7.2 ASSOCIATIONS
7.2.1 THE ASSOCIATION OF THE VILLAGE FOLKLORE LOVERS
The Association of Folklore Enthusiasts of the Leżajsk Countryside was established on October 23, 2000. It brings together enthusiasts of the traditional culture of the Leżajsk region. After five years of operation, the scope of the organization's activities was extended to the entire Leżajsk Commune. The initial name "Giedlarowski Association of Folklore Enthusiasts in Giedlarowa" was changed to "Association of Folklore Enthusiasts of the Leżajsk Countryside", which functions to this day. The vast majority of members of the association from the very beginning are members of the Folusz Folk Group from Giedlarowa. The seat of the association is the GOK building of the Leżajsk commune in Giedlarowa.
SMFWL was established as an institution supporting the activities of the Leżajsk Commune Cultural Center in the field of cultivating folk traditions and customs in the villages of Leżajsk. Based on voluntary work associated with folk groups and rural housewives' groups, and with close substantive cooperation between GOK and the financial community of Leżajsk, it organizes many regular local events.
Documented activities of the association related to the lasowiaks tradition:
- Giedlarowski wedding + DVD movie,
- At St. Michael + DVD
- Straw in human life - yesterday and today + DVD
- That Magic linen + DVD
- Foluszowe Giedlar caroling CD
- Giedlarowa - our persistence in the context of the six hundred-year history of the village near Leżajsk - development of materials from the history of the village.
7.2.2 „SOMEWHERE HERE” ASSOCIATION
The "Somewhere Here" Association has been operating since the beginning of 2018 - it brings together people fascinated by the traditions and history of the widely understood Rzeszów region - incl. musicians, ethnographers, historians. SGT operates on many levels in order to promote the region, e.g. by:
- film production - the cycle "Głogowska Historical Path" in cooperation with the Municipal Public Library in Głogów Małopolski, own series #SGTwtrasie, recordings of folk bands' performances on the YouTube channel, films commissioned by cultural institutions - including the Provincial House of Culture in Rzeszów, the Districk Museum in Rzeszów - the Franciszek Kotula Ethnographic Museum, or Municipal and Communal Cultural Center Katarzyna Sobczyk in Tyczyn ;
- editing popular science texts on the association's website,
- sound recordings, including long-playing albums of Kapela Ludowa Zastawnych from Brzostek and Henryk Marszał and Kapela Przewrotniacy - in cooperation with the Franciszek Kotula Municipal and Communal House of Culture in Głogów Małopolski;
- organization of events.
The most important "child" of the association is the series of Meetings with the traditions of the Rzeszów region „Łojdiridi.” - a series of dance parties with live traditional music, initially played by improvised ensembles, in recent editions by invited bands from the region. In addition to dancing, dance workshops are organized by experienced and award-winning dancers, as well as other accompanying events. Individual editions are organized in different places, they are attended by both regulars and members of local communities - the association focuses on cooperation with local activists - village councils, KGW, etc., which can encourage residents to participate and diversify the event.
The association is also happy to cooperate with other institutions or organizations - it helps to promote events, reports on them, and also provides substantive support in matters related to folklore.
7.2.3 Association for the Promotion of Traditional Culture "Life with a bang" - Zofia Dąbrowska
The association started its official activity at the beginning of 2019. Earlier, Zofia carried out activities promoting the culture of Lasowiaks independently, on slightly different principles. In 2019, she invited people who had long supported her in her activities so far. She had already run a blog called "Życie z przytupem" before, so the name of the association seemed obvious. The full name is - Association for the Promotion of Traditional Culture "Życie z przytupem". It is an ordinary association, registered by the Mayor of Tarnobrzeg. They operate mainly in the region of Lasowiacy and the Lublin region. The overriding goal of the association is to promote the broadly understood traditional culture by preserving old songs, dances, rituals, customs and disseminating the collected materials. Operating quite dynamically, the association carries out many projects, both as a participant in cultural events, their observer, researcher, but also as an organizer.
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