66 Plum Street, New Brunswick, NJ
Organized by the Liszt Institute New York and the Csűrdöngölő Folk Ensemble an exciting Hungarian Dance House will take place at the Hungarian Scout Home in New Brunswick on March 9, 2024 from 6PM featuring of the most talented folk dancers of his generation, István Berecz as well as the extraordinary folk musicians of the Fészer Band.
During the evening the audience will have the chance to listen to and watch some of the best interpreters of Hungarian folk music and dance as well as the opportunity to learn some of the dances themselves and taste traditional Hungarian snacks.
About István Berecz
István Berecz is a well known figure of the Hungarian folk dance scene and an authentic educator of the dance styles of several ethnographic regions. He won the soloist folk dance category of the first internationally televised “Fölszállott a Páva” Hungarian Talent competition in 2012 and went on to become one of the judges. Additionally, he received the ́Eternal Golden Spur ́ National Folk Dance Soloist Award, the Prima Primissima Award, represented his nation and the Hungarian culture as a delegate at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and appeared at the UNESCO Palace in Paris. As of 2015 he is the Folk Music Director of the Fonó Music House.