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Photo from the play Caligula by Ivan Uryvskyi

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Theater play Caligula about tyranny to represent Ukraine at France’s Avignon performing arts festival

Ukrainian production of Caligula, based on French writer Albert Camus' interpretation of the Roman emperor, delves into questions of tyranny, freedom, dignity, and the consequences of unlimited power, resonating with Ukraine's ongoing fight for independence, according to Ukrainian director Ivan Uryvskyi.

byVira Kravchuk

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Ukraine-US documentary wins Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Festival

The film “Porcelain War” depicts Ukrainian artists who decide to stay behind and fight amidst Russian fighter jets and missile strikes, proving that passion for living cannot be destroyed.

byMichelle Bondar

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Berlin art gallery to host exhibition exploring effects of war on Ukrainian artists’ work

The ZIMMER48 art gallery in the Kreuzberg area of Berlin is set to host media arts exhibition from…

byOrysia Hrudka

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Texty: Russian museums refuse to return 110,000 Ukrainian looted treasures

Two of Russia's most prominent museums are home to over 110,000 artifacts looted from Ukraine since imperial times, finds a Ukrainian investigation. In reality, the number is higher, as the museums obscure the origins of the artifacts.

byAlya Shandra

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Legendary art home of Ukrainian folk artist drowns in rising waters after dam blast

Following the Kakhovka Dam explosion, the Polina Raiko Home-Museum was submerged underwater, as reported by Semen Khramtsov, an…

byChristine Chraibi

ukrainian art festival bouquet kyiv stage 2023

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Ukrainian art festival Bouquet Kyiv Stage 2023 to be held in Tbilisi

The Ukrainian art festival Bouquet Kyiv Stage will take place April 28-30 in Tbilisi, as reported by Suspilne…

byKate Ryabchiy

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First illustrated book about Russo-Ukrainian war to be published after huge support on Kickstarter

A Ukrainian creative team, Books & Cartoons, has prepared the first illustrated book about the Russo-Ukrainian which includes…

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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Russian Aggression

Ukrainian children paint their destroyed city of Mariupol

Russian troops have destroyed the mural in Mariupol which showed a girl who was a victim of Russian…

byBohdan Ben

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“Hey Hey Rise Up”: Pink Floyd revived Ukrainian military anthem

German singer Marlaine Maas is the first artist to perform a cover of the anthem of the Ukrainian…

byOrysia Hrudka

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Ukraine’s 30: prominent Ukrainians who changed the country and the world. Part 1: Culture

On August 24, 2021, Ukrainians celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine, a landmark date in…

byChristine Chraibi

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Paraska Plytka Horytsvit, “Ukrainian Vivian Maier,” returns to the limelight

Paraska’s creative output includes more than 4,000 photographs and about 500 books. She wrote many of her…

byChristine Chraibi

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How a Ukrainian school teacher created a “mini-Louvre” in a remote village

Small and remote as it is, the village of Parkhomivka, located 100 kilometres from the east-Ukrainian city of…

byUkrayinska Pravda

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Beyond Go_A: a playlist and guide to modern Ukrainian folk music

Read also: The secret of Kateryna Pavlenko, Ukraine’s enigmatic Eurovision singer How Ukrainian folk became popular Polyphonic folk…

byBohdan Ben

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Why was Ukraine’s Eurovision performance by Go_A so mesmerizing?

The sacral solar cycle Back in prehistoric times, the lives of humans revolved around the sun. Each year,…

byAlya Shandra

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Ukraine’s Go_A makes it to Eurovision grand final with archaic pagan tune to awaken spring

For the first time in the history of Ukrainian participation in the contest, the band chose a song…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

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Ukraine’s post-Maidan cinema renaissance continues to blossom

One of the recent developments of the industry was Ukraine’s participation in the European Film Market during the…

byOlena Makarenko

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Honoring Heorhii Narbut: the making of a Ukrainian brand

On Nov. 7 the Chicago-based Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) hosted “Honoring Heorhii Narbut.” This event was…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

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Documentary rediscovers iconic designer of 1917 Ukrainian state symbols. Watch it here

Read also: Takflix: a platform where you can finally watch Ukrainian films online The project Narbut XXI marks…

byBohdan Ben

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GogolTrain: Europe’s first art train amps up Ukraine’s cultural mobility

GogolTrain is said to be the first art train in Europe. In the world, such an art project…

byUkraїner

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Meet the activists saving unique stone “embroidery” on Soviet-era houses

Once, Ukrainian film writer Oleksandr Dovzhenko visited Nova Kakhovka to create the script for his future film, “A Poem…

byUkraїner