Toronto Ukrainian Festival

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Bloor West Village hosts North America's largest Ukrainian street fest. Entertainment-food-arts-parade-films-vendors-sidewalk sale-midway-more. Sept 14-16 2018.

Bloor West Village, Toronto
Joined February 2010

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  1. Closing out the proceedings, just before the final hopak dance, our Festival chair Jurij Klufas shares his thoughts on the festival that was this year, and the festival to be next year.

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  2. Mixing doses from two sources is approved, and in fact boosts the effectiveness. Hopefully, sometime soon, the dual-dose hopak will be ready for widespread distribution.

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  3. … and the hopak from the Barvinok dancers.

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  4. We had the hook from the Kalyna dancers …

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  5. Ending the last show at the Toronto Ukrainian Festival, we had a double dose of hopak - because a single dose does not provide the maximum effect.

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  6. Blisk folk band, combining many Eastern European and Baltic folk traditions, including Ukrainian “ridnyi holos”. Multi-ethnic, multi-instrumental, multi-talented.

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  7. Honeypaw duo - the player on the left is playing the jouhikko, a traditional Finnish bowed instrument. Goes surprisingly well with the bandura.

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  8. Duo Honeypaw, playing traditional Finno-Baltic music on traditional instruments.

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  9. Nastasia Y, serenading the Sunday afternoon Toronto Ukrainian festivalgoers. Those of you who attended in years past may remember her as the singer for DoVira Band.

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  10. Colour? Movement? Spins? Jumps? Then it’s a hopak! Barvinok Dance Ensemble closing out our 1:30 Sunday afternoon show.

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  11. The quartet Banduras Beyond Borders playing an eclectic mix on traditional instruments.

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  12. Barvinok dancers - their Troyanda (Rose) ensemble, performing a dance from the Podilua region of Ukraine.

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  13. Barvinok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, leading off the 1:30 Sunday afternoon program at the Toronto Ukrainian Festival. A great start to what will be a great afternoon of performances.

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  14. The Toronto Ukrainian Festival thanks all of the young people who took part in the Youth Program, and wishes all of them further success in their artistic endeavours.

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  15. Andrianna Artemyak, daughter of Ihor and Andrianna, has her turn on the youth stage to close out this segment.

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  16. Barvinok Dancers of Mississauga, dancing the traditional hopak dance, a showcase of dancing talent and virtuosity.

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  17. Lesia and Solomiya Kosarenko, bandura playing duo

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  18. Youth from the Desna School of Dance, taking it to a new level.

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  19. Daria Sulypka singing

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  20. Barvinok Dancers of Mississauga once more take the stage at the Toronto Ukrainian Festival youth program.

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