Mike Stoline,
our dear friend and one of the founding fathers of the Kalamazoo Russian Cultural Association, has sadly passed away. Mike was a gentle soul and touched many lives with his music, his teaching and his passion for international diplomacy. He was admired and loved by all and will be greatly missed by friends all over the world.
our dear friend and one of the founding fathers of the Kalamazoo Russian Cultural Association, has sadly passed away. Mike was a gentle soul and touched many lives with his music, his teaching and his passion for international diplomacy. He was admired and loved by all and will be greatly missed by friends all over the world.
UNIQUE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
ALL IN-PERSON MONTHLY POTLUCKS ARE CANCELLED
UNTIL 2023
UNTIL 2023
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Mission and History
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Monthly Potlucks
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Past Events
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PAST ENTERTAINMENT
Pushkin School 606
The 606 students will launch the entertainment portion of the Festival with a Russian Folk Dance, Kalinka.
They have traveled from Pushkin, Russia to present an array of performances, from singing and dancing to musical pieces and poetry. Students at this school participate in an intensive English program with a strong emphasis on academic success. School 606 students are also encouraged to participate in cultural exchanges around the world.
The 606 students will launch the entertainment portion of the Festival with a Russian Folk Dance, Kalinka.
They have traveled from Pushkin, Russia to present an array of performances, from singing and dancing to musical pieces and poetry. Students at this school participate in an intensive English program with a strong emphasis on academic success. School 606 students are also encouraged to participate in cultural exchanges around the world.
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Golosa
Golosá is Chicago’s one and only Russian folk choir, founded in 1997 at the University of Chicago. They sing sacred and secular Russian folk songs in a mixed-voice acappella ensemble, and perform all year long throughout the Chicago area. |
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Russian Duo
Oleg Kruglyakov, a balalaika virtuoso from Russia, and Terry Boyarsky, a masterful pianist from Cleveland, Ohio, have teamed up to perform Russian folk music, gypsy medodies and more. They are the only professional balalaika-piano duo in North America. |
The Ballet Academy
Directed by Arlene Larson, the Ballet Academy is West Michigan's only Royal Academy of Dance certified school and specializes in classical ballet and character dance for all ages. Her students will perform traditional Eastern European dance numbers.
Directed by Arlene Larson, the Ballet Academy is West Michigan's only Royal Academy of Dance certified school and specializes in classical ballet and character dance for all ages. Her students will perform traditional Eastern European dance numbers.
Barvinok Ensemble
Barvinok is an instrumental, dancing and vocal group from Holland, Michigan, who interprets and plays traditional ethnic music from Eastern Europe and Russia. Nina Tritenichenko, who hails from Kiev, Ukraine, is the artistic director and accordion (bayan) master. Their other instruments include guitar, domra and sopilka (Ukrainian wooden flute).
Barvinok is an instrumental, dancing and vocal group from Holland, Michigan, who interprets and plays traditional ethnic music from Eastern Europe and Russia. Nina Tritenichenko, who hails from Kiev, Ukraine, is the artistic director and accordion (bayan) master. Their other instruments include guitar, domra and sopilka (Ukrainian wooden flute).
KRCA
PO Box 1044
Portage, MI 49081
PO Box 1044
Portage, MI 49081
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