At Soyuzivka: August 9-11 (08/04/96)

At Soyuzivka: August 9-11

KERHONKSON, N.Y. - The weekend of August 9-11 at the Ukrainian National Association's upstate New York resort will feature a special performance by the Yara Arts Group and the annual UNWLA Day, in addition to Soyuzivka's traditional evening dances and art exhibit.

For early arrivals, there is the Friday night dance to the music of the house band, Lviviany.

The highlight of the first full day of the weekend will be the Saturday evening concert at 8:30. The Yara Arts Group, a resident company at the LaMama Experimental Theater in New York, will present "Spinning Spells," an evening of poetry by Ukrainian women.

Yara's multicultural actors will present the oldest and newest poetry by women from Ukraine, as well as a special section commemorating the 10th anniversary of Chornobyl. Most of the poems will be performed in what critics have called 'the trademark Yara method of interweaving original and translation. The latter conveys the frame of meaning and the former, the original rhythm and ancient emotion." The English translations are created especially for Yara's performances by Virlana Tkacz and Wanda Phipps. Some of the poems and translations were used as lyrics for songs written by composers Roman Hurko and Genji Ito and will be sung during the evening.

After the Yara performance, guests can enjoy the dance music of Vodohrai beginning at approximately 10 p.m.

On Sunday, the Ukrainian National Women's League of America will hold its annual UNWLA Day (Den Soyuzianky).

All weekend long, ceramics by Daria Hanushevsky will be on display in the resort's Main House. And then there are the usual Soyuzivka activities at poolside, on the tennis courts, in and around the Veselka pavilion and on the sand volleyball court.

For more information or to make reservations, call Soyuzivka at (914) 626-5641.

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