From 18.8. to 20.8.2023, the three-day festival of folk music, dance, singing, crafts, customs, and traditions will return to Trnava's streets for the twenty-second time from 18.8. to 20.8.2023. You can look forward to interesting local and foreign performers, craft markets, exhibitions and creative workshops led by skilled artists. It will be spread almost all over the city, so no one will miss a proper dose of folklore!
During the day, the korzo will be the centre of the action
A little bit of everything
Performances will be divided into two stages. The stage in front of the town hall will offer the audience a varied folklore "tastes". Among the local participants we will welcome children's folklore ensembles Drienka, Trnavček and adults from the University Folklore Ensemble Trnafčan. Five ensembles will take the stage in short Friday programmes, namely FSS Klenovanka, DFS Drienka, Hora Rishonim Jerusalem from Israel, SPT Jiskra from the Czech Republic and ĽH Vieska.
Saturday will offer space for guests
Saturday's programme will open with a morning colourful costumed parade through the pedestrian area. In the afternoon, Kindršúla will be prepared for children and playful adults as well, with exciting creative and entertaining activities in a folklore tone. You can also look forward to a programme of folklorists, folk singers and folk singing bands from Trnava and the surrounding area (FSS Cífer, Opojčanka, DĽH Dolná Krupá, Cimbálová hudba Picúchovci and others) „Mladí nabívaj, starí užívaj“. In addition to performances, the accompanying programme on Hlavná Street will contain a folk-art craft fair and an exhibition of photographs from previous years of the festival.
Colorful parade 2022, source: Simona Princová
Evenings will belong to the City Amphitheatre
Official opening of the folklore festival on Friday
We shall finally open the doors of our city to folklore with the opening ceremony on Friday night. Firstly, stage will be taken by the local ensembles, which will take a place in the opening program „Ako ci zahrajú, tak mosíš tancuvat“. They will set the dance floor on the fire for their colleagues from the Military Art Ensemble Ondráš. The production of the story of love, reconciliation and human experience "Krok za krokom" is undoubtedly one of the great attractions of our programme.
Military Art Ensemble Ondráš - Krok za krokom, source: private archive
Exotica, Prespolní and Jiskra
Bratislava's Gymnik and Myjava's Kopaničiar or the programme of friends from Israel Hora Rishonim Jerusalem. Can't choose? Fortunately, it will be all in same place! On Saturday evening, the amphitheatre will belong to the Jiskra Song and Dance Ensemble or the Hora Rishonim Jerusalem ensemble. After their performances, the Prespolní, whose performance we have been looking forward to since last year, will rule the stage.
Hora Rishonim Jerusalem, Izrael, source: private archive
Folklore Mass and concert of the winners of the show Zem spieva
The Sunday Mass has been an essential part of the festival for many years. It will be celebrated at 10:00 AM at St. Jacob's Church. The highlight of the Sunday´s programme will be the music and singing performance of the winner of the prestigious folklore show Zem spieva Martin Repáň and Repáňovská musica from Terchová.
Nádvorie čarovných nití – a festival with two courtyards
Last year the premiere festival was a new event Nádvorie čarovných nití. As both the craftswomen and visitors were highly interested in it, we decided to develop it. This year it will fill two courtyards with traditional crafts. On Saturday from 1PM you will be welcomed to visit both the Embroidery and Lace Courtyard and the Weaving and Spinning Courtyard. The first court, located in the Nádvorie - Space of Contemporary Culture, will focus on the art of embroidery and lace making. 40 profesional craftswomen from Slovakia and the Czech Republic will present their products and skills in a demonstration. In addition to the demonstrations, the programme will also include workshops, lectures and talks on history, ethnology and art. The second yard will be located in the new Creative Centre. We are preparing an interactive workshop Tradition and Recycling, which will combine the traditional with the contemporary in an interesting concept of textile and jeans recycling.
Nádvorie čarovných nití 2022, bobbin lace work, source Simona Princová
We invite you also to the exhibitions
We also bring a little bit of static into the multitude of dynamics. From 16th to 23rd August there will be two interesting exhibitions that are definitely worth seeing. One of them will be the exhibition "Embroidered History of 500 Years of Reformation in Slovakia in Pictures" located in the Creative Centre on Hlavná 17. The second one will be in Čepan Gallery located in Nádvorie - Space of Contemporary Culture, entitled "Magic Threads in Lace".
You will try the art of weaving under the guidance of Ziva design, source: private archive
Tereza Šimončičová
