FOLK DANCE AND SONG ENSEMBLE
“VESENNIE ZORI”
The ensemble was founded by the Honored Art Worker of the Russian
Federation, Mr. Feodor Mochalov, The Group was founded in 1957 in Voronezh, big
industrial city situated at the crossing of different cultural traditions at
500 kms to the south of Moscow.
Being created 50 years ago and united in a big group consisting of the
students of professional & technical schools, and the Universities, and the
young workers, the ensemble has passed a remarkable way of creative formation
becoming a propagandist of the Russian national creative work. For these years,
thousands of young men and girls have received a moral-aesthetic education in the
ensemble and joined to national art. Ensemble’ concert programs are versatile.
Its repertoire includes Russian popular songs, songs of well-known
composers of this country, ritual compositions, lyrical round dances and daring
dances, musical compositions, vocal and choreographic suites.
Folk songs, ceremonial scenes, couplets, choral dances, round dances and
dancing songs, Russian traditional games accompanied by the musicians of
Russian Folk instruments are presented in the Ensemble repertoire. The Group’s
artists demonstrate their cultural heritage through colorful authentic and
original reproduction costumes, lively dance and beautiful music.
and the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Mr. Alexander Shostak –
the first ensemble art director and choreographer of dances that later on have
become a «gold fund» of the group and have given it a big name and have
determined it’s creative worth.
