The choreography is based on the dances from surroundings area of the towns Stip and Kocani situated in the east part of the country. This is typically traditional-established by usage dance. It shows traditional ritual of the harvestable field workings, mixed with many songs that the reapers are singing during their work. |
The second part of the dance simulates the afternoon rest-time of the workers after a well done work accompanying with the songs for fun. The costumes are more simply and comfortable than the others used in the other choreography as a meter of fact that this kind of the field-work is usually located in the summer time when the weather is to hot. Usually they are in white color with few hand-made details. The dancers are using typical Macedonian's requisites during the dance like sickles, "sofra" and "bardak". The choreography is performing massive with at least 24 dancers. The dancers are wearing the specifically leathery footwear called in original "opinci". The dance is performing with orchestra suite component of classical instruments like guitar, accordion, drum ("tapan") etc. |
"ZETVARKA" |
(C) 1995-2004 Ensemble Of Folk Dances And Songs "SKOPJE" Naroden Front 17-I/9, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia |
Choreography: Mitko Aleksov |
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