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Slovakia – a picturesque country of fertile lowlands and rugged mountains, lies in the heart of Europe, where the cultures of the West and East meet with the cultures of the sunny South and neighboring northern of Europe. Rich in its natural beauties, historical and cultural sights, Slovakia is also very rich in national art and folk culture. National songs, music, dances and costumes are manifold and diverse in every region, each filled with poetry and dynamic temperament.

called "Rolling Stones of folklore" or "Lucnica - Forever young".

The representation of this cultural richness is the Slovak national folklore ballet – Lúčnica. Inspired by the national traditions, they create by their mastery and fantasy a folkloric show filled with a high level of artistic performance in capturing the originality of each dance. Lúčnica ballet has spread its art for more than 62 years in countries all around the world. More then 2000 young people have been members of Lúčnica ballet and the ensemble was presented Slovak folklore in more then sixty countries on five continents including Brodway in New York and The Royal Opera House in London. Lúčnica has served as an official representative of Czechoslovakia and after the separation (1993) The Slovak Republic.

The dance ensemble is formed by young people who posses brilliant dance technique and spontaneous performance skills. In spite of the complexity of individual dances which are comparable with top sport mastery the dancers perform the dances with lightness and great enthusiasm. Pretty young girls and skilful dancers present dynamic and poetic dances and songs in colorful handmade national costumes from different regions.

The dance ensemble is accompanied with an orchestra which is a small professional group of excellent musicians named „Golden Violin“. The orchestra consists of twelve members with brilliant skills and experience from abroad. The orchestra also offers independent concerts all around the world with a broad repertoire consisting of a variety of musical styles. The virtuosity of Golden Violin can be seen in some parts of the show program where typical Slovak traditional music instruments dominate the music pieces featured.

The whole 62 years history of the Lúčnica ballet is firmly connected with the personality of its artistic director and choreographer – Prof. Štefan Nosáľ. His artistic genius and unique invention left deep imprint in the ensemble. He created over a hundred choreographies and evening programs. Due to his invention, artistic creativity and vitality he is considered a national hero.

The Lúčnica Chorus is known for its advanced singing technique as well as for the vocal culture. It is characterized by a typical cleanliness of style, manifold dramaturgy, unique musical feeling and wide expression register, intensified by choreographic and deportment performance. The performances of this outstanding amateur chorus are highly valued by the professional critique's demanding criteria and are responded to by a great interest and success among audiences. These qualities have acquired esteem at many domestic and foreign competitions. Concerts presenting folklore repertoir contributes to the auditory impression also with the help of a visual one, namely by performing in the colorful national costumes. Elena Matušová has been operating on the position of the principal conductress since the season 2003/2004.