Dobro23 (2025)

Performing groups

KUD JEDINSTVO (SPLIT, CROATIA)

KUD Jedinstvo founded in 1919, is the most highly awarded Croatian folklore ensemble and one of the oldest cultural and artistic societies in the Republic of Croatia. In the early 1950s, a folklore section was established within the society, from which the present-day ensemble, orchestra, and women’s vocal group developed.

KUD VESELA ŠOKADIJA (KORITNA, CROATIA)

The Cultural and Artistic Society “Vesela Šokadija” was registered in 1950 and has been successfully active ever since. The ensemble has performed at folklore festivals from Vinkovci to Metković and is a regular guest at the Đakovački vezovi. Koritna is a source of rich cultural heritage, where numerous traditions are still alive today, as well as an invaluable wealth of folk costumes – each member owns their traditional attire inherited from their ancestors.

HKUD OGNJIŠTA (LUG-BRANKOVIĆI, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA)

The Croatian Cultural and Artistic Society “Ognjišta” from Lug-Brankovići, Municipality of Žepče, was founded in 1994 with the aim of preserving the cultural heritage of the Croats of the Žepče region. The society fosters and safeguards the traditional customs, songs, dances, and costumes of the area. Special emphasis is placed on the performance of old traditional male and female singing styles. The society comprises several sections: children’s folklore group, adult folklore group, and traditional instrumentalists. They have given more than three hundred performances across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, and Italy. They take particular pride in appearances at the European Folklore Festival in Hungary, three times at the International Folklore Festival in Zagreb, as well as at Vinkovačke jeseni, Đakovački vezovi, Brodsko kolo, Na Neretvu misečina pala, and others. For twenty-six years, the society has been organizing its own folklore festival entitled “Dani miholjskoga ljeta” (Days of St. Michael’s Summer). They have recorded programs for HRT, and many of their songs have been included in ethnographic anthologies.

KUD TANAC (PECS, HUNGARY)

The Tanac Folk Dance Ensemble, founded in 1988 by young people from the Croatian villages around Pécs, set as its primary goal the collection, presentation, and preservation of the folk traditions of Croats in Hungary. This work is carried out within the framework of the Tanac Cultural Association. The same purpose is served by the Association’s publishing activities, focusing on the traditional costumes, music, and dances of the Croats in Hungary.