TEKSTILAC
Montenegro, in Montenegrin «Crna Gora», is a mountainous country of the Balkans located in southern Europe, bordered by the Adriatic Sea and bordering Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania. The country has a long history as a semi-independent duchy, then autonomous principality, to become an independent kingdom in 1910, before it joined the future kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1918. During the Second World War, it was separated from Serbia and occupied by Italy.
After liberation, the new communist regime transforms it into the Socialist Republic of Montenegro, one of the federated republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It became one of the two constituent states of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992 and is part of the community of states of Serbia and Montenegro. On the evening of 3 June 2006, the Parliament of Montenegro officially proclaimed the country’s independence. This territory, torn apart by history, has an appointment with its destiny.
Montenegro’s culture is as diverse and pluralistic as its history and geographical location. It was developed from the influences of Greece and ancient Rome, Christianity, Islam, the Byzantine Empire, the First Bulgarian Empire, the Serbian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Venice, Austria-Hungary and Yugoslavia. Montenegrin music is strongly influenced by Ottoman musical art and Slavic, Gypsy, Albanian, Austro-Hungarian and more recently Western traditions.
The Tekstilac National Folk Ensemble was founded in 1964 and is now one of the official ambassadors of Montenegrin culture. He shares the destiny of this young republic and works to make it known in the world. Its purpose is to collect, preserve and present to the greatest number of people the traditions of a region marked by the multiplicity of cultural influences. More than twenty-one choreographies make up his show. They are all served by quality staging, costumes and music and performed at a very high level. The ballet’s over 250 performers come from the best music and choreographic conservatories.
You wouldn’t imagine a traditional dance without musical instruments? Impossible, right? Well, close your eyes and imagine that it is the steps and songs of the dancers that punctuate their figures. Imagine that you are living the traditions related to weddings and weddings or the passing of the seasons, through music and dances. This extraordinary show will be presented to you. The National Folk Ensemble “Tekstilac” has given hundreds of concerts around the world and toured in some 20 countries. He is a reference in his country.
“Tekstilac” invites us to a journey into the soul of the Balkans. Mysterious and subtle, its folklore needed a high level artistic training to reveal all the secrets. You will be dazzled by the astonishing harmony of a show that has not been performed in Europe.
