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Maria Drazheva
Отиде си от този свят Игор Мойсеев…
14 ноември, 2007Отиде си един хореограф, който винаги е бил пример за нас, хората, работещи в областта на традиционния танцов фолклор.
Поклон пред светлата му памет.
Ето и съобщението на AFP:
Russian folk choreographer Moiseyev buried in Moscow
MOSCOW (AFP) — Igor Moiseyev, a legendary Russian choreographer who fused ballet with folk dance, was buried Wednesday in Moscow’s most celebrated cemetery.
A funeral for Moiseyev, who died November 2 at the age of 101, was held at the Christ the Saviour cathedral in the centre of the Russian capital. The culture minister, Alexander Sokolov, and others from Russia’s arts scene, attended, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Moiseyev was then buried at the Novodevichye cemetery, which is the last resting place for dozens of famous Russian and Soviet figures, including former Russian president Boris Yeltsin who died in April.
Described as a „genius and an innovator“ by the New York Times on his 100th birthday, Moiseyev died of heart failure.
He was born in Kiev on January 21, 1906, and formed the „Moiseyev Ballet“ in Moscow at the height of Stalin’s purges after several years dancing for the Bolshoi Ballet.
His idea of forming a school to focus on the dances of different ethnic groups in the Soviet Union received the personal approval of Soviet prime minister Vyacheslav Molotov.
Moiseyev travelled across the Soviet Union, from the Caucasus to the Ural Mountains, collecting material for his repertoire.
A disciple of the avant-garde choreographer Kasyan Goleizovsky, Moiseyev transformed the dances, infusing them with classical ballet techniques.
HBD, Maria! Честит Рожден Ден, Мрия!
12 октомври, 2007
Folk dance from 12 countries, including Kazakhstan at Sabah International Folklore Festival
22 август, 2007Folk dance from 12 countries, including Kazakhstan at Sabah International Folklore Festival
KOTA KINABALU. August 22. KAZINFORM. The folk dances of 12 countries including Malaysia are among the attractions at the week-long Sabah International Folklore Festival to be held here beginning Sept 2.
Sabah Culture Board chairman Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau said Poland, Saudi Arabia, India, Russia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Latvia, China and Japan had confirmed their participation in the biennial festival.
Malaysia would be represented by the Sabah Culture Board and the Melaka Culture and Arts Department’s Arts Club, he told Bernama here today, Kazinform refers to Bernama.
Tangau, who is also the organising chairman, said the festival was aimed, among others, at promoting universal understanding and brotherhood through culture, giving exposure to traditional dances and selling Malaysia as a destination for cultural tourism.
Tickets to the premier performance on Sept 5 and folk dance competition on Sept 6 and 7 can be purchased at the Wisma Budaya building, the Penampang Cultural Centre, Sabah Tourism Authority Office, Sri Pelancongan, Sabah Culture and Arts Department and Kota Kinabalu branch of Tourism Malaysia.
Успение Богородично-Holly Mother Assumption: Maria’s NAme Day
15 август, 2007Успение Богородично-Holly Mother Assumption
Имен ден на
Мария-Name Day of Maria
Ден на Варна
Varna City Day
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Имен ден на Мария Дражева, основател на folkXplorer/BFMDA/bULTIMA
Ден на Варна: Отбелязва се на църковния празник Успение на Пресвета Богородица от 1993 г. с решение на градската управа.
Както всяка година, и тази Кметът на Варна г-н Кирил Йорданов покани Мария Дражева да участва в търежствата в чест на Деня на Варна.
Счита се, че празникът „Успение на Пресветата Богородица“ е установен от Апостолите. Разказите за чудесното възнасяне в плът на Божията Майка на небето се отнасят към IV век; за него споменават блаж. Августин и Йероним, а Иерусалимският патриарх Ювеналий (420-458) утвърждава пред император Маркиан достоверността на тези разкази. Денят на празнуване на успение е установен от император Маврикий (592-602). Блажената кончина на Света Богородица е прославена в каноните на св. Козма Майумски и св. Йоан Дамаскин. От далечни времена празникът се предшества от пост, който съединява в себе си два древни поста: някога едни християни са постили преди празника Преображение Господне, а други – преди Успение на Пресветата Богородица. Константинополският събор, свикан през XII век, по времето на патриарх Лука, определя, всички християни да спазват Успенски пост – от първи до петнадесети август. Празникът продължава девет дни; неговото отдаяние се извършва на 23 август.
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‘Dancing makes me happy’
7 август, 2007KELLY APTER
IT’S A hot, humid afternoon in West London, and
is reminiscing. Every available shelf and wall space in her living room is covered with theatrical memorabilia, each one with a story attached. Suddenly, the clouds unleash a torrent of rain and Payne-Myers jumps to her feet. „My washing,“ she cries, climbing on to a table and leaping out of the window, on to a small roof terrace. Moments later she reappears, clutching an armful of laundry, and hops nimbly back into the room. None of which would be remotely exceptional, but for the fact that Payne-Myers will be 80 next March.
There aren’t many octogenarians who can boast the agility of a cat – but then Payne-Myers is unique in many ways. As a dancer and actress, she has had a career spanning 60 years, and it’s not over yet. About to make her Edinburgh Fringe debut in Muscular Memory Lane, a duet with choreographer, Matthew Hawkins, Payne-Myers has scant regard for the word „retirement“. „People assume I’ve retired,“ she says. „But once a dancer, always a dancer. Just like a painter or singer, you’ll always paint or sing and keep creating.“
As she runs through her mental book of memories, peppering each chapter with vivid images, it’s clear that Payne-Myers has led an extraordinary life. Born in Darlington in 1928 to Scottish parents (a surgeon father from Stornoway and teacher mother from Ayrshire) Payne-Myers started dancing aged six. „My ballet teacher would give lessons to the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret during the week, then teach us at the weekend,“ she recalls. „I remember being quite proud of that.“
Growing up during the Second World War, a career in dancing seemed impossible, so Payne-Myers headed for secretarial college. But a move to London turned her head sufficiently. „We went dancing in nightclubs every night, and it was such fun that I thought there must be more to life than being a secretary,“ she says. „Then I met a girl who danced with Rambert and she told me that, at 20, I wasn’t too old to become a dancer.“ Accepted into both the Rambert school and company, Payne-Myers embarked on a diverse career that would encompass ballet, contemporary dance, performance art and West End musicals.
In the 1950s she was a jazz dancer on the ITV programme, Cool for Cats – a predecessor to Top of the Pops. She also spent three weeks at the Pavilion in Glasgow, performing alongside Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. More recently, she has performed with English National Opera and DV8. Nothing, it would seem, fazes this exceptional lady – as DV8’s 2003 show, Living Costs, at Tate Modern ably proved.
Asked by DV8 director, Lloyd Newson, to sit naked in the gallery next to a sign saying „please touch“, Payne-Myers didn’t bat an eyelid – literally. „I had to sit completely still,“ she says. „People touched me if they wanted to, and each touch and caress was so respectful. But then one night, a young man stuck his finger up my nose, which I thought was horrible – but I remained still.“
Given her propensity to move almost constantly, it’s hard to imagine Payne-Myers in a state of stillness. Throughout our time together, she never stops – jumping up to perform a graceful ballet move or dig out an old theatre programme – often with a cigarette in her hand. Like many dancers, Payne-Myers has smoked all her life, with seemingly no repercussions. Sadly, her husband’s constitution was less strong. Her marriage to writer Peter Myers (the man behind Cliff Richard’s 1960s films, The Young Ones and Summer Holiday) ended in 1978, when he died of diabetes, aged 55.
Payne-Myers has never remarried, ploughing her efforts into her career and two children – one of whom was responsible for her return to the stage after a long absence.
„My son became a dancer and was right in the middle of the dance world,“ she says. „So I was back meeting friends I hadn’t seen for years, and being asked to do things. I became accepted by a different generation, and because I was healthy and loved dancing I’ve continued doing it. Dancing is good for me, it makes me happy.“
Her Fringe show with Hawkins was devised for exactly that purpose – to keep her in good mental health. Muscular Memory Lane uses Hawkins’s special choreographic style, which helps keep the mind focused. „Diana was interested in what this project would do for her mind, in terms of stitching it together a bit,“ explains Hawkins. „She feels as if she’s going a bit batty – but aren’t we all? The choreographic methods I use trigger memory and help with areas of cognition which dancers are in touch with, because they need to remember combinations.“
For Payne-Myers, attending ballet class each morning, and involving herself in one interesting project after another, has clearly kept her young. As for those who choose to work with her, the appeal is obvious. „She’s just a very enthused and super-charged person with a great deal of effervescence,“ says Hawkins. „And that’s why any choreographer at any time would be delighted to have her in their ensemble, because it’s great to have somebody who is a bundle of energy.“
• Muscular Memory Lane in Dance Base presents… TIMELESS is at Dance Base, 8-18 August.
This article:
http://www.scotsman.com/?id=1225922007
Edinburgh Festival Fringe:
http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/topics.cfm?tid=933
Web links:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/fringe/
Before Openning Imressions: 1
5 август, 2007
Maria’s beforing openning impressions…
Varna, August 5th, 2007; 1 p. m.
ПОСЛАНИЕ към Фолк Фест Варна
3 август, 2007текст: Е. Виденова
Здравей, непознати приятелю!
Виждам как играе учуденото пламъче в очите ти, защото те наричам “приятелю”, а пък ти дори не ме познаваш. Не, не греша и нито ти, нито аз сме тук случайно, защото ПРИЯТЕЛСТВОТО не отива на случайни места и при случайни хора. То е специално и се случва по специална рецепта. Ние, децата от Варна – най-красивият морски град на гостоприемната страна България, знаем тази рецепта и ти я подаряваме! За да усетиш как нашето ПРИЯТЕЛСТВОТО ще си намери дом в сърцето ти! Слушай и запомни:
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