The National Folk Dance and Song Ensemble, TANEC, is leaving on Thursday on a Balkan tour under the motto "Dance - 75 Years of Macedonian Code", with concerts in Podgorica, Ljubljana, Zagreb and Banja Luka.
The audience in the region has always known how to appreciate the excellence of Tanec and certainly eagerly awaits these unique musical and stage spectacles, which always bridge cultural differences and testify to the unifying power of the magnificent Macedonian musical folklore. At the upcoming concerts in Podgorica (20.9.2024), Ljubljana (22.9.2024), Zagreb (24.9.2024) and Banja Luka (27.9.2024), on the large stages of the KIC "Budo Tomović", "Cankarjev Dom", "Vatroslav Lisinski" and the "Borik" hall, a lavish musical and stage program from different periods of the ensemble will be performed, in which the original dances "Teshkoto", "Zhensko Chamche" and "Kopacka" will be performed, as well as part of Tanec's rich choreographic opus - the spectacular choreographies "Žetvarka", "Mariovska Tresenica", "Maleševka" and "Radoviški Sobor". Of course, the rich vocal-instrumental program of the Tanec orchestra and choir, together with the first lady Suzana Spasovska, will not be missing, who will perform for the audience several anthological songs from the rich treasury of the Macedonian people, such as the timeless "Da sum bistra voda", "Devojche, devojche", "Sedna baba da vecera", "Leno, le, Leno", "Kirjana vino prodava", "More sokol pie voda na Vardarot" and many others.
The tour is part of the ensemble's jubilee year, when it celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding, and it, like the other concerts in the season, takes place under the motto "Dance - 75 years of Macedonian code".
The Tanec Ensemble was founded in March 1949 in Skopje and represents one of the most important pillars of Macedonian culture and tradition. It was formed with the aim of collecting and nurturing Macedonian traditional songs and dances, folk instruments and costumes, and through appropriate artistic expression to present the most valuable forms from the rich treasury of the Macedonian people. Thanks to all the generations that built and implemented the clearly defined program activity of the founders, the ensemble developed and over the years grew into one of the most reputable and representative institutions in the field of culture in the region and in the world. During these 75 years, the Tanec Ensemble has performed on the most prestigious stages around the globe, with more than 5,000 unforgettable concerts. Its repertoire includes over 90 choreographies and several hundred vocal and instrumental works, through which the ensemble presents various musical and choreographic traditions from all regions in which the rich Macedonian folklore existed. The ensemble also owns an extraordinary collection of 3,000 authentic costumes of exceptional value and beauty, which turn each of its performances into a special audio-visual experience.
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