Mazury Dance Company Of The Polish Ymca, London
About Mazury Dance Company Of The Polish Ymca, London
Mazury Dance Company is a long-established, renowned Polish dance group based in London, regularly performing Polish national and traditional folk dances
Mazury Dance Company Of The Polish Ymca, London Description
Mazury Dance Company of the Polish YMCA in London was founded in 1949 and today consists of over 120 dancers, singers and musicians in three groups from age 8 upwards. Mazury’s performances over their 60 + year history range from charity fundraising and social events to shows at prestigious UK and European venues to audiences of thousands. Mazury’s Kapela (folk band) is made up of professional musicians, some of whom have played regularly with the band for over 30 years.
Mazury have appeared on television in over thirty countries, including Come Dancing and a New Year's Day musical show, as well as several popular network game shows. They have performed at most of the main London dance venues, taken part in a Ken Russell film, cut an LP record, recorded a CD and participated regularly in such prestige festivals as the Festival of the Pyrenees, Arundel Castle, the Cheltenham Spring Festival, Charleston Manor, the UK Festival of Polish Folklore, the Festival of the Beskid Mountains, and the Festival of Kasubian Culture in Poland.
Mazury have performed for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and several other heads of state, and have entertained the Prince and Princess of Wales. In 1992 Mazury took part in the celebrations in Poland marking its return to a free and independent country, and more recently they represented Poland at the Foreign Office on the occasion of Poland's entry into the EU. Mazury’s 65th anniversary in March 2014 was marked by a sell-out gala performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s Southbank centre.
Mazury have an enviable costume collection of over 3, 000 items, most of which have been produced by members, families and friends of Mazury. Over the past 6 decades, members of the group have woven materials, sewed and embroidered costumes, made belts, ornamental axes and brooches. Mazury's costumes are available for hire.
Mazury Dance Company is part of the Polish YMCA London Association, Registered Charity No 253260
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If you missed them in POSK, fear not! Head to Ognisko Polskie - Polish Hearth Club this Friday for another chance to watch this fantastic little documentary on Polish highlanders: Ostatni Górale. Karolinka London performing (& the lovely Ania Mochlinska’s birthday!😉😘)... What’s not to ❤️? Book today! 🍾 🎂 💃🏽
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🎨🎶💃🏽TATE MODERN: ‘Moving With: Border Crossings, Creativity & Performance’. Three days exploring art, social & cultural activism, voices in motion & transnational performances. On Saturday, gallery visitors were treated to performances & practical dance workshops led by MAZURY, an Ecuadorian group & contemporary dance groups. Bolivian panpipe & flute group ‘Sikuris Sin Fronteras’ led a collective procession from Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. It was a colourful, uplifting fusion of ‘folk’, of cultures, of music & collective creativity!🌺 What’s next? Watch this space!
Raise money for Mazury at no extra cost! #easyfundraising update: Raise twice as much for Polish YMCA - London when you shop online this week with DOUBLE DONATIONS at M&S, Travelodge, Argos and lots of other retailers until Sunday 19th May! http://efraising.org/nc5vd5BQWS
🇵🇱 🇧🇴 🇪🇨 🇬🇧 🎨 We are excited to perform at the TATE Modern, this Saturday, in a collaboration with The Royal Holloway University of London. It promises to be an eclectic, creative fusion of cultures & artistic impressions! ‘BORDER CROSSINGS: Creativity, Performance & the Transnational’ 🎶❤️💃🏽
HUCULKA! Polish Heritage Days: MAZURY performance for the Oxford University Polish Society 📸Thank you Sofia Blanchard Photography for the beautiful photos!
Polish Heritage Days: MAZURY performance for the Oxford University Polish Society. 📸Photo credit: Sofia Blanchard Photography
Polish Heritage Days: MAZURY performance for the Oxford University Polish Society Thank you Sofia Blanchard Photography for the photos!
"Mazury" miały zaszczyt witać gości i zatańczyć w Lancaster House na zaproszenie Polish Embassy UK i Pana Ambasadora Arkady Rzegocki.
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#PLHeritageDays in Oxford, May 2019 Mazury dancers were delighted to perform at St John’s College, as guests of the Oxford University Polish Society. The Hajduk Żywiecki, Sztajerek Lwowski & Hucułka were interspersed with gripping performances of Chopin’s music by talented pianist Ken-Ee Choong. Thank you to Oxford University Polish Society ‘s Co-Presidents: Dorota Kolarska & Michal Tarnowski & Zuzanna Patryas for the warm reception & to the Polish Embassy in London for its ...support of this event.*
*’Polish Heritage Days’ is an annual festival organised & run under the patronage of the Polish Embassy in London: promoting & celebrating Polish culture, heritage of past generations & Polish contribution to cultural, economic & social life of the United Kingdom. The aim of ‘Polish Heritage Days’ is to integrate the Polish community with other communities living in the United Kingdom, both at local as well as national level, to share Polish culture, heritage & hospitality, & to present Poles as an open and tolerant nation.
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Father & son, some 30 years apart Janek Dobrowolski & Andrzej Dobrowolski... The baton of Mazury’s rich & colourful history is passed on from one generation to the next!
Mazury: Lancaster House. May 2019
Serdecznie zapraszamy na występ naszego zespołu już w tę niedzielę (05.05) w Oxford - the Auditorium, st John's College, 17:30, wstęp wolny. Koncert jest częścią Polish Heritage Days #PLHeritageDays https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/…/oxford-unive rsity-polish-societ…/