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Folklore Ensemble Lucnica Sets Off for High Tatras Event by Train

Folklore Ensemble Lucnica Sets Off for High Tatras Event by Train

Bratislava, July 31 (TASR) – The Lucnica folklore ensemble on Monday took a fast train from Bratislava’s main railway station to the High Tatra mountains in order to perform directly beneath the ski jumps at Strbske Pleso (Poprad region) as part of an event entitled ‘Lucnica v Tatrach’ (Lucnica in

Mourners Celebrate Life and Work of Lucnica Maestro Stefan Nosal

Mourners Celebrate Life and Work of Lucnica Maestro Stefan Nosal

Bratislava, July 28 (TASR) – A large congregation of mourners turned up in the old building of the Slovak National Theatre (SND) on Friday to salute and pay their last respects to Slovak folklore maestro Stefan Nosal, who died last Saturday, TASR learnt later on Friday. Nosal, who devoted his whole

Lucnica Doyen Stefan Nosal Dies Aged 90

Lucnica Doyen Stefan Nosal Dies Aged 90

Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) – Stefan Nosal, who devoted his whole professional life to the Lucnica folklore ensemble as its choreographer and artistic director, died at the age of 90 in Bratislava on Saturday evening, TASR learnt from Lucnica’s representatives on Sunday. Born in Hrinova (Banska Bystrica region) on January

Historian: Kingdom of Slavs Was Internally Diverse

Historian: Kingdom of Slavs Was Internally Diverse

Bratislava, July 5 (TASR) – What is in our time called Great Moravia, i.e. a major state of Slavs in central Europe towards the end of the first millennium, was marked by internal diversity, historian Martin Homza from Comenius University in Bratislava told TASR on the occasion of the national

Musical Tram to Operate in Bratislava in Summer

Musical Tram to Operate in Bratislava in Summer

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – A ‘musical tram’ will be operating in Slovakia’s capital this summer, running free of charge each Saturday in July and August, Bratislava mayor Ivo Nesrovnal and Bratislava City Transport Company (DPB) director Milan Urban announced at a press conference on Friday. The tram will set

Vychodna Folklore Festival Opens Its Gate in Liptov on Thursday

Vychodna Folklore Festival Opens Its Gate in Liptov on Thursday

Vychodna June 29 (TASR) – The oldest and largest folklore festival in Slovakia began in the village of Vychodna (Zilina region) situated under the Krivan hill on Thursday, TASR learnt on the same day. The main theme of the 63rd edition of the festival is folklore in its traditional and modern

Photographer Kulisev Displays Works on North Pole

Photographer Kulisev Displays Works on North Pole

Bratislava/Murmansk, July 22 (TASR) – Slovak photographer and explorer Filip Kulisev held an exhibition at the most unorthodox place in his career – putting his works on display on Wednesday (July 21) at the northernmost locale on the planet, directly on the North Pole, TASR learnt on Thursday. “If we take