The showman and the Ukrainian cause : folk dance, film, and the life of Vasile Avramenko / / Orest T. Martynowych

• Autore: Martynowych Orest T.
• Pubblicazione: Winnipeg, Manitoba : , : University of Manitoba Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 792.802/8092
• Soggetto topico: Dancers - Ukraine; Dancers - Canada; Motion picture producers and directors - Canada; Folk dancing, Ukrainian; Folk dancing, Ukrainian - Canada
• Soggetto non controllato: 1930s cinema; Ukrainian dance; Ukrainian independance; Ukranian diaspora
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Photographs; World Premiere at the Orpheum: Prologue; The Man and His Mission: Chapter 1; Childhood and Youth; Self-Discovery; The Politics of Folk Dancing; Dance Master: Chapter 2; West Toronto; North End Winnipeg; New York City's Lower East Side; Motion Picture Producer: Chapter 3; A Fascination with Film; Natalka Poltavka; Cossacks in Exile; Photo Section I; Photo Section II; Fugitive: Chapter 4; The Hollywood Years; A Fresh Start; Globetrotter; Twilight; The Legacy Tour: Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Notes; Chapter One: The Man and His Mission ; Chapter 2: Dance MasterChapter 3: Motion Picture Producer; Chapter 4: Fugitive; Epilogue: The Legacy Tour; Bibliography; Archival Collections; Newspapers; Websites; Films; Books and Articles; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "The quixotic and volatile Vasile Avramenko (1895-1981) used folk dance and film in a life-long crusade to promote Ukraine's struggle for independence to North American audiences."
• Titolo autorizzato: The showman and the Ukrainian cause
• ISBN: 0-88755-768-6; 0-88755-470-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791298303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in Immigration and Culture