On July 8-12 we move with the same program to the Municipal Cultural Center in Rêdziny (Częstochowa County).
The dance program includes learning the basic steps, as this is the first contact with folk dancing for most, including polka oberek, owczareczek, koza, michalek, krakowiak, trojak, as well as learning and singing together songs and chants from the Częstochowa area and beyond.
Classes with a toymaker, on the other hand, are an opportunity to tinker and paint traditional wooden toys made by toddlers with their own hands: birds, carousels with horses and animals on wheels. For many, it turned out to be quite a puzzle how the various elements move, since there are no batteries inside.
Maria Pospieszalska is an instructor of Polish traditional dances. On a daily basis, she works with the Song and Dance Ensemble "Częstochowa" as its organizational manager, with which she has realized numerous performances. She co-manages the "Artistic Cooperative" Studio, where she specializes in classes with the youngest children. Her domain is also white singing. Mikolaj Pospieszalski, multi-instrumentalist, member of numerous bands of traditional music and jazz, often at the intersection of these two musical trends. He plays double bass in the Polish-Ukrainian band Dagadana.
Piotr Mentel comes from Stryszawa, from a well-known family engaged in folk toy-making and wood carving for generations. His figurines imitate nature and are characterized by expressive colors. He participates in folk art fairs throughout Poland, most often in the Beskid Zywiecki region, where he also serves as president of the Folk Artists Association branch. He has won many awards and participated in several exhibitions.
Author: Lukasz Gizynski
Photos: Justyna Gola, GOK in Herby
Author: Lukasz Gizynski
Photos: Justyna Gola, GOK in Herby
