History

Vohon is praised for its colourful diversity of talent, its amazing ability to transcend the traditional into new cultural landscapes, and its power to ignite the stage from the first Pryvit to the final Hopak!

The Ensemble is currently under the qualified artistic direction of Ken Kachmar, Trish Kushniruk and Garrett Nestorowich. Together they have many years of dance and instructional experience. Their unique styles combine to provide the dancers with challenging and innovative choreography, including both regional repertoire and character storyline pieces. Under this team, the group of over 40 dancers presents a skillful blend of Ukrainian folk dance, ballet, modern and jazz dance. The result is a captivating display of experimental Ukrainian Dance that is blazing a remarkable path for the group around the world!

Since its inception, Vohon has had the privilege of performing at premier Ukrainian Festivals and other performances across Western Canada, the United States, Australia, Germany, Scotland, Thailand, China, and – summer 2010 in Brazil. Vohon has been truly a great ambassador for Edmonton’s Ukrainian community, as well as for their province and country.

In September 2010, Vohon is beginning work on a new show, guaranteed to be as spectacular as ever!