Gorenjska

Upper Soča valley Western Štajerska Bela Krajina Prekmurje
 

Dances from western Štajerska

Old - young

Just like at festivities today, both young and old used to attend the dances. Those kind of festivities, that joined people of different age groups, are interesting also from a professional point of view, as they make relationships, attitudes, etc. between generations more apparent.

Our choreography presents the differences between the old and the young of the peasant population, that change into a conflict on stage, which is of course not to be taken seriously, but more as a kind of joke; it encourages competition, arguing, mischief,…