Polish Folkdance Ensemble „Pomorze”

O zespole

Pomorze, one of Nova Scotia’s two Polish Folkdance Ensembles, was born in 1983. During its past incarnation, Pomorze grew from a small group of enthusiasts to a well-organized company with a full repertoire. Pomorze has given over one hundred fifty performances at occasions such as the PFDAA Festivals in both Boston and Montreal, the Canadian Polish Dance Festival in Toronto, the Seventh and Eighth International Festival of Polish Folkdance Ensembles in Rzeszow, Poland, Canada Games Festivities in Cape Breton, the visit of His Holiness Pope John-Paul II in Halifax, The Nova Scotia International Tattoo, the first annual 'A Day in Poland’ celebrations, and many multicultural events and celebrations.

Pomorze’s costume collection is one of the finest of its kind in Canada with six complete colourful sets of eight men’s and women’s costumes for many of the dances in the repertoire. All the folk costumes are authentic; for the most part made in their respective regions of Poland. The collection also includes smaller numbers of costumes from other regions.

The original music to which the dances are performed was scored for eight instruments and recorded by Nova Scotian musicians. Their dances include a rich and ever growing repertoire of exciting and original choreography’s for some of the most intriguing of Polish regional and national dances.

Following a hiatus of several years the Pomorze Polish Dance Ensemble reestablished itself in 2003 by several members of Halifax’s Polish community, a few dancers from the original ensemble, and a very enthusiastic Polish pastor at Dartmouth’s St. Anthony’s Parish and St. Faustina’s Polish Mission. The Adult group consists of a body of 14 – 20 dancers, both Polish and Canadians of other ethnic origins, of varying experience, skills and abilities, ranging in age from 13 to 60, The Children’s group cisists of 10 – 16 children, ranging in age from 3-12.  Since its re-establishment, Pomorze has participated in numerous events and performances throughout Nova Scotia including Red Boot Black Boot: An evening of Polish and Ukrainian Folkdance with Regina’s Tavria Ukrainian Folk Dance Ensemble, a full length fundraising performance at the Imperial Theatre in Windsor NS, several Breakfast Television appearances, many „Zabawa” dinner dances, the 2009 International Canoe Races Opening Ceremony, and the annual Nova Scotia Multicultural Festivals and Polish Heritage Festivals. The ensemble has also appeared at Moncton’s Multicultural Festival, the 2009 Roncesvalles Polish Festival in Toronto, Canada’s largest celebration of Polish culture, and the XIII World Festival of Polish Folkdance Ensembles in Rzeszow, Poland.

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W bazie od: 2011-10-07 | Ostatnia modyfikacja: 2019-03-26