Oxnard, California, CA, Russian dancers, musicians, singers, balalaika, garmoshka, costumed characters, multicultural school assemblies
Russian song, dance and music trio performed several school assemblies in Oxnard, California: Thursday, November 21st, 2013 at 1:30PM at the Hueneme High School, 500 W Bard Rd, Oxnard, CA 93033, and Tuesday, November 26, 2013 (8:30A.M. and 9:30A.M.) at the Hollywood Beach Elementary School, 4000 Sunset Lane, Oxnard, CA 93035.
Hollywood Beach Elementary School
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Hueneme High School
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Hueneme High School, image from Hueneme High School website www.huenemehigh.us
Students and teachers spent 45 minutes of their
Monday afternoon
learning about Russian culture through songs, music, dance and language.
Musical director of the group Elina Karokhina played the balalaika, a three-stringed, triangular instrument, performed Russian folk dance "Metelitsa" (The Snowstorm, Russian: Метелица), Russian Gypsy Roma dance Ochee Chyornye ("Dark Eyes" Russian: Очи Черные), and Ukrainian traditional song "Pidmanula" ("You Tricked Me").
Artistic director/founder Mikhail Smirnov played the garmoshka, a Russian-style diatonic button accordion and guitar.
Dancer Gosha presented Russian, Ukrainian, Siberian, and Gypsy dances including "Siberian Nanai Wrestling dance", "Chicken Dance", and the dance of "Russian Bear".
CONTACT INFORMATION / Email: msmirnov@yahoo.com / Phone: (201) 981-2497
In between playing songs on their instruments, singing songs, and dancing traditional numbers to the music, Mikhail Smirnov shared a little bit of the Russian language with the students. He taught them phrases such as "Thank You" (SPASIBO), "Hello" (ZDRAVSTVUITE), "You're Welcome" (PAZHALUYSTA) and "Bye" (PAKA) as well as the alphabet and counting. He said each word in English and then slowly in Russian, allowing the children a moment to try the words themselves after each one.
Hueneme High School, image from Hueneme High School website www.huenemehigh.us
After the segment on words, the students attempted to chatter in Russian for a couple minutes, smiling and laughing about how they sounded. Almost in the end of the performance, Mikhail paused to share a couple of Russian tongue twisters, explaining each one in English first, and then saying them in Russian at top speed. With each one, the twisters got more complicated and lengthy. There was even a chance for a handful of students to get up on stage and try out a couple of Russian percussion instruments.
The program of Multicultural School Assembly performance included
"Subbotyea" (Saturday Affair), Russian traditional table song «Субботея» with accompaniment of garmoshka,
"Kamarinskaya", Instrumental solo Russian dance «Камаринская» performed on guitar and balalaika,
"Siberian Nania Wrestling" dance «Борьба нанайских мальчиков»,
"The Snowstorm" Khorovod song and dance «Метелица»,
"The Peddlers" Russian folk song «Коробейники»,
"Kalinka" Russian folk dance «Калинка»,
"Amazing Balalaika" Medley «Волшебная балалайка»,
"Russian Chicken" dance «Танец маленьких утят»,
"Russian dance Workshop" interactive lesson «Урок Русского танца»,
"Russian Alphabet" interactive lesson «Урок Русского языка»,
"Where Are They?" Gypsy Roma song and dance «Кай-Йёне»,
"Chardash" balalaika instrumental solo «Чардаш»,
"Russian Bear" dance «Танец Медведя»,
"Russian Percussian Orchestra" interactive game «Оркестр Русских ударных инструментов»,
"Pidmanula" Ukrainian traditional song and dance «Ти ж мене підманула».
Hueneme High School, image from Hueneme High School website www.huenemehigh.us
Established in 1991, ensemble Barynya presents Russian, Cossack and Jewish traditional dancing and music on instruments including the balalaika, balalaika contrabass, guitar and garmoshka. Barynya has been invited to perform at some of the most prestigious cultural venues in the U.S., including Carnegie Hall, the Smithsonian, the United Nations and the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Ensemble Barynya is available for hire for performing art centers, school assemblies, festivals, colleges, libraries, concert halls, restaurants, private and corporate events as one powerful ensemble or in smaller groups.
CONTACT INFORMATION / Email: msmirnov@yahoo.com / Phone: (201) 981-2497
VIDEOS
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15 min video
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Russian Chicken Dance
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Siberian Nanai Wrestling Dance
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Balalaika virtuoso Elina Karokhina plays Chardash Monti
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Full show video
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PHOTOS
Russian dance and music trio Barynya: Mikhail, Elina, and Gosha
Balalaika virtuoso Elina Karokhina plays Russian folk song "Kamarinskaia"
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Russian Wrestling Dance
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Russian Khorovod Dance "Metelitsa" (The Snowstorm)
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Russian Gypsy Dance "Dve Gitary" (Two Guitars)
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Mikhail Smirnov plays his garmoshka and sings Russian folk song "Moroz-Moros"
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November 5th, 2020. Virtual performances at the Evergreen Elementary School, San Jose, California
On Thursday, November 5th, 2020 dancers and musicians of Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya presented two virtual performances for the students of the Evergreen Elementary School, San Jose, California. Exact address of the school: 3010 Fowler Rd, San Jose, CA 95135. Forty five min program of each assembly included introduction to Russian language, culture, Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian, Jewish and Gypsy Roma traditional dancing, music, songs, and virtuoso performances on instruments including the balalaika, garmoshka (Russian folk button accordion) and balalaika contrabass. Cast of performers: dancer Konstantin Tulinov, Mikhail Smirnov (garmoshka, guitar, vocals), Elina Karokhina (balalaika), dancer Elena Notkina, dancer Alexander Rudoy, dancer Katsiaryna Mileuskaya,
dancer Zheniya Berdzinishvili, dancer Vladimir Nikitin, dancer Sergey Tsyganok, dancer Veronika Hunko, dancer Valentina Kvasova, dancer Maryia Zhukovich,
dancer Olga Chpitalnaia, dancer Anna Brovkina, dancer Katerina Brovkina, dancer Irina Kl, dancer Ilia Pankratov, dancer Danila Sherstobitov, and dancer Aliaksandr Anatska.
11-05-2020, Evergreen Elementary School, San Jose, California
CONTACT INFORMATION / Email: msmirnov@yahoo.com / Phone: (201) 981-2497
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