This is choreography based on a custom descend from Western Macedonia.
Usually the dances were played by the folks on the main square of the villages in case of celebrating the great Macedonian orthodoxy holiday called "Gjurgjovden" always on the same date - May, 6.
Because of the meaning of this holiday the dances are massive at least 24 dancers with, joyful and dynamic. The dancers are wearing the specifically leathery footwear called in original "opinci".
The costumes are ones of the most beautiful-hand made and rich of details-folk motives within. They are hand made - not stylized, made in dark colors mainly and scenic very effective.
The performing is with orchestra suite component of classical instruments like guitar, accordion, drum ("tapan"), "kaval" etc. |
