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504 5294676 504 5294676 Komenka Ethnic Dance and Music Ensemble About Us History Komenka was established in 1979 as a New Orleans Louisiana USA nonprofit arts organization with the purpose of portraying international folk cultures through dance and music. The fortyplus member ensemble includes professional and semiprofessional artists from throughout the New Orleans community. Training with internationally recognized choreographers and musicians is highly stressed and reflected in program repertoire. Costumes are replicas or carefully designed adaptations of authenticated regional folk dress.