The Clement A. Price Institute at Rutgers-Newark, in partnership with the Rutgers-NJIT Theater Program, presents Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble in a symposium on Ukrainian dance and culture.

The symposium begins with an Ukrainian Dance Workshop at the Paul Robeson Campus Center, 3rd floor Dance Studio, 350 Dr. MLK, Jr. Blvd, Rutgers-Newark from noon to 1 p.m. open to the general public.

In the evening, Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble presents a concert, 7:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theater, NJIT, Newark, NJ. The one-hour program will begin with a pre-concert lecture by Voloshky’s artistic director, Taras Lewyckyj on Ukrainian dance and culture, and the ways in which recent political unrest has impacted their cultural survival.

Dances from the many regions of Ukraine will be featured during the concert, including ones representing the Eastern Carpathian Mountains ("The Lark"), Ukrainian Kuban Cossacks ("Broken Promises"), Bukovinia ("Village Dance"), and the spectacular Hopak, the quintessential Ukrainian art form.

All events are free and open to the public.