Past Seasons and Shows:
PORTS of CALL: EDT's 36th Annual Spring Concert Series
April 9-11
Friday & Saturday: 8PM
Sunday: 2PM
Ritz Theater
345 13th Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Adults: $20
Students/Seniors: $15
Under 12: $12
Tickets:
Ritz Theatre Box Office: 612.436.1129
Tickets online at www.ritzdolls.com/tickets
Ports of Call will premier 7 new choreographies & several new EDT Folk Orchestra Sets!
Join EDT and the crew of the SS Ritz for a cruise to several of the most exciting port cities of the globe!
Our journey will feature the traditional music & dance of (* = PREMIER):
*BULGARIA (Varna), COSTA RICA (Puerto Limón), *EGYPT (Port Said), *GREECE (Chania), INDIA (Mumbai), *LATVIA (Riga), *LEBANON (Beirut), *NORWAY (Bergen) and *TURKEY (Trabzon)
Orchestra Sets: *IRAN and *BRAZIL
LIVE MUSIC by the EDT Folk Orchestra
Guest soloist: Natalie Nowytski
Audience members are encouraged to attend the show dressed in your best cruise gear or favorite folk costume!
Ethnic Dance Theatre and the NE Minneapolis Arts District:
The Ritz Theater and the booming NE Minneapolis Arts District is our home. When you come to see Ports of Call, we encourage you to make a night of it! Enjoy some dinner, coffee and/or cocktails before or after the show at one of the many nearby restaurants or bars! Click on the following for a full listing of restaurants in the NE Minneapolis Arts District!
Ethnic Dance Theatre celebrated its 35th Anniversary in 2008-2009!
2008-2009 is EDT's 35th Anniversary Season!
Check out an EDT timeline here!
Celebrate with us at the following events:
February 21, 2009: Winter Dance Party
March 20-22, 2009: The Kaiser's Jubilee -- EDT's 35th Anniversary Concert
June 6, 2009: EDT at the Minneapolis Mosaic
June 14, 2009: EDT at the Lewytzkyj Foundation Ethnic Song and Dance Festival
July 9, 2009: EDT at the Evening with the Hutsul Dance Project
EDT's Annual Winter Dance Party 2009
Break out of the Winter Doldrums!
Celebrate KARNEVAL with EDT!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
7-11 pm
CSPS Hall
345 Michigan Street
St. Paul MN, 55404
*Click for map
$12 adult; $5 under 17; Free under 3
The season for Karneval celebrations and Masquerade balls is soon upon us!
We'll kick off our 35th Anniversary season with Karneval!, our FAMILY-FRIENDLY European Dance Party featuring live music by Orkestar Bez Ime and the Ukrainian Village Band!
- Polka, csardas, waltz, hambo, schottische or hopak the night away with us!
- Learn simple but exciting folk dances--no experience required!
If you can walk you can do these dances! - Enjoy ethnic foods from the European Cafe!
- Silent Auction! A chance to win valuable costume pieces, or an evening at your home with the Ukrainian Village Band, and more (proceeds go to support the Ethnic Dance Theatre)!
EDT performers will be dressed in folk costume, and we encourage you (and your kids!) to come thusly dressed as well!
Come to the party dressed in your favorite folk costume, or in your best Karneval or Masquerade outfit!
The Kaiser's Jubilee
Ethnic Dance Theatre's 35th Anniversary Concert!
March 20-22, 2009
Fri-Sat: 7:30 PM; Su: 2 PM
Fitzgerald Theater
10 E Exchange Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
*Click for map
Fitzgerald Box Office:
651-290-1200
www.ticketmaster.com Ticketmaster: 800-982-2787
$25 adult;
$20 Senior; $15 Student
$12 under 12
Group Discounts Available!
The folk cultures of the Austro-Hungarian Empire provide the inspiration as we present The Kaiser's Jubilee for our 35th Anniversary show!
The Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Josef I von Habsburg had one of the longest reigns in European history, and the ethnic music and dance of the diverse territories he governed form a large core of EDT's repertoire. Inspired by the 1913 celebrations of Kaiser Franz Josef's 65th anniversary as monarch, The Kaiser's Jubilee recalls village life in Austria, Bohemia, Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine through beautiful staging, dazzling costumes, and spectacular music.
New Choreographies in The Kaiser's Jubilee!
For The Kaiser's Jubilee, EDT Artistic Director Donald LaCourse has choreographed a new suite of Hutsul song, music and dance based largely on materials he and EDT Dancer Stefan Iwaskewycz gathered during fieldwork in the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine this past summer of 2008. Click to read about Don and Stefan's fieldwork in Ukraine.
The Kaiser's Jubilee will also feature a new suite of dances from Nowy Sacz, Poland, choreographed for EDT by Edziu Rajtar, director of Dolina Polish Folk Dancers!
Fabulous Costumes for The Kaiser's Jubilee!
Click to view photos of the costumes for the Kaiser's Jubilee!
Come to the show in period or folk costume!
Click for details about attending the show in 1913 period dress or folk costume!
Old Favorites return for The Kaiser's Jubilee!
We are also bringing back a suite of music, song, and dance from the Oas region of Romania that was originally choreographed for EDT by John Omorean, director of Izvorasul Romanian Dance Ensemble, and a suite of music, song and dance from the Dunantuli region of Hungary by EDT resident choreographer Eva Maria Kish.
New Music Sets for The Kaiser's Jubilee!
The EDT Folk Orchestra will premier two new sets of Roma (aka, "Gypsy") and Jewish music!
Beloved Voice in The Kaiser's Jubilee!
The Kaiser's Jubilee will also feature the multiple talents of Natalie Nowytski, singer/songwriter and master of Eastern European folk singing styles.
It's that Time of the Year: Ethnic Dance Theatre at Minneapolis Mosaic Festival!
Saturday, June 6, 7:30-7:55 PM
PANTAGES THEATRE
710 Hennepin Ave, Mpls, 55402
FREE!
EDT has for several years participated in this event that celebrates the arts in Minneapolis.
From the Minneapolis Mosaic Website:
"Minneapolis is known for its vibrant and diverse cultural scene and Minneapolis MOSAIC celebrates all of the ways we express ourselves and our cultural traditions through the arts. Presented by the City of Minneapolis. . .be sure to join us on opening night, Saturday, June 6, for an evening of fantastic FREE entertainment."
Ethnic Dance Theatre at the Lewytzkyj Foundation Ethnic Dance and Song Festival!
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Sunday June 14, 12-4 PM
EDT performance: 1:30 PM
St Katherine's Ukrainian Orthodox Church
1600 Hwy 96, Arden Hills, MN 55112
Concert and Full Lunch:
$25 adults
$15 seniors and students
Kids under 6 FREE
Concert Only: $10
For the past several years EDT has volunteered to perform in support of the Lewytzkyj Seminarian Scholarship Fund.
The Lewytzkyj Seminarian Scholarship Foundation was established in 1999 and each year funds 30 students studying in seminaries in Ukraine.
Festival Schedule:
12 noon - 1 PM: Lunch begins with music by the Ukrainian Village Band
1-3 PM Performances by:
Ethnic Dance Theatre (1:30 time slot!), Dolina Polish Folk Dancers, Izvorasul Romanian Folk Dance Ensemble, Ukrainian Village Band, Greek Dancers of Minnesota, Roma Wasylevych (Bandura, National Artist of Ukraine), Galina (Ukrainian Pop Singer), Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, and more!
3-4 PM: Open Dancing and Audience Participation
Evening with the Hutsul Dance Project
Click on pic for a higher resolution version of the event flyer (572kb)
Thursday, July 9, 7 PM
Ukrainian Event Center
301 Maint St
Minneapolis, MN
55413
All donations accepted; $5 suggested donation at the door.
EDT Artistic Director Donald LaCourse and EDT Dancer Stefan Iwaskewycz traveled to Ukraine last summer to study Hutsul dance. Since their return, they have been working on two related projects:
1) A video documentary about traditional Hutsul dance
2) A new suite of Hutsul song, music and dance
Preview the video documentary!
Artistic Director Donald LaCourse Dancing in Ukraine
Stefan will present two thirty-minute edits of the film he is producing with Daniel Palahniuk, a local filmmaker and fellow diaspora Ukrainian who was part of the film crew in Ukraine. Discussion to follow the viewing--Stefan and Daniel are eager for community input as they finish work on the video!
See EDT's new suite of Hutsul song, music and dance!
The Ethnic Dance Theatre will perform its new suite of Hutsul song, music and dance that is based mostly on material gathered by Don, Stefan and Daniel last summer in Ukraine.
Read more about Don and Stefan's trip to the Hutsul region of Ukraine here!
Visit the Hutsul Dance Project website!
Click to preview EDT's new Hutsul suite!
