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Organized by: Secret Lantern Society — https://www.eventbrite.com/o/65597126973In this seasonal gathering we’ll learn about Ukrainian winter rituals and their meaning with musician and storyteller Beverly Dobrinsky.
Musician Beverly Dobrinsky will take you into the mysterious time of winter darkness and the cultural aspects of her ancestral traditions. To prepare for the long cold nights we’ll explore Ukrainian myths such as the ‘spider magic’ that decorates the Yalynka (Christmas tree), and the Malanka ritual of ‘goat prophecy’ that brings great abundance for the coming year. Please bring any personal heirloom or picture of your ancestors to add to the communal altar.
Beverly will share her own familial stories and teach songs representative of the different times of the winter cycle: one koliadka (Christmas carol) and one shchedrivka (New Year’s carol) sung during Malanka, the Ukrainian New Year festivities. She will also be performing seasonal music with special guest bandura player Maryana Mukha.
Please join us in the lantern-lit sanctuary of Secret Headquarters to sip hot tea, sample tasty Ukrainian snacks, and learn about these unique traditions!
Funded (in part) by the Shevchenko Foundation.
Event Notes / Be Prepared:
Tickets $10 - $20. Suggested admission: $15
Doors open at 6:30 PM and the event will start promptly at 6:45 PM. Please do your best to be on time as late arrivals will be disruptive to activities in progress.
Space is limited to 25 participants so please register early.
Beverly will bring a homemade traditional food, and if you are so moved, please bring some fruit to share.
Wear something you find beautiful and comfortable. Feel free to wear any vyshyvanky (embroidered shirt, dress or scarf) you may have, but be aware that we will be eating and drinking.
Your donation contributes directly to supporting our programming to continue ongoing learning and cultural sharing. If you have financial barriers preventing you from purchasing a ticket, please email [email protected] and we will do our best to accommodate.
About the facilitator:
Beverly Dobrinsky is a Vancouver musician and storyteller who works both as a soloist and in various artistic collaborations. In 1991, inspired by the centenary of Ukrainian immigration to Canada, she founded “Zeellia”, a Slavic Soul sextet which specializes in E. European traditional music with a contemporary edge. She produced three Zeellia CDs, and performed with Zeellia across Canada and in NY city. She was the musical director of the Barvinok Choir, a choir based in Vancouver’s historic Ukrainian Hall from 2001-2022. In 2009 she was the artist in residence at the Carnegie Community Centre in Vancouver’s downtown east side and led “The Carnegie Village Project,” a community engaged project using song, poetry and story to express the uniqueness of that particular community. Over the years, she has been involved in several projects with Vancouver Moving Theatre, including “Bread and Salt” in 2013, and the evolving “Big House” from 2009-2015. She is currently composing and writing a bilingual folk opera,“SPIRIT VOICES”,, based on her personal story of inter-generational trauma and ancestral healing. Bringing forward her work as a folksong researcher, writer/storyteller, musician/performer, composer, arranger and conductor in collaboration with other artists, she combines musical, visual and narrative elements interwoven in a dramatic context to create an immersive experience for audience and performers to recognize and process the complexity of trauma. Doing so while honoring our ancestors, and reclaiming our roots provides a template of healing for all generations, past, present and future.
Facilitator Website Link:
www.zeellia.com
Secret Headquarters is gratefully situated on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. We honor, respect, and give thanks to our hosts.
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Secret Headquarters, 1398 E 3rd Ave, Vancouver, V5N 3J7, CA, Canada
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