winnipeg, Manit. R1B 0P7 >204-780-3333 Ticketmaster or visit Ticketmaster outlet > >30-Nov Wed NO SHOW > >1-Dec Thu 8:00 PM Chicago IL >Harris Theater for Music and Dance, in Milenium Park 205 East Randolph >Drive, Chicago, IL 60601 >312-334-7777 www.harristheaterchicago.org > >2-Dec Fri 7:30 PM Bloomington IN >The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 F. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408 >812-323-3020 Sunrise Box Office www.buskirkchumley.org > >3-Dec Sat 8:00 PM Ypsilanti MI >Eastern Michigan Univ. Pease Auditorium On the corner of Cross Street and >College Place, Ypsilanti, MI >734-487-2282 www.emich.edu/convocation > >4-Dec Sun 4:00 PM Cleveland OH >Medina Performing Arts Center, 777 East Union St, Medina, OH 44256 >330-636-3400 www.mcsoh.org/pac > >END > >------------------------------ > >Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:42:42 -0500 >From: Kalman Magyar <magyar@magyar.org> >To: FOLKLOR LIST <folklor@lists.hungaria.org> >Subject: [Folklor] Unique - singular opportunity to learn from the best > HungarianAmerica >Message-ID: <009501c5c315$85d31560$6601a8c0@JudithLaptop> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; > reply-type=original >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT >Precedence: list >Reply-To: Kalman Magyar <magyar@magyar.org> >Message: 2 > >BOKRÉTA Ensemble of Montreal >Presents > >Giant Dance Workshop and Exciting Performance >By dancers and musicians of the BUDAPEST ENSEMBLE from Hungary > >Once in a lifetime the opportunity comes along to sample in a single weekend >the traditions of one of the world's dancingest regions - as taught by the >world's best dancers. This is the only workshop of the BUDAPEST Ensemble >during their 2005 CSÁRDÁS, The Tango of the East Tour in North America. >Visit Montreal for the weekend and immerse yourself in Central European >folklore. > >Workshops: >Friday, October 21 2005 7 - 11p.m. and Saturday, October 22 10a.m. - >2p.m. >At the rehearsal hall of L'Eclusieurs de Lachine at #70 15th Ave. in >Lachine, XXXXX XXXX > >Performance: >Saturday, Ocotber 22 at 8 PM >CSÁRDÁS, The Tango of the East >Theatre Outremont >1248 Bernard Avenue West, Outremont, PQ H2V 1V6 >Tickets: $ 25, 35, 45, To purchase tickets call: 514-495-9944 Website: >www.theatreoutremont.ca > >Schedule: >Friday evening - three 1-hour sessions (Csango, Gorale, Gypsy-basics), >followed by a short Táncház (dance party to live music) >Saturday - three 1-hour sessions (Olahos, Csardas, Gypsy-intensive) >Note: All sessions will be accompanied by live music! >Saturday at 8 PM - Performance of the CSÁRDÁS, The Tango of the East > >Here is what you will learn: > >· Gypsy dances for women and men from Transylvania >· Csángó line and circle dances from Moldavia >· "Oláhos" dances from the Hungarian Plains >· Gorale dances from the Polish Highlands >· Magyar Csárdás from Central Hungary > >Costs: Single session is $15. Each additional session is $10. Full >workshop: $50 > >Information: Agi Horvath 405 455-5254, Kalman Dreisziger 514 499-2809 >Email; Horvathagi@hotmail.com or jeszika_sara@hotmail.com > >Additional information about the workshop sessions: > >1) Gypsy >These intricate, improvised dances for women and men feature complex >footwork and syncopated rhythms. They are characterized by a fierce, >tightly-wound precision of movement and modesty of expression rater than by >'vulgar' hip movements and overt sensuality. Transylvanian gypsy dances >present a nice challenge even for accomplished dancers. (Two sessions) > >2) Csángó >The Csángó people -their name means wanderer - are the easternmost of the >Hungarian tribes. (You may have seen the wonderful article on the Csángós in >the June issue of National Geographic.) The dances of the Csángós of >Moldavia in Eastern Romania are line and circle dances. Though they are very >dynamic, these community dances are attainable for relative beginners. >Recreational folkdancers will feel right at home. > >3) Oláhos >Over 30 years ago, Andor Czompó introduced Oláhos to the recreational >folkdance movement in North America. The opportunity here is to deconstruct >his choreography and get closer to the heart of this ancient improvised >dance. The dance will be taught at beginner/intermediate level. > >4) Gorale >The dances of the Polish Highlanders are famous for their athletic >virtuosity (for men) and grace and quick footwork (for women). Here, Zoltán >Zsuráfszky's dancers (and by the way, Zoltán himself is of Goral descent) >will teach a living version of this dance - free of the usual theatrical >clichés. > >5) Csárdás >The theme dance of the current tour of the Budapest Ensemble, csárdás, is a >dance fashion which conquered Central Europe in the late 18th century. At >this session we will learn to improvise a central Hungarian version of this >elegant coupes' dance. > >Additional Information about the CSÁRDÁS, The Tango of the East >A DANCE AND MUSIC SPECTACULAR > >Over 200 years ago, in the mysterious villages of Transylvania, the rocky >Carpathian Mountains and the rolling plains of Hungary, a thrilling new >dance fashion called the "CSÁRDÁS" was blossoming. Its fiery passion >inspired a cultural genesis that would entrance the hearts of Hungarians and >Slovaks and their neighbors - Romanians, Poles, Croatians - and radically >change the way the world danced. > >The "CSÁRDÁS" is glamorous and versatile, punctuated by synchronized couple >dancing, thunderous boot-slapping and lightning-quick spinning, all provoked >by the romantic sounds of Gypsy violinists. It was the tango of the East. >And it survives today as the national dance of many in Central Europe. > >Join this world-renowned company of 35 dancers and musicians in a theatrical >extravaganza celebrating the energy and exhilaration of CSÁRDÁS - The Tango >of the East. > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Folklor mailing list >Folklor@lists.hungaria.org >http://lists.hungaria.org/mailman/listinfo/folklor > > >End of Folklor Digest, Vol 3, Issue 80 >************************************** > >