Mesmerizing Canadian folk-opera ballet, Kateryna to tour across Australia – March 27, 2008 – April 5, 2008
From March 27, 2008 – April 5, 2008, “Kateryna” will be performed across Australia, with performances in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth. Australian audiences will have the opportunity to experience the stirring and emotional performances of this folk-opera ballet, a joint production created by Ukrainian ballet master Serguei Makarov and composer Yevhen Dosenko featuring over fifty passionate and skilled dancers and choristers from Canada’s dazzling Suzirya Ukrainian Dance Theatre of Calgary and the Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton.
Sydney Performance
Thursday, March 27, 2008 – 7:30 pm
University of New South Wales – Science Theatre
Tickets: Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com.au or phone 136 100
Melbourne Performances (2)
Saturday, March 29, 2008 – 7:30 pm and Sunday, March 30, 2008 – 1:30 pm matinee
The National Theatre – Cnr. Barkly and Carlisle Streets, St. Kilda
Tickets: Ticketek - www.ticketek.com.au or phone 132 849
Adelaide Performance
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 – 7:30 pm
Her Majesty’s Theatre - King William Street, Adelaide
Tickets: Bass - www.bass.net.au or phone 131 246
Perth Performance
Saturday, April 5, 2008 – 1:30 pm matinee
University of Western Australia – Octagon Theatre
Tickets: BOCS – www.bocsticketing.com.au or phone 9484 1133
“Kateryna” is a sweeping tale of love and war that is presented in a fusion of music, folk traditions, dazzling costumes, and skilled technical expertise in acrobatics, ballet, and folk dance. A handsome Cossack captures Kateryna’s heart. Enchanted by their newfound love, they dance a pas de deux expressing their inseparable devotion and growing passion. Ceremoniously celebrated by the young women of the village, the love between Kateryna and the Cossack holds the promise of future life. Tragically, the sounds of war burst forth in the distance, and the couple’s idyll is interrupted…
‘We were very excited and privileged to share this unique production with Calgary and Edmonton audiences. Many in the audience said they could feel the energy and excitement emanating from the stage. Our goal is to share this overwhelming enthusiasm with the audience in Australia!’ said Darcy Gulka, President of the Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton.
‘The richness and depth of the men’s voices enhanced the production of superb dancing leaving the audience often moved to tears,’ wrote Halya Wilson, Southern Representative of the Alberta Council for Ukrainian Arts (ACUA) in the Ukrainian News.
‘Beautiful choreography, beautiful costumes, beautiful dancers!’ exclaimed Leo Sato, Artistic Director of DanceCalgary.com.
“The battle scene in Kateryna can only be described as the most impressive choreographic display of Cossack grandeur I’ve ever witnessed on stage in my 40 years of Ukrainian Concert attendance”, wrote Dr. Lydia Doschak for the Ukrainian News.
For More Information:
Michael Doschak
Telephone: + 0011 1(780) 432-3205 or + 0011 1(780) 953-1356
Email: mdoschak@ualberta.ca or info@suzirya.com
