SĽUK ― Slovenský ľudový umelecký kolektív

Slovak Folk Art Collective is a professional artistic body that has been active in the field of artistic processing and interpretation of traditional folk culture in Slovakia since 1949. Its work is based on authentic forms of Slovak folk art, which it processes into artistically high-quality and audience-successful programs. During the 70-year history of SĽUK, many outstanding artistic personalities have collaborated with it - choreographers, artists, composers and professional performers. Alexander Moyzes, Ján Cikker, Eugen Suchoň, Tibor Andrašovan, Svetozár Stračina and others most influenced the musical profile of the group. As a choreographer and artistic director of SĽUK, Juraj Kubánka shaped him for a long time and significantly. Unforgettable performers who worked at SĽUK include Heda Melicherová, the Ševčíkov brothers, the Antalíkov brothers, Rinaldo Oláh, Ján Berky and many others.

SĽUK is based in Bratislava, in the Rusovce district, where it also has your own scene. In accordance with its mission, it presents traditional folk art throughout Slovakia and during its long history represented our country in more than 60 countries around the world.

Currently SĽUK maintains a wide range of its programs with varying degrees of stylization, but also with bold moves into new genres.