BRAMA, Mar. 22, 2000, 4:00pm EST

Rocking the boat: "Eneida" a la Kharkiv – fotos by A. Sawaryn Just over 200 years ago, poet and playwrite Ivan Kotliarevky broke new ground in the arts by publishing his epic poem "Eneida," a parody of Virgil's classic masterpiece "Aenead." The publication earned its unique place in the world of literature among other things because of its first time use of vernacular Ukrainian as a "literary" language. Today, new ground is being broken yet again by performances of "Eneida," brought to these shores by a Kharkiv-based theater troupe called "Arabesky." This fresh interpretation of the Kotliarevsky epic offers a level of energy, movement, and drama that draws the audience into the action taking place onstage. The charateristic liveliness and depth of the production is reflected in the images in the side panel. "Eneida" was staged on Saturday, March 18, 2000 at the Derzhavnytskiy Front in New York City. After "Eneida," the New York audience was treated to an entertaining series of children's poems, "Favorite Poems," enjoyed by all ages. Sponsoring organizations included the Ukrainian National Association, NYC branches of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America, and Smoloskyp Publishing. The members of the theater group also expressed their gratitude to Marian Kots, Osyp Zinkevych and Mr. And Mrs. Bachynsky for making this tour a reality. In addition to New York City, performances have already taken place in Kerhonkson, NY, Hartford and New Haven, CT. Check the schedule below for tour appearances in other cities around the country. Contact info: Ukraine 61023 Kharkiv Myronosytska 89,26 "Arabesky" tel: (0572) 451 958 fax: (0572) 470 109 email: july@skynet.kharkov.com Україна 61023 Харків Мироносицька 89,26 Театр-студія "Арабески" тел: (0572) 451 958 факс: (0572) 470 109 email: july@skynet.kharkov.com NEW HAVEN, CT Wednesday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. Eneyida Church Hall St.Michael's UCC 563 George Street ROCHESTER, NY Friday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. Eneyida Church Hall St. Mary's UOC 3176 St. Paul's Blvd BUFFALO, NY Saturday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. Eneyida Ukrainian Home "Dnipro" 562 Genesee Street CLEVELAND, OH Monday, March 27 at 7:00 p.m. Eneyida Church Hall St. Mary's Center 6812 Broadview Rd., Parma DETROIT, MI Thursday, March 30 at 7:00 p.m. Eneyida Immaculate Conception School Audit. 29500 Westbrook, Warren CHICAGO, IL Saturday, April 1 at 7:00 p.m. Eneyida Ukrainian Cultural Center 739 North Oakley Sunday, April 2 at 2:00 p.m. Eneyida Church Hall, UCC St. Joseph 5000 No. Cumberland WASHINGTON, DC Thursday, April 6 Favorite Poems Embassy of Ukraine Friday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m Eneyida Church Hall St. Andrew's UOC 15100 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD PHILADELPHIA, PA Sunday, April 9 1:30 p.m. Favorite Poems 3:00 p.m. Eneyida Ukrainian Cultural Center 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown BOUND BROOK, NJ Tuesday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m. Eneyida Ukrainian Cultural Center 900 Davidson Avenue So. Bound Brook

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