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Even the most restless of the cities, one subjected to the modern tumult particularly, has retained the nostalgia of the ballads across the glades, of the dances from the clearings or from the heart of the village. The youth from Timisoara keep alive in their souls the ancient songs and coming back quite often to the villages of their ancestors from The Banat Plain have decided to recreate on stage the image of this joy. And this is how in 1959 "Doina Timisului" came into being, an ensemble reuniting students from almost all the faculties of The University Center of Timisoara, an ensemble which grew to be known in a short time because it has established a purpose in bringing homage to the varied traditional culture. The high quality of the performances presented, the authenticity of the songs and dances , of the traditions and customs brought on stage with great artistry , have made in a short time a good name of this group in their country as well as abroad. The choreographic part of the show is harmoniously blending with the musical one, being built up on the same coordinates as a mosaic representative of all the country's regions. The musical part of the show is assured by an orchestral band made up of violins, clarinets, accordion, cello, guitar, saxophone and other instruments meant to restore the specific coloring of the Romanian traditional music: flute, ocarina, drimba. In the performances put on stage by our ensemble old songs, no longer heard are spotlighted, different ritual songs, highly melodious, with diverse, entertaining, often syncopated rhythms as well as songs composed more recently, songs that express the optimism, the joy of living, that very much characterizes the soul of our people. The orchestra's repertoire, that of the interpreters' and of the instrumentalists' includes songs from every area of our country: from the "doina" of Banat to the "briu" of Muntenia, from the Moldavian "hora" to the Transylvanian "invirtita"- all representing a complex mosaic, representative and picturesque for the Romanian popular melos. The Banat region is situated in the South-Western part of Romania. Its beauty has a source in the variety of relief, in the mountains covered with thick forests, rich in game, in the hills embellished by vineyards, in the plains of grains, goldened by the sun, by the rivers digging picturesque valleys. The river Timis is impetuously crossing the whole area, giving its name to our ensemble and the river Bega and its banks pampers Timisoara, the capital city of this traditional province. The city of the first tram in Europe, the very first electrically illuminated city and the first liberated town of Romania after the fall of dictatorship in 1989 - also called "the town of roses" for these blossom and embalm the parks and streets from Mai to October. Dances:
1. "MUNTE" - dance that comes from the mountain area of Banat, which through its movements at a rapid pace, through the girls continuous turns under the boys' arms, through the boys' movements full of vigor restores the alight temperament of this zone.
2. "MOLDOVA" - a dance from the Northeast of the country. From the beginning till its end the dance is colored with all kinds of witty couplets: satirical, lyrical and of course urges to dance.
3. "SES" - a dance specific for the plain of Banat being characterized by a larger representation in space and accompanied by smoother movements.
4. "BRIURI" - a men dance representing the mountain area of Banat. The shepherds dances were preserved till nowadays, the most representatives ones being very well put on stage by our ensemble.
5. "ARDELENE"- dance from the Valley of Almaj, region located in the South of Banat. The characteristic of this dance is the rapid movements performed in couple.
6. "NASAUD" - a dance that comes from the North of Transilvania. This dance is a continuous dialogue between the calm and graceful performance of the girls and the unleashed elan of the boys.
7. "IEDERA" - dance from the center of Banat, remarkable through the pirouettes performed by the young girls at a rapid pace and characterized by choreographic moments realized by two girls and a boy.
8. "CALUS" - is one of the weel-known Romanian dances. Original from Muntenia, another region of our country, this dance is performed only by men and has a spectacular unfolding with strokes at heels, forceful stampings on the ground, jumpings in the air and witty couplets.
9. "VALEA TIMISULUI" - dance representing the mountain area of Banat. The dynamism of this dance reproduces on stage the temperament of the inhabitants from the sub-Carpathian hills.
10. "OAS" - dance from the North of the country, a folkloric region where the archaic rhythms, preserved untouched till nowadays evokes the courage and pride of the inhabitants.
11. "CRIHALMA"- a dance of girls from the region of Fagaras. The main characteristic of this dance is the scenic elegance of the young girls and by the coloring of the hollards, which are sung.
12. "FECIORESC" - a men dance from the plateau of Transilvania. The dance is represented by dynamic movements, rich in rhythms, syncope's and contra tempos, whose execution requires a peculiar musical sensibility.
13. "OLTENIA" -dance original from the Danube. Fields with special spectacular values. The rapid rhythm, the movements performed at a high speed, the syncopated steps, the commands witty couplet, the permanent vibration of the whole group creates a dynamic spectacle.
14. "SOROCURI" - a men dance, specific for the plain of Banat, characterized by rapping's on the boots, jumping, witty couplets and surprising movements on the stage.
15. "BIHOR" - dance that comes from the west fields of the country and from the valleys digged by the rivers Cris. The people are exuberant and the tumult of the steps stamped in a syncopated rhythm is accompanied by the satirical witty couplets, very appreciated by the community of the village.
16. "VALEA BISTREI"- dance from the mountain area of Banat, characterized by a certain elegance and by varied cadences, whose complicated rhythm requires a great skill from the dancers.
Contact Information:
Folklore ensemble "Doina Timisului"
Bv. Regele Carol I, Nr. 9
300180 Timisoara
R O M A N I A
Tel. +40.256.496.711
Fax. +40.256.496.710
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Web: www.doinatimisului.ro
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