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250 dancers and musicians bring the power of Hungarian folk dance to Győr
Two hundred and fifty dancers will take to the stage so that two hundred and fifty hearts beat as one to the melodies of Hungarian music, and five hundred feet will move to the same rhythm. On November 15, the stage of the Győri Nemzeti Színház becomes a celebration of folk dance. Four major folk dance ensembles from Győr-Moson-Sopron County will join forces for one grand gala performance. We asked one of the organisers of this unique initiative, Antal Áron, about the event.
– No one ever dances alone. Even when you are by yourself, you are never truly alone, because the music is there. At such moments, a person pulses in time with the music. And when many people dance together, that feeling grows even stronger. Music heals at such times – says Antal Áron. – Folk dance is by no means dusty; on the contrary, it can slip into modern clothing. It has its frameworks, but every era shapes it in its own image. That is why every moment of folk dance is a kind of creation and, at the same time, a responsibility, since we cannot handle it however we please, because we have inherited it from our ancestors.
Hungarian folk dance on the stage of the Győr theatre
Antal Áron hopes that the audience will also embrace this feeling and the message attached to it on November 15. That is when the organisers will hold this grand folk dance event, for which, they say, there has been no equal even nationwide. Two hundred and fifty dancers from four major folk dance ensembles in Győr-Moson-Sopron County will step onto the stage of the Győri Nemzeti Színház to offer a taste of the richness and vigour of Hungarian folk dance.
– The dancers and the community of folk dance enthusiasts decided to celebrate together, in a gala performance, the 75th anniversary of the Rába Néptáncegyüttes, the 50th anniversary of the Kisalföld Néptáncegyüttes and the 20th anniversary of the Marcal Néptáncegyüttes. This evening promises a special experience for the dancers, the musicians and the guests who love folk music and folk dance alike. Members of the Sokoró Néptáncegyüttes will also take part in the event, so in total four ensembles, six generations and two hundred and fifty dancers and musicians will stand on stage together.
Community not only sustains, it also uplifts
According to Antal Áron, the production will be much more than a simple performance: it will draw on the most successful choreographies of the past decades, which the musicians and dancers will bring back to life together.
– The most important message of the production is the power of community. The fact that in our globalised world, community is what both sustains a person and lifts them up at the same time.
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