Dear Friends,
Mark your calendars! We have a very special pop-up event happening at Vivid Oblivion next Friday, August 16th at 7:00pm!! My dear friend Anastasiya Voytyuk has come all the way to the East Coast from Ukraine to give concerts, workshops, and engage in some creative collaborations. Read about the special evening below! Tickets will soon be made available on Eventbrite.
Event description:
Join the Kindred community at Vivid Oblivion from 7-9pm on August, 16th for a special Ukrainian Folk Songs workshop and concert by Anastasiya Voytyuk (Bandura Girl) of Ukraine!
In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to be in touch with and sustain Ukrainian singing culture through the contemplative/meditative learning process that Anastasiya has curated through years of teaching, performing, and preserving traditional Ukrainian music.
What to expect:
All music experience levels are welcome! All we ask is to bring your most open and curious mind!
Creative Rest in a community of friendly, warm, and welcoming people!
We will be learning Ukrainian folk songs through gentle and flow-like body movement. Please dress in comfortable clothes and plan to be barefoot or wear socks. Shoes are not permitted in the space.
Light snacks and beverages will be available free of charge.
Ticket Reservations are $20-$30 sliding scale for the workshop and the concert! 20% of all ticket sales will go to help Ukraine. Tickets will be sold via eventbrite!
About Anastasiya:
Anastasiya Voytyuk. known as BanduraGirl, is a talented bandura player, singer and performer from Lviv, Ukraine. Leading the folk fusion band Troye Zillia, she skillfully blends Ukrainian folk songs with global influences. Anastasiya`s deep exploration of Ukrainian folklore provides a sense of strong roots and understanding of the role of the songs in everyday life, serving as milestones and mediators. The impact of war dramatically altered her life, leading her from working in a refugee shelter to organizing charitable concerts abroad. Despite band members' separation, she collaborated with Polish musicians, primarily performing in Poland, Germany, UK expressing hope for future return of their music to Ukraine. In 2023, Anastasiya visited as a delegate from Ukraine Celtic Connections, English Folk Expo & WOMEX in 2023, participated in the Global Musician Workshop in Boston, USA, this summer finding inspiration in the fusion of cultures. She also leads NGO Unbeaten Path, which creates opportunities for talented people with and without disability to create and move the culture.
I hope to see you there!
Sending enormous hugs!!!!!!!!
erin hogan