SPIC MACAY Dehradun presented folk dances and songs from Hungary by the world famous Csillagzemu (Starry-Eyed) dance ensemble at RIMC and Oak Grove school on Sunday.
The programs were held in cooperation with the Hungarian Information and Cultural Center, New Delhi. Seventeen artists performed at both the venues. The Csillagszemu (Starry-Eyed) Dance Ensemble teaches dance through workshops in which children learn their native folk dances. Sándor Timár, choreographer, and his wife Böske established in 1993 this dance ensemble which is unique in Hungary and Europe.
The children discover during the try-outs and on-stage performances - while they are experiencing the revival of folk-dance - the order that can be found through the inherited community being.
The Csillagszemûek, one of the most prestigious Hungarian folk-dance companies, regularly performs at the Hungarian dance-performers’ star-gala in the opera house, and they take part in the excellent dance-art happenings and festivals. After the premiere of their Hungarian folk-dance heritage show in Budapest, they took the show on a tour around Hungary. The ensemble was awarded in 1998 with the Hungarian heritage prize.
In the summer of 2002, they performed for the emperor and empress of Japan at the Castle Museum of Esztergom. They also performed in Strasbourg at the European Parliament on the occasion of Hungary’s introduction. The Prima Primissima (best of the best) Prize in 2006 was also conferred to them.