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3 sets of Heritage patterns: Boy’s Poltavsky costume, Girl’s Poltavsky costume, Velvet Vest Costume (women). Short biography of Elsie Kawulych, her business card, short information about Heritage patterns with a photo.

Heritage Patterns originated in 1985. Designers Diana Forstey and Elsie Kawulych were active in the Vegreville Ukrainian School of Dancing and other Ukrainian groups and felt thee was a need for these patterns. With research through the University of Alberta and other sources, as well as training, they drafted these patterns, which took months of work. They sewed every garment to observe the style and fit before going into final stage of production and selling the patterns.

The series consists of three files: 1. newsletters of the Alberta Ukrainian Dance Association, 2. records of the Alberta Ukrainian Dance Association, and 3. newspaper clippings on Ukrainian dance workshop.

The series consists of event programs, newspaper clippings, an article on Christmas folk customs, and handwritten records of the Ukrainian Catholic church in Vegreville (1951-1961).

Collection consists of photographs depicting Byzantine rite churches in rural Alberta.

Gordon Gordey documents his dance concepts and libretto, including performance photographs, for the creation of the original folk dance theatre work Shumka’s Cinderella. Shumka’s Cinderella is rooted in Ukrainian regional dance style, the poetry of folk melodies, the spirit of the rise of Ukrainian nobility, the vibrant paintbrush of village arts, and the expressive energy of the European Baroque period. This dance theatre work was created for The Ukrainian Shumka Dancers of Canada. Shumka’s Cinderella has had over 50 major performances across Canada, two tours to China, and major performances in Ukraine.

First Draft Concept/Libretto was created in 1996.
The Premiere Performance, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary: March 3, 2000.

Gordon Gordey documents his dance concepts and director’s vision, including performance photographs, for the creation of 15 contemporary original dance works in a collection titled Vechornytsi, Life is a Cabaret. These danceworks were created for The Ukrainian Shumka Dancers of Canada.

15 Concept/Librettos and Premieres of short contemporary danceworks at Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton took place from January 2007 to November 2012.