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Folk dance sounds a bit dusty and sedate to some ears …, we’ll be happy to convince you otherwise! We dance folklore in a lively, sophisticated, cheerful and artistic way! If you feel like it, you can learn the basic steps of the polka, waltz, mazurka and turn in our folk dance course every Thursday evening from 25.10.2018 as well as how to use them in interesting and varied dances.
Goddag, welcome! Yesterday we were enriched by a folklore visit from Denmark. We gave an insight into our weekly training in the Alte Mensa, explained elements of the versatile German folklore and showed examples from our current stage program. We were then able to admire Danish dances and finally learned from each other by dancing together – and we realized that our cultural origins are not so different … Hjertelig tak!
Our artistic director Maud Butter was a guest in Japan in October 2017 as part of a six-member delegation of dance experts from the German Federal Dance Association in cooperation with the Japan Ballet Association and initiated by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.
Vom 26.08. bis 03.09.2017 waren wir beim 30. Jubiläum des Internationalen Folklorefestivals der CIOFF in Cieszyn/Katowice in Polen eingeladen. 26 unserer Tänzer und Musiker konnten vielfältige Eindrücke mitnehmen und auch fernab der schlesischen Bühnen im Austausch mit den anderen teilnehmenden Gruppen aus Algerien, Irland, Italien, Kap Verde, Polen, Serbien, Slowakei, Türkei und Zimbabwe bereichernde Erfahrungen sammeln.
A special highlight this year – as a continuation of our successes in recent years – will be our participation in the 30th anniversary of the International Folklore Festival in Katowice/Cieszyn (http://msff.pl) from 26.08. to 03.09.17, to which we have received an invitation from a large number of international applicants. The other nine participating groups will be bringing their traditional dances from Algeria, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Serbia, Turkey and Zimbabwe.
A special highlight in Dresden every year: the ribbon tree dance around the maypole erected live by regional carpenters, which international students and young academics from TU Dresden of around 15 different nationalities will perform in their traditional national costumes at the opening of the Dresden Spring Market. Afterwards, the audience will be invited to join in some convivial folk dancing and the TU Dresden folklore dance ensemble “Thea Maass” will perform several stage dance choreographies.
Still looking for original Christmas presents? You can buy a VOUCHER VOUCHER FOR A VOLKSTANZ COURSE from us and give it as a gift to anyone who would benefit from a bit of exercise of a special kind!
Redeemable in the summer or winter semester 2017 …
]In summer 2016, at the invitation of CIOFF Portugal, we were the first German group to take part in the FOLKFARO International Folklore Festival in Faro/Portugal from 19 to 29 August 2016 with 28 ensemble members. Groups from six other countries also took part: Brazil, France, Georgia, Kenya, the Philippines and Portugal. The artistic level of all participating groups was very high and our diverse German folklore repertoire was perceived as an enriching contrast. A successful and important cultural exchange!
After more than 65 years of folklore dance ensemble there is now a trailer to give you a short insight into our versatile repertoire!
TUTE on the wrong track: fitness training and festival preparation of a different kind – hiking in Saxon Switzerland!
Dresden danced colorfully into May with international students from over 20 nationalities from our folk dance course and with our folklore dance ensemble. After the traditional maypole on the Altmarkt in Dresden – erected by carpenters from the region – was danced around with long ribbons, the audience was also able to take part in convivial folk dances. A city with many people and cultures to experience a tradition together with a lot of joy and dance! The folklore dance ensemble then presented various dances from its repertoire, creating a great atmosphere and generating much applause.
![German folklore as guest in Portugal 2016[:]](https://tu-te.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cartaz_folkfaro_2015-642x300.jpg "German folklore as guest in Portugal 2016[:]")
This year we have the privilege of being the first German dance group performing at the International CIOFF Folk Festival in Faro/ Portugal from 20th to 28th August 2016. The preparations are operating at full speed and 28 dancers and musicians are looking forward to gain enriching experience and benefit from inspiring cultural exchange.
“Dance folklore is immortal. Nourished by the traditions of primitive peoples, kept alive across artificially created national borders, enriched by exchange, it still shows today how the folk art of dance has continuously developed.” (DNN, 22.11.15)
No, we did not celebrate the retirement on 21.11.2015 in the Kulturhaus Freital, but celebrated 65 years of folklore dance at the TU Dresden and our successful continuation – with 20 choreographies, danced by young talents, our active ensemble members and TUTE alumni.
The folklore dance ensemble “Thea Maass” from TU Dresden with dancers from all over the world would also like to set an example for xenophilia and a culture of togetherness in Dresden and is therefore showing solidarity with the “#WOD – Initiative weltoffenes Dresden”. Our ensemble is also emphatically positioning itself for an open society, tolerance and solidarity, not least in Saxony, and is calling for participation in the star run under the motto “Herz statt Hetze” on Monday, 19.10.2015 in Dresden!
A few impressions of one of our so many performances booked in between – the audience on September 30, 2015 in Meissen, consisting of all generations, was very enthusiastic about our half-hour program with the choreographies “Rühler Springer”, “Neckmazurka”, “Winzertanz”, “Wer zuerst am Maibaum ist …”, “Hütejungen” and “Varsovienne”.
