Introduction
About us
Corvinus Közgáz Folk Ensemble
Tradition. Experience. Fellowship.
Corvinus
Közgáz Folk Ensemble operating as the student organization of
Corvinus University of Budapest, was founded in 1948 and still to
date operates on the university. Its
members’ today include university students, intellectuals.
The group regularly participates at international and national
professional festivals, various university and corporate events,
various cultural events in Budapest and in the country, and those of
the Hungarian Heritage House and the Palace of Arts. In recent years
it represented the country and its traditional music and dances in
Barcelona, Verona, Stockholm, Sardinia and Turkey. In
addition, it was invited many times to the Spring Festival of
Budapest and the different programs of the Sziget Festival (Island of
Freedom).
Rehearsals,
camps and expeditions assist the members in learning the
characteristic rural dances of a region. In
its program the ensemble seeks for ways of look and forms of
expression by which folklore provides enjoyable and exciting
entertainment even to today’s men.
Impulse, professionalism, CORVINUS!
Professional awards gained in the last few years
2016
„Highly Qualified Ensemble, “Lábam termett a táncra, szemem a
kacsintásra
–
dances from Székely-mezőség”
2017
Ensemble Award II for Excellence, Szolnok
National Folk Dance Festival
18.
Büyükçekmece International Culture and Art Festival „Golden
Bridge Folk Dances Contest” Award II.
2018
Artistic Director of the Year
2019
Collective
Special Award, Szolnok National Folk Dance Festival
2019
“Best Authentic Choreography” and “Best Female Dance
Group” in VII. Agora Choreographer Competition
Who are we looking for?
If you have danced somewhere and missed rehearsals, parties, training camps, foreign tours, you are welcome to join us. You are welcome to join the band of resupply, if you haven’t danced yet, but want to make new friends, love folk music and folk dance.
What are we doing?
Primaly we build community. We consider it our mission to introduce the eternal and clear messages of the Hungarian folk culture to future generations.
How to sign up?
Sign up for the contact information below or add Folk Dance to NEPTUN as a Physical Education Course !!
https://www.facebook.com/corvinusfolkdance/
diakszervezet.kozgaztanc@gmail.com
tel: +36 20 518 1040
Artistic Director and the Leader of the Dance Group: Irén Deffend