Shumka | Canada's Ukrainian Shumka Dancers
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  • Home
  • About
    • Our Company
      • Vision, Mission & Mandate
      • Profile
      • Select Accomplishments
      • Quotes
      • Board Nominations
      • Archives
    • Our People
      • Dancers
      • Artistic Team
      • Staff
      • Esteemed Members
      • Board 2025-26
      • Shumka 60 — Awards Recipients
      • Alumni Committee
    • Studia Shumka
    • Shumka Careers
    • Shumka and Studia Shumka Auditions
    • Harassment Policy
    • Listening & Learning
    • Studio Schedule
    • Shumka Dance Centre Office & Studio Space for Rent
    • Request a Shumka Performance
  • Programs
    • Workshops
    • Shumka for Everyone
    • Student Matinees
    • Shumka In Studio Field Trips
    • Syllabus
      • About
      • Instructor Workshops 2025
      • Member Content
  • Performances
    • Shumka Back To Our Roots
    • Canada’s Ukrainian Nutcracker by Shumka
    • Shumka’s UKRAINKA
    • Shumka’s Promised Land
    • National Ballet of Ukraine US Tour with Shumka October 2024
    • Shumka Emerge
    • Shumka On Tour
    • Mosquito’s Wedding
    • Ancestors & Elders
    • Dancing On Eggshells
    • The Whirlwind Online
    • Common Threads Mural Project
  • School
    • Shumka Summer Dance Camps 2026
    • Schedule & Registration 2025-26
    • About the SSD
    • Program
    • Instructors
    • Costumes for Sale
    • Costumes for Rent
    • Downloads for Families
  • Festival
    • About
    • Registration 2026
    • Vendors
    • Advertising
    • Scholarships
    • Sponsorships
  • Support
    • Sign Up for E-Newsletter
    • Shumka 2025 Capital Campaign
    • Help Newcomers Dance in Canada
    • Shumka GEMs
    • 60 Years … 60 Faces
    • Donate
    • Supporters
      • Sponsors
      • Government Support
      • Donors
    • Shumka Annual Reports

Staff

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Jake Tkaczyk is an accomplished theatre artist, arts leader, and educator based in Edmonton, with a proven track record of guiding creative organizations through ambitious growth and dynamic change. A…

Jake Tkaczyk

Managing Director

Peter has been part of Shumka for more than two decades, beginning his Ukrainian dance journey at the age of eight when he enrolled at the Shumka School of Dance.…

Peter Eeles

Principal, Shumka School of Dance

June’s background in the Arts began at the University of Alberta, where she earned a B.A. in Psychology and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. She became affiliated with…

June Eeles

Programs and Outreach Administrator

He/Him Joshua Semchuk has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Alberta in theatre and film production, communications, operations, and administration, and a Masters of Organizational Leadership from…

Joshua Semchuk

Production Director

Trinity set her sights on being a Shumka dancer when she was very young and realized her dream in 2001. Over the years she has seen the company change and…

Trinity Kenneth

Wardrobe Director

Erin Mihalcheon

Wardrobe Director, Shumka School of Dance

Canada's Ukrainian Shumka Dancers

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