Welcome to Ensemble of Songs and Dances Vysocan Hlinsko

The group Vysocan was founded in 1981. It was then by the occasion of a tradition called “Kaceni maje” which was followed by dance performance of 8 married couples in borrowed costumes with repertoire “Ceska beseda”. ( More in History section )
Thanks to a primary idea a group was founded which changed in last three decades in a well coordinated group of enthusiastic dancers and musicians who perform a various repertoire of folk songs and dances from Vysocina region.
(More about costumes and songs in History section )

The group on a “home stage” in Hlinsko in Betlem 12^th Annual Adamek’s Celebration August 24^th – August 26^th

Today the group consists of 20 dancers under the direction of their art director Josef Dospel. Bandmaster Miroslav Teisler leads a band of 12 musicians and singers. Milan Slavik is in charge of the group organization. The group performs now under the sponsorship of city Hlinsko.
( More in Contacts section )

Take a look at a short video of our performance:

PERFORMANCES AND ACTIVITY

Vysocan's Preparatory Activity
11.January 2008
Vysocan founded the children preparatory, the enrolment is still on, more info you find here .

12th. Adamek’s Folk Festival in Hlinsko
26. August 2007
.Festival took place in Betlem in Hlinsko. Performing groups on Saturday, performing children: United highland groups Kruspanek and Kanafaska from Velka Bystrice, Lubenacek from Lubna, Croatian groups Little Dove from Daruvar, Koncenice from Koncena and home Vysocanek.Performing groups on Sunday, performing adults: Velen from Boskovice, Dunejec from Olomouc, Markovice from Postrelmov, Polana from Brno, Kosir from Kostelnice in Hana and home Vysocan. Dutch wind band Gregorius from Medemblik also performed at the festival.

Folk Festival in Sumperk
17th.- 19th.August 2007
We have visited 17^th International Folk Festival in Sumperk on August 17^th – 19^th 2007. Along with us there were performing 19 Czech and foreign groups.