Arkan dancers host Taiwanese Opera Company (01/11/98)

Arkan dancers host Taiwanese Opera Company

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - The Arkan Dance Company hosted the visiting Lan-Yang Taiwanese Opera Company, with a joint concert and reception in September 1997 at Stefura Dance Studios. The Taiwanese company was accompanied by l-Lan County Gov. Yu Shyi-Kun (right), who presented the directors of Arkan, Danovia Stechishin and Scott Stefura, with a commemorative plaque and press clippings from Arkan's participation in the first annual International Children's Folklore Festival in l-Lan, Taiwan. Arkan represented Canada and Ukraine at that festival, performing Ukrainian and Canadian dances daily for festival crowds of 300,000 during the month of July 1996. The Lan-Yang Taiwanese Opera Company arrived in Toronto, after having received rave reviews in Vancouver, where it performed at the University of Toronto, MacMillan Theater. Gov. Yu Shyi-Kun was a key organizer and supporter in the commencement and sponsorship of the I-Lan International Festivals in Taiwan, which are now an annual event. For further information about the Arkan Dance Company, contact Ms. Stechishin at: telephone, (416) 255-8577; or fax, (416) 255-3100.