Dance Performance “Primordial Games”

Published 19. Aug 2013 | By Aare Rätsepp

We participated in Võru Kannel dance groups’ summer performance “Primordial Games”.

The performances took place on 12th of July at the Võru Folklore Festival and on 18th of August at Võru Town Days.
In the picture: The enchantment of the goldfish interrupted fisherman’s dance

We thank Maire Udras and Silvi Jansons for a great event!

Hi!

Folk Dance Group "Kannel" started in 1983. The members are young, cheerful men and women who want to come together in their free time and enjoy dancing and singing.
The aim of the folk group is to preserve and introduce our forefathers' culture. The program contains original and treated folk dances, songs, plays with songs, and dances created by Estonian authors. Folk programs are often performed together with the female dance group "TSOOR". The group is accompanied by a folk orchestra.
The folk group has performed in several concerts and festivals in Estonia (Voru Folk Festival, Baltica, Republican Dance Festival etc.).
"KANNEL" has represented Estonia in Spain (Europeade '95), Finland (Kaustinen Folk Festifal '96), Hungary (Eger '97) and in Komi at a festival among Finno-Ugrian people. The group has also been on a week-long tour in China ('99). In 2001, we went to France and in 2004 to Egypt to take a part of folk festivals. In 2006, we took part in the 2nd European Folklore Festival in Spital om Pyhrn/Austria. We have also been to France (Chambray-Les-Tours 2008), Jordan (2011), Russia (2012) and Latvia (2011).
The folk group has entertained folk groups from Komi, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Hungary.
The members of the folk dance group "KANNEL" and the orchestra are very hospitable and are happy to see old and new friends.
We are waiting for new contacts.