Saturday, October 22
In conjunction with the exhibition Invitation to a Wedding: Ukrainian Wedding Textiles and Traditions, the Museum will host a day-long conference on Saturday, October 22, entitled "Invitation to a Wedding: Components of a Traditional Ukrainian Wedding ‒ Past and Present." The event, organized by Lubow Wolynetz, the curator of Invitation to a Wedding and of the Museum's folk art collection, will feature some of North America's foremost Ukrainian folk art educators and writers, as well as a number of folk art specialists, and will include lectures, film clips, PowerPoint presentations, and demo-workshops. Among the highlights of the conference will be Professor Natalie Kononenko's keynote address "Expressing Identity Through Ritual," Orysia Tracz's presentation "Songs Your Mother Should Never Have Taught You: Erotic Symbolism in Ukrainian Folk Songs," Alexi Currier's photographs of a contemporary wedding in a Ukrainian village, and Mary Kelly's lecture "Goddesses ‒ Women ‒ Cloth: The Worldwide Tradition of Making and Using Ritual Textiles."
The conference will conclude with an evening concert of Ukrainian wedding songs and music performed by bandurist Julian Kytasty and fellow musicians and vocalists (for details, see "More Wedding events" below).
The fee for the conference, which includes lunch, dinner, the concert, and a post-concert reception, is $40 for adults, $35 for seniors, and $20 for students; Museum members receive a 10% discount.
Seating is limited, so avoid disappointment and register for the conference online today. You may also print out the online form, complete it, and mail it with your payment; stop by the Museum during gallery hours; or call the Museum at 212.228.0110. Please register by October 18.
Major funding for the planning and implementation of this conference and the exhibition Invitation to a Wedding was provided by The Coby Foundation.
FILM SCREENINGS
Shadows of Forgotten
Ancestors (Tini Zabutykh Predkiv)
Friday, October 21,
7 p.m.
If you're planning to attend the Invitation to a
Wedding conference (and even if you're not), you'll want to arrive a day
early to catch this classic film, set in a Carpathian village, which sees
Ivanko fall in love with Marichka – the daughter of his father's
killer.
1964, 99 minutes, in Ukrainian with English
subtitles
Marusia
Sunday,
October 23, 2 p.m.
Can't get enough of the wedding theme?
Then don't miss the post-conference screening of this musical based on an
old Ukrainian folk drama. Marusia's love is coveted by three potential
suitors: her beloved Hryts, the sinister Khoma, and Potap. Wouldn't you
know, Khoma plots to chase the other two suitors away in order to keep
Marusia for himself.
1938, 110 minutes, Ukrainian with English
subtitles
Admission to each film, including access to the Museum's galleries, is $10. Purchase your tickets online or at the door.
CONCERT
"After the Wedding: Ballads of Marital Mayhem"
Saturday, October 22, 7:30 p.m.
Bandura Downtown
(featuring Julian Kytasty) and the Center for Traditional Music and Dance
join the Museum in presenting this lighthearted look at love "after
the wedding." It's musical matrimonial mayhem, so be sure to bring
your sense of humor! Tickets (available online
or, space permitting, at the door) are $15; members and seniors $10;
students $5. Admission is free for participants in the Invitation to a
Wedding conference (see above).
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