14 студзеня 2024 - 50 гадоў з дня заснавання ансамбля "Харошкі"
14 студзеня 2024 - 50 гадоў з дня заснавання ансамбля "Харошкі"
Choreographer Valentina Gaevaya, choreographer Nikolai Dudchenko, honored artist of the Republic of Belarus Svetlana Potapovich.
Choreographic ensemble "Khoroshki" dance the legend of the Belarus stage. For forty-three years of existence the band has become a national brand. Hear the word "khoroshky" — and just imagine professional dancers who perform specifically Belarusian dances, folk musical instruments, beautiful authentic costumes, recreated in the fashion of past centuries. What it's like to be "Charochka"? To understand, had to spend a few days backstage concert life of the group.
Profession "dancer"
For dancers every day starts in a ballet class. In the morning — the classic 45 minute Trang, then rehearsal, which can last more than three hours. In one of the halls of the Belarusian state Philharmonic in full force is working. Without the beautiful costumes, which give the artists festivity during performances, the attention of the casual viewer completely focused on the complexity of movements and physical effort that must be applied to with a smile on his face flying across the stage. Until one of the dancers again and again a new number to the accompaniment of the orchestra, their colleagues stretched and warmed up, at the right time to take your position. For all the action watching people's artist of Belarus, artistic Director and founder of the ensemble, Valentina Gaevaya. From her watchful eye, not to avoid none of the absurdity will not remain naviplay no flaw. The time — and it is already among the dancers, shows by example, which requires motions tableau.
people's artist of Belarus Valentina Gaevaya recalls how once, a senior colleague said: "Dancing is not work." But the dance is very complex and difficult profession! Sometimes the dancers are forced to change shirts, and then completely change by the end of the rehearsal they're all wet. Even the weekends are different: often have concerts on Saturday or Sunday. As a rule, outdoor concerts, because, despite the fact that the repertoire "Goroshek" almost theatrical content, and the ensemble contains a large staff and its own orchestra, its sites have not. But even in such conditions, the ensemble demonstrates distinctive things from the point of view of choreography, music, vocals.
Usually go on tour already experienced luminaries of the scene. The youth, who is dancing next to the masters, remains: continues to work on the spot, learning new numbers — tends to prove that too, ready to go on tour. Touring not only in Belarus. Often "Khoroshki" go to Russia (three times at the International music festival named after N. I. Glinka).
the Collective demand in Europe: ensemble gathered thousands of spectators at the municipal concerts in Italy where he was invited every summer in the 90-ies. "Khoroshki" was travelling so much already know which program and which country you need to prepare. According to Valentina gaevoi, interest in Belarusian "Goroshek" in Europe due to the extreme smestorage rooms.
— In our concerts of the great content. In any room ensemble not meaningless dance, says choreographer Valentina Gaevaya. — We talk about life, history, love. Our miniatures are not just singing and dancing — there accompany their husbands to the war, throwing in the rye date, planting potatoes, kicked to graze cattle, to meet the spring, with longing and sadness listen to the cry of a crane... in Front of the audience unfolds a clear choreographic canvas. One day, after the room with Senakosau, I was approached by an elderly woman that came to the concert of Osipovichi district: "Everything is as it once was with us! How do you know?" But, first, we define the story you want to tell, then put the motion, prepare the arrangements, pick up and sew costumes. When everything is ready, I do a little performance and substantial choreographic miniature.
During the rehearsal dancers
Orchestra with folk flavor
most of the concerts "Goroshek" — with a live sound — track as an exception during large performances of teams. The music is based on folklore, so the orchestra is a special folk instruments. It diatance dulcimer, flute, bagpipes, lyre, reed-straw (the tool with kalaska), double bass, replace the bass guitar in ancient program. Some musicians learned to play folk instruments in a special Department at the Belarusian state University of culture and art, but the majority of scholars who came to the team from the Belarusian state Academy of music with classic specialty and explore new directions.
I graduated from the Academy of music with the academic tools to manage prima, but while working in a team had to meet his people's version — diatance cymbals, — said the violinist Ulyana Gavrilova. — It was relatively easy, because they are related. Sometimes we have to learn the completely different tools: for example, I did a few numbers on the flute. I think that every musician who loves his job, is able to absorb the other, not necessarily identical own tool.
a Music-based productions — folk themes. At concerts "Horachek" the listener can recognize some of the motifs like "Lyavoniha", but, of course, is what is not be distinguished each ear. Seek out music song, suitable for dance and rhythm, in collections, anthologies of folk music. Sometimes I remember the forgotten tunes or to restore music from past productions in forty ensembles to return to the old is more difficult than to invent a new one. Given the composition of the orchestra and the number of instruments is arranged. The main thing — to instrumentala match the form of dance, so musical numbers are born in collaboration with the choreographer.
Behind the door of the costume Department
costume Department "Goroshek" a lot of beautiful folk costumes.
three costume ensemble "Khoroshki" keep the clothes, even from the beginning of the existence of the team. Head of wardrobe Nina Sashko leafing through his notes to give the exact figure, how many of them in her possession — 6872 clothing items.
— For the choreographic ensemble, which specializiruetsya on folk art, to have as many suits and rooms as there are "Korosec", almost impossible, — considers Nina Sashko. — The process of making costumes does not stop with the formulation of new numbers, preparing clothes, constantly updated and replaced with the outfit of the current repertoire. Naturally work gradually. Otherwise diverse stage closet (and the costumes and the SIXTEENTH and twentieth century, folk costumes, and special outfits for the spring, summer, autumn, winter) it would be impossible to sew.
the Main costume — Alexei Gave and Yuri Piskun — looking for ideas: look what he used to wear in the villages, appeal to the historical origins, pick something from your own library of costumes. Costumes old-fashioned improve not only from the point of view of style, but also a material, not every fabric is suitable for use on the road.
to Support customerno in working condition is difficult, but we try. See for yourself! — shows head on their possession.
And the view really is something: sees the rows of costumes, hats, belts. Model custom rustic grandmothers; shirts decorated with authentic hand-made embroidery; a variety of belts, specific shoes, which is suitable to a specific costume; a plurality of individual elements of lace, velvet and fur.
— If there is no love for his work, when a person does everything for himself, for the approval of self, nothing good happens. Very different results are waiting for those who are trying to people — explains Valentina Gaevaya. — I think, as difficult and difficult as it is, you need to do what benefits the people. Each person has his own taste, but "Khoroshki" important for the Belarusians. Our work is head and shoulders above the achievements of many high-class national teams from other countries, because they have the monotony: the same, similar music, only the colors of the costumes vary. I decided this: "Goroshek" no room is like the other, no one suit does not match with the previous, the music will never sound in the same key.
Darya CHERNYAVSKAYA
