Pysanka Festival

DEC: 13

Tyt i Tam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sry5U2-d83I Named after the original Ukrainian Primer Reader, the band we know and love today as tyt i tam performed first in 2005. The debut self-titled album was released in 2006, and in 2008 the band released the follow-up album, aptly named “Azh Do Rannya”. The group have appeared at Vegreille Pysanka Festival, Dauphin’s National Ukrainian Festival, Vesna Festival, Ukrainian Independance Celebrations in Saskatoon and Regina, Japer ... More...

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JUN: 20

Pre-view of Pysanka Festival 2011

38th Annual Vegreville Pysanka Festival! Juy 1 – 3, 2011 The Largest Showcase of Ukrainian Culture, Art, Music, and amazing entertainment. Grandstand Highlights Enjoy Andrew Hladyshevski as our MC; with Nadiya Ensemble; Yunist Quartet; Vohon Dance Ensemble; Soloist Oksana Mukha and Vasyl Popadiuk. Workshops • SYTYCD Canada with Jeff Mortensen; Nathalie Heath; and Kristen Wicklund. We are thrilled to offer an array of teaching styles Ballet; contemporary; lyrical; ja... More...

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MAY: 19

KIDS ACTIVITIES

Looking to keep the kids busy year!! Bring them down to the Kids Activities Venue on July 2 at 12:45 to try out some hand made crafts!! Kids can partake in decorating a Ukrainian plate or even make a playdough magic figurine! They can create there very own personalized book mark or Ukrainian flag! Kids will love making Easter eggs and even creating a Ukrainian wreath!! They will be so proud of their creations and best of all they have their very own souvenir from the Festival!! &nb... More...

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MAR: 18

Ivana Kupala

The Festival of Ivana Kupala is a Ukrainian midsummer celebration of great beauty. It was first described in the nineteenth century, but it has ancient roots and dates back centuries, if not millennia. The festival centers around fire and water, symbolic of the sun and the rain needed to make crops grow. Vegetation also appears in a decorated tree and in the wreaths of flowers and grasses worn by the young women who are the celebrants of the Kupala ritual. Young women sing and dance arou... More...

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MAR: 18

So You Think You Can Dance Workshop

The Vegreville Pysanka Festival Dance Competition Committee is ecstatic to present Jeff Mortensen, Nathalie Heath and Kirsten Wicklund from So You Think You Can Dance Canada to perform at our Grandstand and conduct our dance workshops at this year’s festival on July 1,2 and 3. We are thrilled to offer an array of teaching styles and genres which include Ballet, Contemporary, Lyrical, Jazz, Improv Technique and our Feature Region Transcarpathian. ... More...