PART I
Master of Ceremonies: Volodymyr Goncharoff
1. Welcome - Our oldest girls and children of our dance school welcome you with the traditional bread and salt.
Choreography: Adriana Striltschuk
2. The Marketplace Comes to Life - Performed by the alumni of our dancing school.
Choreography: Kalyna Wasiunec
Peter Osijchuk
3. Who Stole the Hat?- You never know who's lurking around the market.
Hat Vendor: Nick Kulinczenko
Thieves: Oleh Basiourski
Stephan Wereminski
Choreography: Peter Osijchuk
Rostyslaw Zbotaniw
4. The Flutist-
a) The Pied Piper of the market gathers all the boys and girls of our second class to dance...
b) Then serenades the lovely Hutzulky of class four.
Flutist: Yuriy Striltschuk
Choreography: Adriana Striltschuk
Kalyna Wasiunec
5. My First Pair of Boots - A young boy shows off his first pair of boots to his younger sister.
Performed by: Damyan & Mariana Kolomayets
Choreography: Adriana Striltschuk
6. Poetry - Students from our School of Ukrainian Studies recite poems by Taras Schevchenko, Ukraine's Bard.
a) "The Days Pass"- Mark Stankevych, Roman Kuryluk, Tania Osijchuk, and Dmytro Ostapovych
b) "Not for the People of that Glory"-
Deanna Fedorenko
c) "Thought"- Natalie Fedorenko
d) "My Thirteenth Year Past"-
Michael Doerrler
6. Did You Hear? - There's always some kind of news to be heard at the marketplace.
Performed by: The girls in class three
Soloists: Andreana Holowatyj
Nicole Skworch
Choreography: Adriana Striltschuk
Kalyna Wasiunec
7. Fun and Games - A group of boys and girls encounter each other at the market and engage in a friendly competition.
Performed by: Class one
Older children: Tanya Osijchuk
Stephan Wereminski
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PART II
1. The Jumping Acrobat - All the children gather around to see the amazing acrobat!
Performed by: Kristen Kulinczenko
Choreography: Kristen & Olga Kulinczenko
2. Hutsuliata - The hutsuliata gather in the marketplace.
Performed by: Class Three
Choreography: Adriana Striltschuk
3. Are These Dolls Real? - The doll maker puts the final touches to his lovely creations and they miraculously come to life.
Performed by: Class One
Big Dolls: Dania Owerko
Tania Skworch
Doll Maker: Peter Osijchuk
Choreography: Kalyna Wasiunec
Adriana Striltschuk
4. Bandura Performance - The Bandura Ensemble will perform three selections of Ukrainian folk music.
5. Enchanted Vinochok - A beautiful new vinok inspires a young girl to dance.
Performed by: Ariana Kulinczenko
Choreography: Adriana Striltschuk
6. Meni Voroshka Vorozhyla - A fortuneteller looks into the future and warns a young lady that her heart may be broken. The young lady then shares her misfortune with her friends.
Performed by: Class Four
Fortuneteller: Andrea Kuzma
Soloist: Natalka Kinal
Choreography: Adriana Striltschuk
7. Hopak - The fast music, intricate dance steps and the fun these children are having makes us appreciate the true meaning of Ukrainian folk dance.
Performed by: Class Two
Choreography: Kalyna Wasiunec
Adriana Striltschuk
8. Finale -
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