Achievements

2015

V World Championship of Folklore - Burgas - Nessebar / Bulgaria / 20-30 August 2015
- – Golden medal
- – Grand Prix - "Golden Orpheus"
- – Title: Absolute World Championship of Folklore 2015

2014

Prestigious certificate „The best in Poland” in the artistic spheres- 24 November 2014

“Oceania Artistic Tour” performances in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch- New Zealand -July 2014. The trip to New Zealand was possible thanks to a grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Concerts in European capital city of the Culture –Umea-Sweden 7-14 September
The Folk Dance Group “Poligrodzianie” was awarded a Medal “Meritorious for the Poznan University of Technology.” 28 May 2014
International Festival “San Isidro abre sus puertas al Mund ‘’ LIMA-PERU 8-15 of April 2014
Title of Culture Ambassador of Wielkopolska – granted by Marshal of Wielkopolska Province

2013

THE BEST CREATIVE AND ARTISTIC FOLK ART PERFORMANCE IN EUROPE 2013

8th Shanghai - Baoshan International Folk Art Festival - MUSIC AND DANCE AWARD - Shanghai - China

World Folklore Festival - 1th prize - Zduńska Wola - Poland

BelFolkArts Festival - Belgrade - Serbia

VI Encuentro Mundial de Folklore MI PERU - Nazca - Lima - Peru

2012

International Culture Week 2012 in Duderstadt - Germany 9-14th April

Artistic Tourne - Spain, France - June/July 2012

20th India Theatre Olympiad : International Theatre Festival - 2012/12-16 October Cuttack | India

7th International Sabah Festival in Malaysia- MAIN JURY AWARD and for THE BEST DANCER AWARD - Female for Magdalena Grzesiek

International Folk Art Exellency Award 2012 for Marzenna Biegala-Howorska -

2011

3rd Poznan Carol Singing

International Children's Day in Turkey - Kocaeli

5th European Festival of Traditional Art

Warta's Concerts

"Voice of Nation" - Georgia

Folk tourne France, Czech Republic, Hungary

2010

5th International Folk Festival 2010 - Nepal

Brensky Valasek - Brno - Czech Republic

"Folk Dancing Student" in Olsztyn

The International Veterans Folk-Dance Festival “Ohrid Waves”- Macedonia

5th Mediterranean Folklore Dance Festival - Cyprus

4th European Festival of Traditional Arts

25th Anniversary Mali Poligrodzianie

International Folklore Week Olpe - Germany

2009

V Polish - German Christmas Fairs- Frankfurt

X International Folk Encouter - Calama - Chile

Nadwarcianskie Performance

3rd European Festival of Traditional Arts - Poznan/Szreniawa

Europeade - Klaipeda - Lithuania

9th International Folklore Avalanche - Germany

Winner of the Province Presentations Folk Groups - Nowy Tomysl

Polifestiwal

Polish-Russian Project, Slowianska Droga - Moscow

International Festival of Culture - Manila - Philippines

2008

Il Faniciullo e il Folklore- Children Folk Festival- Paola- Italy- April 2008

Performances cerning "May 3rd Constitution Day" - Vilnius, Lithuania

International Youth Dance Festival w Macau 4-14.07.2008

Prazske Folklorni Dny 16-21.07.2008

9a Festa Mundial do Folclore - Brazil 19.07.-06.08.2008

2007

XII Festival Mundial de Danses Folkloriques, Palma de Mallorca- Spain,

Artistic Project´´ Youth In Action ´´ - IOV, Terneuzen - Netherlands

„Lato nad Świną” General Folklore Competition, Świnoujście- Poland (I prize for the musicians and for the dancers due to high level of artistic presentation of rituals and dances of Opoczna and Kaszub Regions. Special award for choreographer Marzenna Biegała- Howorska.)

"Artistic Tour” organized by Association Culturelle d´ Echanges Internationaux, France

"Integracje”- The World Folklore Meeting- 11 edition, Poznań, Poland

I European Festival of Nations Culture, Poznań/Szreniawa, Poland

V Wesele Regionalne (region Kaszuby) - Szreniawa, Poland

EXPO CULTURE- UNESCO and IOV - Gyeongju, South Korea,

X Poznan Festival of Science and Culture - Poznań, Poland

X Festival The International OF PROJECTION of Traditional Danses and Musica Pijiquao – UNESCO ad National Section CIOFF, Caracas/ Bolivar, Zulia/ Yaracuy- Republica of Venezuela.

2006

27th Festival Internacional do Folclore de Caruaru – Recife – Brazil

The   4th International Youth Folklore Festival – Primorsko - Bulgaria

2005

International Folk Festival – Antwerpen Hoogstraten – Belgium

The   11th Voru International Folk Festival – Voru/Tartu – Estonia

2005 Seoul International youth Dance Festival – Taejon/Seoul – South Korea

„The   integration 2005” – International Folk Festival – Poznań – Poland

The   11th Economic conference of Polish People who live abroad – Warsaw/Wałbrzych – Poland

2004

The   15th International Folk Meeting (one of the 3 – main prizes) - Szczyrk, Wisła, Żywiec – Poland - The   41th Week of Beskid Culture - 14th Ismailia International Folk Festival – Egypt - Italy – Mediolan/Rassegna Internationale del Folclore „Sport y Tradizioni” Olgiate Molgora - International Economic Conference of Polish People who live abroad – Warsaw/Pułtusk – Poland

2003

Polish Nationwide Competition – Łowicz – Poland (1^st prize)

Regional Folk Competition – Nowy Tomyśl – Poland (1^st prize)

Folk Dance Festival – Heijen – Holland

Artistic Tournee – Sevastopol/Baczysaraj – the Crimea – the Ukraine

2002

International Folk Festival – Mexico City, Tula, Tulancingo – Mexico

The   25th International Folk Festival – Porto/Lamego – Portugal

Folk Competition of Wielkopolska Province – Duszniki – Poland (1^st prize)

2001

International Folk Festival – Huhhot – China (prize for Polish Folk Dance and a lively Polish Folk Dance „Kujawiak z Oberkiem”)

The   35th International Folk Festival – Zagreb – Croatia

The   38th Europada – Zamora – Spain

2000

International Festival organized by „Modern Dance Promotion of Korea” – Seoul – South Korea

Music and Folk Festival „Fomged International the Mediterranean Dream” – Antalya – Turkey

The   38th International Folk Festival – Lefkas, Lefkada – Greece

„Festival d´Ete” – Macon, Nevers, Dijon – France

International Folk Festival – Zielona Góra – Poland (honourable mention)

Polish Nationwide Dance Competition – Leszno/Rydzyna – Poland (3rd prize)

1999

The   12th Edition „Festival Folklorique des Enfants de Monde” – Beauport – Canada

International Festival C.I.O.F.F. – Dorkovo/Plovdiv – Bulgaria

1998

The   17th Festival „Mondial de Folklore” – Drummondville – Canada

The   35th Europada „Fraternitas Europae” – Rennes – France

The   3rd International Folk Meeting – Poznań – Poland

1997

The   3rd „Sultanahmet” International Folk Festival – Istambul – Turkey

International Folk Festival – Kildare and Mayo – Southern Ireland

1996

34th International Folk Festival – Lefkas, Lefkada – Greece

1995

The   25th International Music Festival – Enschede – Holland

The   Honour Diploma of The   Minister of Culture and Art for achievements in disseminating the culture

1994

26th „Rasegna di Folklore Aviano”- Piancavallo – Italy

Folk Festival – Custonaci, Sicily – Italy

1993

The   8th International Folk Festival – C.E.P.F.I. – Jerusalem – Israel

Festival and Artistic Tournee – Le Boupere – France

1991

International Folk Festival – Cieza, Murcia – Spain – Artistic Tournee – Sweden and France (Perpignone)

1990

„Cleveland´s International Eisteddfod” – Middlesbourg – England (the 5th and 8th prize amongst 23 foreign groups)

1988

International Folk Festival – Quartu St. Ellena, Sardinia – Italy

Artistic Tournee – Reggio di Calabria – Italy, Stekene, Kamzeke – Belgium

1987

International Folk Festival – „Rutherford Country” – Murfreesboro, Nashville – USA

International Folk Festival – Castrovillari, Munturno – Italy