Валинке is a national folklore ensemble of riding Chuvashs of
Alikovsky District
Alikovsky District (russian: А́ликовский райо́н; cv, Элӗк районӗ, ''Elĕk rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located ...
of the
Chuvash Republic
Chuvashia (russian: Чувашия; cv, Чӑваш Ен), officially the Chuvash Republic — Chuvasia,; cv, Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuv ...
. It is part of a collection of about 60 masters of national art creativity.
The leader is Lydia Vasilevna Filippova, the director of Alikovsky palace of culture.
The creative collective of the Chuvash song and dance includes three age groups: seniors, adult and children. The grpi[ omc;ides teachers, schoolboys, doctors, pensioners and art workers.
Performers use traditional costumes and musical instruments, such as''palnai'', ''nai'', ''khupkhu'', ''tutut'', ''caval'' and ''parappan'' which bring unique color.
Their repertoire includes "Snowdrops" (Çеçпĕлсем) lullabies, game songs, dances, ''chastooshkas'' and fairy tales. They also participate in ceremonies and on holidays. The children's group has received awards at festivals «Черчен чечексем» («Beauty flowers») and «Пĕчĕк çеç путене» ("Perepelochka").
History
From 1995 to 2001, Alina Afanaseva, graduate of folklore branch of Cheboksary musical school, supervised. The same year "Valinke" participated in "Between Volga and Don" festival.
In 2000 Valinke showed their skills at the Festival of Chuvash culture in the
Orenburg
Orenburg (russian: Оренбу́рг, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Ural River, southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is also very close to the Kazakhstan-Russia bor ...
region.
In 2006–2008 the group performed in
Moscow
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,
Volgograd,
Saratov
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,
Kirov,
Bogorodsk
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Modern localities
;Urban localities
*Bogorodsk, Bogorodsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a town in Bogorodsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast; ...
(
Nizhniy Novgorod
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region),
Bashkortostan
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and
Tatarstan.
On June 25–27, 2010 Valinke went to the village
Lyuk of the Zavyalovsky District of the
Udmurt Republic
Udmurtia (russian: Удму́ртия, r=Udmúrtiya, p=ʊˈdmurtʲɪjə; udm, Удмуртия, ''Udmurtija''), or the Udmurt Republic (russian: Удмуртская Республика, udm, Удмурт Республика, Удмурт ...
(native land of ethnographologist and folklorist
D.K. Zelenin
Dmitry Konstantinovich Zelenin (russian: Дми́трий Константи́нович Зеле́нин; November 2, 1878 – August 31, 1954) was a Russian and Soviet linguist and ethnographer.
He was born in an Udmurt village near Sarapul, wh ...
) for participation in the 5th
Interregional folklore festival «A window in the sky».
In 2011 the group visited a holiday of "Чӳклеме" (Immolation) at the invitation of the Chuvash national-cultural autonomy of Krasnoyarsk Region. They also gave concerts in
Tyumen
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and
Ekaterinburg
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.
Achievements
*Received diploma of the 2nd degree, 5th All-Russia festival of folklore collectives: "Crystal key", August 2008, Bogorodsk (Nizhny Novgorod Region).
*Took part in many festivals — «Springs of Russia», «Between Sura and Tsivil», «Ancient patterns», also in republican "Akatuy"
*Receives guests of annually conducted Interregional festival of the Chuvash variety music Virjyal the shevlisy.
*The children's group earned festival awards at «Черчен чечексем» («Flowers of Chuvashiya») and ««Пĕчĕк çеç путене»» ("Perepelochka").
See also
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Alikovo middle school
Alikovo Middle School (also known as "Yakovlev's school") is a state middle school that was opened in 1853 in the Alikovsky District of the Chuvash Republic of Russia, where it still stands today. As the alternate name of the education center sug ...
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On the life’s way
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Alikovo Middle School
Alikovo Middle School (also known as "Yakovlev's school") is a state middle school that was opened in 1853 in the Alikovsky District of the Chuvash Republic of Russia, where it still stands today. As the alternate name of the education center sug ...
Literature
*"Аликовская энциклопедия", educated: Ефимов Л.А., Ефимов Е.Л., Ананьев А. А., Терентьев Г. К., Cheboksary, 2009, {{ISBN, 978-5-7670-1630-3.
External links
Valinke, informationНАРОДНЫЙ ФОЛЬКЛОРНЫЙ АНСАМБЛЬ «ВАЛИНКЕ»
Народный фольклорный ансамбль "Валинке"Народный фольклорный коллектив «Валинкке» выступил на национальном празднике «Акатуй» в Санкт-Петербурге
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Culture of Chuvashia
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