2008 Performances, Appearances and Events:

Sunday, October 12:  Grape Harvest Dance (Szureti Bal), Lake Metroparks Community Hall, 95 Hardy Rd., Painesville-on-the-Lake, OH.  Contact Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor for information - 440-352-4836.

Sunday, August 31:  Taste of Cleveland, Time-Warner Cable Amphitheatre at Tower City, 3:00 pm.  Click here for more information

Saturday, August 30, Monday, September 1: Berea Oktoberfest.  August 30 performances at 4:00 (Main Tent) and 6:00 (International Pavilion).  September 1 performances at 2:00 and 4:00 (both International Pavilion). Click here for more information.

Sunday, August 24:  70th Anniversary Rededication of the Cleveland Hungarian Cultural Gardens.  1-3 pm.  See Hungarian Cultural Gardens for information.  Also see the Hungarian Cultural Garden Blog.

Saturday, August 16:  Burton Century Village International Festival.  Csardas Youth Ensemble perform at 12:00 noon.  Click here for information or call 440-834-1492.  Sponsored by the Geauga County Historical Society.

Tuesday, April 29:  "Culture Shock" Kent State University, Risman Plaza, Student Union.  Various ethnic dance performances.  Csárdás performs at 4:30 pm.  Free.  Contact www.kent.edu or 330-672-2338.

Saturday, April 19: Family Series at Severance Hall.  See Csárdás Youth Ensemble perform to Brahms Hungarian Dances 5 and 6 on stage with The Cleveland Orchestra at 11:00 am and 1:30 pm. Click here for more information.

Saturday, April 18:  Education Concert at Severance Hall. See Csárdás Youth Ensemble perform to Brahms Hungarian Dances 5 and 6 on stage with The Cleveland Orchestra at 12:00 noon - this concert is for schools.  Contact Severance Hall at 216-231-7355 for ticket information.

Thursday, March 13:  Menorah Park Center for Senior Living.  Closed performance.

Saturday, February 23: Paprika Ball, Ritz Carlton Hotel. Csárdás Youth Ensemble greets visitors, including Ambassador April Foley, to this annual event sponsored by the Cleveland Hungarian Development Panel. Call 330-342-0243 for ticket information.

Saturday, February 16: Workshops in Hungarian dance for both adults and children (ages 8 and up) -- Brecksville Center for the Arts. See pages 10 and 15 of brochure. Or call 440-526-6232 or e-mail brecksvillearts@yahoo.com

2007 Performances, Appearances and Events:

Saturday, November 10: Workshops in Hungarian dance for both adults and children (ages 8 and up) -- Brecksville Center for the Arts. See pages 11 and 15 of brochure. Or call 440-526-6232 or e-mail brecksvillearts@yahoo.com.

Sunday, October 14: Grape Harvest Dance (Szureti Bal), Lake Metroparks Community Hall, 95 Hardy Rd., Painesville-on-the-Lake, OH. Performance free with admission. Contact Hungarian Reformed Church, Fairport Harbor for information - 440-352-4836.

Saturday, September 15: Hungarian Heritage Museum in conjunction with "The Designing Spirit" Hungarian Folk Art collection. 3:00 - 5:00 (performance at 4:00). Free. Click here for more information or call 216-523-3900.

Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2: Oktoberfest - Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea. Performances at 1pm and 3pm -- indoors. Included with admission to fairgrounds. Visit Berea Oktoberfest for info.

Sunday, August 19: Workshops in Hungarian dance for both adults and children (ages 8 and up) -- Fairmount Center for the Arts . See page 11 of brochure. Or call 440.338.3171. Directions can be found at http://www.fairmountcenter.org/contactus.htm.

Monday, July 23 - Sunday, August 5:Csárdás Youth Ensemble partake of Csillagszemű (Starry Eyed) Dance Camp located near the shores of beautiful Lake Balaton. The dance camp is directed by Sándor Timár, Founder and Director of Timár Folklor. Timár was the director of the legendary Bartók Ensemble of the 1970s, and later the Artistic Director of the critically acclaimed Hungarian State Folk Ensemble in Budapest for fifteen years. Csárdas Dance Company Founder, Richard Graber, has collaborated with Timár to produce choreographies for the ensemble which has also included performances in Hungary on three occasions. See DANCE CAMP for more info.

Saturday, June 16: Commemoration of Freedom Statue in honor of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution (no performance). Afternoon. Mindszenty Plaza, E. 12th and Lakeside Avenue, downtown Cleveland.

Thursday, June 7: Brecksville All Nations Festival, Human Services Department, 2 Community Drive, Brecksville. 12:45 performance. Contact 440-526-2499 for more information.

Sunday, April 29: National Day of Dance - Westlake Performing Arts Center, 27830 Hilliard Boulevard, Westlake behind Westlake High School. 3pm. Admission is $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for children 3 and over. Contact (440) 250-1050 for information.

Sunday, March 11: 18th Annual International Folk Festival, Allen Theatre, Playhouse Square. Events starts at 3:00 pm. Tickets $10.00. See Playhouse Square for more information or call 216-771-8403.

Saturday, March 10: International Folk Festival, Lakeland Community College. Event from 1-8pm. Csárdás Dance Company will instruct on Hungarian dance from 3:30 - 4:00 pm and perform at 6:00 pm. FREE admission. See International Folk Festival for more information or call (440) 525-7508.

Thursday, March 1: Csárdás Dance Company performs in conjunction with The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble from Hungary at The Palace Theatre, Playhouse Square. Csárdás Youth Ensemble performs in the lobby at 6:45 pm. See Playhouse Square for more information. Discount tickets available by contacting Cosandra Wheeler at Playhouse Square at 216-664-6046 and mentioning the Csárdás discount. Also see our own Web Site and Press Release for details...

Sunday, February 18 - Sunday, March 11: Hungarian Dance Classes at Brecksville Center for the Arts. Click here for more information.

Saturday, February 17: Hungarian Dance Workshop at Brecksville Center for the Arts. Click here for more information.

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Csárdás Dance Company
P.O. Box 391147
Cleveland, Ohio 44139
Tel: 216-533-4194
info@csardasdance.com