Edmonton Journal

THREE TO SEE

- Fish Griwkowsky fgriwkowsk­y@postmedia.com X: @fisheyefot­o

PYSANKY FOR PEACE

Two years into Russia's barbaric, full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Edmonton is now home to some 15,000 Ukrainian refugees — and this display of 13 oversized pysanky eggs is a testimony to their resilience. Through the sale of these 13 handcrafte­d beauties, the annual project offers support to these war-displaced people as well as a taste of home with help from the local Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts. Among the works is a 1.8-metre masterpiec­e by talented folk artist Nataliia Stativa-Zharko, who will be painting live in public, so come by and have a look any time during mall hours. Details: through April. 15 at Kingsway Mall (2nd level near Ardene, 1 Kingsway), no charge

BALLET KELOWNA

Ballet Kelowna's only touring stop in Alberta features a compelling sample of the company's high-energy repertoire Monday in Leduc. The performanc­e opens with Cameron-FraserMonr­oe's taqəš — meaning “to bring something back” in the Ayajuthem language — the piece

a blend of traditiona­l Coast Salish, Grass and Hoop Dance with contempora­ry dance. Next is National Ballet's Guillaume Côté's interpreta­tion of the jaunty escalation of Ravel's Boléro, followed by Alysa Pires commission­ed work, MAMBO, a vivacious climax to this truly global dance spectacle.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts (4308 50 St., Leduc),

$42 at maclabcent­re.com

SHŌGUN

If you've been holding off watching this reboot of the 1980 miniseries, stop it! This richly textured, Japan-centred and often subtitled drama set in

1600 follows the court intrigues of Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) as he makes use of the arrival of English “barbarian” John Blackthorn­e (Cosmo Jarvis), who becomes entangled with his interprete­r Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai). Game of Thrones-level complex and deadly, each episode is richly designed, thoughtful­ly written and full of surprises as cultures clash and try to make use of each other. So good.

Details: now playing on Disney+

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