- Source: P. Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble
Pavlo Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble (Ukrainian: Національний заслужений академічний ансамбль танцю України імені Павла Вірського; also referred to simply as Virsky) is a Ukrainian dance company based out of Ukraine, notable for its innovative approach to the art form. The ensemble was founded in 1937 by Pavlo Virsky and Mykola Bolotov, and guided by Virsky until his death in 1975. During World War II, Virsky performed for the soldiers at the front. In 1980, the company's artistic direction was overtaken by Myroslav Vantukh, who had been a disciple of Virsky. Virsky's aim is to create dances that embrace historical Ukrainian dance traditions as well as dances that are innovative and forward-moving.
Repertoire
= Choreography by Pavlo Virsky
=My Z Ukraine (English: We are from Ukraine)
Povzunets (English: Crawler), a Cossack comedy dance
Oi, Pid Vishneiu (English: Oh, Under a Cherry Tree)
Zaporozchi, National Ukrainian dance of Cossacks
Vyshyvalnytsi (English: Embroideresses)
Moriaky (English: Sailors)
Hopak
= Choreography by Myroslav Vantukh
=Carpathians
Tambourine Dance
The Years of Youth
In Peace and Harmony
Russian Suite
Ukraino, My Ukraino (English: Ukraine, My Ukraine)
Tsygansky, a Gypsy dance
The Volynsk Patterns
Kozachok
See also
List of folk dance performance groups
References
External links
Official Website of Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble Named After P.Virsky
A News Article on Virsky Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
Ukrainian Weekly Article