Mazowsze (folk group)

==History==

==History==

Mazowsze was established by a decree issued by the Ministry of Culture and Art on 8 November 1948. The decree ordered Professor [[Tadeusz Sygietyński]] to create a folk group that would maintain regional artistic traditions and the traditional folk repertoire of songs and dances of the [[Masovia]]n countryside. The group was intended to protect this folk tradition from destruction and encapsulate its diversity, beauty and richness. At the beginning Mazowsze's repertoire contained songs and dances from only a few regions of Poland – [[Opoczno]] and [[Kurpie]], but it soon extended its range by adopting the traditions of other regions.

Mazowsze was established by a decree issued by the Ministry of Culture and Art on 8 November 1948. The decree ordered Professor {{ill|Tadeusz Sygietyński|PL}} to create a folk group that would maintain regional artistic traditions and the traditional folk repertoire of songs and dances of the [[Masovia]]n countryside. The group was intended to protect this folk tradition from destruction and encapsulate its diversity, beauty and richness. At the beginning Mazowsze's repertoire contained songs and dances from only a few regions of Poland – [[Opoczno]] and [[Kurpie]], but it soon extended its range by adopting the traditions of other regions.

After two years of preparing, rehearsing and studying its repertoire, Mazowsze staged its premiere in the Polish Theatre in [[Warsaw]] on 6 November 1950. The repertoire contained songs and dances from the regions of Central Poland (as mentioned above) – Opoczno, Kurpie and Masovia.

After two years of preparing, rehearsing and studying its repertoire, Mazowsze staged its premiere in the Polish Theatre in [[Warsaw]] on 6 November 1950. The repertoire contained songs and dances from the regions of Central Poland (as mentioned above) – Opoczno, Kurpie and Masovia.