Four members of Barynya ensemble performed one hour show at the Four Seasons Great Notch, Passaic County’s finest active adult community, located in Clifton, New Jersey on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Exact address: Four Seasons Great Notch, 650 Valley Road, Clifton, New Jersey (The GPS address is 720 Valley Road, Clifton, NJ). Program of performance included Russian, Ukrainian, Russian Jewish, Russian Gypsy, Siberian, Moldavian, Cossack traditional dances, music, and songs. Cast of performers included Alexander Rudoy (dancer), Vladimir Nikitin (dancer), Valentina Kvasova (dancer), Roman Samaliotov (bayan virtuoso, singer).
Rockaway Township Library, Rockaway, New Jersey, August 6th, 2019
Three members of Russian dance, song, and music ensemble Barynya performed one hour concert at the Rockaway Township Library in Rockaway, New Jersey on Tuesday, August 6th, 2019. Cast of Barynya ensemble included folk dancer Alisa, balalaika virtuoso Elina Karokhina, and Russian ethnomusicologist, folk singer, garmoshka - Russian folk button accordion - player Mikhail Smirnov who led the performance by giving a short explanation of every number of the program in English. Mikhail talked briefly about costumes, instruments, traditions, and performed several Russian tongue-twisters.
Dancer Alisa performed "Barynya", "Kalinka", "Hopak", Jewish wedding dance with candle, Siberian, Gypsy, Cossack, and other selections. Musicians performed Russian favorite songs like "Peddlers", "Long Road", "Moscow Nights", "Katyusha", Dr. Zhivago, and others. Exact address of the library: Rockaway Township Library, 61 Mount Hope Road, Rockaway, NJ 07866.
Ensemble Barynya is available for hire for Performing Art Centers, school assemblies, festivals, colleges, universities, libraries, concert halls, restaurants, private and corporate events as one powerful ensemble or in smaller groups.
NJ Russian Jewish dancer, Rockaway Township Library, 61 Mt Hope Road, Rockaway, New Jersey 07866, Tuesday, August 6th, 2019
Rockaway Township Library, 61 Mt Hope Road, Rockaway, New Jersey 07866, Tuesday, August 6th, 2019
Concert at the Mahwah Public Library on Saturday, February 10th, 2019, NJ
Russian dancers and musicians of ensemble Barynya performed one hour concert at the Mahwah Public Library in Mahwah, New Jersey on Saturday, February 10th, 2019. Cast of Barynya ensemble included Alisa, Konstantin Tulinov, and musician Alexei Efeeminko. Dancers performed Barynya, Kalinka, Hopak, two Jewish wedding dance routines (Bottle dance, Candle dance), Siberian, Gypsy, Cossack, and other selections. Guitarist Alex performed Russian favorite songs like Moscow Nights, Katyusha, and others. Exact address of the library: Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430.
NJ Russian dancers performance at the Mahwah Public Library in Mahwah, New Jersey
NJ Russian dancers performance at the Mahwah Public Library in Mahwah, New Jersey
NJ Russian dancers performance at the Mahwah Public Library in Mahwah, New Jersey
NJ Russian dancers performance at the Mahwah Public Library in Mahwah, New Jersey
NJ Russian dancers performance at the Mahwah Public Library in Mahwah, New Jersey
NJ Russian dancers performance at the Mahwah Public Library in Mahwah, New Jersey
NJ Russian dancers performance at the Mahwah Public Library in Mahwah, New Jersey
NJ Russian dancers performance at the Mahwah Public Library in Mahwah, New Jersey
NJ Russian dancers performance at the Mahwah Public Library in Mahwah, New Jersey
Concert at the Mahwah Public Library on Sunday, January 15th, 2017. Winter Room
New Jersey based Russian song, music and dance trio consisted of balalaika virtuoso Elina Karokhina, singer, folk button accordion-garmoshka player Mikhail Smirnov, and dancer Alisa Egorova performed 1 hour concert at the Winter Room of Mahwah Public Library on Sunday, January 15th, 2017. (Exact address of the library: 100 Ridge Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430.) The performance was well received by audience. The program included Siberian Nanai Wrestling Dance "Nanai Fighting", Russian folk button accordion "Garmoshka" introduction with traditional Russian song "Kalinka", The Snowstorm", Russian folk dance ("Метелица"), "Kamarinskaiya", Russian folk instrument balalaika introduction ("Камаринская"), Russian Tongue Twisters Medley ("Скороговорки"), Jewish wedding dance ("Свечки"), Russian Percussian Orchestra interactive game with students ("Трещётки"), Russian Romani Roma Gypsy song and dance ("Цыганский"), Russian folk dance lesson ("Урок танца"), Ukrainian folk song and dance Peedmanoola ("Украинский"), instrumental solo "Чардаш", Russian Bear dance "Медведь", Russian traditional song "The Peddlers", Waltz "Babochka" written by Vasily Andreev, and other selections.
12-19-2012. Hamburg Elementary School, Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey
On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 1pm Barynya Trio performed at the Hamburg Elementary School in Hamburg, New Jersey. Cast: Mikhail Smirnov, Elina Karokhina, Erik Davletbaev.
Performance of traditional Moldovan dance during wedding reception at the Rockwood Park Carriage House in Wilmington, Delaware on Saturday, February 16th, 2019. Cast of dancers included Vladimir Nikitin, Valentina Kvasova, Konstantin Tulinov, and Olga Chpitalnaia. Dancers performed Russian folk dance "Kalinka", two Jewish wedding dance routines (Bottle dance, Candle dance), and traditional dance from Moldova (an Eastern European country and former Soviet republic). Exact address of the venue: Rockwood Park Carriage House, 4671 Washington Street Extension, Wilmington, DE 19809.
On Saturday, October 13th, 2018 Russian dance, song and dance ensemble Barynya (Vladimir Nikitin, Irina Zagornova, Leonid Bruk, Valentina Kvasova, Alexander Rudoy, Simona Zhukovski, Serhiy Tsyganok, Irina Biryukova, Konstantin Tulinov, Olga Yeliseyeva, Olga Chpitalnaia, Ilia Pankratov, Alisa Egorova, Elina Karokhina, Mikhail Smirnov) provided 90 min performance sponsored by Freeport Community Concert Association (FCCA) at the Freeport High School, 50 S Brookside Ave, Freeport, NY 11520.
Russian Dance and Music Ensemble Barynya, full company
12-17-2012, Martin Luther Christian School, Pennsauken, New Jersey
On Monday, December 17, 2012, 1:30pm Barynya Trio performed at the Martin Luther Christian School in Pennsauken, NJ. Cast: Mikhail Smirnov, Elina Karokhina, Erik Davletbaev.
04-24-2012, Sussex County Community College Performing Arts Center, Newton, New Jersey
Gypsy show on Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 at the Sussex County Community College Performing Arts Center, One College Hill Road, Newton, New Jersey 07860. 5 performers: V.Kvasova, B.Moukhametov, E.Karokhina, L.Bruk, M.Smirnov.
