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KAZKA COMING TOGETHER

The team at Lehenda Ukrainian Dance Company are really working hard, and Kazka is coming together!  well done guys!! Can't wait for you to touch base in the United states! 

kazka Lehenda Ukrainian Dance Company

 

AUSTRALIAN AND NORTH AMERICAN TOUR!

SAVE THE DATE, TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND PREPARE TO BE CAPTIVATED BY THIS AMAZING TALE OF LOVE, BETRAYAL AND SUPERNATURAL SPIRITS CREATED BY A VIBRANT YOUNG TEAM OF AUSTRALIAN UKRAINIANS.

KAZKA is an original folk ballet inspired by Ukrainian fairy tales, with an original score by Nicholas Buc.  Artistic Director Melanie Moravski Dechnicz, together with her creative and dedicated team of composers, costumiers and set designers, has been working tirelessly on this exciting new Ukrainian folk ballet for over a year now. 

KAZKA is an exhilarating and innovative production, performed by a cast of 39 outstanding dancers.  For Lehenda and its dancers, it will provide an extraordinary opportunity to showcase traditional Ukrainian dance and folklore in a new and creative way, the likes of which have never before been seen on an Australian stage.  It is a tale of love, betrayal and supernatural spirits, with Melanie’s original choreography giving it a fresh and contemporary flavor in a brilliant mix of modern and traditional style.

THIS EXCITING NEW DANCE PHENOMENON WILL TOUR:

Adelaide – Sat 18th April, Scott Theatre, Adelaide University

Melbourne – Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd May, National Theatre, St. Kilda

Sydney – Sat 16th May, Parade Theatre, NIDA

Toronto – Mon 29th June, Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, Toronto

Chicago – Thurs 2nd July, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts, Skokie

Philadelphia – Tues 7th July, Copeland Hall, Grand Opera House, Willmington

New York – Thurs 9th July, Skirball Center For Performing Arts, New York

Soyuzivka Heritage Centre – Fri 10th To Sat 11th July, Selected Pieces Performed At The Cultural Festival