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Discover
Ukrainian culture in Canada and share the Ukrainian
spirit at North America’s Largest Ukrainian Street
Festival. This is your opportunity to experience
Ukrainian culture and hospitality at its best. As always
there will be non-stop entertainment with Ukrainian
performers from the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, the
USA and Ukraine which will include dancers, vocalists
and musicians. Don’t miss the YOUTH segment on the grand
stage at Jane Street! And if you wish – join the dancing
at the evening ZABAVA/Street Dance on both Friday and
Saturday.
You will find
vendor kiosks: delicious authentic Ukrainian food and
beverages, beautiful souvenirs, interactive pavilions,
and more. This year you can also enjoy SIDEWALK SALE
shopping at the local Bloor West Village businesses.
There is a midway for kids and youth. Take in the
colourful parade on Saturday morning at 11am. A new
attraction this year is the ART SHOW and SALE organized
by the Collective of Canadian Ukrainian Artists. Make
sure to visit CFRB Radio 1010 who will be broadcasting
live from the Festival. This festival is a wonderful
experience for the entire family.
The Toronto
Ukrainian Festival continues to be one of the most
anticipated events of the season, and especially so this
year as it presents Ukraine’s Kozak Rock Band HAYDAMAKY
in the Bloor West Village on Saturday night September
19th, 2009
(see
www.haydamaky.com). “Thanks to the large in part
financial support of the Ministry of Tourism -
Celebrate Ontario 2009 Program we are delighted to
present one of Europe’s most popular bands”, says Jurij
Klufas, Festival president. According to Oleksandr
Yarmola, Haydamaky band leader "Our mission is to make
contemporary Ukrainian culture "cool", trendy,
fashionable, adopted into other world cultures and to
gain for young Ukraine the widest possible recognition
throughout the world." Haydamaky are currently working
on their fifth CD.
The information listed below is
subject to change, visit the TUF website for the most up
to date information.
Festival Hours: Friday
September 18, 2009 4pm - 1am
Saturday, September 19, 2009 9am - 1am
Sunday, September 20, 2009 11am - 7pm
Annual Festival Parade:
Saturday, September 19, 2009 11am - 12 noon
Festival Location: Bloor
West Village, Toronto, between Jane St. and Runnymede
Rd. Go Green, Take The TTC!
PERFORMER LINEUP
(NOTE: not in performing order and subject to change)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,
2009
7:00 p.m. Show
Barvinok Ukrainian Dance School, Mississauga
Dunai Dancers, St.
Catharines
Nadia Kobelak
Krayany
PYX Band
Vivace Studios-Joanne
Camilleri
Zrada, Winnipeg
HRIM, New York (Friday street zabava - 9:00 p.m.)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
19, 2009
Opening Ceremony - 12:30 p.m. and Show
Arkan Dance Company/Ukrainian Academy of Dance
Maryka Chabluk (Winnipeg)
Nadia Kobelak
Natalia Kolacz
Krayany
Mak Dancers
National Taekwondo
Pryvit Ukrainian Dance
Ensemble (Kitchener)
Tamara Terefenko
Zubrivka
Zrada, Winnipeg
4:00 p.m. Show
Arkan Dance Company/Ukrainian Academy of Dance
Desna
Hrim Band (New York)
Kavalery Band
Ludy Dobri (Ukraine)
Oksana Pikush
Pocherk Tsytry (Edmonton)
Vesnianka
Zirka Band
7:00 p.m. Show
Ukraina School of Arts
Canadian Bandurist Capella
Ukrainian Chorus
Haydamaky (Ukraine)
Maryka Chabluk (Winnipeg)
The Kozaks
Vesnianka Dancers
Zrada, Winnipeg
Zubrivka
ZIRKA (Saturday street zabava - 10:00 pm)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,
2009
12:00 Noon (Youth)
Ukraina School of Arts
Maryka Chabluk (Winnipeg)
Odessa Dance Ensemble (Oshawa)
Nicholas & Michael Panczenko
Chaika Ukrainian Performing
Ensemble (Hamilton)
Hanusia Tanchak
Theodore Pucak
Korinya Family Band (New
York State)
Roman Kuk
Trio Saivo
2:00 p.m. Show
Natalia Kolacz
Lviv Dancers (Oshawa)
Ludy Dobri (Ukraine)
Naluvai Band (Hamilton)
Oksana Pikush
Yavir Dancers
Zubrivka
5:00 p.m. Closing
Ceremonie
(draw for 2 tickets to Kiev)
MCs:
Julia Drozdowsky
Natalia Grod
Justyna Lewkowicz
Borys Sirskyj
Olya Sturik
Cassandra Leschyshyn (Youth)
Ola Tanchak (Youth)
Stay tuned for more event
information as it becomes available.
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