Artist-in-Residence Series
About the Series
The Florida Folklife Program features Florida's outstanding traditional artists in residence in Tallahassee each fall. Residencies consist of free public performances, school presentations and master classes designed to bring folk and traditional arts into the classroom and to broader audiences. Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the series began in 2012.
In partnership with the FSU Center for Music of the Americas and local schools, the series has featured master artists such as Afro-Cuban batá drummer and National Heritage Fellow Ezequiel Torres, Paco & Celia Fonta of Siempre Flamenco, Florida Folk Heritage Award-winning steel pannist Michael Kernahan, Sacred Steel ensemble The Lee Boys, Puerto Rican plena group Plena Es and bomba group Taller Balancé.
2024 Artist in Residence Concert
The Ukrainian Dancers of Miami
Florida Folk Heritage Award winning ensemble the Ukrainian Dancers of Miami have preserved and promoted Ukraine’s culture through traditional music and dance performances for the last 75 years. Composed of Ukrainians and Ukrainian-Americans, the Ukrainian Dancers of Miami are committed to educating others in the traditions of their ethnic heritage and keeping the legacy of Ukrainian dance alive. Operating out of the Ukrainian-American Club of Miami, they are one of Miami’s oldest continuously operated traditional dance troupes. The group was founded by Taras Maksymovich in 1949. Now directed by Taras’ daughter Donna Maksymowich-Waskiewicz, the ensemble performs dances from several regions of Ukraine, from Poltava to Hutsulshchyna, wearing traditional costumes that are authentic to each region. The troupe also hosts an annual “Ukrainian Montage” performance, now in its 30th year, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. In addition to this annual show and its many presentations across the state, the ensemble participates in the various cultural events and holidays celebrated by the Ukrainian community. In 2021, they performed at CultureFest 305 at the HistoryMiami museum and served as HistoryMiami’s folklife Artists-in-Residence in 2022.
To Participate
To participate as a partner or featured artist email [email protected].
