Russian traditional dance and music dvd
Ensemble Barynya in Joplin, Missouri October 2004

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Description: New York based Russian folk dance and music ensemble "Barynya" DVD was recorded during live performance in Taylor Performing Arts Center, Joplin, MO. October 28, 2004. Concert was sponsored by Institute of International Studies of Missouri Southern State University. There are Russian folk dances, tunes, songs, virtuoso performances on balalaika, bass-balalaika and garmoshka.

DVD cover artwork Anna Nagorskaya

Songs and dances performed: saturday affair, felt boots, barynya dance, tongue twister, the peddler, chardash, quadrille, dumplings, the moon, gypsy dance, the snowstorm, sailors dance, I met you, russian dance, birch-tree, cossack dance, moscow nights, katyusha, kalinka

REVIEW AND NOTES:
Folk music and dances of the Russia by The Barynya Russian Folk and Dance Ensemble: Dance and music ensemble performs Russian tunes, songs and dances.
Full Cast and Crew:
Mikhail Smirnov - artistic director, garmoshka, guitar, vocal.
Alex Siniavski - musical director, balalaika
Vitaly Verterich - choreorgapher, dancer
Natalia Smirnov - singer
Olga Chpitalnaia - dancer
Leonid Bruk - bass-balalaika
Ganna Makarova - dancer
Andrij Cybyk - dancer
Mikhail Nesterenko - dancer

To order "Russian Folk Song and Dance Ensemble Barynya DVD" please use PayPal link below. Price is $30 US dollars including US first class or airmail shipping anywhere in the world. DVD or VHS is usually shipped withing 48 hours of your payment. This video is offered only from Barynya merchandise website. There is no other place you can purchase video of folk dance and music ensemble Barynya based in Russian ghetto of Brooklyn, New York.

Russian folk songs, dances videoclips from the DVD

Subboteya (Saturday affair) - traditional Russian folk song and dance. The young girl explains to her boyfriend how he should behave: "You have to bring me gifts, take me out all the time, you should not kiss me, but only hug"...

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videoclip Valenki ("Felt Boots")
Russian Balalaika Trio is playing Traditional Song "Valenki". Solo Natalia Smirnov
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Barynya - original Russian folk dance with foot stomping and knee-bending jumps. Soloists Olga Chpitalnaia and Vitaly Verterich. Alex Siniavski-balalaika, Mikhail Smirnov-garmoshka, Leonid Bruk-bass-balalaika

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Natalia -playful tongue-twister song. A young man falls in love with so awesome a beauty Natalia. In jest he thinks to kill himself, then he rethinks to kill her. Moral is the knife is broken, the pitchfork is bent and Natalia is still alive. Performed by Misha and Natasha from Russia

Russian Quadrille - Russian Square Dance. Kadril or Quadrille is also known as the dance of Moscow suburbs. Dancers Olga Chpitalnaia, Vitaly Verterich, Ganna Makarova, Andrij Cybyk and Mikhail Nesterenko. Alex Siniavski-balalaika, Mikhail Smirnov-guitar, Leonid Bruk-bass-balalaika.

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Ukrainian dumplings (Varenichki ) - Kuban traditional jocose song and dance. The hungry husband begs his wife to prepare Varenichki. The lazy wife finds every possible excuse to refuse him. Performed by "Misha and Natasha from Russia" and dancer Andrij Cybyk.

My darling wants varenichki:
My darling wants varenichki:
"Boil, darling,
Boil, darling,
Boil, okh-kha-kha,
My dark-browd!"

There is no salt, my darling
"Go shopping, darling,
Go shopping, darling,
Go shopping, okh-kha-kha,
My dark-browd!"

The Moon Is Shining Brightly - Russian folk tune. Solo by balalaika virtuoso Alex Siniavski, Mikhail Smirnov (guitar), Leonid Bruk (bass-balalaika)

Svetit mesyats, svetit yasny, - the moon is shining, shining brightly
Svetit belaya zarya, - shining white sunrise
Osvetila put'-dorozhku - its lighted the path way
Mne do milogo dvora... - for me to the darling's house

Gypsy Dance - Soloists Andrij Cybyk, Ganna Makarova, Olga Chpitalnaia and Vitaly Verterich.

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"Snowstorm is blowing along the street" - Russian Folk song and dance. Soloists Olga Chpitalnaia and Ganna Makarova.

Russian Sailors' Dance
This world famous Dance of Russian Sailors was performed by many troupes for international audiences all over the world represents genre of "Socialist Realism". Socialist Realism began as a popular movement in the Soviet Union, attracting a general audience by representing so called "real life". In the effort to connect performing arts to the Soviet life style, artists, composers and writers looked for themes and plot lines from Soviet life and history. Stories that showed workers promoting socialism were prized by Stalin, Khrushev, Brezhnev and most of the Communists Party of USSR leaders. Dance of Russian Sailors ("Yablochko") remained in the repertory of Soviet companies for decades. New York based Russian folk dance ensemble "Barynya" included Russian Sailor's Dance in its program by special request of Joplin, MO Southern State University for the show.

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I met you - Popular Rusian romance, lyrics by Fedor Tyutchev, music of unknown author.
Solo by balalaika virtuoso Alex Siniavski
Mikhail Smirnov (guitar), Leonid Bruk (balalaika-bass)

I met you and the past
came back to life in my dead heart.
Remembering a golden time,
my heart became so warm.
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Just as in late autumn
there are days, the transient hour,
when suddenly spring wafts again
and something stirs within us,
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so, winnowed within by the breath
of fullness my soul knew in those years,
with a rapture I thought I'd forgotten,
I stare into your dear face.
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As if we'd been apart for ages
I stare at you and think I'm dreaming,
and suddenly sounds unsilenced in me
could be heard within me, but louder!
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That was more than reminiscence:
my life began to talk once more,
as did in you that very same charm,
as did in my soul that very same love!

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Performed by Russian folk dancers Ganna Makarova and Andrij Cybyk.
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"Akh, Ty Beryoza"
Russian folk tune "Oh, You, Birch-Tree"
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Solo by balalaika virtuoso Alex Siniavski
Mikhail Smirnov (guitar), Leonid Bruk (bass-balalaika)

Russian Cossack Dance

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Russian Medley
"Podmoskovnye Vechera" (Moscow Nights) Popular Russian lyric.
"Katyusha" (Katiusha) Popular Song from the period of W.W.II
"Kalinka" (Juniper, My Juniper) Russian folk song and dance

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