9/11 memorial events to include presentations by Ukrainian performers (09/08/02)

9/11 memorial events to include presentations by Ukrainian performers

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Among the many memorials scheduled to mark the first anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States are two in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area in which Ukrainian performers are featured.

Harpist Odarka Polansky Stockert will be among those performing at the 9/11 memorial at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in downtown Newark, N.J. The program starts at 2:30 p.m. with Ms. Polansky Stockert as the opening performer. The event will include music, speakers, a silent procession and the dedication of a memorial garden.

Ms. Polansky Stockert is an active member of the Ukrainian American community in New Jersey.

In New York City, AntiGravity, a company of acrobats and aerialists, will be featured on the evening of September 11. The troupe will present its distinctive 9/11 tribute, previously performed nightly during the Salt Lake City Olympics.

AntiGravity comprises international champion gymnasts who have called New York City their home for the past 11 years. Among the troupe's members is Tatyana Petruk, a World-Cup and European acrobatics champion born in Ukraine. She was also a two-time USSR champion and was part of the Acrobatics World Team in Tokyo.

AntiGravity members are donating their time and skills for this special production - "AntiGravity: An American Band. A Tribute to the Enduring Spirit of New York City" - a 50-minute stage/aerial performance told entirely without words that explores the emotions the world shared after September 11. The performance takes place at the Exit Nightclub, 610 W. 56th St. (between 11th and 12th avenues) at 9 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.). A suggested donation of $20 to benefit Broadway Cares will be collected at the door.

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