VÝCHODNÁ – Born of Enthusiasm

A documentary film capturing the birth and significant developmental stages of the Folklore Festival Východná.

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Lúčnica

Svetozár Stračina – “To Hear the Scent of Life”

Lúčnica's full-evening program is dedicated to the work of one of its central creative personalities, composer Svetozár Stračina, who composed many pieces and stage programs for Lúčnica.

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Our Song

The Friday program on the Big Scene will open with representatives from every region of Slovakia.

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Privítanka (Greetings)

Opening ceremony combined with the ceremonial launch of a book compiled for the 70^th anniversary of the Folklore Festival Východná

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Welcome, World, to Východná…

Program of CIOFF^® foreign ensembles from the Czech Republic, Spain, Slovenia, India and Hawaii (USA)

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Crossroads

Program of National Minorities

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Three Worlds

Program of selected jubilee folklore ensembles at the festival's anniversary edition

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Little-Big People

Programme of Children's Folklore Ensembles

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Golden People

Program of winners of folklore competitions of the National Cultural Center and selected guests

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Folk People

Folklore programme by Štefan Štec

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Domestic Essence

Generáció Táncműhely – jubilee gala programme of the Generáció Dance Ensemble from Komárno

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Lest We Forget…

Festive gala programme for the 70^th anniversary of the Folklore Festival Východná

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Voices of Ancestors

From the Spiš Chest

Through singing, dancing, and theater, we revive fragments of daily life in various villages of central and lower Spiš.

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Highlanders

Tracing the Musical and Dance Folklore of Javorníky and Kysuce

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Shepherds

Program of village folklore groups about the life of shepherds from the Liptov mountain pastures and valleys

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Colorful World of Music

Through this program, we will try to connect the world of traditional music with the world of colors and visual art in a live stage event.

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Tarhi laski (Markets of Love)

Dance production, a combination of folk dance and a moving story.

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Družstevníci (Cooperative Farmers)

The program is a reflection of the social situation during the establishment of unified agricultural cooperatives in the Slovak countryside in the 1950s, with an emphasis on cooperative folk songs.

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Guests from Afar

Program of CIOFF^® foreign ensembles from the Czech Republic, Spain, Slovenia, India and Hawaii (USA)

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The Song of the Roztancovadlo (magical creature aka Cheerleader)

Dance fairytale

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Dance Workshop from Telgárt

“Čardáš” (traditional dance)

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Let's Dance with Hawaii

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Dance Workshop from Čierny Balog

“Do vysoka” (traditional dance)

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Dance Party with Folk Music

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Children's Dance Workshop with DFS Hanička

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Children's Dance Workshop with DFS Kopaničiarik

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Let's Dance with Czech Republic

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Let's Dance with India

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Dance Workshop from Raslavice

“Krúcená” and “poľka” (traditional dances)

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Dance Workshop of Podpoľanie

Male “cifrovanie” from Hriňová and female “cifrovanie” from Očová (traditional dances)

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Dance Workshop from Myjava Hills

“Starobapská”, “verbunk” and “slovenčina” (traditional dances)

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Let's Dance with Spain

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Let's Dance with Slovenia

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Dance Party with Folk Music

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Dance Workshop from Kokava nad Rimavicou

“Šuchon” and “drgon” (traditional dance)

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Dance Workshop from Gemer

“Vasvári verbunk” (traditional dance) from Silická Brezová and women's dances from Rejdová

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Dance Workshop from Bidovce

“Čardáš” (traditional dance)

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Singing Workshop from Východná

Workshop

Etnodom (Ethnohouse)

Combs

Creative Workshop

A methodological event with practical demonstrations of traditional hairstyles.

Etnodom (Ethnohouse)

FiśBanda

Prawdziwa muzyka Podhala i Karpat – World Music Concert

Etnodom (Ethnohouse)

Folklore Festival Východná with Radio Regina

Radio program (live broadcast)

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Seventy Years of the Východná Festival

Moderated Discussion

Etnodom (Ethnohouse)

Vienok sňať (To Take Off the Wreath)

Lecture with practical demonstrations on the documentation of wedding songs and the wedding capping rituals.

Etnodom (Ethnohouse)

Transformations of women's ceremonial clothing

on the example of the clothing of a young woman from Liptovské Sliače from the 2^nd half of the 20^th century – lecture

Etnodom (Ethnohouse)

That village Kojšov…

Moderated storytelling and presentation about the Spiš village of Kojšov

Etnodom (Ethnohouse)

Singing Workshop from Horný Liptov

Workshop

Etnodom (Ethnohouse)

Barbora Botošová Band

World Music Concert

Etnodom (Ethnohouse)

This year, they drew in Východná

Introduction of wood carvers - participants of this year's creative meeting “Kresané do dreva” (Carved in Wood) – presentation

Etnodom (Ethnohouse)

From Tradition to Design: The Journey of Blueprint Across Centuries

Lecture

Etnodom (Ethnohouse)

Slepá baba (Blind Man's Bluff)

Short film (SVK)

Etnodom (Ethnohouse)

Welcome to Východná…

Welcoming program of CIOFF^® foreign ensembles from the Czech Republic, Spain, Slovenia, India and Hawaii (USA).

Village Východná – Evangelical house

Symbolic Cemetery

Memory of deceased folklorists

Village Východná – Cemetery

Parade through the Východná village

Ceremonial parade of performers at the 70^th Folklore Festival Východná

Village Východná

Catholic Holy Mass

Village Východná - Catholic church

Evangelical Evangelical

Village Východná - Evangelical church

Catholic Holy Mass

Village Východná - Catholic church