NETTVERK
FOR FRED
OSLO
� NORWAY
Mr.
Harry S. SAMUELSEN
"FOR
MANY MEMBERS OF "Nettverk
for Fred" THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
FAIRYTALE OF THIS SPRING WAS
THE FOLK DANCE GROUP "L
O L A". IT IS THE SECOND
YEAR THAT THIS SARAJEVO GROUP
IS VISITING NORWAY...
ON
THE LAST YEAR' S TOUR, CAA
"L O L A"HAD AN
APPEARANCE IN DRAMMEN THEATRE
ON MAY 17, NORWEGIAN NATIONAL
HOLIDAY. BESIDES VISITING
DRAMMEN, THE GROUP VISITED
LILLEHAMMER, BERGEN...
ALTHOUGH
"LOLA" IS AN AMATEUR
CLUB, THE ARTISTIC PROGRAM
THAT THEY PERFORMED WAS A
FIRST CLASS PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM..."
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VISIT
TO NORWAY, May 1998
Mr.
Per Ivar HENRIKSBO
WARM
REGARDS FROM BOSNIA
Lillehammer
: We have seen them before,
but it was good to see them
again in Kulturhuset Banken
yesterday. LONG LIVE BOSNIA!
It
is not hard to say and feel
that when you have seen the
Cultural Club "LOLA".
Folk
Dance Group "LOLA"
visited Lillehammer a year
ago and lifted the spirits
of Bosnians in Lillehammer
almost "UP TO THE SKIES".
Yesterday, that phenomenal
ensemble from a former Yugoslav
republic came to Norway again.
Folk
Dance Group "LOLA"
is more than a folk dance
troop. For years it has been
the most prominent representative
of Bosnian dances and musical
culture...
During
their appearance they were
constantly interrupted by
applauses and cheers of delight.
It
was a warm and sincere interaction
between the audience and the
stage, on that sunny May evening,
which was warming in many
way It is difficult to describe
this powerful performance
to all those who were unable
to find a seat in the packed
auditorium. The complex and
dynamic dances were prepared
in an ideal manner for this
occasion. The steps on the
stage and their combinations
took the breath away, and
not only of us who are not
great connoisseurs of music."
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XII
REVIEW OF FOLK DANCE GROUPS
OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO,
MAY 25, 26, 2001.
HAJRUDIN
HADZIC ETHNO
� MUSICOLOGIST
"JUNIOR
ENSEMBLE OF THIS RENOWNED
GROUP PERFORMED `Muslim dances
from Sarajevo',
I
MUST SAY THAT THE CHILDREN
WERE A TRUE REVELATION. IT
WAS A PLEASURE WATCHING THEM
DANCE...
REGARDING
THE RENOWNED ENSEMBLE THAT
WAS PRESENTED BY TWO CHOREOGRAFHIES
OF EXTRAORDINARY BEAUTY. "THE
LINDZO" AND "THE
DANCES FROM THE MOUNT VLASIC",
THEIR PERFORMANCE WAS FASCINATING.
EVERYTHING WAS EXCELLENT!
WHILE I WAS WATCHING "THE
LINDZO"
I
THOUGHT THAT I WAS WATCHING
REAL PROFESSIONAL ON THE STAGE,
EVERY MOVEMENT OF THOSE GIRLS
AND BOYS WAS IN A PERFECT
HARMONY OF STYLE AND DANCING.
THIS CHOREOGRAPHY WAS A REFRESHMENT
OF THE EVENING. AND AS FOR
"THE DANCES FROM THE
MOUNT VLASIC", THE ORIGINALITY
OF THE DANCING, SINGING AND
COSTUMES, AS WELL AS THE COORDINATION
SHOWN, DAZZLED EVERYONE ON
THIS REVIEW."...
VINKO
KRAJTMAJER Professor
Dr. Ethno-musicologist
"LOLA"IS
AN ENSEMBLE OF A GREAT REPUTATION...
...IN
THE SECOND APPEARANCE OF "LOLA"
I HAVE TO EMPHASIZE THE ORCHESTRA.THE
ARRANGEMENT WAS EXTREMELY
INTERESTING.
I
THINK THAT IT WAS THE BEST
ARRANGEMENT ON THE WHOLE TWO-DAYS
REVIEW..................
CONGRATULATIONS"
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August,
22nd 2001
TO:
Mr Michael PERUCICA Director
Kud
" LOLA "
Envera
Sehovica 15
71000
SARAJEVO
BOSNIE-HERZEGOVINE
Dear
Mr Perucica, The Committee
of the Festival International
de Folklore de Jambes
wishes to express
its great appreciation for
the exemplary performance
given by the Kud "Lola"
in Jambes during 5 days.
The
public was captivated by your
energy and expertise, and
your ability to perform in
the spirit of the tradition
helped us to present an authentic
group.
Your
performance was one of the
highlights of the Festival
and made the festival memorable
for all of us.
We
welcome you back anytime,
and heartily recommend you
to anyone who wishes to see
Kud "Lola" at
its best.
Please
express our thanks to the
entire group for their performance.
I am sending you best wishes
and warmest personal regards.
Sincerely,
membre du C.LO.F.
et
de l'LO.V.
____________________________________________________________________________
GERMANY
NURNBERG,
ROTH, COBURG, WEISSENBURG,
LAUTERTAL,
November,
20-30, 1999
Mr.
Theophil STEUER,
Director
of the Humanitarian Organization
"KRIEGSKINDERNOTHILFE"
"Dear
folks from "LOLA",
thank you very much for all
the dances you have performed.
You have brought to us great
joy and pleasure. I sometimes
had a feeling that your whole
dancing troop defied the gravity.
The
great diversity of dances
and the costumes has given
us great delight from the
very beginning...
"A
person can not be indifferent
seeing this youth, the rich
beauty of your folk music
creativity. I admire your
strength and it is almost
incredible how you managed
to preserve your cheerfulness
and faith in the immeasurable
value of culture..."
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lOth
EUROPEAN YOUTH DAYS, JULY
16-26, 1999 in Waldkraiburg
and Hallbergmoos
GERMANY,
JULY 1999.
"THANKS
FOR A SUCCESSFUL APPEARANCE
OF THE FOLK DANCE
ENSEMBLE
"L O L A" !
Dear
Madam / Sir,
DJO-German
Youth in Europe, State Union,
Bayern, organized 10th
European Youth Days, on July
16-26, 1999 in Waldkraiburg
and Hallbergmoos. Besides
cultural groups from the Republic
of Ireland, Poland and Lithuania,
the Folk Dance Ensemble "LOLA"
took part in the manifestation.
They
represented Bosnia and Herzegovina
and the City of Sarajevo in
an excellent manner and we
would like to thank you for
that. With the great dances,
choreography and music of
a high artistic quality, as
well as wonderful costumes,
"LOLA" presented
Bosnia and Herzegovina in
such a winning manner that
they gained many friends and
gave rise to positive curiosity
about Bosnia and Sarajevo.
In addition, their whole appearance
was exemplary and extremely
appropriate. Their attitude
was confident, kind friendly
and open all the Festival
and thereby they made contribution
to the successful outcome
of the 10th European
Youth Days."
Signed,
WOLFGANG WILFLING
D
J O - Bayern
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Belgium,
Oostrozebeke
"Folk
Group LOLA"
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