Verba Ukrainian Dance Company

Join us TODAY as we commemorate the Holodomor... we are humbled to remember those who perished through dance...

Plan to watch! On November 28 as part of the UCC-MPC Holodomor Commemorations we will be re-broadcasting Verba Dance Ensemble's 2013 originally choreographed Holodomor commemoration presentation.

The production was choreographed by Claire Marshall and Marijka Stanowych. Included in the presentation are bandura, poetry and video.

Throughout the process the Verba Ensemble members learned about the Holodomor, had group discussions, and shared personal connections to victims of the Holodomor in our families

Watch this page for streaming information or go to the UCC-MPC Youtube channel Ukrainian Canadian Congress - Manitoba Prov Council on November 28 at 2:00PM Winnipeg time.

We are flying into our last rehearsal tonight! 🖤 ⁣
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NAfro Studio - in Osborne Village, has been our home for many years - we chose a central location as the majority of dancers live nearby, and it’s within walking distance of a few great pubs for after rehearsal beverages... 😜👌🏻

📸: Simeon Rusnak

Catch us tonight at the Spirit of Ukraine Pavilion - Folklorama - we can’t wait to share the stage with Zoloto Ukrainian Dance Ensemble & Company ❤️

Tickets Link In Comments Below 👇🏼

Over the years we've had guest dancers join us on our Pavilion stage from Benito and Vita Manitoba. Tonight for all 3 shows we are happy to have Verba Ukrainian Dance Company join the stage show.

Go online and get your tickets ahead of time and skip the line up.

All good things must come to an end...

After 8 wonderful years of dance, creativity and friendship we have decided that our performances at Folklorama this year on August 8th (Spirit of Ukraine) and August 16th (Ukraine Kyiv Pavillion) will be the last shows for Verba Ukrainian Dance Company. This decision was made with careful consideration and love.

The seed was planted, the tree grew to become something bigger and more beautiful than we ever could have imagined and now the seasons are changing.

Thank you to our long list of supporters, choreographers, alumni and friends who have made all of this possible.

Though the group will step off the stage together August 16th, the Verba tree continues to grow with each one of us and these are friendships that will truly last a lifetime...

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📸: Simeon Rusnak

Throwback to Tuesday Rehearsal (well pre-rehearsal)! ❤️ We’re coming for you 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

We are excited to share we will be performing at on August 8, 2019 - all three shows! We hope to see you there ❤️🇺🇦❤️

The Dance Current’s July/August 2019 issue is here!

On the cover: Andreea Olteanu Lavoie / Photo by Sian Richards

Take a peek inside to find >>

Andreea Olteanu: If the corps had a leader. After twenty years at The National Ballet of Canada, Olteanu is retiring from her performance career and talks about her journey through the company. By Grace Wells-Smith

Political Bodies: Dance and/as protest. Dance, when used in and as protest, entails the work of remembrance and caring for difficult histories, memories and stories. By Elan Marchinko and featuring Rodney Diverlus's choreographer's notes. Works from Signal Theatre, Chai Folk Ensemble, Verba Ukrainian Dance Company and Tableau D'Hôte Theatre

In Review: Revisiting images and text from a year of review on thedancecurrent.com

The Politics of Form. A conversation with Padmini Chettur. By Robert Kingsbury

Tanveer Alam is Hatching. By Brannavy Jeyasundaram

Miyopin Cheechoo nitishnikashon, niillilu. By Amy Hull

Mapping Choreography with the StageKeep app. By Elise Tigges

What Inspires tapper Allison Toffan?

A Second Homecoming for Chan Hon Goh. By Jillian Groening

Summer Rehab: How to avoid overuse injuries. By Mikaela Buchli-Kelly, DC

And go backstage with Dance Victoria's choreographic lab. By Anne Dion

Click here to browse the issue >>
thedancecurrent.com/issue/volume-22-issue-4