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PODOLYANOCHKA
(Подоляночка)
Ukrainian Dance
Choreography: R. Mykyta after P. Virsky * Composer: Traditional
Run Time: 9 Minutes * Cast: 3 Women, 1 Man
Premiere: May 2, 2021
Performed by The Ballet Theatre of Maryland at
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
SUMMARY
In staging this beautiful piece, originally choreographed by Pavlo Virsky, depicting the courting traditions of young people, I have adapted it to reflect Ivana Kupala.
Young ladies, full of hope and anticipation, weave flowered wreaths and set them adrift in the river with a prayer that Providence carries their wreath to be discovered by the young man they are destined to marry.
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