Russian dance song music balalaika concert in Cloquet, MN, Minnessota, USA

Russian song, dance, and music ensemble Barynya performed a concert on Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at the Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, 49 University Road, Cloquet, MN 55720.
 
Mikhail Smirnov played guitar, garmoshka), and provided explanation of the program in English. He spoke briefly about costumes, folk instruments, Russian traditions, and explained difference between Russian and English alphabet, performed Russian tongue-twisters. Musical director of the group Elina Karokhina performed a few solos on Russian folk instrument balalaika.
 
The program included Russian folk dances "Barynya", "Metelitsa", "Kalinka", Ukrainian traditional song and dance "Pidmanula", Russian dance from "Swan Lake" ballet, classical ballet dance "Swan", interactive numbers including lesson of Russian folk dance for all students. Artist and sudents performed together popular Russian song "Katyusha".
 
Ensemble Barynya is available for hire for the Performing Art Centers, festivals, schools, libraries, concert halls, restaurants, private and corporate events as one powerful ensemble or in smaller groups and combinations.

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VIDEOS

Video from Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, Minnessota. Russian dance lesson

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Video from Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, Minnessota. Russian dance and music trio

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Video from Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, Minnessota. Russian ballet dancer

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Video from Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, Minnessota. Russian dance lesson

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Video from Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, Minnessota. Russian percussian orchestra plays "Katyusha"

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Video from Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, Minnessota. Tchaikovski's Russian dance from "Swan Lake"

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Video from Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, Minnessota. Russian dance Metelitsa "The Snowstorm"

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Video from Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, Minnessota. Russian folk dance "Barynya"

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Video from Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, Minnessota. Students singing folk song

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Video from Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, Minnessota. Students singing folk song

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Video from Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, Minnessota. Students singing folk song

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Video from Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, Minnessota. Students singing folk song

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Barynya Russian Spectacular Assembly poster

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Balalaika and Domra Association of America conference in in Minneapolis, Minnesota in July, 2010

Russian music ensemble Barynya performed during the "Gypsy Night" and "Open Microphone Night" during the Balalaika and Domra Association of America conference. The conference took place at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota in July, 2010. Ensemble Barynya cast included Elina Karokhina (balalaika), Leonid Bruk (balalaika-contrabass), singer Alexander Menshikov, Mikhail Smirnov (guitar, garmoshka, vocals).

Balalaika and Domra Association of America conference in in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Balalaika and Domra Association of America conference in in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Southgate Elementary School, Austin, Minnesota

Dancers, musicians and singers of ensemble Barynya presented 45 min school assembly program of traditional Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian, Gypsy, and Jewish dances, songs and music on Thursday, April 5th, 2018 at 8:30am and 9:30am at the Southgate Elementary School, 1601 19th Ave SW, Austin, MN 55912.

Southgate Elementary School, Austin, Minnesota
Southgate Elementary School, Austin, Minnesota

School assembly at the Holy Family School in Albany, MN

Russian balalaika virtuoso Elina Karokhina, singer/garmoshka/guitar player Mikhail Smirnov, and Ukrainian Cossack dancer Serhiy Tsyganok performed 45 min school assembly program in Albany, Minnesota. The show took place at the at Holy Family School, 160 Second Street, Albany, MN 56307 on Friday, April 6th, 2018 at 8:30am.

Holy Family School, Albany, Minnesota, Minnesota
School assembly at the Holy Family School in Albany, Minnesota

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