Video showcases "The Spirit of Ukraine" (04/19/98)

Video showcases "The Spirit of Ukraine"

TORONTO - As part of the preparation of the Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company's 60th anniversary North American Tour, Encore Productions of Cleveland has commissioned a video film titled "The Spirit of Ukraine."

The video is a production of Kinofilm of Toronto, with Myroslava Oleksiuk-Baker, director and producer, and Donald Baker and Leonid Oleksiuk, executive producers.

"The Spirit of Ukraine" was conceived primarily with the non-Ukrainian viewer in mind to enhance the understanding and appreciation of Ukrainian folk dance. The film takes as its point of departure the themes explored in each dance and considers them in the overall context of Ukraine's historical and cultural tradition.

The film is narrated by Cal Dodd. The score to the film is by composer Volodymyr Huba of Kyiv.

Film director Serhiy Marchenko of the documentary film studio Kinemateka, served as production manager in Kyiv; and Oleksander Yevseyev, Kinemateka Studio, was director of photography.

The film, which has been released in two parts, will be available for sale at venues where the company is scheduled to appear.