NIGHT OF DANCE

The Night of Dance is a permanent festival ritual. KODY remembers that traditional dance is one of the fundamental elements of the Festival. It strengthens interpersonal relationships and allows one to immerse in sounds and time in a physical and thus all-encompassing way.

FAMILY ORCHESTRA AND NOISEBAND THEATER:

Jonasz Hałas – trumpet
Jakub Hałas – accordion
Alicja Choromańska-Hałas – drum, gardon
Olek Kwietniak – clarinet
Piotr Zgorzelski – Academy of Traditional Dance – dance leading

Alicja Choromańska-Hałas: drummer (drum, pardon), artisan. Her element is playing for dance. She is a member of several bands performing traditional music from Poland and Central Europe: Kapela Hałasów, Muzykanci, Kwartet Wiejski, Eastwind. Together with her husband Jacek and four children, she created the Family Orchestra and Theater “Noiseband.” In addition to music and leading a multi-generational home, she is passionate about various visual arts techniques.

Jonasz and Jakub Hałas: Since childhood, they have been actively involved in the activities of the Family Theater and Orchestra NOISEBAND. They have created the outstanding performance “The Clock Strikes,” based on folk beggar songs, showcased for ten seasons at Jurta and on stages in Poland and abroad. Together with the band, they create music with a unique sound oscillating between folk, classical, and theater. As a duo, they perform at dance parties, theater performances, street parades, and meadow dances.

Jonasz Hałas: trumpeter, student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, graduate of the Artistic High School and Music School (trumpet). Painter, draftsman, designer, musician exploring tradition, participant in theatrical projects.

Jakub Hałas: accordionist, student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, graduate of the Artistic High School and Music School (jazz accordion). Sculptor, composer, musician interested in the intersection of tradition and modernity, participant in theatrical projects.

Aleksander Kwietniak: clarinetist, lyre player, saxophonist, singer, dancer, actor. A lover of baroque and traditional music, keenly interested in theater and history. An employee of Capella Cracoviensis, choir manager, and coordinator of artistic projects. As a free electron, he collaborates with bands such as Kapela Teatru Brama, Tęgie Chłopy, Janusz Prusinowski Kompania, Kapela Niwińskich, Kapela Brodów, and Noiseband.

Piotr Zgorzelski: a resident of Warsaw, ethnologist, dancer, cultural animator, actor, judge in traditional dance competitions, initiator of the revival of Polish traditional dances in non-stage forms. Co-founder and several-year president of the Warsaw Association “House of Dance,” he co-created the Janusz Prusinowski Kompania as a bassist and dancer. He founded and leads the first Traditional Dance Academy in Poland.