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Artistic
Director : Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky |
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ensemble's Artistic Director Roma Pryma Bohachevsky,
was an internationally
recognized Prima Ballerina and Choreographer.
Having started her career as a ballerina
in Ukraine, she recieved a diploma from the Vienna Academy
of Music and Performing Arts, and continued her studies in
the United States. Ms. Bohachevsky's stage appearances have
included solo performances and concert tours of Europe, North
America and Central America. Eventually, she turned to teaching
and choreography, deeply influenced by the methods of Agrippina
Vaganova and Martha Graham, with whom she studied.
Among Mrs. Bohachevsky's many choreographic creations are
"Peer Gynt," "Kvit Paporoti" (Blossoming
Fern), and "Cinderella," which have been danced
over the years by hundreds of her students. At each summer
camp, Mrs. Bohachevsky brings to life a Fairy Tale, weaving
traditional and classical themes with imaginative staging,
choreography, and costumes.
But, the most impressive choreographies
are unquestionably those that she created specifically for
the Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, comprised of her most
talented students. Each choreography brings out the beauty
of the Ukrainian theme developed in the dance, interwoven
with elements of ballet, modern and stylized folk dance. Among
her creations are "Battle for Freedom," a dramatic
ballet commemorating the tragedy of Chernobyl, and "Icona,"
a historical recreation celebrating the millenium of Christianity
in Ukraine. |
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