ZSURÁFSZKI ZOLTÁN  
Zsuráfszki Zoltán

Director and Artistic Director of the Ensemble

  • Graduate of Hungarian State Ballet Institute
  • Outstanding performer and recipient of numerous awards
  • The most recognizable and respected expert on Hungarian Folkdance
  • Researcher of folkdances of Central and Eastern Europe
  • Leading exponent of the "authentic revival" folklore movement in Hungary
  • Member and dance director of Hungarian State Folk Ensemble
  • Leading choreographer for all professional and numerous amateur ensembles in Hungary and abroad
  • Versatile choreographer, at home with authentic folklore as well as staged, interpretive presentations

Unique choreographic philosophy:

  • Movements based on authentic folk dance vocabulary introduce new and exciting presentations seldom seen before
  • All dancers must have absolute knowledge and performing skills of folk dance to be able to elevate this art form to a higher level, universally understood idiom
  • Audiences should experience authentic folklore to broaden their understanding of a new foirm of fdance based on this vocabulary
  • Hungarian folk dance may be the most versatile folkdance in the world which offers a choreographer the new movement possibilites
  • Each performer should establish a contact with the audience by projecting an identifiable personality based on his/her character and dance style

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