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'''Witold Idzi Zapała''' (born June 5, 1935 in [[Dziurów]] near [[Starachowice]], [[Poland]]) is a Polish dancer, choreographer, pedagogue. |
'''Witold Idzi Zapała''' (born June 5, 1935 in [[Dziurów]] near [[Starachowice]], [[Poland]]) is a Polish dancer, choreographer, pedagogue. |
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For over 60 years, (1957 - 2011) Witold Zapala collaborated with [[Mazowsze (folk group)|Mazowsze the Polish Song and Dance Ensemble]] ({{lang-pl|Zespół Ludowy Pieśni i Tańca Mazowsze}}), for whom he created repertory of dances and folk ceremonies from 43 ethnographic regions of Poland. Zapała was also an originator, director and choreographer of children dance group Varsovia. Zapała got his start at age 16 with the folk troupe Skolimow. He as also trained Polish folk dancers in the U.S.A., and has choreographed the dance sequences for the Polish Opera, Straszny Dwór (Stanisław Moniuszko) in Warsaw. |
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October, 2011 saw the publication of a book about Zapała's career with Mazowsze, written by a former Mazowsze dancer: ''Wytańczone "Mazowsze" Witolda Zapały'', by Małgorzata Włoczkowska. |
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Revision as of 00:39, 4 November 2011
Witold Idzi Zapała (born June 5, 1935 in Dziurów near Starachowice, Poland) is a Polish dancer, choreographer, pedagogue. For over 60 years, (1957 - 2011) Witold Zapala collaborated with Mazowsze the Polish Song and Dance Ensemble (Polish: Zespół Ludowy Pieśni i Tańca Mazowsze), for whom he created repertory of dances and folk ceremonies from 43 ethnographic regions of Poland. Zapała was also an originator, director and choreographer of children dance group Varsovia. Zapała got his start at age 16 with the folk troupe Skolimow. He as also trained Polish folk dancers in the U.S.A., and has choreographed the dance sequences for the Polish Opera, Straszny Dwór (Stanisław Moniuszko) in Warsaw.
October, 2011 saw the publication of a book about Zapała's career with Mazowsze, written by a former Mazowsze dancer: Wytańczone "Mazowsze" Witolda Zapały, by Małgorzata Włoczkowska.
References
- "Zapała Witold Idzi". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
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