ŽELEZIAR FOLK ENSEMBLE

KOŠICE. SLOVAKIA

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THE ŽELEZIAR FOLK GROUP HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE CITY OF KOŠICE SINCE 1964. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, IT HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO THE STUDY, PRESERVATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF THE MUSICAL AND CHOREOGRAPHIC TRADITIONS OF EASTERN SLOVAKIA, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE REGIONS OF ABOV, ZEMPLÍN, SPIŠ, AND ŠARIŠ

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ITS WORK GOES BEYOND THE PERFORMANCE OF TRADITIONAL DANCES AND SONGS; IT ALSO DELVES INTO THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT THAT GAVE RISE TO THESE POPULAR EXPRESSIONS, THEIR EVOLUTION OVER TIME, AND THEIR MEANING IN TODAY'S SOCIETY