The Kyjov Moravian Ensemble (Slovácký soubor Kyjov)

The ensemble of folk songs and dances works in the royal town of Kyjov in South-East Moravia (Czech Republic). The ensemble was established in 1942. Its main activities are searching for and reviving old-time forgotten customs, songs and dances.
Thanks to the ensemble’s activities Kyjov, a city with 13.000 inhabitants, continues to maintain traditional seasonal festivities such as Shrovetide, maypole erection, harvest relevant festivals as well as the eldest folk festival in the Czech Republic The Moravian Year (since 1921). The ensemble has shown their art and flamboyant folk costumes to audiences all over the country; European countries and as far a way as America and Asia.

Alternative Contacts:
Milan Pokorák (Ensemble Leader), milan.pokorak@tiscali.cz, (+420) 603 898 936
Jiří Petrů (Dulcimer Band & Male Choir Leader), optika.petru@iol.cz, (+420) 777 841 344
Jakub Džubera (Ensemble Secretary), jakub.dzubera@seznam.cz, (+420) 723 128 355

URL: www.slovackysoubor.cz (www.spssk.cz)
E-mail: info@slovackysoubor.cz (info@spssk.cz)

INFORMATION: http://www.slovackysoubor.cz