Mykola Kanevets

Who is Mykola Kanevets?

Mykola Kanevets, is the Artistic Director and Ballet Master of the Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

A native of Kiev, Ukraine, Mykola attended the National University of Culture and Performing Arts in Kiev, Ukraine where he graduated from the Faculty of Choreography with the distinction of Ballet Master and Choreographer. During his studies, Mykola had the opportunity to develop his dancing skills with the world famous Virsky Studio where he traveled throughout Europe with them. This experience, along with the training he received from such Ukrainian dance icons as Apukhtin, Virska, Zaitstev and Vasylenko.

Mykola first began to work with Cheremosh in 1991. Over the years, Mykola has created and staged numerous dance programs, such as Cheremosh’s western Alberta Tour, Cheremosh’s participation at the Aberdeen International Youth Festival in Scotland and the International Folk Dance Festival in Idaho. Mykola also choreographed Cheremosh’s 30th Anniversary tour production “New Beginnings”, as well as, “Cheremosh… Revolutions!”, “Canadian Dance Steps: Journey to the Great Wall” in 2007 and Cheremosh's 40th anniversary production "The Art of Cheremosh".