1. ENSEMBLE GRAMNITSY

4. GROUP INFORMATION
Group Title Ensemble GRAMNITSY
Country REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
Group Leader Prof. VLADIMIR ZENEVITCH
Number of Dancers Male: 6 Female: 6
Number of Musicians Male: 3 Female: 3
Number of Staffs Male: 9 Female: 9
Language Use English
Description of the Group Student’s Ensemble “GRAMNITSY” is the S+M+D group. They consists of instrumental
part (violins, flute and pipe, accordion, Belarusian cimbalom, guitars) and singers-dances
artists.
GRAMNITSY play, sing and dance Belarusian traditional music both in authentic forms and
in modern arrangements.
The repertoire of Ensemble GRAMNITSY includes Belarusian traditional songs, dances and
national folk music. Distinctive feature of GRAMNITSY's style is traditional manner of the
Belarusian national singing, dancing and instrumental music.
VLADIMIR ZENEVITCH
Professor Vladimir Zenevitch is the leader of GRAMNITSY. He was born in the Gomel
region (Belarus) in 1955. He studied choral conducting, folk music and aesthetics at the

5. Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts and at the Institute of Philosophy and Law of
the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences in Minsk.
He is Artistic Director of Ensemble “GRAMNITSY” at the Belarusian State University of
Culture and Arts and teaches Belarusian traditional culture, musical arrangement and choral
conducting.
History of the Group “GRAMNITSY” was founded in 1994 by the Faculty of Folk Arts at the Belarusian State
University of Culture and Arts.
GRAMNITSY performed in Belgium, Holland, France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine and
Russia, Great Britain.
Ensemble took part at the International festivals: Andong Masks Dance Festival and
Ceramic World Exposition 2001, “Jeonjeu Sori Festival 2002”, “Rites of Passage Festival”
2003 in Korea, “Dranouter Festival” 2003 in Belgium, “Bydgoszcz Musical Impression” 2005
in Poland, “Skansen Bazaar” 2005 in Sweden, “Christmas Festival” 2006 in Switzerland,
“INZADAFEST” 2007 in Belgium, “Festival del Tirreno” 2009 in Italy.
The group’s repertoire includes Belarusian traditional songs, dances, instrumental folk
music and Belarusian hymns.
The repertoire of Ensemble GRAMNITSY includes Belarusian traditional songs, dances and
folk music.
Distinctive feature of GRAMNITSY's style is the wide artistic range of authentic forms of the
traditional music and traditional manner of the Belarusian national singing and dancing.
Contact Information Tel: 00375 17 3130221
Fax: 00375 17 2222409
E-mail: zenevitch@yahoo.co.uk
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/ensemblegramnitsy: http://ru.youtube.com/gramnitsy;
http://ru.netlog.com/vladimirzenevitch: http://gramnitsy.at.tut.by;
Address: Skripnikova street, 35-120,
220019, MINSK,
Republik of Belarus
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Number of Dance: 6
Performances Instrumental music: 4
Belarusian traditional songs12
Length of Performances Dance: 18 min.
Music: 12 min.
Songs: 36 min. )
Equipment Needed 6 microphones for musicians, 12 head sets for singing
dancers or 6 panoramic microphones for singing dancers.
Programme Overview Repertoire and duration (min.)
Songs, Dances & Music:
1. Gnevaetsa matsi — 3.20
2. Oi, boram, boram — 2.00
3. Shumjats verby — 4.15

6. 4. Ekhali kazaki — 2.20
5. Tseraz retshanku — 2.46
6. Tam na poli shyrokenkim — 3.34
7. Oi, u poli azjarechka — 2.40
8. Syagidnya Kupala — 2.0
9. Oi, ne sviatsy mesiatchenku — 1.05
10. Oi, za gaem, gaem — 2.05
11. Trava maja trava — 3.00
12. Kaval-kavaliotshak — 2.30
13. Eshau Jas na kani — 1.50
14. Vjane ruta — 1.45
15. Marsch_Shastakh)—1.27
16. Waltz Zalatyja gory — 1.45
17. Belarusian Polka Ljadzetskaja — 1.13
18. Waltz Staradauni — 1.05
19. Ljavonikha-Tustap — 2.00
20. Krakavjak — 2.40
21. Padespan — 3.05
22. Kryzhatshok — 3’54
OTHER INFORMATION
Religion Orthodox and Catholics
Religious Consideration No
Needed in Daily Life
Food Allergy No
Is the group coming with any souvenirs or folk art crafts to sell at the festival? Yes
If yes, please specify the items to be sold: Traditional musical instruments, CD & DVD of the GRAMNITSY,
National folk handmade crafts.