World Fest 2019: Desna Ukrainian Dance Company of Toronto

Untermyer Performing Arts Council presents the 44th season of its World Fest series on every Saturday evening through September 7 at the Great Lawn at Untermyer Park. The series offers an expansive range of cultural offerings, including the Irish folk music of the McLean Avenue Band (8/3), Japanese folk dance and drumming by Taiko Troupe (8/24) and traditional West African song and dance by Sidiki Conde and Toukounou (8/31). World Fest will also include works by the Connecticut Ballet and Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival.

On August 17, Toronto’s leading Ukrainian Dance Company, Desna, will perform Untermyer Park. The Company has dazzled audiences throughout Canada, the US and beyond with their wide repertoire of Ukrainian dance. They present technically demanding and exhilarating dances, accented by exquisite costumes and diverse music, and are a true celebration of movement and dance.

The concerts in the park begin at 7:30 in the evening and are free and open to the public.

For further information, please call the Untermyer Performing Arts Council’s Arts Line at 914-375-3435. For updates, visit our website www.untermyer.org, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter @UntermyerPAC, LinkedIn and Pinterest.