Russian costumes

Russian, Russian Gypsy, Russian Cossack, Ukrainian, Russian Siberian stage costumes, costumed characters: (Gypsy fortune teller-dancer-singer, balalaika cats, Nanaisky fighting Doll) for professional stage performances made by Russian costumes designer Svetlana Gavrilova.

Russian costumes designer Svetlana Gavrilova.

Since 2003 Russian dance, song and music ensemble Barynya from New York is performing completely dressed into costumes made and designed by Svetlana Gavrilova. Most of the photos taken by Dalia Bagdonaite during concert of legendary Russian Gypsy singer Zhenya Shevchenko and ensemble Barynya (Artistic Director Mikhail Smirnov) recorded in New York City on Saturday, January 26, 2008.

One of the lates addition to ensemble Barynya costume collection - Russian Matryoshki Dolls Set. 4 male, 4 female sets, 8 costumes total. A matryoshka doll (Russian: матрёшка, or a Russian nested doll (also called a stacking doll or Babooshka doll) is a set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside another. "Matryoshka" is a derivative of the Russian female first name "Matryona", which is traditionally associated with a fat, robust Russian woman.

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Russian Gypsy (Roma or Tsyganskie) costumes for dancers

"Two Guitars" - watch video
Dancers: Andrij Cybyk and Ganna Makarova

Russian costumes for dancers - "Barynya"

"Barynya" - watch video

Kalinka - Russian costumes for dancers

"Kalinka" - watch video

Russian Winter Dance Costumes

"The Snowstorm" - watch video
Dancers: Ganna Makarova, Olga Chpitalnaia, Valentina Kvasova

Russian Cossack dance costumes

Cossack song and dance - watch video

Ukrainian folk dance "Hopak"

Ukrainian dance Hopak - watch video

Russian dance "Pereplyas" (dance competition)

Russian traditional dance "Khorovod"

Russian folk costume designer Svetlana Gavrilova

Svetlana Gavrilova

Svetlana Gavrilova

Svetlana Gavrilova, Russian Costume designer

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Gypsy fortune teller-dancer-singer character

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Siberian Wrestlin dance "Nanaisky"

 

Sibirsky Wrestling Dance - watch video

Cats dressed in Russian folk costumes with balalaikas

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Russian Sailor's dance costumes

Russian Sailors dance video

MORE RUSSIAN TRADITIONAL COSTUMES

Traditional Russian costumes for children and adults for sale

Traditional Russian costumes for children and adults for sale

RUSSIAN DANCE

First official record of Russian dancing is related to year 907 when Great Russian Prince Oleg (Vechshiy Oleg) celebrated his victory over Greeks in Kiev. During the Gala Dinner 16 male dancers dressed as bears and four bears dressed as Russian dancers performed for the guests. After the dinner was over Great Prince commanded to release the bears into the wild and to execute all the dancers.

As it became clear later on, Vechshiy Oleg, who was purblind, has mistaken the dancers for the ambassadors from the Northern Tribes (Severyane) who owned him a few hundred skins of marten - Russian tiger-cat... read full article

Legendary Russian Gypsy singer Zhenia Shevchenko and ensemble Barynya DVD. Concert was recorded in New York City on January 26, 2008. Fifteen performers: six dancers, three singers, six musicians. Performers: Sergey Ryabtsev - violin, Mikhail Smirnov - garmoshka, vocal, guitar, Alex Siniavski - Gypsy guitar, balalaika, Alexander Menshikov - Russian Gypsy singer, tambourine, Leonid Bruk - balalaika-contrabass, Gennady Gutkin - bayan, Lev Zabeginsky - balalaika, Andrij Cybyk - dancer, choreographer, Ganna Makarova - dancer, Olga Chpitalnaia - dancer, Vitaliy Verterich - dancer, choreographer, Valentina Kvasova - dancer, singer, Mikhail Nesterenko - dancer, Victoria Pichurova - singer, Gabriel Yakubov - Gypsy dancer. Musical instruments: Balalaika, garmoshka, bayan, violin, balalaika-contrabass, Gypsy guitar, Russian 7 string guitar. Program of Russian Gypsy songs, music, Russian, Gypsy, Cossack and Ukrainian folk dancing... more info, video samples, order

This DVD was recorded at live performance of Russian music and dance ensemble Barynya (Artistic Director/Founder Mikhail Smirnov) in Lakeside, Ohio at the Hoover Auditorium in July 2007. List of performers: Mikhail Smirnov - vocal, garmoshka, guitar , Alex Siniavski - balalaika, Gypsy guitar, musical director , Andrij Cybyk - dancer, choreographer , Valentina Kvasova - dance captain, dancer , Leonid Bruk - balalaika contrabass , Alexander Menshikov - singer, tambourine , Victoria Pichurova - singer , Natalia Ejova - dancer , Natia Rtveliashvili - dancer , Stefan Kuziw - dancer , Alex Sizov - dancer.... more info, videoclips, order

This DVD is from live performance of Russian dance, song and music ensemble Barynya from the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in October 2006. PROGRAM: Russian, Gypsy, Cossack, Ukrainian traditional dances, folk and popular songs, virtuoso performances on musical instruments with explanation of the program in English. INSTRUMENTS: balalaika, garmoshka, contrabass, buben, Gypsy and classic guitars... more info, videoclips, order

New York based Russian folk dance and music ensemble Barynya, 2004. Russian folk dances, songs, virtuoso performances on balalaika, bass-balalaika and garmoshka. Runtime: 1 hour, cover art: Anna Nagorskaya
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Ensemble Barynya, 1998. Live performance in cabaret "Moscow", Lexington Ave/54 street, New York City. Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian, Klezmer music and dances. Runtime: about 35 minutes.
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Runtime: 60 minutes. On this DVD ensemble Barynya dancers are performing Russian, Cossack, Gypsy and Ukranian folk dances including "Kalinka", "Katyusha", "Barynya", "Two Guitars" and others. more info, videoclips, order

Russian, Russian Gypsy, Russian Cossack, Ukrainian, Russian Siberian stage costumes for professional performances made by Russian costumes designer Svetlana Gavrilova.... see pictures

RUSSIAN DANCE GROUPS FOR HIRE

Barynya - Russian music, song and dance ensemble from New York is a unique group of top soloists: musicians, singers and dancers who were trained and performed with Don Cossacks of Rostov, Andreev State symphonic balalaika orchestra, Moscow State center of "Russian Song"

The Russian Collection Dance Ensemble from San Francisco, California provides a selection of thrilling and colorful Russian folk dancing, enchanting Russian folk music, and Russian magical illusions. Group was founded in 1945 and has performed in Europe, Asia, North and South America

Revival - Russian dance ensemble from Toronto Canada is available in Canada and the United States of America to provide live entertainment for corporate events, parties, weddings, and all other events. Artistic Director Ekaterina Kornienkova

Canary dance ensemble from Los Angeles, California performs Russian, Moldovan, Ukrainian, Gypsy, Armenian and Jewish folk traditional dances

Russian traditional dance and music program NY, NJ, CT, PA, MD designed for smaller budget venues with limites space for the dancing. 3 dancers, 1 musician perform Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian, Siberian folk dances, songs and music... more Russian dance ensembles