Moscow folk ensemble "Lubo-Milo"

A folk group "Lubo-Milo" ("A Pleasure and Delight") was established in 2014 under the aegis of the Department of Culture, Moscow City Government, the Russian Federation. All members of the group are professional musicians. The group has won numerous Russian and international awards.Lubo-Milo has performed in Russia and abroad, toured in Italy, India, Morocco, Singapore, Serbia, Ireland, Greece, Laos, Kazakhstan etc.

The group is very active and has been taken a part in the many Moscow city cultural events, festivals and competitions. They participate in different projects on the Russian TV.The group has received a special award of the Department of Culture of Moscow City Government in 2017.

Versatile programmes of an outstanding quality allowed "Lubo-Milo" to achieve a very high position among the folk groups. Their repertoire includes lyrical, dance, Russian songs performed live and in a polyphonic manner. While the folk and lyrical songs show warmth and emotions, the vigorous dance songs present the Russian dash and a big Russian heart. The group brings some contemporary elements to the traditional songs at the same time preserving its original sounds.

The musicians capture the viewer’s imagination by virtuoso performing skills when playing a variety of instruments like concertina, accordion, balalaika, domra. Every performance by "Lubo-Milo" includes some elements of choreography and stunts.

The colorful and bright costumes are of an extraordinary beauty. All members of the group are young, beautiful, lively and most of all highly professional artists who create unforgettable pieces that stay in the memory of the audience for a very long time.

The program is a performance of famous Russian folk songs. Each composition is accompanied by staged dances. Soloists of ensemble masterfully own professional choreography, in each song there are elements: twine, raznozhka, prisyadka and other dance figures. If necessary, the folklore ensemble on the holiday holds interactive performances with the audience using colorful folk props: a ribbon carousel, noise folk instruments, a rope and more. And also the ensemble involves the audience in dance entertainments and games: round dances, a snake, a streamlet, a quadrille, "a wall on a wall".