Joc (dance company)

Joc is the oldest folk dance ensemble of Moldova; full name: National Academic Ensemble of Folk Dance "Joc"(Romanian: Ansamblul Academic Naţional de dansuri populare „Joc”) The Romanian word means "game, play (amusement activity)" and may refer to various festivities.

Joc was created on August 13, 1945 by Leonid Leonardi and Leonid Zeltsman, then called simply "ensemble of Moldovan dance".

In 1954-55 Tankho Israelov was the director of the dance ensemble.

His 13th and current director (since 1957) is Vladimir Curbet.

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