Art During Wartime

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In the Art During Wartime podcast, we'll be diving deep into the vibrant and diverse world of Ukrainian culture, exploring everything from the traditional to the contemporary and everything in between. The podcast features interviews with leading Ukrainian cultural figures ranging from cinema, art, photography, ballet, opera, pop, hip hop, even comedy. Art During Wartime is your one-stop destination for discovering fascinating aspects of Ukraine, a nation fighting to preserve its culture.

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Episode 1: Serhii Melnychenko

Nov 13 2023 63 mins  
Serhii Melnychenko is a Ukrainian photographer and founder of the MYPH school of conceptual and artistic photography. In 2017 he won the Leica Oskar Barnack Award. https://instagram.com/sergey_melnitchenko

Episode 2: Katya Taylor

Nov 23 2023 67 mins  
Katya Taylor is a curator, culture manager, lecturer, and mentor. She graduated from the Christie's Education College, Aspen Institute Kyiv alumni. Founder of the NGO Port of Culture, curator of the HeForShe Arts Week Kyiv 2018 & 2019, and author of the Women in Arts Award for UN Women (Ukraine). Author of the book Turnkey Art: Management and Marketing of Culture. Topics include: S

Episode 3: Volodymyr Shchur

Dec 04 2023 45 mins  
Volodymyr Shchur is a Ukrainian opera singer and artist of the Honoured Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Topics include: • “Opera singing is something between science, sport, and art.” • How the Ukrainian language and climate affect singing • “We have all the chances to create a Ukrainian opera singing school.” • Strict bends for U

Episode 4: Daniel Bilak

Dec 12 2023 48 mins  
Daniel Bilak is a Canadian-born volunteer serviceman in the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine, former Chief Investment Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, lawyer, and co-producer of the “Dovbush” movie. Topics include: • Ukraine’s historical struggle for freedom and liberty • “Dovbush” is one of the biggest blockbuster in the Ukrainian film history • How t

Episode 5: Luzer Twersky

Dec 19 2023 43 mins  
Luzer Twersky is an American film and television actor. He plays Baal Shem Tov in the Ukrainian film “Dovbush”. Topics include: • “I’ve never done a movie like this” • The challenges while learning the lines in the Ukrainian language • The thing that hit Luzer the hardest in Zaporizhzhia • Rosh Hashana in Uman is like a Burning Man festival • As a Jewish man, ho

Episode 6: Tina Peresunko

Dec 25 2023 44 mins  
Tina Peresunko is a founder of the Leontovych Institute and author of the book “100 Years of Ukraine`s Cultural Diplomacy – Shchedryk’s World’s triumph”. Topics include: • "Shchedryk is much more than a Christmas song. It's a politically significant song for Ukrainians." • "The appearance of Shchedryk in Ukraine in 1916 is linked to the historical context of the colla

OTOY (Season 2 Episode 1)

Mar 12 2024 55 mins  
OTOY is a project of Ukrainian hip-hop artist Vyacheslav Drofa, which he presented in September 2020. In the tracks OTOY raps only in Ukrainian and English, expresses his civil and social position, as well as tells about current events in Ukraine and the world. «There is no chance I will have another life when I can do my music. I don't have a lot of time on this planet. The war i

Anton Tymoshenko (Season 2 Episode 2)

Apr 04 2024 90 mins  
Anton Tymoshenko is a Ukrainian stand-up star from the Dnipro region. He’s a member of the League of Laughs and twice winner of the Make a Comedian Laugh project, a resident of the Underground Stand Up club, and one of the leaders of the Stand Up Time project. Anton Tymoshenko also managed to give an interview to the famous American TV host David Letterman and appear (for a momen

TUMAZAR (Season 2 Episode 3)

Apr 17 2024 49 mins  
TUMAZAR is a Ukrainian singer, musician, and TikTok creator. His videos gathered huge numbers of views and his clever simple hacks can help anyone who learns English.

Mykolai Sierga (Season 2 Episode 4)

May 14 2024 61 mins  
Mykolai Sierga is a Ukrainian musician, comedian, and cultural activist. In this episode we’ll discover Mykolai's journey from Odesa to the heart of Ukraine's cultural resistance, where he uses his talents to lift the spirits of soldiers through music and humor. Learn about his innovative mobile studio bus project, which brings live music to the front lines, demonstrating the pow