The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1983 (10. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1983-02-01 / 2. szám
Page 8 THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE February, 1983 Festival, the Pontozó Festival in Los Angeles, and at events of various professional groups. If any one in the San Francisco Area interested in joining the ensemble or are able to contribute any talents, i.e., stage work, lighting, instrument playing, information on folk customs, etc., contact: Eszterlánc, c/o Lajos Homér, 169 Santa Cruz Ave., Daly City, California 94014. Phone: 415—755-8581. LOUIS KOSSUTH “THE NATION’S GUEST” Bibliography of Kossuth’s visit to U.S.A.: Joseph Széplaki — $5.00 plus 75 cents postage Bethlen Press, Inc., P.O. Box 637, Ligonier, Pa. 15658 Phone: 412-238-9244 Girls: (left to right) Marianne Kiszely, Vicky Szabó, Jutka Rabinowitz, Enikő Kiss and Beth Broly. Men: András Botka, Lajos Homér, Micky Tóth, László Németh and Gyuri Tóth. ESZTERLÁNC HUNGARIAN FOLK ENSEMBLE San Francisco, California Purpose of the Ensemble is to learn about all aspect of Hungarian folk culture; to educate the public about Hungarian folk cutture. Public participation is encouraged through workshops, Táncház (folk dance house), and working with other individuals and groups to promote Hungarian folk/ cultural events. Repertoire of Eszterlánc includes recreation folk dances, dance cycles from various regions of old Hungary, as well as choreographies from Hungary, and material taught by the Hungarian-American choreographers Eva Kish, who founded the ensemble and Kálmán Magyar, the founder of the American Hungarian Folk Art Centrum. Rehearsals of the ensemble áré held once a week for three hours. Members learn Hungarian folk dances, folk songs and the background information relating to the dances studied.Outside-ofrehearsals work includes researching information on the costumes of different regions, and folklore in general, the making of costumes and props for performances. Of the many achievments the last four years, the most notable is the annual Grape Harvest Festival presented each year. They permormed at various Hungarian balls and activities in the Bay Area, as well as at San Francisco State University, the Stanford Spring Faire, Sacramento’s Camelia
