Ukrainian heritage

Past Ensemble Tours

2005 - "Rhythms of the Soul" - Canada

Western Canadian tour to Vernon and Kelowna, British Columbia.

2004 - "Rhythms of the Soul" - Central America

The Ensemble grasped this incredible opportunity to bring forth their love for song and dance in a show that fuelled the senses, and celebrated the choir's 45th anniversary and the dancer's 30th anniversary.

1999 - "Extending Our Roots" - Parana, Brazil

Accomplishing 40 years of Choir and 25 years of Dancing, the Ensemble tours Brazil. "A collage of ukrainian songs and dance, and bringing a Ukrainian 'Yarmarok' or country-fair to the theatre or stage."

1994 - "Prychenna"

The Verkhovyna Song and Dance Ensemble recognizes 35 years of Choir performances and 20 years of Dance entertainment touring Philadelphia, Chicago, and the Ellenville Festival in New York. Both Choir and dancers stage one of Taras Shevchenko poems. 1989 - "Magic - A Montage of Song and Dance"

Anniversary Tour honoring 30 years of the Verkhovyna Choir and 15 years of the Dunai Dancers to San Francisco, San Diego, Disneyland and Los Angeles.

1984

The Verkhovyna Choir Celebrates 25 years and the Dunai Dancers Celebrate 10 years with an Anniversary tour to Lethbridge, Montreal, Ottawa, New York, and Toronto.

Verkhovyna & Dunai Festival's and Performances

2006

The Verkhovyna Choir travels to Yonkers Ukrainian Heritage Festival in New York, USA. The Dunai Dancers traveled to Toronto to take part in the Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival.

2005

Dunai performed at Hopak in the Park 2005, as well having 4 dancers represent in the Alberta Centennial Joint Hopak, which premiered at this festival

2003

The Dunai Dancers entertained audiences at Vegreville's Pysanka festival.
"A Musical Tapestry for the Soul" Dinner Theatre. Featured the Verkhovyna Ensemble, with special guests: Dr. Hornjetkevyc, Brian Cherwick and the Kubasonics. "Weaving music, song, and dance is a spiritual realm that rejuvenates... the soul." Dunai participated in a Gala Performance of Alberta's premier performing groups, commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Alberta Ukrainian Dance Association's inception. 8 dancers represented Dunai in the joint Hopak choreographed by guest choreographer, Professor Serhij Zubatov, head of the department of Choreography at Kiev's National University of Art and Culture, as well as performing their own repertoire.

2002

Ensemble performed at the Foam Lake festival and Prince Albert festival in Saskatchewan.

2001

Choir performs at Vesna festival in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

2000

The Dunai Dancers perform at the Black Achievement Awards, Edmonton.

1997 - "Bukovynian Wedding" Dinner Theatre

A dinner theatre production by the Verkhovyna Ensemble involving the storytelling of a typical Ukrainian wedding. "...age old traditions come alive with music, song and dance."

1996

The Verkhovyna Choir and the Dunai Dancers were present at Pysanka Days in Vegreville, Alberta. Both groups attended the Ukrainian festival in San Diego, California.

They also participated in the Ukrainian Festival in Broadmoor Lake Park, Sherwood Park, AB.

1991 - "A Tribute to the Past, the Present, and the Future" St. Albert, & Lethbridge, AB

The choir performs classical, spiritual, folk and modern pieces, and the dancers include many diverse regions of Ukraine. "Celebrating the Centennial of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada."

1990

Shumka: 9th Anniversary of Ukrainian Dancing Schools in concert. "Arkan" (Avramenko) presentation by Dunai and Tryzub dancing groups and "Oi Vinku" by Dunai.

1988

The Verkhovyna Song and Dance Ensemble participates in the Millennium of Ukrainian Christianity Celebration

1987

The Dunai Dancers go to Saskatoon, Lethbridge to perform

1986

The Group entertains Northern Alberta (McLennan, High Prairie, and Fort McMurray)

1982

The Verkhovyna Song and Dance Ensemble visits Saskatoon and Winnipeg.