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Veselka dancers bring Ukrainian culture to Victoria stage

Dance ensemble adapts childrenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s story Lesia and the Giant Cherry at McPherson Playhouse June 12
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Dancers celebrate 50 years of Ukrainian dance with a folk ballet at McPherson Theatre June 12. (Courtesy Veselka Dancers)

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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