The showman and the Ukrainian cause : folk dance, film, and the life of Vasile Avramenko / Orest T. Martynowych.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martynowych, Orest T., author.

Series:

Studies in Immigration and Culture

Studies in Immigration and Culture ; v.11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Avramenko, Vasylʹ.

Dancers--Ukraine--Biography.

Dancers.

Dancers--Canada--Biography.

Motion picture producers and directors--Canada--Biography.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Folk dancing, Ukrainian.

Folk dancing, Ukrainian--Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The quixotic and volatile Vasile Avramenko (1895-1981) used folk dance and film in a life-long crusade to promote Ukraine's struggle for independence to North American audiences."

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Photographs; World Premiere at the Orpheum: Prologue; The Man and His Mission: Chapter 1; Childhood and Youth; Self-Discovery; The Politics of Folk Dancing; Dance Master: Chapter 2; West Toronto; North End Winnipeg; New York City's Lower East Side; Motion Picture Producer: Chapter 3; A Fascination with Film; Natalka Poltavka; Cossacks in Exile; Photo Section I; Photo Section II; Fugitive: Chapter 4; The Hollywood Years; A Fresh Start; Globetrotter; Twilight; The Legacy Tour: Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Notes; Chapter One: The Man and His Mission

Chapter 2: Dance MasterChapter 3: Motion Picture Producer; Chapter 4: Fugitive; Epilogue: The Legacy Tour; Bibliography; Archival Collections; Newspapers; Websites; Films; Books and Articles; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780887557682

0887557686

9780887554704

0887554709

OCLC:

1088991658