🌹🇭🇺LEGACY USATOUR2024

The wait is over! Tickets are now available for the LEGACY Tour 2024 of the Angyalföldi Vadrózsa Folk Dance Ensemble.  This long-awaited two-week tour will take place across 5 East Coast cities from October 19 to November 2, 2024, bringing the vibrant traditions folk dance and music from Hungary to your community!

Our ensemble, consisting of 40 dancers and 5 musicians, is ready to showcase the beauty and spirit of Hungary’s cultural heritage. Through energetic performances, traditional costumes, and live folk music, you will be immersed in the rich legacy of our homeland.

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The  Angyalföldi Vadrózsa Folk Dance Ensemble is one of the most renowned folk dance ensembles in Hungary. Vadrózsa (or wild rose in Hungarian) was established 30 years ago in Angyalföld, (the ’Land of Angels’) – the nickname for the XIIIth District of Budapest. Since its foundation, the group’s mission has been to recognize, preserve, and disseminate authentic Hungarian folk dance and music through teaching and performance. The group is dedicated to highlighting the abundant folk traditions and cultural treasures of the Carpathian Basin on the global stage. The ensemble has an ethos based on community building and educating the next generation.

In addition to adult ensemble,  Vadrózsa manages six other dance groups, ranging from ages 3 to 60. The entire ensemble is one large family, consisting of over 250 dancers. Through regular participation in nationwide dance festivals and competitions, they have earned numerous accolades over the past decade, consistently achieving outstanding results in both ensemble and solo categories.

Vadrózsa’s artistic directors, Lili Fundák-Kaszai and Kristóf Fundák, are one of Hungary’s most outstanding educators and performers in the folk dance space. In 2024, Fundák was awarded the highest national honor that a choreographer can receive in Hungary. For years, they have  taught and choreographed throughout Hungary and in global Hungarian diasporas including in the United States and Canada.

In addition to showcasing authentic Hungarian folk dances, the Ensemble is open to other artistic genres, which is why its repertoire includes several contemporary works and dance theater pieces. This being said, wherever Vadrózsa is present, broad impact remains one its key aspirations.  Making Hungarian dance and music accessible to diverse audiences is a fundamental value shared by the entire ensemble. The Legacy Tour 2024 hopes to further this very effort by serving as a large-scale outreach to different communities within the United States.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Vadrózsa will undertake a five-city tour of the East Coast of the United States. The highlight of the performance series is the commemoration organized jointly with the Embassy of Hungary, Washington, DC, which pays tribute to the memory of the revolution and freedom struggle of October 23, 1956. The revolution is one of the most significant events in Hungarian history, which began with a peaceful demonstration by University of Budapest students, and within a few days escalated into an armed conflict against the Soviet occupation. Although the uprising was crushed, its international impact played an important role in the process leading to the eventual fall of the Soviet Union.

During the revolution, approximately 200,000 Hungarians fled to Western countries, including more than 30,000 to the United States. As Vadrózsa planned its tour, the group prioritized visiting and performing in those communities inhabited by a significant number of Hungarians, including in many cases descendants of those who fled their homeland in 1956.

“In addition to commemorating the revolution, Vadrózsa’s performance will treat the audience to a spectacular and captivating authentic dance performance based on the rich folk dance and folk music tradition of the Carpathian Basin,” say Directors Fundák-Kaszai and Fundák. “At each of its tour stops, the show will be enhanced by handpicked talent from the local Hungarian folk community.”

Tour Artistic Directors | Fundák Kristóf and Fundák-Kaszai Lili

Dancers | Al-Shrebche Nárcisz, Balogh Lili, Bazán Enikő, Bianchini Bence, Bocsi Nóra, Császár Réka, Dede Flóra, Domak Luca, Farkas Christian, Fodor Mátyás, Fülöp Zsófia, Gáspár Emese, Grócz Márton, Gyebnár Anna, Kása Bálint, Kelemen Péter, Kinál Janka, Kissimon Réka Viktória, Kovács Dénes Zoltán, Kovács Viola, Kröel-Dulay Viola, Majnikné Végh Hajnalka, Molnár István Dániel, Nagy Franciska Ella, Nagy Izabella, Nagy Ottó, Nagy Vivien Zsuzsanna, Oraveczné Palágyi Dóra, Ország Emese, Pigniczky Keve, Részegh Adél, Rikter Máté, Rusvai Mátyás, Sándor Gabriella , Sóti Zsuzsanna, Szanyó Gábor, Szőcs Milán, Tóth Roland, Tóth Kristóf Soma, Wágner Viktória

Musicians | Boda Márton , Boda Gellért, Böröcz Balázs, Gera Gábor, Hajdu-Németh László

Tour manager | Ildikó Hajdu-Nemeth

https://culture.hu/us/new-york/events/vadrozsa-hungarian-folk-dance-ensemble—legacy-usa-tour-2024

https://www.hungarianhouse.org/hu/upcomingevents/vadr%C3%B3zsa-folk-dance-workshop-and-dance-house-%22t%C3%A1nch%C3%A1z%22

https://washington.mfa.gov.hu/eng/news/angyalfoeldi-vadrozsa-folk-dance-ensembles-2024-legacy-tour-is-coming-to-the-east-coast