July 28, 1990 -- Enjoy highlights from the opening ceremony of the “Hromada” Festival, including Kashtan’s very first performance in Ukraine! This took place at the Ukraina Stadium in Lviv, which seats about 50,000 people. We also see the Yunist Ensemble perform “Hopak” -- Can you spot Kashtan’s former artistic director David Woznak dancing with them at 10:25?
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In 1990, the Kashtan Ukrainian Dance Ensemble from Cleveland, Ohio was invited to participate in the “Hromada” Festival, a 10-day international festival of song and dance which was held in Lviv, Ukraine (July 28 - August 5). Other participants included groups from Canada, Europe, South America, and Ukraine. Kashtan was the only American-Ukrainian representative. This festival took place only 10 days after Ukraine’s declaration of sovereignty, and just over a year before Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union. On each day of the festival, Kashtan traveled to towns and villages around Lviv and gave a series of outdoor performances before approximately 150,000 Ukrainians. At the closing ceremony of the festival, the organizing committee voted to award Kashtan the top honor -- the “Grand Prix”.

Kashtan was established in Cleveland, Ohio in 1979. For its full history, visit [ Ссылка ]

Original film footage by Terry Lobur.
Edited in 2020 by Andrea Komichak Mural.
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