Jánošíček folklore ensemble
Brno – Czech Republic

The history of the Jánošíček folk ensemble has its beginnings in 1988, and its current organizer is the Association of Friends of the Children’s Folklore Ensemble Jánošíček Brno and the Club of the Defence University in Brno. The members of the ensemble are children and young people aged 5–35 years. Today, it has almost 90 members. It works in three components from a preparatory school for the youngest, through children and youth, to adults. One peculiarity of the ensemble is its program. In spite of its sphere of activities being in the center of South Moravia, the ensemble produces lively Slovak folklore in rich dance choreographies. The material is drawn from various Slovak regions – Myjava, Liptov, Terchová, Horehronie, Detva, Zemplín. The group includes 2 cimbalom bands.

Since its establishment, the ensemble has done a number of successful performances on the domestic scene and has represented the city of Brno at many international festivals around the world. In 2012, the ensemble took part in the international festival “Fétes de la Vigne de Dijon” in France, where it received the award for a high-quality ensemble “Label Fetes de la Vigne de Dijon”. The children’s cimbalom band won the first place in 2015 in the band competition show “Music pieces of Jaroslav Jurášek”. The enthusiasm and temperament with which the ensemble performs its program will surely find their way to your hearts and will entertain you and leave you with an unforgettable cultural experience.

overview of participation in foreign events

Event	Place of the Event
International Europeade festivals	in French city of Rennes, in German Bayreuth, Netherlands Antwerp and Danish Horsens
International folklore festival	Sweden
International folklorical festival for young people of the Bidasoa in Irun	Spain
Youth International Festival Ferriere	Italy
All-world Wasshoi! 2000 Festival held	Osaca, Japanese
International folklor festival in Eregli, Afyon and Samsun	Turkey 2008
International Summer Folklore Art Academy held in town of Kiten	Bulgary
International folklor festival	Lithuania
International folklor festival in Helpa, Zuberec and Likavka	Slovakia
International folk dance festival Sidi Bel Abbes, 1.st place for music	Algeria 2009
Bountiful/Davis Summerfest International	Utah, USA 2010
2010 World Folkfest in Springville	Utah, USA
International Days, South Jordan	Utah, USA 2010
FOLK Cantanhede – International Week of Folklore	Portugal 2011
County-Wandering Festival	Hungary 2011
Fetes de la Vigne Dijon – Cena – Label Fetes de la Vigne de Dijon	France 2012
Balkanfolk Festival	Primorsko Bulgaria 2012
Mezinárodní festival Cyrila a Metoděje	Ohrid, Macedonia 2013
Mezinárodní festival Earthdancers	Athens, Greece 2013
Mezinárodní dětský festival Kiten	Bulgaria 2014
Mezinárodní festival: International Folklore Festival of Azores	Portugal – Terceira Island 2014
Mezinárodní festival International Music Festival – from Folk to Modern Dances Durres	Albania 2015
Mezinárodní festival „Festival Ballus“ a „International Folk Fest 2016“	Sardinia, Italy 2016
Mezinárodní festival the International Dance Festival „Colors of the World 2017“	Mexiko 2017
Yilan International Children’s Folklore & Folkgame Festival	Taiwan 2018
X International Folklore Festival	Spain Lloret de Mar 2019
Festival du Houblon Rythmes et couleurs du monde	Haguenau, France 2019

Contact

FS Jánošíček z.s. Brno Šumavská 4, 602 00 Brno Czech republic