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The Festivals were the brain child of Kazik and Ewa Brzeski. They, with the help the
organisation "Polish Post War Generations", and the cooperation of several Polish Folklore groups in Great Britain successfully produced the the first two Festivals in 1993 and 1995. After Kazik's death in 1996, the organising committee and Ewa continued to prepare for the third Festival, which took place in 1997.
Each of these first three festivals was held in Royal Leamington Spa and were enormously successful.
In 1997 Maura Kutereba ( Karolinka) proposed to formalise our work by setting up a constituted Federation. She had been on the Festival organising committee from the beginning along with Ewa and Kazik Brzeski, Leszek Bojanowski (Tatry), Andrzej Sagajllo (Zywiec), Basia Klimas-Sawyer (Orleta) and Janek Krupski (Polesie). Maura Kutereba became Chair of the Federation and remained so for 3 years. Subsequently Ewa Brzeska became Chair. Currently and from 2004 Basia Klimas-Sawyer (Orleta and Mlody Las) holds that office.
In 1999 there was no festival organised within the U.K. Instead the Federation (which was officially established in 1997) helped to organise five groups to represent the U.K. at the International Festival of Polish Folklore in Rzeszow in Poland.
In 2001 Ric Gwizdek, with the help of the committee, organised the 4th Festival, which was held in the newly built Lowry Theatre in Manchaster.
In 2003 the 5th Festival was held in Croydon, organised by Basia Klimas Sawyer and the festival committee. This Festival was aimed at a wider London audience.
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 | Polish Dance Spectacular 2006
The 6th Festival of Polish Folklore in Great Britain, 11th and 12th February 2006 at The Swan Theatre, High Wycombe
The colour, excitement and spectacle of Polish dance, and music can be seen at
The Swan Theatre in February 2006.
Over two days the UK's largest gathering of Polish folk performers, featuring 12 groups and 300 performers, from across the UK will take to stage to bring Polish culture alive.
From the fiery elegance and grandeur of national dance, the Mazur, to the acrobatic feats of strength found in the rural dances of the Carpathian Mountains The 6th Festival of Polish Folklore in Great Britain has it all.
Held every two years the festival brings together the UK's large Polish community for a celebration of their homeland's folklore.
For more information on the festival, contact
Basia Klimas on 020 8395 9892.
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