Rahva Tants (Folk Dance). Suprjadki

Estonia / Russia
http://www.narvamuuseum.ee/ru_pages/suprjadki.htm

The Narva Museum ensemble Suprjadki was established in 1985 consisting mainly of Narva Music School teachers. Their repertoir contains old Russian songs of customs and traditions which are presented unarranged maintaining the local dialect they are in. The leader of the ensemble is Marina Kuvaitseva.

The ensemble is actively educating people giving lecture-concerts at schools. Traditions are often made more illustrative by performing plays. In 1993 «Vene pulm» (Russian wedding) and «Jõuluõhtud» (Christmas nights) were staged together with M. Zverjeva theater troup. In addition to Russian traditions Suprjadki is also studying Estonian and Isuri traditions. The ensemble has participated in many international folklore festivals in Russia and elsewhere and has won several contests. In 1997 Suprjadki organized an International Folklore Festival in Narva.

Suprjadki program this year offers holiday and wedding songs of the peoples from the border area between Russia and Estonia. However, they also sing lyrical songs from different places all over Russia. Characteristic to Suprjadki the songs are in their local dialects. At Green Stage Suprjadki will perform in the framework of Rahva Tants (Folk Dance) program, performing and teaching different folk games (rounds) and dances (quadrilles).

• Marina Kuvaitseva, Jana Kuvaitseva, Galina Bõstrova, Jevgeni Bõstrov, Irina Vorobjova, Annika Vorobjova, Eva Vorobjova, Tatjana Klimina, Ilja Klimin, Jelena Jurkevitš, Olga Sergejeva, Tatjana Zubkova, Sirje Sirnask, Nadežda Moskaljova, Natalja Atonen, Valeri Atonen, Jelena Sabinina, Maria Izjumova, Oksana Avarjaskina

• Marina Kuvaitseva: +372 5647 4722 suprjadki@hot.ee