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26 WWW. UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИСТОПАД 2017 Tsvitka Dancers The most important criteria for the festival was to provide hands on activities for children at the participating ethnic booths and displays. The children learned how to do orig ami, write their name in Ukrainian, and make a piñata or a dreidel. They also heard a black history fairy tale and learned about Native American drums and drum- ming. In addition, festival “passports” were pre- sented to each child. As children went from booth to booth to take part in an ethnic activity or enjoy ethnic food, they presented their passports, which were stamped by booth attendants. When a child’s passport was filled, he or she brought it to the Re- her Center booth and received a diversity bracelet as a prize. Another highlight for children was par- ticipating in a an activity scheduled for “half - time” in the program — the hoisting and breaking of a huge piñata. As part of the planning committee for the event, UNWLA Branch 95 has again been lucky, man aging to book the amazing Tsvitka Dance Troupe from Sloatsburg, N.Y. Led by the extremely talented Andrij Cybyk, professional Ukrainian dancer and teacher, the dance ensemble per - formed at the event for the third time; as in previ- ous appearances, they brou ght the house down. The performance included an educational compo- nent: Each of the dancers or musicians would ex- plain important facts about the dances they per- formed, including any regional differences and styles. Though the event was held indoors, the at- mosphere was electric: large crowds, enthusias tic applause for all the performances, and visible en- joyment of the various foods. Most notable, how- ever, was the unbridled curiosity of the children learning about and experiencing new cultures. The event sho wcased diversity at its best; hopefully the festival will continue to encourage and demon- strate appreciation of multiculturalism and that we will continue to be a part of that endeavor. ___________________________________________________________________ ____ Correction. An error in the opening paragraph of “1917/2017: Tychyna, Zhadan, and the Dogs,” published on pages 22 – 23 of the October 2017 issue of Our Life, was not flagged until after the issue went to press. The problem occurred in the first paragr aph of the article, and we are reprinting the corrected text below. We apologize to author Olena Jennings, to Yara Arts Group, and to our readers for the error. Conceived and directed by Virlana Tkacz, “1917/2017: Tychyna, Zhadan, and the Dogs” was perfor med at La MaMa Experimental Theatre in June of this year. The title of Yara’s recent production is a list of the show’s ingredients. The main text is Pavlo Tychyna’s poetry collection Instead of Sonnets and Octaves . Published in 1920, this collection descr ibes how ordinary people experienced the political chaos in Kyiv at the time. Tychyna wrote about the political situation surrounding him, just as poet Serhiy Zhadan writes about the current political situation in Kharkiv; the band the Dogs performs his po ems.
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