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Maryna Er Gorbach has been awarded the SEEfest Legacy Award 2026 “for achievement” at the South East European Film Festival. The award was presented on 29 April during the opening…
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On 12 May, Ukraine House in Washington will host an evening of contemporary Ukrainian theatre, The Theatre of the Veteran: Voices from Ukraine, featuring a staged reading of the play…
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French actor and writer Jean Reno has presented his second book. It is a novel about the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia. The book, L’Évasion (The Evasion), addresses the…
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The Ukrainian Institute, in collaboration with the Marché du Film, has announced the winner of the open competition to participate in the Cannes Docs 2026 programme. The winner is…
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Russian pro-Putin opera singer Anna Netrebko has scheduled a concert in Paris. The performance will take place on 18 June 2026 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. The concert will take…
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Mykyta, tell us about your film Kyiv Cake: what ‘recipe’ did you follow to make it, and what journey did you have to undertake to get there? I used to make no-budget films, but my…
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A campaign was held in Washington in support of Ukrainian children illegally taken by Russia. As part of the initiative, an installation comprising 20,000 teddy bears was created,…
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The American Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has announced the programme for the 2026–2027 season, which will mark the ensemble’s 65th anniversary. Among the guest artists is the…
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The organisers of the Venice Biennale have announced the composition of the international jury for its 61st exhibition. It includes American curator of Ukrainian origin Marta Kuzma…
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Latvia’s Minister of Culture Agnese Lāce has said the country will not take part in the opening of the Venice Biennale on 9 May 2026 if Russia is included among the participants. According…
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On 30 April 2026, the closing event of an exhibition dedicated to the Ukrainian poet and dissident Vasyl Stus will take place in Düsseldorf. The event is scheduled to be held at the…
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As part of the annual forum Decolonising Worldviews for Security in Europe, which will take place on 28 April in Copenhagen, the topic of culture as one of the key instruments of influence…
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Ukraine and Germany have announced a large-scale Bilateral Cultural Season for 2027–2028. The initiative is enshrined in the Declaration on Strategic Partnership, which was presented…
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A musicologist and music manager shares her approach to promoting little-known Ukrainian classical music (and more) both internationally and at home.
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On 17 April 2026, the Dudaryk Lviv Municipal Choir performed for Carl XVI Gustaf during his official visit to Lviv. The Ukrainian Institute in Sweden reported this on its Facebook…
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On 2 May, Berlin will host the second event in the Après Arbeit. Meet, Greet and Talk Ukraine salon series, this time dedicated to theatre. The Ukrainian Institute in Germany announced…
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On 17 April, Warsaw will host the opening of elsewhereland, an exhibition presenting contemporary art by Ukrainian artists dedicated to experiences of war, loss and life in conditions…
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A portrait essay of literary scholar Solomiya Pavlychko, author of The Discourse of Modernism in Ukrainian Literature.
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The Ukrainian Film Festival in Alberta (UFFA) is set to open in Canada, presenting a selection of contemporary films about Ukraine in the cities of Edmonton and Calgary. The festival…
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As part of the accompanying programme of the exhibition The War They Live at Ukraine House in Denmark, a screening of the documentary Curated Theft by The Kyiv Independent will take…