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THE KÓSPALLAG OLD HOUSE PROJECT AS PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH... 257 Events, dance-houses We have been organizing events since the beginning. Our big annual event is the ‘Old House Day’, but we are also becoming increasingly involved in other events in the village. In addition to family handicraft programs and programs focusing on local knowledge, the team has decided to offer a program of folk and world music at the ‘Old House Days’, which is constantly monitored for local demand and reaction. This is how the Rimöc Brass Band came to visit us. They were received with great enthusiasm by the elderly people who still remember the local brass band or the bagpiper Botond Bese, who also played the bagpipes to the songs sung by the locals. And the world music line-up appealed to young people from the local area and beyond. And we have seen close, lasting human relationships, friendships and loves develop out of the chance encounters that take place at these events. LL Figure 4. Dance-house at the Old Cottage day 2022. Photo: Zoltan Gyérei Reflecting on the needs of the local and surrounding area has also given rise to folk dance-houses in Késpallag. In our camps, the ad-hoc csdngé dance-houses and joint singing sessions in the evenings were always a great success, bringing together enthusiastic local musicians, local dancers and lovers of folk music — both experienced and amateur. With the monthly dance houses, we want not only to make similar, good-humored evenings a regular feature, but also to make them more enjoyable for many more people. Our aim is to create an event that gives everyone the opportunity to experience a dance. This series of events is also a tribute to the founders of the dance-house movement, a return to its roots. The organizers ambition is to make folk dance a real community experience. In addition, the singing lessons that precede the dance houses provide a multigenerational opportunity for fun, with older locals and young people alike enjoying singing folk songs together.
