Fly bird, fly…

The stunning Fly bird, fly… documentary, directed by world music journalist and filmmaker Simon Broughton and musicologist Weyer Balázs of Hangvető, tells the true story of the grassroots Hungarian dance house movement that took place in the 1970s. People from all walks of life and cultural backgrounds suddenly felt closer to traditional Hungarian folk dances, and frequenting dance houses became a hip and popular activity for the youth of that time. This created a colourful and energetic Hungarian folk music scene that is alive even today. The folk dance house movement became a blueprint for the safekeeping of living cultural heritage all around the world and is noted by UNESCO. The documentary film visits important figures, musicians, dancers and venues of the dance house movement.