Folk ensemble ZOBOR from Nitra

The academic folk ensemble Zobor at the Slovak Agriculture University in Nitra was founded in 1956 and belongs among the oldest folk ensembles in the Slovak Republic. It comprises folk music band, chorus and dance group.
During its existence, Zobor has performed countless shows in Slovakia and other 20 countries throughout the world, as well. Performances at EXPO 1998 in Lisbon and at EXPO 2000 in Hannover, festivals in China and USA have been the highlights within the last decade. Zobor participates in various folklore festivals, contests and celebrations all over Slovakia. Every second year it organises the C.I.O.F.F. International Festival of Academic Folk Ensembles called Academic Nitra, where approximately 900 people from all over the world take part.
The repertoire consists of performances from different parts of Slovakia and by means of typical costumes, dances, music and songs represents wide scale of the very Slovak traditional culture.