Martyna van Niewland, artistic director of Music Meeting festival:

“Maryana Golovchenko is a phenomenal artist. As a vocalist she creates and opens different worlds for the audience, from traditional to avant-garde, from choir to improvisation. As a cultural ambassador she builds international bridges. Maryana represents and proudly serves her cultural heritage. Her identity resonates lyrically in her oeuvre – Slavic rituals, life close to the nature and cultivating traditions from ancient times to the present. However, she opens a dialogue between own heritage and musical cultures from all over the world. At Music Meeting we will see her in three different projects, where the whole gamut of her artistic abilities will be exposed. Dynamics of improvisation and vocal skills in the new project with duo Kravchenko/Clees, her own interpretation of folk music and Ukrainian traditions with trio SonCe and inspirations of Sergey Parajanov – master of art house cinema whose centennial is celebrated this year.”