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In Nagymez utca (utca and t are Hungarian

for street and road respectively, tr means

square), the Broadway of Pest, performances ofThe Merry Widow, Die Fledermaus, The Gypsy

Princess and Countess Maritza play to full houses

at the renovated Operetta Theatre. Hundred-

year-old chandeliers, walls decorated with stuc-

co and gilt, and velvet seats and carpets com-

plete the setting. Only the modern outfits worn

by the audience break the fin-de-sicle illusion.

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You wouldnt think that folk music anddance could survive and thrive in our

modern, urban world. But the dance-house

movement that emerged in Hungary in the

1970s continues to allow young people to

experience their cultural heritage through group

participation, rather than as a performance on a

stage. Today thousands of Hungarians young

and old are involved in traditional music and

dance, and you wont have go far to find colour-fully dressed troupes dancing the Csrds.

The international world music boom of the mid-

nineties inspired Hungarians to take a fresh look

at local folk music. When Deep Forest's 1996 CD

won a Boheme Grammy, the whole world took

notice of Mrtas Song, which featured on the

soundtrack of Robert Altmans film Prt--porter.

It was performed by Hungarys own Mrta

Sebestyn who, along with her Muzsiks group,

is now known all over the world. Since then, tra-

ditional folk instruments have been adopted by

many contemporary musical ensembles.1

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