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FESTIVAL CONCEPT

Walk and ye shall reach
It has been 18 months since the beginning of our fateful path leading to Victory. Eighteen months have been a dramatic long road full of losses and pain, rage and uncompromisingness, but at the same time, unity and unbreakability, humanity and mutual aid and most importantly - unconditional Faith in Victory. However, the most responsible part of our path to Freedom as well as a turning point in our history, is only ahead of us. Our path to Victory is not a high-speed sprinting but rather a long-distance marathon race, the total distance of which is 603,628 km². Marathon runners know well that the last kilometres are the hardest as running becomes exhausting, both physically and mentally. Although the road may seem endless, it is the belief in victory that gives the marathoners strength to overcome the last crucial distance leading to the finish line.
For Ukrainians, it is currently most significant not to give up but to continue our path despite anything, to remain mighty, united and confident in their mission to liberate the modern civilized world from the mediaeval barbarism of raccism.
On our cultural front we endeavour to follow this path. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, we have stood side-by-side with the artists who have been working hard during these 18 months of war.

Our co-fighters at the cultural front - composers, musicians, actors, artists, and filmmakers did not deviate from our path at any time, and during these terrible 18 months of loss and grief, they created many inspiring and life-affirming projects, which are vital for Ukraine and for the whole world.
Our spirit and faith in the Victory of the Light were strengthened along with the artists and the audience, and we witnessed that culture is now of primary importance, which became more palpable than ever. That is why the sixth festival Bouquet Kyiv Stage will undoubtedly take place, being held for the second time during the war!
Bouquet Kyiv Stage 2023 is:

    a Bouquet of artists - our “brothers in arms” at the cultural front
    a Bouquet of art projects created on our path to Victory,
    The unity of Ukrainians through art, their living together experience of war, and feeling with the Faith in the victorious power of Light over darkness. 

Being strong-wllled, united, and unstoppable we will conquer our way to Freedom and Victory.
Walk and ye shall reach!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Dear friends,
The organization of the festival under the conditions of martial law requires us to follow specific safety rules:

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    In case of the air-raid alert, the event will be suspended until it is safe to continue, and then the program will resume.

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    During the air-raid alert, we will ask you to seek shelter in the safe area located on the territory of Sofia Kyivska

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    After the air-raid sirens are off, Sofia Kyivska will close its entrances to visitors until further notice.

We understand that safety regulations have become part of our lives. The organizers will do everything necessary to ensure that each of you feels secure and becomes part of the Bouquet Kyiv Stage 2023 festival. We advise that you:

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    Register for concerts and tours at the Sofia Cathedral since the number of places is limited. For events at other locations of the festival, registration is not required.

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    You can purchase tickets to Sofia Kyivska at the museum's ticket offices before the event starts, but please come in advance.

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    If you can't attend one of the events, don't worry; we will offer you the opportunity to participate in other festival activities.

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

AUGUST 17 | 18.00ST. SOPHIA CATHEDRALFREE ENTRANCE | REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY

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Agnus DeiConcert

Myroslava KotorovychSusanna Chakhoyan

AUGUST 17 | 20.00ST. SOPHIA GARDENFREE ENTRANCE

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ImagineConcert

Nazgul Shukaeva (vocal) National Presidential Band

AUGUST 18 | 16.00KHLIBNYAFREE ENTRANCE 

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Re-Vision. V. Zaderatsky, O. LebedevAuthored art-project

pianist Roman Repka


AUGUST 18 | 19.30ST. SOPHIA GARDENFREE ENTRANCE

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StorytellerConcert

Viktor Pavelko – tenor saxophone
Nataliya Lebedeva – keyboards, band leader
Konstyantyn Ionenko- contrabass
Yaroslav Borys -drums

AUGUST 19 | 14.00KHLIBNYAFREE ENTRANCE

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Day of the music by SylvestrovConcert

Yevhen Hromov (grand piano)Inna Halatenko (soprano)Oleh Bezborodko (grand piano) 

AUGUST 19 | 17.00KHLIBNYAFREE ENTRANCE

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I’ll say: “Ukraine”...Concert

Inna HalatenkoOleh Bezborodko

AUGUST 19 | 15.00ST. SOPHIA CATHEDRALFREE ENTRANCE | REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY

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«Psalms of King David» Valentyn SylvestrovConcert

Chamber choir “Kyiv”

AUGUST 19 | 20.00ST. SOPHIA GARDENFREE ENTRANCE

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Sylvestrov LandscapesElectroacoustic performance

Alla ZahaikevychGeorgii Potopalskyi (electronics) Yelizaveta Soloviyova (bandura) 

AUGUST 20 | 14.00KHLIBNYAFREE ENTRANCE

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Unknown Ukrainian modernism: Yanovskii, Yakymenko, Senytsya

Tymish Melnyk (grand piano)
Roman Melish (tenor, countertenor)
Oleksii Shmurak (curator, lecturer) 

AUGUST 20 | 17.00ST. SOPHIA GARDENFREE ENTRANCE

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Land-SongConcert-play

Natalia Polovynka
Solomiya Kyrylova
Maria Kmit

AUGUST 18 | 18.00KHLIBNYAFREE ENTRANCE

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Impression and ExpressionConcert

Lizi Ramishvili (cello, Georgia)Maria Klymenko (Ukraine, piano)

AUGUST 20 | 19.30ST. SOPHIA GARDENFREE ENTRANCE

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Camerata 30! In memory of Valeriy Matyukhin Concert

National Ensemble of soloists “Kyiv Camerata” featuring Nina Matviyenko 

AUGUST 18 | 14.00KHLIBNYAFREE ENTRANCE

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Exhibition of Works by Oleksandr Dubovyk "Resistance"

Geniuses are always ahead of their time: their revolutionary vision reflects shifts in worldview, so it is worth listening keenly to true artists.

AUGUST 18 | 14.30KHLIBNYAFREE ENTRANCE

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War Fragments Museum

300 objects with their stories which are silent witnesses of the things which must not be silenced. The artifacts have been collected during the russian full-scale invasion and now are solidified in transparent cubes. 

AUGUST 18 | 15.00HOUSE OF THE METROPOLITANFREE ENTRANCE

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Photo exhibition by Vladyslava and Kostiantyn LiberovProject "Culture vs War"

Kostiantyn and Vladyslava Liberov have been working on the hottest frontlines since the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion. Their photographs leave you breathless, your brain refuses to accept this cruel and inhuman reality of war till the very end.

AUGUST 18 | 16.30HOUSE OF THE METROPOLITANFREE ENTRANCE

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"Bread of the War"
Фотовиставка Ігоря Гайдая

Більше 20-ти років тому я напрацював серію фотографій, яка втілилась у проєкт “Космос українського хліба”. В маленькому есе, що супроводжує цю серію, я написав, що саме я хотів передати.

AUGUST 18 | 17.00САДFREE ENTRANCE

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Фотовиставка Сергія МихальчукаПроект «Культура vs війна»

Фотовиставка Сергія Михальчука є творчим віддзеркаленням трагічних фрагментів війни та героїчної боротьби українського народу за незалежність та ідентичність.

AUGUST 19 | 17.00ZABOROVSKY GATEFREE ENTRANCE

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In the DarknessThe play

Kris – Ihor Rubashkin
Kim – Kateryna Kysten

AUGUST 20 | 16.00SAINT SOPHIA CATHEDRALFREE ENTRANCE 

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Rus-Ukraine in the Family Circle of EuropeTour

Duration of the tour - 90 minutes

AUGUST 20 | 15.30ASH TREEFREE ENTRANCE 

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Discussion under the ash tree
Igor Kozlovsky

Ihor Kozlovsky - Ukrainian scientist, religious scholar, candidate of historical sciences, writer, public figure. Active member of the National Academy of Sciences in Ukraine — since 2019. Senior researcher of the Department of Religious Studies of the H.S. Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

AUGUST 18 | 15.30ASH TREEFREE ENTRANCE 

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Бесіди під ясенемДавід Сакварелідзе

Давід Сакварелідзе — заступник генерального прокурора України та за сумісництвом прокурор Одеської області. До цього був першим заступником головного прокурора Грузії, за п'ять років пройшовши шлях від рядового фахівця в судовому департаменті Мін'юсту Грузії, був народним депутатом парламенту Грузії.

AUGUST 19 | 13.00ASH TREEFREE ENTRANCE 

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Conversation under the ash treeHennadii Druzenko

Hennadii Druzenko is a Ukrainian lawyer, public activist and intellectual. Chairman of the Board of the Center for Constitutional Modelling, participant of the Revolution of Dignity, and veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

AUGUST 19 | 16.30ASH TREEFREE ENTRANCE 

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Бесіди під ясенемКультура vs війна

Бесіду веде Наталія Кривда (докторка філософських наук, професорка КНУТШ, академічна директорка МВА програми Единбурзької бізнес-школи.

AUGUST 20 | 13.00ASH TREEFREE ENTRANCE 

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"From the Fragments"
Visual Essay

Olena HruzdevaAntonina SimonovaValeria Buradzhiyeva

AUGUST 20 | 14.00ASH TREEFREE ENTRANCE 

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"Від Шевченка до Жадана"Музично-поетичні читання

У поетичному вечері беруть участь актори Майстерні Лєни Лазовіч: Всеволод Сорока, Даша Твороновіч, Іван Жилюк,Ярослава Бондар, Володимир Постановський, Олександр Бондар

AUGUST 17 - 20ST. SOPHIA GARDENFREE ENTRANCE 

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Tree of Life: Masterclass on Fabric Printing

Our masterclass provides an opportunity to engage in the revival and reinterpretation of applying Ukrainian ornamentation to clothing.

AUGUST 17 - 20ST. SOPHIA GARDENFREE ENTRANCE 

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Towel "Code of the Nation"

Throughout the four days of the festival, everyone will have the opportunity to join and participate in creating a unique towel using the 12th-century technique of embroidery.

AUGUST 19 - 20 | 12.00ST. SOPHIA GARDENFREE ENTRANCE 

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Master class "My Heart Is with You"

This workshop can be called conceptual for simple craftworks made by children embed and convey important emotions from the heart of the maker to the heart of the recipient.

AUGUST 19 - 20 | 12.00ST. SOPHIA GARDENFREE ENTRANCE 

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Master class: "Angel - Guardian for the Guardian Angel"

In Ukrainian culture, the making of protective motanka dolls stands on par with folk crafts art. Such a toy is not just a figurine but a genuine amulet or talisman with magical power.

AUGUST 17 | 17.00ST. SOPHIA GARDENFREE ENTRANCE 

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"Red Viburnum": A Memorial Event for Ukrainian Artists Who Perished in the War

The planting of a viburnum shrub in the garden of Kyiv's Sophia with the performance of a choir of boys and young men from Kyiv State Music Lyceum named after Mykola Lysenko.

AUGUST 18 – 20 | 12.00 – 18.00KHLIBNYAFREE ENTRANCE 

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CineBouquet

This year's CineBouquet will showcase films where Ukrainians directly or indirectly fight on societal, personal, and domestic levels for their worldview and our life.

AUGUST 18 | 17.30GARDENFREE ENTRANCE 

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Pre-premiere screening of "Me and Felix" by Iryna Tsilyk

A story about the maturation of a boy named Timofiy in the 90s, his family, friends, first love, and his relationship with the former counterintelligence officer Felix, who became part of his family.

AUGUST 20 | 12.00KHLIBNYAFREE ENTRANCE 

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Pre-premiere Screening of "20 Days in Mariupol"

As the full-scale Russian invasion begins, the only team of journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol strives to continue their work, documenting the tragedies of war.

AUGUST 20 | 18.00
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Pre-premiere Screening of "Reflection" by Valentin Vasiyanovych

A Ukrainian civilian who later becomes a military surgeon, Sergiy, is captured by Russian forces during the Russian-Ukrainian war in eastern Ukraine.

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