Our AwardsPolonez has been honoured by many people, organizations and levels of government over it's 25 performing years. The following two awards are the highest achievement of any Polish folk dance ensemble, in Canada or abroad, and represent the culmination of years of hard work and artistic excellence. The Order of Merit in Cultural Promotion, 1997, Issued by the Government of Poland The Minister's Cultural Milestone Award, 2004 Issued by the Government of Alberta Some of our past major performances
Festival Mondial de Folklore, Drummondville,
Quebec, 1998 and 2007 International Folklore
Festival, Rzeszow, Poland International Folk Festival, Vilna, Lithuania, 2005 International Folklore Festival, Portland, USA, 2003 International Alpine Folk Festival,
Kimberly, British Columbia Official Tour of Poland 1995: Skawina,
Krynica, Wieliczka, Krakow, Mogilany, Tokarnia, Gorlice, Wisniowa,
Myslenice. Performances with the Edmonton Symphony
Orchestra,
Winter Olympic Games, Calgary, Alberta, 1988 Kelowna
Regatta Festival, Kelowna, British Columbia
Universiade Games, Edmonton, Alberta, 1983. Polish Folk & Music Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, 1990-2003 Heritage Day Celebration, Edmonton, Alberta, 1983-present Our Gala PerformancesJubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, Alberta, 1991-92, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002 and 2008 Meyer Horowitz Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta, 2004 John Oliver Theater, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2001 Kelowna Theater, Kelowna, British Columbia, 1997 Yates Memorial Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, 1995, 2000 Arden Theater, St. Albert, Alberta, 1995 Festival Place Theatre, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 1994 Grande Prairie Theater, Grande Prairie, Alberta, 1992 Citadel Theater, Edmonton, Alberta, 1987, 1988, 1990 Back to ABOUT POLONEZ |