World City at the Music Center - Barynya
Join us for a day of FREE programming for families showcasing Russian
Dance and Music!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
11:00 AM & 12:30 PM
W.M. Keck Amphitheatre
Walt Disney Concert Hall
FREE
Be prepared to get up off your seat and dance along with the Barynya
ensemble, a unique group of top Russian, Cossack, and Ukrainian
dancers and musicians. Immerse yourself in the delightful sounds of
traditional Russian instruments such as the balalaika, garmoshka, and
Gypsy guitars as you feast your eyes on the breathtaking crimsons and
sapphires of each costume. Barynya has performed internationally with
the Moiseev Dance Company and the Virsky Ukranian National Dance
Company, as well as within the United States at such prominent
locations as Lincoln Center in New York City as well as the National
Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.
Performance tickets are FREE and are distributed on a first-come basis
Grand Avenue at 2nd Street.
Tickets for 11 a.m. performance distributed beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Tickets for 12:30 p.m. performance distributed beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Barynya cast:
Leonid Bruk (balalaika-contrabass)
http://www.barynya.com/bruk_leonid.htm
Mikhail Smirnov (garmoshka, vocals)
http://www.barynya.com/misha.htm
Alexey Maltsev (dancer, costume characters)
http://www.barynya.com/barynya/maltsev.htm
Valentina Kvasova (choreographer, dancer, vocals)
http://www.barynya.com/barynya/valentina_kvasova_news.htm
Alexander Menshikov (singer)
http://msmirnov.narod.ru/menshikov/alexandr.htm
Lina Karokhina (balalaika)
http://www.barynya.com/balalaika/boston,ma.htm
Alexander Rudoy (choreographer, dancer)
http://www.barynya.com/barynya/alexander_rudoy.htm
Natalia Ejova (dancer)
http://www.barynya.com/barynya/ejova.htm
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50 min concert program
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01. "SUBBOTEYA" ("????????" - Saturday Affair) - Russian folk song.
02. "BARYNYA" ("??????") - original Russian folk dance with short
"Chastushki" (two line folk verses). It was the first number in the
program that was presented by ensemble back in 1991. The Barynya dance
is an alternation of limericks and frenetic dancing. The content is
always humorous. The dancing consists mainly of fancy stomping and
traditional Russian squat work. In old times in Russia the word
"Barynya" (Landlady) was used by simple folks as a form of addressing
to a woman of higher class.
03. "SVETIT MESYATS" ("?????? ?????" - Shining Moon) - variations on
Russian folk song: "The Moon Is Shining Brightly" (sometimes
translated as "The New Moon is Lighting") written by the "Father of
Russian Balalaika" Vasily Vasileyevich Andreyev (1861-1918).
Instrumental.
"...The moon is shining brightly,
The white nightfall is shining too, My pathway is eliminated
All the way to the dear's house..."
04. "KAZACHIY" ("??????? ?????" - Cossack dance). Kazaki are better
known outside of Russia as Cossacks (Turkish word meaning Outlaw,
Adventurer or freebooter/freeman). The Cossacks had their own
independent republic for most of the 17th century, and in 1835 reached
an agreement with the Russian Czar, according to which they would
provide him with highly trained soldiers in return for land and
special privileges. Kazaki (Cossacks) are first mentioned in the 15th
century as freedom-loving exserfs, Tatars and descendants of Scythian
warriors living on the open plains of southern Ukraine and Russia's
Don River basin. Many Hollywood movies depict fearless, captivating
warriors, quite lively, dancing with their sabers.
05. "OCHI CHERNYE" ("??? ??????" - Dark Eyes) - popular Russian
Gypsy traditional song.
..."Dark eyes, burning eyes
Frightful and beautiful eyes
I love you so, I fear you so
I've seen you at a sinister hour
Dark eyes, flaming eyes"...
06. "NANAITSY" ("?????? ???? ????????? ???????" - wrestling Nanai
Kids) - idea of this dance belong to Igor Alexandrovich Moiseyev,
famous Russian choreographer (1906-2007). The sumo-style kind of
wrestling match is the favorite sport of the Nanai people who inhabit
the frigid Northern region of Russia.
07. "METELITSA" ("????????" - The Snowstorm)- traditional Russian
song and dance.
"...Snowstorm is blowing along the street,
My sweetheart is walking there, Please stop, do not walk, dear,
Let me look at you, my joy!..."
08. "SKOROGOVORKI" (??????? ???????????? - Russian tongue-twisters).
Performed a capella by Mikhail Smirnov, artistic director of "Barynya"
ensemble.
09. "GOPAK" ("?????" - Hopak) - national dance of Ukraine. Hopak
is also referred to as Gopak or Cossack dance. Hopak has been
incorporated into larger artistic opuses such as operas and ballets.
10. "VDOL' PO PITERSKOI" ("????? ?? ?????????" - Along The Piterskaya
Street) - popular Russian folk song. All famous Russian opera
singers and soloists included this song into their repertoire for
over a hundred and fifty years.
11. "DANILA COOPER" ("?????? ?????" - Daniel Cooper) - dance of the
Russian Nobility during Napoleonic wars (1803-1815). This dance was
mentioned in the book of famous Russian write Leo Tolstoy.
12. "DVE GITARY" ("??? ??????" - Two Guitars) - Russian Gypsy song
and dance.
..."Beyond the wall two guitars Sorrowfully wailed...
That memorable tune from childhood:
Darling, is that you?
Ekh, once, then once again,
And still many, many more times..."
13. "DOROGOY DLINNOYU" ("??????? ???????" - The Long Road) - popular
Russian Gypsy song.
..."By the long way in full moon light with that song that's calling
me far away"...
14. "EVREISKAYA SVAD'BA" ("????????? ??????? ??? ???????" - Jewish
wedding near Odessa") - Jewish wedding dance from Odessa region of
Ukraine.
15. Medley of the most popular Russian songs: "PODMOSKOVNYE
VECHERA" ("???????????? ??????" - "Moscow Nights"),
"KATYUSHA" ( "??????" -Katyusha),
16. "KALINKA" ("???????" - Guelder-Rose Tree) - the most famous
Russian traditional song and dance.
..."Juniper, my juniper,
In the garden there's the berry,
My raspberry...
Beautiful maid, dear maid,
Please fall in love with me!"...
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World City at the Music Center brings to downtown Los Angeles the
seventh season of exceptional artists. This FREE programming for
families showcases cultures from around the world through dance,
music, song, and storytelling.
For more information, please visit musiccenter.org, email
education at (no spam) musiccenter.org, or call 213-972-4396.
NOTE: The W.M. Keck Children's Amphitheatre is an intimate outdoor
performance space. Sunscreen and appropriate seasonal attire are
strongly encouraged. In the event of rain, event will be moved to a
nearby indoor location.
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