{"id":268,"date":"2026-02-05T13:49:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virskydance.com\/?p=268"},"modified":"2026-02-07T13:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T18:16:03","slug":"introducing-our-new-project-virsky-the-dance-of-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virskydance.com\/en\/blog\/introducing-our-new-project-virsky-the-dance-of-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"INTRODUCING OUR NEW PROJECT - VIRSKY: THE DANCE OF FREEDOM"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/virskydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image_50420481-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virskydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image_50420481-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/virskydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image_50420481-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/virskydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image_50420481-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/virskydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image_50420481-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/virskydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image_50420481-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/virskydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image_50420481-389x292.jpg 389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12 February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The <strong>ECG Productions<\/strong> team is officially launching our new documentary project, <strong>\"Virsky: The Dance of Freedom\"<\/strong>, directed by Mykyta Novokhatskyy (Nick Newcastle).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">For our very first behind-the-scenes update, we\u2019re excited to share that we found former Pavlo Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble performer <strong>Leonid Koretsky<\/strong> right here in Toronto \u2014 and had the chance to sit down with him for an interview about his active years with the Ensemble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is just the beginning. 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