September 29, 2024, Sunday, 2:00pm, Brodniak Hall, Anacortes, WA.
Join us for the historical event! Two klapas (4- and 5-member vocal ensembles) from Vela Luka, island of Korcula, Croatia, and our very own local ensembles Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble, Bonaca and Ruze Dalmatinke, as we perform together in Anacortes! Together we will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the Anacortes – Vela Luka sister city relationship!
An event brought to you by Anacortes Sister Cities Association (501 C-3) celebrating 20 years of sister cities between Anacortes and Vela Luka, Croatia.
Our special guests from Croatia will present “Klapa” style singing, accompanied by local band Bonaca, Anacortes-based Croatian Dance Ensemble Vela Luka and Ruze Dalmatinke singers.
The “Klapa” way of singing is a traditional method of singing in Croatia, and in 2012 “Klapa” was inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Kvartet Portun from Vela Luka combines traditional and modern musical expression. During the past 27 years of its work. Kvartet Portun performed all around Croatia and Europe and won numerous awards at local festivals of “Klapa” singing.
Klapa FD (Folklorno Drustvo) Kumpanija from Vela Luka has been singing for 17 years. They have recorded 2 CDs with more than 30 songs and have won several awards at domestic and foreign festivals. On their second CD they recorded “Letters of Your Letter” dedicated to their famous hometown singer Oliver Dragojevic.
Bonaca Seattle started making music in 2010 when its founding members wanted to create a group that could play like a great tamburica band but also sing like a traditional Dalmatian klapa. Bonacas repertoire includes both traditional and modern songs from Croatia and its surrounding countries, as well as some American classics. Members of Bonaca also comprise the Ruze Dalmatinke Orchestra, which provides the music for the dances of the Vela Luka Dance Ensemble. Ruze Dalmatinke, Dalmatian Roses, a family ensemble, singing tender ballads and exuberant songs of all areas of Croatia.
The Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble, founded in 1975, performs music and dance of Croatia and the United States. In Anacortes, on Fidalgo Island one-quarter of the residents of this unique community are descended from immigrants from another fishing village: Vela Luka, on the Island of Korcula, Croatia. The performers in Vela Luka represent four generations of Croatian Americans who have introduced their cultures extraordinary choreography, music, and instruments to people all over the world.
Tickets:
From Croatia to Anacortes (brownpapertickets.com)
