Events

Hungarian folk dance events with Fazakas János "Fazi" & Molnár Rozália

Dates: November 12–19, 2022.

Bossa Bistro mini-táncház with Magnólia and Szikra

• DATE: November 12, 2022
• TIME: 7:30–9:30 pm
• COST: $10
• SITE: Washington, DC

Székely folk dance workshop

• DATE: November 17, 2022
• TIME: 7:00–8:30 pm
• COST: Free
• SITE: Georgetown Lutheran Church

Hungarian Christmas Bazaar performances and táncház, with Tisza, Szikra, and Fészer

• DATE: November 19, 2022
• TIME: 1:00–9:00 pm
• COST: $10 in advance / $12 at the door
• SITE: Chevy Chase, MD

Post-Bazaar táncház with Fészer

• DATE: November 19, 2022
• TIME: 8:30–midnight+
• COST: Optional donation for the musicians
• SITE: Silver Spring, MD

Groups: Fazi will work with three D.C.-area Hungarian folk dance groups: Tisza Ensemble, the Hungarian Scouts of Washington, D.C. (Cserkész), and Rózsafa Ensemble.

Bio: Fazakas János "Fazi" is an exceptionally talented and highly sought after Hungarian folk-dance performer, teacher, and choreographer. Fazi was raised in Târgu Mureș (Marosvásárhely), Romania, an officially bilingual city comprised mainly of ethnic Hungarians and Romanians.

• Education in Târgu Mureș
• 1979–1980: attended the Folk Art School
• 2001–2002: attended the Folk University

• Work with performing groups
• 1980–1984: dancer in Vadrózsák Folk Dance Ensemble
• 1985–1990: teacher for Forrás Folk Dance Ensemble
• 1990–2011: dancer in Maros Folk Dance Ensemble

• International teaching
• 1992–2019: guided folk dance courses, and taught Transylvanian folk dances in Japan, as danced by Hungarians, Romanians, Roma, and Saxons

Sponsors: Fazi's visit was made possible thanks to grants and donations from Tisza, the Maryland State Arts Council, the Hungarian Scouts of Washington, D.C., and the Bethlen Gábor Foundation.