The International Folk Festival “The Wreath of Vršac” was founded in 1993, with the intention, like many famous world festivals, to preserve and cherish the things which are the most valuable in the rich fund of folk songs and dances. In its essence, this folk review, has the intention to present the best achievements of the international folk scene to the expert critics, as well as to the wide au
dience. From the very beginning, the International Folk Festival “The Wreath of Vršac” has been following the defined progrmme conception, which includes three development lines: competitive programme, review programme and accompanying manifestations. The artistic stilization of the stage folklore, as a kind of addition to the original folk structure, whicn is performed on the Festival stage by a number of amateur ensembles, is verified and marked by giving awards and is the special chalenge for all those, who through music and dance cherish traditional values of their people. During the Festival, the review and accompanying programme offer a number of interesting events, such as concerts, exhibitions, lectures from the field of ethnology, ethno fair, learning of traditional Serbian dances.
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Međunarodni festival folklora „Vršački venac“ osnovan je 1993. godine, sa intencijom da, poput poznatih svetskih festivala, sačuva i neguje ono što je najvrednije u bogatom fondu narodnih pesama i igara. U svojoj suštini, ova folklorna smotra, ima nameru da, kako stručnoj kritici, tako i širokoj publici, prikaže najvrednija dostignuća međunarodne folklorne scene. Međunarodni festival folklora „Vršački venac“ od svog osnivanja prati definisanu programsku koncepciju, koja podrazumeva tri razvojne linije: takmičarski program, revijalni program i prateće sadržaje. Umetnička stilizacija scenskog folklora, kao vrsta nadogradnje izvorne folklorne građe, koju na Festivalskoj sceni izvodi niz amaterskih društava, verifikuje i obeležava se dodeljivanjem nagrada i predstavlja poseban izazov za sve one koji kroz muziku i igru neguju tradicijske vrednosti svojih naroda. Revijalni i prateći program, u dane održavanja Festivala, donose još čitav niz interesantnih sadržaja u vidu koncerata, izložbi, predavanja iz oblasti etnologije, etno sajma, te učenja tradicionalnih srpskih igara.