An ensemble cast of Veselka dancers celebrate 50 years of Ukrainian dance on stage in Victoria.
Veselka has been a vibrant part of VictoriaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s arts and culture community since 1971 and continues to dance and perform B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ sharing a love for Ukrainian dance. This month, the dancers bring the adventure of Roald DahlB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s childrenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s story Lesia and the Giant Cherry to the Victoria stage.
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Lesia, forced to live with her evil aunts, stumbles upon a giant enchanted cherry filled with enormous bugs. Lesia and the bugs dance, causing the cherryB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s stem to break and tumble into the Black Sea. Thus, begins LesiaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s and the bugsB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ adventure as they set sail to Lviv.
The folk ballet is on stage at McPherson Playhouse June 12 at 2 p.m. Visit for tickets.
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