Gerdan Theatre from Chernivtsi, Ukraine, toured Canada in February and March of 2024. We sat down with two of their performers to hear about what this tour means to them.
Read MoreSuperstitions are folk beliefs and ancient customs that people still practise today. Ukrainians have many superstitions that vary from region to region and family to family. Hannah and Kaitlin list and tell stories about some of their favourite Ukrainian superstitions.
Read MoreIn Lviv and Chernivtsi, we had the opportunity to dance with a few different groups, including Yunist, the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, the Lviv College of Culture and Arts, and the Honoured Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance. While sharing our experiences dancing in these next two cities we wanted to figure out a way to tie it all together so we decided to share our “lessons learned” from each place.
Read MoreWearing a heeled shoe in Ukrainian dance has always sort of been a right of passage — it’s a step up from slippers in your younger years and the gateway to what comes next: the red boot.
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