About us  

Traditional foklore group Mladosť (in English „youth“) comes from Šenkvice, Slovakia. Šenkvice (pronunciation „shankwitzae“) is a village of about 4.000 inhabitants situated in the western part of Slovakia about 30 kilometers from the capital Bratislava in the most famous wine region in Slovakia in Central Europe.   

There is a long tradition of cultural, folklore and theatre events in Šenkvice. The Dramatic Ensemble Mladosť was established 1968. After 1969, Dramatic Ensemble Mladosť has transformed into the Traditional Folklore Dancing Ensemble.

Mladosť has taken part in a lot of international festivals and events:

International Folk Festival Warsfolk, Poland (2007)

Slovenia (2007)

Croatia (2008)

Tunisia (2008)

Austria (2009)

Czech Republic (2010)

International Folk Festival Carpati, Romania (2011)

International Culture&Art "Pistachio" Festival, Turkey (2012)

Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival, South Korea (2015)

Polewali Mandar International Folk and Art Festival, Indonesia (2017)

International Folklore Festival Pirot, Serbia (2023)

Our folklore theatrical performances (verbal presentation in dialect, live music, songs and dances) illustrate lives of people in the past (traditional wedding in Šenkvice, celebration of harvest and the end of summer time, celebration of grapes and wine, winter traditions connected with Advent time, carnival traditions between New Year´s Eve and Lenten season, spring and Easter traditions in Šenkvice).

Our dance repertoire consists from the traditional dances, songs and music from regions of Western and Central Slovakia. Our musical band in composition violin, accordion, contrabass and dulcimer (cimbal) plays live folklor music from all parts of Slovakia. Dancers in authentic costumes perform the traditional Slovak culture and the dance choreographies with a variety of dynamic and funny moments. Joy of movement is an essential and inseparable part of our expression of emotions to the audience.

And what we love the most besides folk music and dances? To meet each other and have fun, enjoy the life.

We are not just dancers, singers and musicians of the folklore ensemble, but especially WE ARE FRIENDS! :-)