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pagepagepagepagepageOne of Croatia’s
fi
nest national and cultural institutionsis LADO, the ensemble for folk dances and songs of Croatia and some would say our cultural ambassadorsto the world.In its 60 years, LADO has gathered the most famousCroatian choreographers, ethno-musicologists,folklorists and composers who have spent endlesshours in choreographing some of the mostmagnificent dances and songs of our land. Today, LADO has 37 outstanding dancers who are atthe same time excellent singers and they can easily transform from a dance ensemble into a folk choir, whilst there are also 15 excellent musicians thatplay 50 traditional and classical instruments. Their exquisite costumes are of amazing beauty with someolder than 100 years.In marking their 60 year celebration, LADO have adetailed 2009 schedule which begins in
March
withthe promotion of the documentary and multimedia
60th Anniversary of the LADONationalFolkloreEnsemble
DVD
‘60 Years of LADO’
.
On
March 22
nd
,
areplica of their
fi
rst ever concert held on February the 4
th
1950, on the same stage at the
CroatianNational Theatre
in Zagreb will be held. They perform at the
Lisinski Hall
on
May 23
rd
withspecial concerts at the
Croatian Music Institute
in
June and September
. LADO will carry outtheir traditional summer tour with a performance at the
Dubrovnik Summer Festival
as well as visitingother coastal destinations. They travel to the
USA
and
Canada
from October 8
th
to November
and will then carry out some traditional concerts back home before they begin to prepare for their traditional
Christmas concerts in Zagreb
. According to the critics, LADO is one of the bestfolklore ensembles in the world and have in 60 yearsgraced 6 world continents and dazzled audiencesthroughout. In their jubilee year, we invite you to witness the pinnacle of our musical tradition and inall its glory.
You’ve taken the
fi
rst step andpicked up an issue of our informativepublication, great work indeed! Butthe journey has just begun, inside you’ll
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nd outabout what’shot on our sideof the world in2009.If you haven’t noticed we have all four seasonscovered in details, nowlets take a glimpse atautumn with the eventappropriately entitled
‘YesZagreb’
. From the endof September until theend of November, our city will be succumb by a variety of international andmulticultural happenings ranging from festivals,theatre shows, performances, exhibitions etc.Creative people from different European and worldcentres arrive to Zagreb... and we invite you topartake, join in and share the experience with us!
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Sure, we praise our city and rightfully so, welove it as there is something here for everyoneand in every season: speaking of which, wehave just been informed that for the very
fi
rsttime this year, we’ll have a new manifestationcalled the
Zagreb Cultural Summer
whichentails festivals, performances, exhibitionsand other attractions between
June
and
September
. Great! So, without any further hindrance, pick up your marker, highlight your interests and we hope to see you in Zagrebthroughout the course of 2009.
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