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Vasyl Avramenko

Vasyl Avramenko
Василь Кирилович Авраменко
A man in a dance pose, one knee raised, one arm overhead, wearing costume and a long mustache
Avramenko's "Gonta" Solo Dance, from a 1922 publication
BornMarch 22, 1895
Stebliv
DiedMay 6, 1981
New York, U.S.
Other namesVasile Avramenko
Occupation(s)Actor, dancer, impresario, filmmaker

Vasyl Kyrylovych Avramenko (Ukrainian: Василь Кирилович Авраменко; sometimes transcribed as Vasile) (March 22, 1895 – May 6, 1981) was a Ukrainian actor, dancer, choreographer, balletmaster, director, and film producer, credited with spreading Ukrainian folk dance across the world. Colourful, energetic, imaginative, and, quite often exasperating, he was an impresario greatly reminiscent of The Music Man.[1] For his unparalleled missionary zeal and his love of Ukrainian culture, he is considered by many to be the "Father of Ukrainian Dance".[2]: 155 

  1. ^ Subtelny, Orest. Ukrainians in North America, An Illustrated History. University of Toronto Press, Toronto 1991, page 172.
  2. ^ Martynowych, Orest T. The showman and the Ukrainian cause. University of Manitoba Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2014.

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