- To accommodate Shumka's Cinderella, 55 dancers play a total of 50 character
roles and make more than 384 costume changes during a single performance.
- On a Canadian tour year, Shumka ranks 4th among Canada's major professional
dance companies in terms of tour box office revenue, (after the National Ballet
of Canada, Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Les Grands Ballet Canadiens).
- To make the costumes for a Shumka production takes 2,100 metres of fabric
and more than 43,000 metres of embroidery thread.
- Shumka's costumes were designed and assembled in three cities: Kyiv, Lviv
and Edmonton and have been shipped over 40,000 kilometres.
- It takes 133 square metres of leather to make the footwear for Shumka's
Cinderella.
- Musicians play an average of 528,000 notes during a typical performance.
It takes 3 years to create a musical score.
- During a single Shumka performance, each dancer covers approximately 5 km
on stage as they go through their choreography.
- Each dancer spends more than 500 volunteer hours rehearsing and performing
during the year of a major tour.
- For a major tour, Shumka has to pack costumes, props, and equipment that
weigh over 4,800 pounds and fill the equivalent of a 10m tractor trailer.
- Dancers spend an accumulated amount of 139 hours per week teaching Ukrainian
dancing to young aspiring students, ranging in age from 4 to 45.
- Dancers spend an accumulated amount of 200 volunteer hours per week handling
the administrative duties of the company.
- The average dancer in Shumka has spent 12 years training in dance prior
to joining the company, (...for many, a dream since childhood).
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