UKRAINIAN FOLK FESTIVAL 2011
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Ukraine's Independence
Sunday, August 21, 2011 ~ 12:00 - 8:00 PM

GENERAL PUBLIC MORE THAN WELCOME
JOIN THE FUN, FOOD, MUSIC AND DANCING

SCHEDULE
The festival starts at 12:00 noon. Opening ceremonies are scheduled for 1:30 P.M., followed by a Gala Stage Show from 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.

A Ukrainian Public Dance (“ZABAVA”) – traditional, modern, ballroom and polka will commence at 4:30 p.m. to the rhythm, music, and song of the Fata Morgana band.

Photo by Christine Syzonenko

FOOD
Ukrainian ethnic foods (pierogies, holuptsi, kielbasa, and the like), standard picnic fare and cool refreshments will be available to satisfy your hunger and thirst in the midst of authentic folk arts and crafts for viewing and purchase.  Children’s games, amusements and fun area will be available throughout the day.

Gala stage show (2:00 – 4:30 P.M )
The Syzokryli Ukrainian Folk Dance Ensemble (New York City). Syzokryli has earned a reputation as one of the world's finest Ukrainian Folk Dance Ensembles. It has graced some of its finest American stages: (in NY) Alice Tully Hall and Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music; (in PA) the Academy of Music and Robin Hood Dell East; (in NJ) the PNC Arts Center and Newarks' Symphony, and Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. Syzokryli had a highly successful and critically acclaimed tour of Ukraine. www.syzokryli.com

Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble (Jenkintown,PA). Voloshky has earned international renown for the vigor and resplendence of its performances. The Voloshky style is bold, powerful, and one of sparkling athleticism. The Ensemble generates a dynamic blend of art and energy characterizing the vitality of the Ukrainian people. Voloshky's artistry and portrayal of Ukrainian dance is testament to a vibrant and enduring culture steeped in rich history.  www.voloshky.com.

Emily Knihnicky of Voloshky performs during the Ukrainian Gypsy Dance
Photo by Carl Kosola/Intelligencer-Record newspaper.

Voloshky premieres its new Hutsul Dance. Photo by Christine Syzonenko

FRALINGER STRING BAND (Mummers Parade, Philadelphia ) - first organized 95 years ago, Fralinger has won first prize in the Mummers Parade, an annual New Years Day tradition in Philadelphia, eight of the last nine years.  On New Year's Day 2011, Fralinger paid tribute to the twentieth anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence with a suite of Ukrainian folk music, dance, and costumes. National television  aired this parade performance.  Fralinger will perform its repertoire of Ukrainian folk songs and other Mummers’ favorites at this year’s festival. www.fralinger.org.

Fralinger String Band during one of our Philadelphia New Year's Mummers parades
Photo courtesy: Fralinger String Band

Fralinger String Band
Photo courtesy: Fralinger String Band

 

Violinist Innesa Tymochko Dekajlo (Lviv, Ukraine) began studying the violin at the age of six with the legendary Halyna Ivanina Kubij. Innesa graduated the famed Lviv Musical Conservatory, with High Honors and continued her classical studies throughout Europe, studying privately under internationally recognized virtuoso violinist Professor Fischer in Hanover, Germany. The beauty, power and soul of traditional Ukrainian folk music enthralled Inna; she developed a unique fusion style, performing traditional Ukrainian folk genre on the classical string instrument - the violin. The blending of rich Ukrainian melodies with classical performances captivates Innesa's audiences. Her fresh, inventive style has gained critical acclaim from both classical and traditional music critics. Innesa has toured throughout Europe and North America. See www.Innesa.com.

Violinist Innesa Tymochko Dekajlo playing the violin

Fata Morgana Band. Organized in the year 1987 in Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv, the Fata Morgana Band is an extremely talented vocal and instrumental orchestra, which presents a very versatile repertoire of Ukrainian and American music arranged in various styles: folk, pop, jazz, rock and classical. The band also flourishes as one of the most popular niche dance bands in America.  (www.fata-morgana-band.com).

Oleksij Kerekesha and Fata Morgana excite at the Orange Revolution

 

MORE ENTERTAINERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

For Information call 215-362-5331 or email: eluciw@comcast.net

Admission: $15.00; students - $10; kids under 15 free; Free Parking

CELEBRATE WITH US!!!!

 

PROCEEDS BENEFIT CULTURAL PROGRAMMING AND YOUTH SOCCER.

 

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Photos courtesy of Christine Syzonenko

Festival 2010 photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7421005@N06/sets/72157624660669439/with/4917823475/

Festival 2009 photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7421005@N06/sets/72157622141049328/

Festival 2008 photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7421005@N06/sets/72157606951982441/
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READ ABOUT AND SEE PHOTOS OF LAST YEAR'S FESTIVAL

 

Heritage thrives at Ukrainian festival
By: GARY WECKSELBLATT
Aug 23, 2010

Americans celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with food and fireworks.

For Ukrainian-Americans, their independence is highlighted by food, colorful costumes and fast-paced acrobatic dancing.

And that was on display, though somewhat muted by the rain, during Sunday's 19th annual Ukrainian Folk Festival at the Tryzub Ukrainian American Sport Center in Horsham. Read full article »

 

UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN SPORT CENTER "TRYZUB"
County Line & Lower State Roads
Horsham, PA 19044
www.tryzub.org

Exciting, spectacular, dazzling, breathtaking, exhilarating, spirited, soulful, enchanting, captivating, and intriguing – modest words which describe but by no means capture the essence of Ukrainian folk art, music, and dance.  From the rich color and deep symbolism of the delicate “pysanka” (Ukrainian Easter Egg) to the thunderous, climatic, power, rhythm and strength of “HOPAK” – the world’s most exciting ethnic dance - and every brilliant “Kolomiyka” (polka) and soulful folk song in between, we invite you to experience the 19th Annual Ukrainian Folk Festival, celebrating the anniversary of our ancestral homeland’s independence.  This year’s extravaganza will take place on Sunday, August 21, 2011, beginning at 12:00 Noon at the Ukrainian American Sport Center - Tryzub (www.tryzub.org) located at County Line and Lower State Roads, Horsham, PA.