Costuming
Costuming plays a tremendous role in folk and character dancing. As a dance educator, I find it extremely important that costumes are authentic, well researched, and culturally appropriate.
Costuming Knowledge:
Costuming Knowledge:
- During my undergraduate studies at the University of Alberta I minored in Ukrainian Folklore.
- I studied the nuance, diversity, and richness of Ukrainian folk costuming.
- While living in Ukraine I continued my research expanding my knowledge to include Moldavian, Polish, Russian and Belorussia traditional wear.
- I have an extensive personal library of costuming books.
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A Ukrainian folk costume from the ethnographic region of Zakarpattia (Ніколаєва, Т.О. et al.).
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My preliminary adaptation for the stage inclusive of colours specific to the ethnographic region of Zakarpattia in Ukraine.
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Important Tips:
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- When staging folk and character dances authentic costuming and music are just as important as the choreography.
- Adaptations and modifications are made for the stage.
- These modifications bridge the past with the present and the village with the stage.
- I provide my students with culturally appropriate costuming by using my own resources and working with costume designers in Eastern Europe.
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My students wearing the stage adaptation at the Pavlychenko Showcase and Dance Festival in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
