* ETHNOLOGICAL CONSULTATIONS FOR TRADITIONAL FOLKLORE CULTURE
* JUDGE OF SCHOOL, DISTRICT AND COUNTY SINGING COMPETITIONS: Solo singing, Group singing
* PRODUCTION OF DANCING – SINGING CHOREOGRAPHIES/PERFORMANCE “Children for children”
* ARTISTIC SINGING PERFORMANCE, SINGING COURSES, SCHOOL OF DANCING AND SINGING
* MUSIC DRAMATURGY
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I highly recommend folklore for children as one of the ways how to enrich their development. It connects music and poetry, movement and game, and fine arts, too. It also contains the most beautiful human characteristics and knowledge verified by generations. Today it brings us not only advice and beauty but also moral force. Upbringing by means of folklore comes with the most natural and comprehensible method “from foot to foot, from mouth to mouth, from hand to hand”. This knowledge gives us the base for development of any kind of art, not only folklore. Thanks to folklore we will address children directly by “Children for children”, where tranquillity of their lives will be enhanced.
Mária Straková Artistic supervisor at Children’s folklore ensemble Čunovský kŕdeľ |
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I. Performance “Children for children”
for nursery and elementary schools
Based on my pedagogical-creative experience (see “Biography”) I decided to choose and process Slovak children folklore material in an interesting and unique way to create a compact children performance designed for children through “Children for children”. In the offered performance, you will be able to see the young talented children artists from Children’s folklore ensemble Čunovský kŕdeľ who will perform their spoken word, singing and dancing skills in traditional costumes under my supervision. This idea should lead to the traditional cultural values and support the desire for knowledge.
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The founder of Children’s folklore ensemble Čunovský kŕdeľ: Local Authority Čunovo |
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The aim of “Children for children” performance
Get to know the traditional folklore, which has been being formed in Slovakia mainly by the youngest generations:
* You will get to know folk songs, riddles, proverbs, sayings, wishes, carols and many other.
* You will find out more about the traditional crafts, singing and dancing games and dances connected to various events and holidays during the year like carnivals, welcoming Spring, Christmas, New Year, etc. Children sometimes also learn dances performed by the adults.
* By the performance we want to bring joy to the children and induce their creativity, deepen their relation to the cultural traditions, find the will to continue in discovery of their own talent and development in arts…
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PERFORMANCE “Children for children”:
1. “Near the river Danube…”
2. “Singing and Dancing”
3. “Craftsmen”
4. “St. Nicholas”
5. “The Magic of Christmas”
The popular-educational performances are intended mainl for children, pedagogues, tutors – for everyone
who is interested in forming
children of all ages by means of the traditional cultural values.
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II. SINGING COURSES
- preparation for singing competitions in solo and group singing with a pedagogical guidance.
Children’s achievements in solo and group singing at national and international contests::
The winner of the Slovak national competition in solo singing "The Slovak Nightingale"
2009 Vanessa Kokyová – 1st place
Laureates, multiple winners for western Slovakia in the Slovak national competition in solo singing "The Slovak Nightingale"
2005 Veronika Kurajová - category III – 1st place
2006 Milan Šimek - category II - 1st place
2007 Eva Miškovičová - category III – 2nd place
2008 Vanessa Kokyová - category II - 1st place
2013, 2012 Kristína Freyová - category II and III- 1st place
2015 Katarína Póňová - category II - 1st place
2016, 2015 Samuel Szabó – category I - 1st place
International competition "ČESKOSLOVENSKO MÁ TALENT" (Czechoslovak Idol)
2010 Vanessa Kokyová – 4th place
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Placement in the category of solo and group singing 2007 Gold medal in the category singing group CFE Čunovský kŕdeľ on the festival of musical folklore "CFF" in Košice
2008 Gold medal in the category girls’ singing group CFE Čunovský kŕdeľ on the national parade "NOC" in Banská Bystrica
2014 Silver medal in the category singing group CFE Čunovský kŕdeľ on the national parade "NOC" in singing and dancing "Vidiečanova Habovka"
2016 Gold medal in the category boy soloist CFE Čunovský kŕdeľ on the national state parade "NOC" "Vidiečanova Habovka" given to Samuel Szabó.
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III. THE SCHOOL OF DANCING AND SINGING in a live performance “Singing and Dancing” for nursery and elementary schools
The project “Children for children” consists of the young smart performers from Children’s folklore ensemble Čunovský kŕdeľ under the artistic supervision of Mária Straková. By means of the folklore theatre (mainly spoken word, folk songs, proverbs and sayings) they create a story. They will work with you in a traditional way: “from foot to foot, from mouth to mouth, from hand to hand”. The young spectators will become a part of the performance and they will create “School of dancing and singing”. There they will learn various dancing moves, folk songs and in the end of the performance they will be able to perform a dancing-singing choreography with us.
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IV. NATIONAL PROJECTS - FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
* National projects - Activating methods in education: “132 Excursions to Knowledge” - Methodological and Pedagogical
Centre/Ministry of Education
- Ethnological consultant for TĽK /Traditional folk culture/, music dramaturgy
- Production, direction, dramaturgy, artistic interpretation in solo and group singing in a part of the project "LATERNA MAGIKA"
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| Laterna Magika: Advertisement – Traffic education |
Laterna Magika: Goral dance – Kresaný/dancing, music - folklore ensemble Technik/ |
** National project - Digital museum - Digitalization Centre of The Slovak National Uprising Museum / Ministry of Culture
- film director assistant in the documentation section “Traditional folklore dancing in Slovakia”