♫ Russian folk group "Zabava" from Saratov, Russia

The folk ethnographic group “Zabava” was founded in 1987 at Saratov Regional House of Art. “Zabava” does a complex study and keeps the traditions of Russian musical culture, propagandizes it, singing authentic examples of folk songs on the stage. Quantity of participants of "Zabava" – 10-12 persons.

The repertoir of the group includes about 600 old Russian peasant and Cossack songs, dances, quadrilles, games, dances in a ring. "Zabava" shows Russian folklore cheerfully and interestingly. Usually spectators participate in some dances and games.

The members of the group collect folk material in ethnographic expeditions, and then the material is studied (with the help of audio- and video records). The characteristic features of the group are its careful treatment to every folk material, its orientation to the grown-up rural people).

“Zabava” performs either in real peasant costumes of the end of the XIX-XX centuries, brought from the expeditions in South regions of Russia (homespun skirts, shirts with hand-made fancy work, old female breast decorations: collar and gaitan). “Zabava” studies the material in complex that's why the members of the group do the decorative-applied activity: glass beads plaiting, weaving, and making traditional toys (twist dolls, straw dolls, earthenware whistles and etc.). There is a museum of traditional cultural at the group.

Except for a concert we can do an exhibition (or exhibition - sale) ancient suits of 19 centuries of different areas of Russia, products of national crafts, Russian traditional toys. All these are checked and confirmed by our experience: “Zabava” prepares, studies and then celebrates calendar holidays: Xmas, Epiphany, Christmas-tide, Shrovetide, Red Mountain, Trinity, Shroud.

Participants of “Zabava” play on old musical instruments: accordion, balalaika, tambourine, violin, zhaleyka, horns, reeds and wheel lyre. Leaders of collective can do work-shops on different directions of Russian traditional culture (vocal exercises, choreographies, Russian musical instruments playing, hand - crafts).

“Zabava” leads a big concert activity, often goes to the All-Russia and international folklore festivals. Within 2001-2004 years "Zabava"participated in folklore festivals in Germany, Denmark, Poland, did performances in Holland. The ensemble has written down three CD with traditional Russian music, has taken part in filming 16 folklore films on the Saratov TV.

Фольклорно-этнографический ансамбль «ЗАБАВА» был создан в 1987 году при Саратовском Доме работников искусств. С 1989 года коллектив входит в Российский фольклорный союз, а с 2000 года – в Европейскую фольклорную культурную организацию. Сейчас в коллективе занимается около 30 человек – студенты и выпускники Саратовского университета, учащиеся лицеев и гимназий. Основной концертный состав «ЗАБАВЫ» - 10 - 15 человек.

Traditional Russian costumes for children and adults for sale

Traditional Russian costumes for children and adults for sale

«ЗАБАВА» занимается комплексным изучением и сохранением традиционной русской музыкальной культуры, пропагандирует её, исполняя аутентичные образцы фольклора. В творческом багаже коллектива около 600 старинных русских крестьянских и казачьих песен (плясовых, протяжных, исторических, календарно-обрядовых, свадебных), танцев, кадрилей, частушек, игр, хороводов. «ЗАБАВА» демонстрирует фольклорный материал весело и интересно, привлекая зрителей к участию в песнях, танцах, играх и хороводах.

Коллектив выступает в подлинных крестьянских костюмах конца 19 – начала 20 века, привезённых из экспедиций в южные губернии России.

Руководители ансамбля могут проводить мастер-классы по различным направлениям русской традиционной культуры (пению, народной хореографии, игре на музыкальных инструментах, декоративно-прикладному творчеству).

«ЗАБАВА» ведёт обширную концертную деятельность (около 50 концертов в год), выезжает на Всероссийские и Международные фестивали. В течение 2001-2004 гг. коллектив побывал на фольклорных фестивалях и гастролях в Германии, Дании, Голландии, Польше.

Ансамбль записал два CD с традиционной русской музыкой и принял участие в съёмках 16 фольклорных фильмов на Саратовском ТВ.

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