aaus-list @ ukrainianstudies.org -- [aaus-list] Upcoming Columbia Ukrainian Studies Program events

[Diana Howansky <dhh2@columbia.edu>]

Mark your calendars! More detailed information about these Ukrainian 
Studies Program events to follow soon . . .

Thursday, November 10:  “TEATER-V-KOSHYKU” (THEATER-IN-A-BASKET) 
PERFORMS SHEVCHENKO’S “SON” (THE DREAM) -- Do not miss this 
limited-time-only performance! Invited to the United States to 
participate in the “Best of European Solo Acts” festival in Chicago, the 
independent Ukrainian art-studio “Teater-v-Koshyku” will perform a 
comedic theatrical production of Taras Shevchenko’s famous poem “The 
Dream” (written in 1844), which unites political satire with artistic 
action. This production is a poetical-philosophical reflection on the 
historical fate of Ukraine and, at the same time, a unique commentary in 
a cultural context on the first half of the 19th century, when Gogol, 
and Pushkin, and Mickiewicz intersected. Under the direction of Ms. 
Iryna Volytska-Zubka, “The Dream” will be performed by Lidiya Danylchuk, 
a graduate from the Karpenko-Karyy National Theatre Institute in Kyiv 
and winner of the Ivan Kotliarevsky National Theatrical Award. Location: 
LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Dodge Hall, Columbia University. Time: 7:00pm.

Wednesday, November 16:  “WHY TAKE UKRAINIAN STUDIES?” The Ukrainian 
Studies Program will host a lunchtime discussion with professionals who 
work with Ukraine in various spheres (media, NGOs, the arts, etc.), and 
who will speak about the link between studying Ukrainian issues and the 
relevance of this information in the real, work world. Representatives 
from Freedom House, NBC Universal, the Yara Arts Group, and the United 
Nations Association of New York are scheduled to attend. Pizza will be 
served. Columbia students and members of the public alike are welcome to 
come listen and schmooze. Location: Room 1219, International Affairs 
Building, Columbia University. Time: 12pm-1:30pm.

Thursday, November 17:  “TALENT DEFYING ADVERSITY: NEW FILMS FROM 
UKRAINE.” Over the last year, despite the lack of financial support for 
film-making from the Ukrainian government and private investors, Ukraine 
has not only continued to make films, but has won major international 
cinema awards. For its November event, the Ukrainian Film Club of 
Columbia University, will present the works of interesting, talented and 
promising Ukrainian artists who persevered in the face of adversity. The 
program will include films made within the last three years, including 
animation such as:  “Streetcar #9” (director Stepan Koval, 2002, 10 
min.); “Kompromiks” (2002, 5 min.) and “The Snow Will Cover the Roads” 
(2004, 7 min.) (both directed by Yevhen Syvokin); “Next” (dir. Anatoliy 
Lavrenyshyn, 2003, 3 min.); “Bad Omen” (dir. Oksana Chernenko, 2004, 4 
min.); and short features such as: “When I’m Afraid” (dir. Liusia 
Pavlenko, 2004, 11 min.); “Hunka” (dir. Olena Tereshkova, 2004, 10 
min.), “Oligarch” (dir. Oleksiy Rosych, 2004, 25 min.); and “My Gogol” 
(dir. Vera Yakovenko, 2003, 20 min.) Dr. Yuri Shevchuk, director of the 
Ukrainian Film Club, will also give an update of Ukrainian cinema news. 
Snacks and drinks will be provided by the Columbia Ukrainian Student 
Society. Location: Room 717, Hamilton Hall, Columbia University. Time: 
7:30pm.

For more information about these events, please contact Diana Howansky 
at (212) 854-4697 or ukrainianstudies@columbia.edu.

-- 
Diana Howansky
Staff Associate
Ukrainian Studies Program
Columbia University
Room 1209, MC3345
420 W. 118th Street
New York, NY  10027
(212) 854-4697
ukrainianstudies@columbia.edu
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ukrainianstudies/