Music Catalogue Discover the Music Catalogue Music Catalogue showcases Ukrainian best musicians to key agents worldwide. About the Music Catalogue The aim of this catalog is to present contemporary Ukrainian classical music, jazz, improvisational music, indie, rock, rap, and world music to international circles and to audiences working in the music industry. This is done…
Decolonization Selected articles published in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine graphic by Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic With Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian cultural institutions, artists, and scholars alike have called on the international community to revise their stance on Russia and its place in the Western academic and cultural discourses. Ukrainian intellectuals have repeatedly…
The Ukrainian Institute’s statements As a state institution promoting Ukrainian culture abroad, the Ukrainian Institute considers it inappropriate to engage Russian representatives at cultural events during the ongoing war of aggression that Russia is waging against Ukraine. Culture is not beyond politics and is actively weaponised by Russia to promote its narratives and subsequently to…
“Ukraine in focus” program at the European Film Festival in Palić The Ukrainian Institute will present the program of Ukrainian cinema “Ukraine in Focus” at the 29th European Film Festival in Palić, which will be held in Serbia from July 16 to 22. The selection includes six full-length films by Ukrainian directors, created in…
Ukrainian show-case program Ukrainian show-case program “Pavillons du Futur” as part of the Avignon La Manufacture off-festival “Avignon La Manufacture off-festival” is a key contemporary performing arts event that unites hundreds of professionals worldwide. Ukrainian art and its creators are given a special place this year — the Ukrainian pavilion “Pavillons du Futur”. Project aims…
“Crimea: History and People” Online course enroll now An introductory course in English on the past and present of Crimea and Crimean Tatars, the indigenous people of Ukraine. About the course The course tells about the Crimean Tatar state that existed for more than three centuries – the Crimean Khanatethe, about the unique culture of the…
Password: Palianytsia. How screenings of Ukrainian films went in the United Kingdom On June 23–28, Docudays UA together with the British Council and the Ukrainian Institute presented the Password: Palianytsia programme at Sheffield DocFest. It featured 6 contemporary Ukrainian documentaries in the film programme, 8 film projects at the stage of production and/or postproduction in…
On June 22, 2022, the Russian official news outlet “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” published the original interview in Russian and in English with Mikhail Piotrovsky, the director of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. In a series of outrageous statements, he has appeared as an outspoken supporter of the unjustified Russian war against Ukraine, resulting in tens…
Digital Library Ukrainian Drama Translations Discover Digital Library Digital library of the Ukrainian drama translations About the project Ukrainian Institute launches Ukrainian Drama Translations to promote the national dramaturgy worldwide. The site will help world directors and producers to find playscripts of Ukrainian contemporary drama as well as useful contacts to save their energy and…
Digital library of translations of modern Ukrainian drama has been launched. How does it work? Ukrainian Drama Translations was created to promote Ukrainian modern plays around the world. In particular, to help foreign directors and producers to find quality translations of Ukrainian plays and useful contacts of rights holders for productions in different parts of…
Online discussion about Resistance and Activism in Ukrainian Theatre On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, there will be an online roundtable discussion with Ukrainian playwrights Anastasia Kosodii and Lena Lagushenkova, and Ukrainian theatre specialist from London University Dr. Molly Flynn. The discussion will be about exploring theatre’s role in shaping political agency, supporting resistance efforts and community organising…
Ukraine at the Book World festival in Prague: presentations, discussions, Ukrainian stand On June 12 the International Book Fair and the Book World festival ended in Prague with a Ukrainian stand and a Ukrainian programme. The organizers of the book fair provided Ukraine with a large stand, which worked throughout the festival from June 9-12…