Music
International project in the Luhansk region
listening for a better understanding
Ukraine, July-August 2019
and
Dialogue
Severodonetsk, Novopskov, Belovodsk.
Popasna, Valuyske, Shchastya, Belokurakino, Milove, Starobilsk, Svatove, Novoaidar, Troitske, Markovka.
Popasna, Valuyske, Shchastya, Belokurakino, Milove, Starobilsk, Svatove, Novoaidar, Troitske, Markovka.
Project
For two weeks in the summer of 2019, musicians and singers from different parts of Ukraine and other countries worked as part of an independent orchestra and choir of the "Music and Dialogue" project in Severodonetsk.
In addition to three concerts in different cities of the Luhansk region, other accompanying events developed together with local and international partners became an important part of the project — this allowed a large number of people to take part in a lively and inspiring dialogue about different life realities.
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In addition to three concerts in different cities of the Luhansk region, other accompanying events developed together with local and international partners became an important part of the project — this allowed a large number of people to take part in a lively and inspiring dialogue about different life realities.
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International project "Music and Dialogue", 2019
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Background
The project "Music and Dialogue" was implemented by VladOpera e.V. (Germany) together with the Ukrainian-Belarusian initiative group, resulted from the opera project "Music Overcomes Walls" in 2017-2018.
The project took place in a complex context of a region close to a war zone and is intended to bring together different people and create space for dialogue and search for common scenarios of the future.
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The project took place in a complex context of a region close to a war zone and is intended to bring together different people and create space for dialogue and search for common scenarios of the future.
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Events
In the summer of 2019, the international orchestra and choir performed three concerts in different cities of the Luhansk region. Together with local partners, the project team held a series of accompanying events: open rehearsals, some special chamber concerts in small town and villages of the Luhansk region, as well as "open singing" sessions for all those who like to sing.
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Events
In the summer of 2019, the international orchestra and choir under the guidance of conductor Vitaly Alekseenok (Germany/Belarus) performed three concerts in cities of the Luhansk region:
1 August — Severodonetsk,
3 August — Novopskov,
4 August — Belovodsk.
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Concerts and meetings with musicians of the project "Music and Dialogue" were held in small towns and villages of the Luhansk region:
Popasna, Valuyske, Shchastya, Belokurakino, Milove, Starobilsk, Svatove, Novoaidar, Troitske, Markovka.
Learn more about "Musical Dialogues"
In the summer of 2019, the international orchestra and choir performed three concerts in different cities of the Luhansk region. Together with local partners, the project team held a series of accompanying events: open rehearsals, some special chamber concerts in small town and villages of the Luhansk region, as well as "open singing" sessions for all those who like to sing.
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1 August — Severodonetsk,
3 August — Novopskov,
4 August — Belovodsk.
Learn more about concerts
Concerts and meetings with musicians of the project "Music and Dialogue" were held in small towns and villages of the Luhansk region:
Popasna, Valuyske, Shchastya, Belokurakino, Milove, Starobilsk, Svatove, Novoaidar, Troitske, Markovka.
Learn more about "Musical Dialogues"
In the summer of 2019, the international orchestra and choir performed three concerts in different cities of the Luhansk region. Together with local partners, the project team held a series of accompanying events: open rehearsals, some special chamber concerts in small town and villages of the Luhansk region, as well as "open singing" sessions for all those who like to sing.
Check the project events
In the summer of 2019, the international orchestra and choir under the guidance of conductor Vitaly Alekseenok (Germany/Belarus) performed three concerts in cities of the Luhansk region:
1 August — Severodonetsk,
3 August — Novopskov,
4 August — Belovodsk.
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1 August — Severodonetsk,
3 August — Novopskov,
4 August — Belovodsk.
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Concerts
"Musical dialogues"
Concerts and meetings with musicians of the project "Music and Dialogue" were held in small towns and villages of the Luhansk region:
Popasna, Valuyske, Shchastya, Belokurakino, Milove, Starobilsk, Svatove, Novoaidar, Troitske, Markovka.
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Popasna, Valuyske, Shchastya, Belokurakino, Milove, Starobilsk, Svatove, Novoaidar, Troitske, Markovka.
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Art Camp
The Art Camp "Theater and Dialogue" took place on July, 24-27 in Kreminna. Within four days, participants from different parts of Ukraine communicated and explored ways of communication through theatrical and performing practices.
The result of the theater camp was a site-specific performance in Severodonetsk on July, 27.
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The result of the theater camp was a site-specific performance in Severodonetsk on July, 27.
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Art Camp »Theater and Dialogue«
The Art Camp "Theater and Dialogue" took place on July, 24-27 in Kreminna (Luhansk region). Within four days, participants from different parts of Ukraine got acquainted, communicated and explored ways of communication through theatrical and performing practices.
The result of the theater camp was a site-specific performance in Severodonetsk on July, 27.
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The result of the theater camp was a site-specific performance in Severodonetsk on July, 27.
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Musical program
The program of the concert "Listening for a Better Understanding" was dictated by the very name of the project. This is a dialogue between different styles, aesthetics, and nations.
Musicians and singers from different parts of Ukraine and other countries prepared a musical program that included W. A. Mozart, F. Schubert, M. Berezovsky and works by other composers. The work by contemporary Belarusian composer Olga Podgayskaya "The Presence" and the choir concert by Maxim Berezovsky were performed for the first time!
Soloist: Tatiana Zhuravel (Ukraine).
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Musicians and singers from different parts of Ukraine and other countries prepared a musical program that included W. A. Mozart, F. Schubert, M. Berezovsky and works by other composers. The work by contemporary Belarusian composer Olga Podgayskaya "The Presence" and the choir concert by Maxim Berezovsky were performed for the first time!
Soloist: Tatiana Zhuravel (Ukraine).
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TEAM
The project team included musicians and singers from Severodonetsk, other cities of Ukraine, as well as Belarus, Germany, Armenia and other countries. During the project period, participants were in constant interaction with each other and local residents — this created a space for discussion and a better understanding of current issues of Ukraine and other countries and finding their solutions.
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International project "Music and Dialogue", 2019
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Initiatiors and Organizers
VladOpera e.V.
The non-commercial association VladOpera e.V. based in Stuttgart (Germany) is
committed to international understanding, cultural exchange and the development of
the civil society.
The association has over 10 years of experience in implementing international cultural
projects in cooperation with different partners in Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet space,
especially in Ukraine and Russia. The activity of the association is focused on
cultural projects, which are also conceived as a mean of international understanding.
Since 2014, the association has been focused on cooperation with Ukraine in order to
contribute to the reconciliation and understanding in Europe:
Project ¿everything´s different? (2015)
A theater project about people, war and society in Ukraine
16 theatrical groups from Ukraine, Poland and Belarus were invited to over 30
performances and discussions in Ivano-Frankvsk, Lviv, Dnipro, Kharkiv and
Severodonetsk.
Project "Debates on Europe" (2015/2016)
VladOpera e.V. was a partner in a series of international conferences in Estonia,
Belarus, Russia and Ukraine on the issues of European neighborhood.
Project "Stories from Severo" (2016)
A documentary performance produced in Severodonetsk with partners from Kyiv and the
Luhansk region. The real everyday life, the wishes and hopes of people in the war
zone were discussed and staged with actors, some of whom themselves fled the
occupied territories. The piece has been shown in different cities, including
Kyiv.
Project "Music Overcomes Walls" (2017-2018)
An international opera and music project in Severodonetsk. In the summer of 2018, after
six weeks of joint rehearsals, a new production of the Mozart opera "Don Giovanni" was
shown to the people of Luhansk region.
Project "Music and Dialogue" (2019)
»Listening for a Better Understanding«
An international orchestra comprising 45 musicians and 20 choir singers rehearses together in Severodonetsk. The artists leave the comfortable frame of the stage and travel to 12
cities in the Luhansk region to play music and to get to know people and realities
through dialogue.
The association VladOpera eV and its projects has been financially supported
by the German Foreign Office, the Goethe Institute, the Deutsche Bank Foundation, the
Prokhorov Foundation, the Daimler Benz AG, the State of Baden-Württemberg, the
Robert Bosch Stiftung, Porsche AG, USAID, UNDP and many local and regional partners.
website:
www.vladopera.org
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/vladopera
committed to international understanding, cultural exchange and the development of
the civil society.
The association has over 10 years of experience in implementing international cultural
projects in cooperation with different partners in Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet space,
especially in Ukraine and Russia. The activity of the association is focused on
cultural projects, which are also conceived as a mean of international understanding.
Since 2014, the association has been focused on cooperation with Ukraine in order to
contribute to the reconciliation and understanding in Europe:
Project ¿everything´s different? (2015)
A theater project about people, war and society in Ukraine
16 theatrical groups from Ukraine, Poland and Belarus were invited to over 30
performances and discussions in Ivano-Frankvsk, Lviv, Dnipro, Kharkiv and
Severodonetsk.
Project "Debates on Europe" (2015/2016)
VladOpera e.V. was a partner in a series of international conferences in Estonia,
Belarus, Russia and Ukraine on the issues of European neighborhood.
Project "Stories from Severo" (2016)
A documentary performance produced in Severodonetsk with partners from Kyiv and the
Luhansk region. The real everyday life, the wishes and hopes of people in the war
zone were discussed and staged with actors, some of whom themselves fled the
occupied territories. The piece has been shown in different cities, including
Kyiv.
Project "Music Overcomes Walls" (2017-2018)
An international opera and music project in Severodonetsk. In the summer of 2018, after
six weeks of joint rehearsals, a new production of the Mozart opera "Don Giovanni" was
shown to the people of Luhansk region.
Project "Music and Dialogue" (2019)
»Listening for a Better Understanding«
An international orchestra comprising 45 musicians and 20 choir singers rehearses together in Severodonetsk. The artists leave the comfortable frame of the stage and travel to 12
cities in the Luhansk region to play music and to get to know people and realities
through dialogue.
The association VladOpera eV and its projects has been financially supported
by the German Foreign Office, the Goethe Institute, the Deutsche Bank Foundation, the
Prokhorov Foundation, the Daimler Benz AG, the State of Baden-Württemberg, the
Robert Bosch Stiftung, Porsche AG, USAID, UNDP and many local and regional partners.
website:
www.vladopera.org
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/vladopera
Ukrainian-Belarusian Initiative Group
"Opera and Dialogue"
"Opera and Dialogue"
In the context of previous projects implemented by VladOpera e.V. (Germany) in Severodonetsk (Luhansk region, Ukraine), participants, partners and spectators formed an initiative group and took most of the responsibility for the existence, development and prospects of the project. Their initiative, energy and knowledge create various activities within the project, determine its goals and objectives.
To ensure the continuity of the project, these people created an initiative group "Opera and Dialog". In partnership with the association VladOpera e.V. (Germany) they bring to life and fill the project with meaning. the project aims to improve mutual understanding between people and plans to attract even more activists from different parts of the Luhansk region, other countries and regions of Ukraine.
Members of the initiative group:
Vitaly Alekseenok (Belarus/Germany, Weimar)
conductor
conductor of the opera "Don Giovanni", 2018
musical director of the project "Music and Dialogue", 2019
Igor Bilyts (Ukraine, Kiev)
stage director, actor, playwright
dramaturg of the opera "Don Giovanni", 2018
Lesya Dermenzhi (Lviv, Ukraine)
musician
participant of the project "Music and Dialogue" 2019
Ludmila Dolgonovskaya (Ukraine, Kiev)
assistant consultant of the people's deputy of Ukraine
curator of the project "Music Overcomes Walls", 2018
Oleksii Dorychevskyi (Ukraine, Kiev)
stage director, actor, playwright
playwright of the project "Tales of the North", 2016
dramaturg of the opera "Don Giovanni", 2018
Anna Kazakova (Belarus, Minsk)
cultural project manager
Project Manager of the project "Music Overcomes Walls", 2018
Project Manager of the project "Music and Dialogue", 2019
Tetyana Plis (Ukraine, Severodonetsk)
Dramaturg at the Luhansk Regional Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater
Actress of the project "Tales of the North", 2016
curator of the project "Music Overcomes Walls", 2018
curator of the project "Music and Dialogue", 2019
Evgeny Rakhmanin (Ukraine, Kiev)
vocalist
soloist of the opera "Don Giovanni", 2018
Olga Ursol (Ukraine, Severodonetsk)
cultural manager
curator of the project "Music and Dialogue", 2019
To ensure the continuity of the project, these people created an initiative group "Opera and Dialog". In partnership with the association VladOpera e.V. (Germany) they bring to life and fill the project with meaning. the project aims to improve mutual understanding between people and plans to attract even more activists from different parts of the Luhansk region, other countries and regions of Ukraine.
Members of the initiative group:
Vitaly Alekseenok (Belarus/Germany, Weimar)
conductor
conductor of the opera "Don Giovanni", 2018
musical director of the project "Music and Dialogue", 2019
Igor Bilyts (Ukraine, Kiev)
stage director, actor, playwright
dramaturg of the opera "Don Giovanni", 2018
Lesya Dermenzhi (Lviv, Ukraine)
musician
participant of the project "Music and Dialogue" 2019
Ludmila Dolgonovskaya (Ukraine, Kiev)
assistant consultant of the people's deputy of Ukraine
curator of the project "Music Overcomes Walls", 2018
Oleksii Dorychevskyi (Ukraine, Kiev)
stage director, actor, playwright
playwright of the project "Tales of the North", 2016
dramaturg of the opera "Don Giovanni", 2018
Anna Kazakova (Belarus, Minsk)
cultural project manager
Project Manager of the project "Music Overcomes Walls", 2018
Project Manager of the project "Music and Dialogue", 2019
Tetyana Plis (Ukraine, Severodonetsk)
Dramaturg at the Luhansk Regional Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater
Actress of the project "Tales of the North", 2016
curator of the project "Music Overcomes Walls", 2018
curator of the project "Music and Dialogue", 2019
Evgeny Rakhmanin (Ukraine, Kiev)
vocalist
soloist of the opera "Don Giovanni", 2018
Olga Ursol (Ukraine, Severodonetsk)
cultural manager
curator of the project "Music and Dialogue", 2019
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Music and Dialogue
»listening for a better understanding«
An international project in the Luhansk region
staged by Vladopera e.V. and partners
Contact via email: see form to the right
Venue:
Severodonetsk, Ukraine
Serhii Prokofiev Severodonetsk College of Culture and Art
Khimikov Avenue, 10
»listening for a better understanding«
An international project in the Luhansk region
staged by Vladopera e.V. and partners
Contact via email: see form to the right
Venue:
Severodonetsk, Ukraine
Serhii Prokofiev Severodonetsk College of Culture and Art
Khimikov Avenue, 10