Dr László Felföldi

Work:
Institute for Musicology of Hungarain Academy of Sciences
Hungary – 1114 Budapest, Táncsics Mihály u. 7.
Tel.: (36-1) 214-6770, Fax: (36-1) 375-9282

laszlof@zti.hu

Residence:
6772 Deszk, Rákóczi u. 15.
Tel/Fax.: (36-62)-271-406

Personal
Born 12 August, 1947. Szeged (Hungary). Married, two daughters, one son

Education
Secondary School, Balassagyarmat 1961-1965
University of Szeged, Hungary 1967-1972 - Diplome of English and Russian Language-Literature, Ethnography
University Doctor Dissertation (summa cum laude) 1984

Languages
Hungarian (native), English, Russian

Employment
Regional Muzeum of Csongrád County, Szeged, Makó, museologist 1973-1983
Institute of Musicology of HAS
Research Fellow 1984-1985
Scientific Secretary 1985-1988
Department Leader 1989-

Honour
Silver Cross of Merit of Hungarian Republic

Fieldwork
Folk Dance Tradition of South-East Hungary, mainly of Hungarian, Gypsy and Serbian communities 1972-1984
Folk Dance Traditions of National Minorities in Hungary 1984-1988
Folk Dance Traditions of Hungarian National Minorities in Slovakia, Ukraina, Romania and Yugoslavia 1984-1990
Monographic Reserach of Malozsa Valley, Transylvania, Romania 1986-1991
Comparative Research on Traditional Dances of Volga Region, mainly of Finno-Ugric and Turkic Peoples 1991-1995
Perfoemer Centered Dance Research in Magyarózd, Jud. Mures, Romania 1996-2000.

Membership and Activities in Professional Organisations
Magyar Néprajzi Társaság (Hungarain Ethnographic Society) - 1973, co-president of the Folk Music and Folk Dance Section 1990-
Magyar Tánctudományi Társaság (Hungarian Choreological Society) 1990-, vice president 1999-
Magyar Szemiotikai Társaság (Hungarian Semiotic Society, 1995-, member
MTA Uralisztikai Komplex Bizottság (Complex Committee of HAS for Uralic Studies) member 1990-1995
MTA Néprajzi Bizottság (Ethnographic Committee of HAS) member 1994-1995
A Magyar UNESCO Bizottság Kulturális Szakbizotsága, tmember 1994-1996
Martin György Alapitvány (György Martin Foundation) Scientific Secretary of Curatorium 1990-
International Council for Traditional Music, member of Study Group on Ethnochoreology 1987-
European Centre for Tradititonal Culture, director 1997
Association for European Centre for Traditional Culture, president 1998-

Organiser of International Conferences, Meetings
1990 16th Symposium of ICTM Study Group on Ethnochoreology, Budapest, Hungary
1991 Symposium on the Memory of György Martin, Budapest, Hungary
1995 Symposium on Traditional Dance Cultures of Finno-Ugric and Turkic Peoples, Szeged, Hungary
1998 "Multicultural Europe: Illusion or Reality" Conference in Jászberény, Hungary
1999 Authenticity: Whose Tradition? Meeting of ICTM Studygroup on Ethnochoreology, Revival Subst.group, Szekszárd, Hungary

Editor of Books and Periodicals
ECTC Bulletin Number 1 1996, 4 1998. Budapest, European Centre for Traditional Culture.
Zenetudományi dolgozatok (Papers on Musicology) Annual of the Institite for Musicology of HAS. Co-editor with Katalin Lazar 1988, 1989, 1990-1991.
"Essays on Folk Dance and Folk Music from Central and Eastern Europe." (Preceedings of the Conference Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of György Martin`s Birth. Budapest, 1992 February.) Acta Ethnographica Hungarica Tom. 39. Vol. 1-2. Budapest, 1995. (guest editor)
"Multicultural Europe: Illusion or reality." Ed. by László Felföldi and Ildikó Sándor. Budapest, European Centre for Traditional Culture 1999. Bibliotheca Traditionis Europae 1.

Selected articles
1981. "Problemü izuchenija horeograficheskogo nasledija finno-ugorskih narodov." (Problems of the Research of the Dance Heritage at Finno-ugric Peoples) Congressus Quintus Internationalis Fenno-Ugristarum, Turku 20-27. VIII. 1980. 8. 166-171. Turku, Finland Suomen Kielen Seura.
1985. "Vengerskie pohoronnüe tancü." (Hungarian Funeral Dances) Congressus Sextus Internationalis Fenno-Ugristarum Syktyvkar 1985. Budapest, 295-300.
1995. "Interpretation of the Folk Dances Related Pictures from the Bikkessy Album." Acta Ethnographica Hungarica Tom. 39. Vol. 1-2. 205-216. Budapest.
1996. "The Connection of Dance and Music. Over or Under-estimation of Their significance." in Dance, Ritual and Music. Proceedings of the 18th Symposium of the Study Group on Ethnochoreology, ICTM August 9-18, 1994 in Skierniewice, Poland. Warsaw, 189-196.
1996. "Folk Dance and prehistory." Acta Ethnographica Hungarica Tom 41. Vol. 1-4. 149-154. Budapest.