PolArt 2015 Melbourne has arrived, flourished and,
within the twinkling of an eye, disappeared!
400 dancers on stage at Hamer hall, PolArt 2015 Melbourne,
during the Introduction of the Groups
They were a crazy, happy, busy eight days, mainly in the Melbourne CBD, of Polish culture at its best, of music, art, literature, folklore and theatre from all around Australia, New Zealand and Poland. Hope that you caught some of it at least.
Fifteen folkloric Groups from every state in Australia, and from New Zealand. Kujawy (Sydney), Kukułeczka (Perth), Lajkonik (Sydney), Łowicz (Melbourne), Lublin (Wellington, NZ), Oberek (Hobart), Obertas (Brisbane), Orlęta (Wellington, NZ), Podhale (Sydney), Polonez (Melbourne), Polonus (Christchurch, NZ), Syrenka (Sydney), Tatry (Adelaide), Wawel (Wollongong), Wisła (Brisbane).
Some of the innovations included the introduction of the Legacy awards, in which those performers who had participated in over 6 PolArts were recognized in a special ceremony, surprisingly about 10% of participants, and, a Children’s Day.
The Folkloric component included 4 major events, the artistic program for the Opening day at Federation square, and three folkloric concerts at the Drum theatre, Dandenong,Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds and Hamer Hall at the Arts Centre, Melbourne.
There was a mass introduction of the ensembles at Hamer hall, 400 performers on stage! And a choregraphed Finale for 200 performers.
Please enjoy the photos.
Waiting in the wings ….. to open the Folkloric program
with the szlachecki Polonez
and the Mazur ulanski
We also danced Lowicki
and a new version of the Highland dances from Zywiec,
which the audience loved
It’s all over!! So well done.
Children’s day at PolArt, Sredni POLONEZ danced
as did Maly POLONEZ
Our Zlote DOROTKI opened the POLONEZ program at PolArt on the Opening Day, with a medley of folksongs,
accompanied by Aleks Terech and Glen Darcy.
THE FINALE, the Krakowiak, (with 200 dancers on stage), from the Opera, Krakowiacy & Gorale, written in 1794, just before the third and final partition of Poland. Understandably full of nationalistic overtones, It was the first representation of a Polish national dance on stage.
Polart Melbourne
COME AND JOIN US
practices resume on Friday, 26th February,
at the Flemington Community Centre
and, of course, Backstage, THE magnificent 14!
The folkloric Technical and Venue control crew for all four Folkloric events
POLONEZ during the Group photo taken in the Hamer Hall auditorium,
Arts Centre, Melbourne
and, a sneak peak during the taking of the official Group photo
The PolArt 2015 Melbourne Steering Committee,
Great team, great teamwork,
Ks. Wieslaw Slowik, Basia Czech, Hania Terech, Jurek Bakowski, Natalie Gasz, Joasia Merwart, George Papuga, Basia Mozel, Andrzej Soszynski, Jan Szuba (President)
