Sun Mar 3, 2:00 PM - Sun Mar 3, 8:00 PM
1615 Crozier Ln., Del Valle, TX 78617

Community: South Congress

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The Flying Balalaika Brothers and Balalaika Unlimited will host FREE annual Maslenitsa - Slavic Mardi Gras celebration on Sunday, March 3 from 2 PM - 8 PM. Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic holiday, that among other things, celebrates the end of Winter with

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All are invited to come to enjoy the rich cultural offerings of this Slavic holiday, where there will be music, food, colorful costumes, games, and more. This event is FREE and family-friendly. There will be Puppets theater, live music, dance, and fire show!

If you want to see how Slavic Mardi Gras Maslenitsa was celebrated, be sure to watch the movie "The Barber of Siberia," (Sibirskiy Tsirlyunik). The plot undergoes a wonderful twist during a raucous Maslenitsa celebration in Moscow.

Attendees will learn about what Maslenitsa represents to the culture and will delight with the traditional performances to be held

Sudarushki

The choir Sudarushki will present to the audience the reconstruction of the Russian rite " Meeting of spring. " Singers of the choir perform freckles-traditional songs-zaklichki calling for spring and Maslenitsa songs. The audience will not be bored. They will become participants of traditional entertainments.

Flying Balalaika Brothers

Balalaika Brothers during Maslenitsa will represent Eastern European and Romani cultures and will perform a variety of music, combining traditional folk with their original songs and compositions based on elements of contemporary music. The show is suitable for diverse audiences, making people dance and sing, bringing the great spirit of celebration of new uprising spring and the end of the winter.

Katya Lobynicheva

Party dot Fun’s Bubble Shows are magical and fun for guests of all ages. With feats and tricks you have to see to believe, our Bubble Artists will amaze everyone with their awesome skills—making your party stand above the rest. Everyone loves bubbles and our shows are customized to accompany whatever theme or party type that you have in mind

Theatre KHOKHLOMA

You will be welcome to a trip into the magical world of dolls that move and talk – the Puppet Theatre KHOKHLOMA by United Russian American Association. The company performs colorful Russian folk tales and adapted classical plays that are easy to understand, even without knowing the language -because, the puppets truly come to life.

Austin Balkan Singers

A women's choir performing traditional acapella folk songs of Eastern Europe. Group has been

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