Hungarian Heritage Review, 1987 (16. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-02-01 / 2. szám
|NeÍD0 ^Nuggets music into today’s culture. Audiences have enjoyed this folk music at its highest artistic level in the performances. Maestro Timar has dedicated his professional career to the preservation of the true Hungarian folk culture. All of the dances are authentic, and many date back hundreds of years. Throughout the world Hungarian folk culture is studied and practiced by folk groups of all nations who are interested not only in their own, but that of other nations as well. In America the hundreds of Hungarian societies keep alive these traditions which enrich the Hungarian heritage. Sándor Timar Timar was born in Szolnok, in Eastern Hungary, in 1930. He started dancing in grammar school and devoted his energies to learning everything possible about this art. In 1951 he became a professional dancer in the Trade Union Folk Ensemble. Later he organized his own company, The Bartók Ensemble, which gained wide fame not only in Hungary but in many countries. His further education at the College of Dramatic and Cinematic Art gave him the foundation for his choreographic talent, considered foremost in Hungary. As Artistic Director of the Ensemble, he is responsible for selecting the best dancers, singers and musicians from the many hundreds all over Hungary who eagerly apply for acceptance in the State Ensemble. He has been the recipient of numerous prizes and awards in Hungary and abroad and, since 1971, he has been Director of the State Ballet Institute in the area of folk dance. He was appointed Artistic Director of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble in 1981. His name is a famous one among folk dance enthusiasts throughout the world and he has been decorated with the highly valued “Erkel Prize” in recognition of his choreographic work. Mr Ip THE REMAINING ITINERARY OF THE TOURING HUNGARIAN STATE FOLK ENSEMBLE February 18 ... .. .Sacramento, California........ . Community Center Theatre February 20 ... ..................Cupertino, California ........................Flint Center February 21 . . . ................Davis, California .... ..............Univ. of California February 22 .. . ..........Berkeley, California . . .. ........Zellerbach Auditorium February 24 ... ................Salt Lake City, Utah . ....................Capitol Theatre February 26... ..........Loveland, Colorado........... ... High School Auditorium February 28 . . . ............Omaha, Nebraska........... .... University of Nebraska March 1 ........ ................Iowa City, Iowa......... ..............University of Iowa March 2........ ..................Des Moines, Iowa . . ........................Civic Center March 3........ . . Minneapolis, Minnesota........ .. .University of Minnesota March 4 ........ ..................Madison, Wisconsin . ........................Civic Center March 6........ ..............Peoria, Illinois............. ..........Civic Center Theatre March 9........ . . . Wabash. Indiana................ Wabash Valley Music Assn. March 10........ ..................Danville, Kentucky . . ..........................Newlin Hall March 11 ........ ................Athens, Ohio ............... ..........Memorial Auditorium March 12........ ..........Youngstown, Ohio........... ........Stambaugh Auditorium March 13........ ....................Cleveland, Ohio ... ........................State Theatre March 15........ ....................Detroit, Michigan . . ..........................Music Hall March 16........ ............Battle Creek, Michigan . . ................W.K. Kellog Hall March 17 . . . . ........Ann Arbor, Michigan .... ........University of Michigan March 18 . . . . ........Kitchener, Ont., Canada . . ............Centre-in-the-Square March 20........ ............Hamilton, Ont., Canada. ....................Hamilton Place March 21 .... ..........Toronto, Ont., Canada ... ............Roy Thompson Hall March 22....... ................Ottawa, Ont., Canada. ........................Opera House March 24....... ..................Utica, N.Y............... ..............Stanley Arts Center March 25....... ................Schenectady, N.Y. ... ..................Proctor’s Theater March 26........ ............Philadelphia, Penna......... ..............Academy of Music March 27 .... ............Greenville, N.Y.............. ........Long Island University March 28........ ..........North Branch, N.J.............. ___County College Theater March 29........ ................Washington, D.C. ... ....................Kennedy Center March 31........ ............Worcester, Mass............. ..........Memorial Auditorium April 1 ........ ........Amherst, Mass.................... .University of Massachusetts April 2.......... ............New Bedford, Mass.. .. ..................Zetterton Theatre April 3........ ....................Boston, Mass............ ....................Symphony Hall April 4......... ................Brooklyn, N.Y............. ..................Brooklyn College April 5.......... ................Brooklyn, N.Y............. ................Brooklyn College 8 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW FEBRUARY 1987
