LADO
Celebrating the Richness and Diversity of Croatian Dance and Music LADO National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia
LADO, an archaic Slavic word, is a synonym for good, kind and nice, and is frequently used as a refrain in ancient ritual songs of north-western Croatia.
LADO, the National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia, was founded in 1949 in Zagreb as a professional national ensemble, with the aim of researching, artistically interpreting and presenting on stage the most beautiful examples of the rich traditions of Croatian music and dance.
The ensemble's brilliant dancers, who are also excellent singers, can easily transform this folk dance ensemble into an impressive folk choir, while its 14 superb musicians play some fifty different traditional and classical instruments.
In its repertoire, which consists of more than a hundred different choreographies and several hundred vocal, instrumental and vocal-instrumental numbers, LADO represents the rich and diverse regional musical and choreographic traditions of Croatia, which is geographically situated at a crossroad of Europe in which the Mediterranean, Balkan, Pannonian and Alpine influences are found in the dances, music and costumes.
LADO is often called a "Dancing Museum" because of the priceless and beautiful authentic national costumes (more than 1,200 costumes) it has in its collection , some of which are 100 years old.
The ensemble also presents new, contemporary musical and choreographic works based on traditional motifs and elements. LADO
When My Wedding Party Awakens You - elemets of wedding traditions from the Baranja region LADO AROUND THE WORLD
In more than the half-century of its existence, LADO has travelled throughout the entire world, to all six continents, and performed on the largest and most prestigious international stages and concert venues - from the Royal Albert Hall in London to the City Center in New York; from the impressive Sorbonne Grand Amphitheatre in Paris and the Palais des Beaux Arts in Bruxelles, to the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv; from the Konzerthaus in Vienna and the Konserthus in Oslo to the Opera Houses in Cairo, Budapest and Kyiv from the Perth Concert Hall and Sydney Town Hall in Australia to the Kyoto Kaikan Daiichi Hall and the Nakano Sun Plaza Hall in Tokyo.
The responses of audiences and prominent figures in the worlds of culture, art and politics, as well as from professional critics, have consistently been ones of delight and unqualified recognition, ranking LADO as one of the finest professional folk ensembles in the world.
Intercontinental tours South America, North America, Asia, Africa, Australia
World EXPOs Montreal, Vancouver, Aichi, Shanghai
University Games Kobe, Zagreb
Major world cities Paris, London, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Moscow, Rome, Madrid, Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm, Athens, Zurich, Warsaw, Amsterdam, Brussels,Tel Aviv, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, New York, New Delhi, Beijing, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya, Kobe, Sapporo, etc.
Festivals Florence, Bologna, Bergen, Turin, Bursa, Muscat, Hong Kong LADO
Ladarke REVIEWS AND AUDIENCE ACCLAIM
AUDIENCE REACTION - Japan, October/ November 2006 “... If I was born again, I would like to be born a Croat, so I could dance these beautiful dances with LADO.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES - NEW YORK “LADO, the Folk Dance Ensemble, began its visit in the City Centre. There is nothing more moving. An image of pure style and class is presented here.”
LA BOURSE EGYPTIENNE – CAIRO “Their lavish costumes, dances and songs, display an amazing unity and perfect discipline. Fast paced rhythms are executed with mind boggling precision and skill. The ensemble manages to perform dances from various regions of Croatia with such expertise, so that practically every show in itself is a small masterpiece.”
IL CITTADINO - GENOVA “In this time of confusion and lack of spontaneity, a message of pure serenity and an instinctive longing for simple tradition is a life saving element. A passion and attachment to historic traditions, passed on from one generation to the next, exudes from the artistry of the Zagreb ensemble, which makes it one of the best folklore groups in the world.”
DZENNIK LODZKIE - LODZ “LADO effortlessly continues the purest source of national artistry. Wherever this ensemble may show up, it carries along with it artistic triumph.”
PRAVDA UKRAINE - KIEV “This is a superb group, distinctive for its performing culture. Characteristically, every dance is accompanied by singing, where one sees that the performers are not only amazing dancers, but amazing singers as well.” LADO
Dances from Turopolje Region / Lado Orchestra AFTONBLADET - STOCKHOLM “It has been a long time since Stockholm has seen such a theatre performance. Boundless amounts of colour, rhythm and delight are graciously offered to the audience.”
EL MERCURIO - VALPARAISO “Not one person left the theatre without saying a word of praise for this wonderful performance, expression of culture, great taste and temperament; such a unique performance presented simply and powerfully.”
LA SEGUNDA - SANTIAGO “LADO dancers bring along a sense of wind from the mountains and scents of the valleys.”
SOVJETSKA KULTURA - MOSKVA “LADO's concert presents a symphony of movement and sound.”
TOUTE LA DANSE - PARIS “Their amazing energy most likely stems from practice; but their stature, work and beautiful presence comes out of their love of dance, and the pleasure experienced by dancing together.”
WESTFALEN BLATT – BIELEFELD “It was so brilliant, that something more brilliant cannot be imagined.” LADO
PRODUCTION As well as holding concert performances, LADO has recorded a large number of CDs, documentaries and musical films, and has participated in many theatre productions.
CD releases 01. Narodne pjesme i plesovi sjeverne Hrvatske / Folk Songs and Dances of Northern Croatia (RTL DD-0030) 02. Tomislav Uhlik - Telo Kristuševo, Narodil se mladi Kralj / Corpus Christi, A Young King Was Born (BeSTMUSIC CD 601) liturgijska kantata za folklorni zbor i tambure / liturgical cantata for folk singers, choir and tamburitza orchestra božićno prikazanje za sole, folklorni zbor i orkestar / Christmas mystery play for soloists, folk singers choir and orchestra 03. Ljubo Stipišić Delmata - Kalvarija / Calvary (BeSTMUSIC CD 602) oratorij na temelju hvarskog pučkog crkvenog pjevanja, / oratorio based on popular sacral singing from the island of Hvar; dirigent/conductor: Bojan Pogrmilović 04. Iz kajkavskih krajeva 1 / From Kajkavian Region vol.1 (BeSTMUSIC CD 608) 05. Iz kajkavskih krajeva 2 / From Kajkavian Region vol.2 (BeSTMUSIC CD 6011) narodne pjesme i plesovi sjverozapadne Hrvatske / folk songs and dances of North-western Croatia 06. Kolo igra, tamburica svira 1 / Circle-dance and Tamburitza Plays vol.1 (BeSTMUSIC CD 6027) 07. Kolo igra, tamburica svira 2 / Circle-dance and Tamburitza Plays vol.2 (BeSTMUSIC CD 6028) narodne pjesme i kola iz Slavonije, Baranje i Bačke / folk songs and circle-dances from Slavonia, Baranja and Bačka 08. Iz hrvatske narodne glazbene riznice / From the Treasure of Croatian Folk Music (Memphis) 09. Na moru i kraju / On Sea and Land (BeSTMUSIC CD 6029) zvuci jadranskih otoka, obale i zaleđa / sounds of Adriatic islands, coast and hinterland 10. Marijan Makar - O vreme prelubleno / Oh, beautiful time (BeSTMUSIC CD 6032) pučki božićni oratorij / popular Christmas oratorio 11. U društvu svirača 1 / In Company with Musicians vol.1 (Aquarius Records CD 538-14) / Reissue 12. Branko Starc - Najljepše božićne pjesme / The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs (BeSTMUSIC CD1050) 13. U društvu svirača 2 / In Company with Musicians vol.2 (Aquarius Records CD 539-14) / Reissue 14. Božo Potočnik - Na zelenom travniki / On Green Pastures (LADO CD 002) hrvatske narodne jačke iz Gradišća / croatian folk songs from Burgenland 15. Dražen Kurilovčan & Vid Balog - Raspelo / The Crucifix (LADO CD 003) korizmeni napjevi iz kajkavskih krajeva / Lenten songs of North-western Croatia 16. Joško Ćaleta - Preveliku radost navišćujem Vama / Herald Great Joy To Thee (Aquarius Records CD 18-03) božićne pjesme i kolende iz Dalmacije / Christmas songs and carols from Dalmatia 17. LADO ELECTRO (Aquarius Records CD 27-03) 18. Anđela Potočnik - Zorja, moja zorja / Sunrise, My Sunrise (Aquarius Records CD 34-04) 19. Tomislav Uhlik - Božić u svijetu / Christmas Across the World (Aquarius Records CD 49-04) 20. Iz hrvatske narodne glazbene riznice 2 / From the Treasure of Croatian Folk Music 2 (Aquarius Records CD 88-05) 21. Ljubo Stipišić Delmata - Kalvarija / Calvary (Aquarius Records CD 114-06) oratorij na temelju hvarskog pučkog crkvenog pjevanja / oratorio based on popular sacral singing from the island of Hvar; dirigent/conductor: Joško Ćaleta 22. Polke i drmeši / Dances from North-western Croatia (Aquarius Records CD 171-07) 23. Teta Liza i Lado (Aquarius Records CD 174-07) 24. Janja Ivančan - Niz Muru i Dravu / Along the Mura and Drava Rivers (Aquarius Records CD 239-09) 25. Božićni koncert - Christmas concert (Aquarius Records CD 341-10) Uživo iz Studija Bajsić HRT / Live in Studio Bajsić HRT 26. Glazbeni spomenar Ane Kelin… / Musical Memoirs of Ana Kelin... (Aquarius Records CD 342-10) 27. Vokalisti LADA - Križu sveti... / Holy Cross... (Aquarius Records CD 365-11) 28. Božo Potočnik - Pri kumekovoj kleti / The vine-dresser's hut (Aquarius Records CD 385-11) 29. Krunoslav Šokac i Dražen Kurilovčan - O, Isuse daj mi suze / Oh, Jesus Give Me Tears (Aquarius Records CD 426-12) 30. Iz kajkavskih krajeva vol. 3 i 4 / From Kajkavian Region vol. 3 and 4 (Aquarius Records CD 442-12) 31. Pjesme naroda Europe / Songs of European Nations (Aquarius Records CD 464-12) 32. Korizmeni koncert - Pasijom kroz hrvatske krajeve / Lenten Concert - Christ's Passion through the Croatian Regions (Aquarius Records CD 504-14) 33. LADO Electro - 2.0 Memorabilium (Aquarius Records CD 603-18) LADO
Croatia
CENTRAL CROATIA
ZAGREB SLAVONIA ISTRIA
KVARNER AND THE HIGHLANDS
DALMATIA - ZADAR REGION
DALMATIA - ŠIBENIK REGION
DALMATIA - SPLIT REGION
Population: 4,437,460 inhabitants DALMATIA - DUBROVNIK REGION Area: total: 56,542 km², surface of the territorial sea: 31,067 km².
Coastline: total: 5,835 km islands, solitary rocks and reefs: 4,058 km number of islands, solitary rocks and reefs: 1,185 Celebrating the Richness and Diversity of Croatian Dance and Music
Istria Zagreb
Kvarner Central Croatia
Dalmatia - Zadar / Šibenik Slavonia Region
Dalmatia Dalmatia Split Region Dubrovnik Region LADO
Concert in Duke Palace in Dubrovnik AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS IN THE PAST 14 YEARS
Five The City of Zagreb Awards 2014. - IVAN LUKAČIĆ Award 2008. (1963, 1968, 2002, 2009 and 2017) for the ethnomusicological work • best folk music album and preservation of Croatian (Teta Liza i LADO) 2000. - GOLDEN DORUNTINA musical tradition at the • best folklore song for outstanding folklore performance 44ᵗ Varaždin Baroque Evenings (Primem pero svojo ruko desno - from at the International Festival of album Teta Liza i LADO) Professional Folk Dance Groups in PORIN – croatian music awards • best folk music performance Albania (24 Porin Awards) (Ribica mi plava - from album Teta Liza i LADO) 2002. – EUROPE 1999. REPRESENTATIVE • best folk music performance 2011. at the 6ᵗ World Choir Symposium in (Iz kajkavske glazbene riznice - Ladarice) • best folk music performance Minneapolis, USA (Danak svanu koleno - from album 2001. Christmas Concert Live) 2003. - ORLANDO • best folk music album for exceptional artistic achievement (Na moru i kraju) 2012. in the musical section of the • best spiritual music album programme of the 54ᵗ Dubrovnik 2002. (Križu sveti... LADO Vocalists) Summer Festival, where LADO held a • for lifetime achievement • best folk music performance vocal concert, introducing the album (Svetoj žrtvi Uskrsnici - from album Preveliku radost navišćujem vama, by 2003. Križu sveti... LADO Vocalists) Joško Ćaleta • best folk music album (Na zelenoj travniki by Božo Potočnik) 2013. 2004. - IVAN LUKAČIĆ Award • best spiritual music album • best spiritual music album presented by Varaždin Baroque (Raspelo by Dražen Kurilovčan and (O, Isuse daj mi suze by Krunoslav Šokac, Evenings, for the highest artistic Vid Balog) Dražen Kurilovčan and Ivan Ivančan) interpretation at the • best folk music performance • best folk music performance 34ᵗ Varaždin Baroque Evenings (album Na zelenoj travniki) (O, žalosna Majko, Sveta Divice from album O, Isuse daj mi suze) 2006. – The INA Annual Award 2004. • best folk music album for the International Promotion of • best spiritual music album (Iz kajkavskih krajeva vol. 3 i 4 Croatian Culture (Preveliku radost navišćujem vama by by Ivan Ivančan and Branko Meglajec) Joško Ćaleta) • best folklore song 2009. - STATUS • best folk music performance (Šest let mi je minulo from album – a Croatian Musicians Union award (Spavaj, spavaj ditiću from album Iz kajkavskih krajeva vol. 3 i 4)) presented to LADO for its Perevliku radost navišćujem vama) outstanding contribution to • best folklore song 2014. Croatian music in light of the (Veseli se Majko Božja from album • best folklore song Ensemble's 60 years of public Preveliku radost navišćujem vama) (Dobra večer tomu stanu - from album artistic activity Pjesme naroda Europe) 2005. • best folk music performance 2009. – Charter of the President of the • best spiritual music album (Calusul oltenesc - from album Pjesme Republic of Croatia (Božić u svijetu by Tomislav Uhlik) naroda Europe) in light of the Ensemble's 60 years of public artistic activity 2007. 2016, 2017, 2018 • best folk music performance SUPERBRANDS in cathegory for 2011. - PLATE OF (Puče moj - from album Kalvarija) Culture APPRECIATION • best spiritual music album Shangai World EXPO Board (Kalvarija by Ljubo Stipišić) LADO
Dances from Prigorje Region “LADO's performance is like water from a spring - clear, refreshing and vital to all upon whose surface reflects the man, the whole nation and its culture.” LADO
Dances from Vrlika, Dalmatinska Zagora region What makes the LADO Ensemble so special?
• 34 PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS WHO BOTH DANCE AND SING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ARTISTIC QUALITY
• 14 VIRTUOSO MUSICIANS WHO PLAY 50 DIFFERENT TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS
• A TOP DANCE COMPANY AS WELL AS A TOP CHOIR Lado artists not only perform a dance and song programme, but also transform into and a vocal-instrumental choir.
• A REPERTOIRE OF MORE THAN 100 CHOREOGRAPHIES An impressive variety of dances, songs and costumes set apart by Mediterranean, Balkan, Panonian, and Alpine influences.
• A "DANCING MUSEUM" Experience the vibrant colours and striking beauty of Croatian traditional costumes, some of which are more than 100 years old and are made with real gold, worn with jewellery made of archaic coins.
• A HALF A CENTURY OF PERFOMANCES ON STAGES ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE
• MORE THAN 5,000 CONCERTS IN 48 COUNTRIES
• MORE THAN 30 RECORDS AND CDs RECORDED AT THE HIGHEST PRODUCTION LEVEL
• DEDICATED TO EDUCATION BY ORGANIZING EXCELLENT WORKSHOPS AND MASTER CLASSES LADO
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LADO Ansambl narodnih plesova i pjesama Hrvatske Izdavač: Ansambl narodnih plesova i pjesama Hrvatske LADO Trg Republike Hrvatske 6a Za izdavača: Krešimir Dabo Urednik: Krešimir Dabo 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska Uredništvo: Livija Zgurić i Krešimir Dabo Tel. 385 1 48 28 472 Fotografija: Ivo Pervan Tel.385 1 48 28 473 Martina Kenji, Petra Slobodnjak Tel./fax: 385 1 48 28 474 Arhiva - Hrvatska turistička zajednica Arhiva - Turistička zajednica Grada Zagreba e-mail: [email protected] Arhiva - Ansambl LADO e-mail: [email protected] Oblikovanje: www.lado.hr Ivica Rađa - Ars Charta