Ukrainian folk dance: past and present

The film With the Blessing of Ukrainian Terpsichore tells the story of the past and future of Ukrainian folk dance, the father of Ukrainian professional theater, Marko Kropyvnytskyi, and
folk dance ensembles of Ukraine.

The video features a conversation with art critic Borys Kokulenko about the use of choreographic folklore in their performances by the luminaries of Ukrainian theater.

There is a commentary by People's Artist, artistic director of the Ukrainian ensemble "Yatran" Anatoliy Kryvokhyzha.

UA:PBC JSC does not have the necessary amount of intellectual property rights to the fragments included in the video, namely excerpts from the films Dance of the Ukrainian People (directed by S. Shulman in 1964, Kyivnaukfilm), Today with Pavlo Virsky (directed by V. Khmelnytsky in 1966, Kyivnaukfilm), "Kyivnaukfilm), Cossacks in Paris (directed by V. Neberia, 1965, Ukrkinokhronika), operas Bohdan Khmelnytsky, The Birth of Ukrainian Dance, and On the Wings of Song, and materials from private video archives.