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Ondrej Šoth, Zuzana Mistríková: HOMELAND

A new author's project by director and choreographer Ondrej Šoth.

The choreographers of three generations will take the audience through Slovakia and give them a glimpse into a deep well of folk customs and traditions. One hundred years is a long journey, and on the way you sometimes have to stop and look around. Who we are and where we come from. The performance will also be a celebration of our homeland, our Slovak and Czech traditions. The main motive of which is the story of a Czech girl and a Slovak boy, with which the girl's parents disagree, because they want her to marry her a rich boy. The performance is dedicated to the anniversary of the establishment of an independent Czechoslovakia and the life anniversary of Juraj Kubánka, his 90th birthday.

For more information about the performance, visit the National Theatre Košice website…

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Singing Workshop with Songs from Habovka

A special choral performance in Habovka.

Humno (Barn)

The Scarf – The Crown of a Woman

Humno (Barn)

Youth Dances and Recruitment Dances (Zemplín)

Dance workshop.

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Tours in Liptov

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Očová (Podpoľanie region)

Dance workshop.

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Trakovice

A moderated discussion.

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Gypsy Dances (Zemplín region)

Dance workshop.

Tancovisko (Dance house)

FROM ONE COUNTRY – IN MANY DIALECTS

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SLOVAKIA

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JAZYKOM TANCA

List of winners and honorees from the 2025 national choreography competition for folk ensembles and dance groups.

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ZDAR BOH (HELLO, GOD)

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Spectrum Quartett and Simona Hulejová

A music concert.

Humno (Barn)

Dance Party

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Folklore Festival Východná with Radio Regina

Radio program (live broadcast).

Humno (Barn)

A Tribute to Figures in Slovak Folklore

Memory of deceased folklorists.

Village Východná – Cemetery

Vajnory (Záhorie region)

Dance workshop.

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Bagppipers

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Myjavské kopanice (Myjava region)

Dance workshop.

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Singing Workshop Featuring Songs from Jedľové Kostoľany

Humno (Barn)

Three groups

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Štiavnik (Javorníky region)

Dance workshop.

Tancovisko (Dance house)

40 years since…

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Biel, Malý Kamenec (Medzibodrožie region)

Dance workshop.

Tancovisko (Dance house)

…from the neighbors

V4 Countries Program.

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The Path to Digitizing Film Recordings Stored in the Archives of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

An interactive discussion based on the example of Dances from Štiavnik from 1981.

Humno (Barn)

Bystrany (Spiš region)

Dance workshop.

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Re-Generation

Folk Music Program.

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Čalamachoviny

Humno (Barn)

Drucori

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Dances from Kalotaszeg (Méra)

Dance workshop.

Tancovisko (Dance house)

DANCES FROM ŠTIAVNIK

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE MASTERS

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF VILIAM JÁN GRUSKA

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LINK(S)

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THE RUMOR SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE REGION

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Trnki + Pokošovci

A music concert.

Humno (Barn)

Dance Party

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Ballads from Lada

Humno (Barn)

Dance Workshop from Liptov

Dances from Východná.

Humno (Barn)

Harmony and Gold

List of winners and special award recipients of the Vidiečanova Habovka competition.

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Važec (Liptov region)

Dance workshop.

Tancovisko (Dance house)

The Story of Tinkering Under the Auspices of ÚĽUV

Humno (Barn)

The Silesian dance Trojak and the Polish national dance Polonaise

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Legacy of Uncle Šaff

Program of the children's soloists from the Šaffova ostroha 2026 competition.

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Veľké Zálužie (Ponitrie region)

Dance workshop.

Tancovisko (Dance house)

Dancing for fun

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THE SAME, YET DIFFERENT

International program.

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THE IMMORTAL SONG

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