National Folk Song and Dance Ensemble Mazowsze - Print · costumes are made by folk artists using...
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National Folk Song and Dance Ensemble Mazowsze https://www.mazowsze.waw.pl/en/about-us/costumes/17,The-Costumes.html 2020-12-23, 00:25 The Costumes The most surprising thing about Polish folk costumes is their diversity. Mazowsze has prepared stage presentations of forty-two of the ethnographic regions in Poland. In a single concert, depending on its character, the audience can admire about twenty of them. The differences in costumes are not only in their origin, but also in the richness of ornamentation and the materials used. Mazowsze’s success in the matter owes to Mira Zimińska-Sygietyńska. Her professional experience and intuition for beauty have caused forgotten and unknown costumes to raise viewers’ admiration to this day. Offering unforgettable aesthetic pleasures, they
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National Folk Song and Dance Ensemble Mazowszehttps://www.mazowsze.waw.pl/en/about-us/costumes/17,The-Costumes.html2020-12-23, 00:25
The Costumes
The most surprising thingabout Polish folk costumes istheir diversity. Mazowsze hasprepared stagepresentations of forty-two ofthe ethnographic regions inPoland. In a single concert,depending on its character,the audience can admireabout twenty of them. Thedifferences in costumes arenot only in their origin, butalso in the richness ofornamentation and thematerials used.
Mazowsze’s success in thematter owes to MiraZimińska-Sygietyńska. Herprofessional experience andintuition for beauty havecaused forgotten andunknown costumes to raiseviewers’ admiration to thisday. Offering unforgettableaesthetic pleasures, they
also provide a source ofknowledge about the historyof Polish clothing.
Most of Mazowsze’scostumes are made by folkartists using traditionaltechniques characteristic ofthe given region. Thematerials used are natural,such as wool, linen, or hemp.The artists’ professionalskills enable even theŁowicz-style costumes toswirl in dance as if delicate,light netting, even though itcan weigh almost 31 pounds(up to 14 kilograms).
Jennifer Dunning, The NewYork Times, USA
There’s nothing quite likeMazowsze [. . .] There wereexquisite costumes [. . .]authentic representations ofPoland's many regions. Madeof brocade and lace, cottonand wool, the costumes arebrilliantly colored but nevergawdy.
Le Progres, France
Red shoes, fair braids - theartists make up colorfulfrescos, poetic and devilish
at the same time, and Polishspirit pours forth from them[. . .] The performancemoves forward at such anoverwhelming pace that itmakes eyes water. For otherreasons, which are closer tothe heart, the eyes remainclosed for a long time . . .
Mazowsze is a real worldtraveler. They performed atnearly 7,000 concerts inPoland and abroad, foralmost 23 million people.They crossed 1,400,000miles (2,300,000 kilometers).They went abroad over 200times, visiting fifty countrieson six continents.
To every concert Mazowszetakes about one thousandcostumes and about twentytons of luggage.
The technical crew needsbetween six and eight hoursto get everything ready fora performance.
During one concert, eachartist changes costumesbetween seven and tentimes, and they have nomore than three minutes foreach change.
The beautiful, graceful,smiling dancers in Łowicz-style costumes carry about31 pounds (14 kilograms) offabric while lightly moving indance.
