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We were glad to be able to arrange this con cert at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. We had rehearsed Waterfall/Reflections there two years ago and had really enjoyed our workshops with Valeri Bilchenko's Kyiv Experimental Theatre, which is in residence at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. One of the highlights of our visit to Kyiv this time was the production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, the first Ukrainian lan guage production of the play which was translated by Volodymyr Dibrova. It was directed by Ala Zamanska, who had worked with us as a sound designer when Waterfall/Reflections played at the Berezillia Arts Fes tival. This was her first directorial effort and it was wonderful. The production depended heavily on the two main actors, Anatoli Petrov and Yaroslav Chornenky, who had worked together for over seven teen years. This experience, and their great sense of play, helped the production come alive in a very spe cial way that transcended the language barrier. My actors loved the production. The show seemed very contemporary and struck a deep chord in Ukraine. To day so many people there seem to spend all their time waiting for "someone." On my previous trips to Ukraine I've never had much time for sightseeing in Kyiv. But this time I was able to join the actors on several jaunts through town after the show opened. We spent one sunny afternoon at Pecherska Lavra visiting the various churches, mu seum and archives. We saw the beautifully organized Museum of Theatre, Music and Film. The first floor is devoted to pre-Revolutionary Theatre, while 20th cen tury Theatre is exhibited upstairs. The exhibit was or ganized in the 1980s and still cites Les Kurbas's date of death as 1942, when it has been a well known fact for years that he was shot in 1937. I am sure there are other facts that could use updating, but no one has done so. The Historical Treasures Museum is spec tacular with its Scythian gold jewelry, as are the church treasures. We were invited to an advance viewing of the costume exhibit which was being prepared at the Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art Museum. The exhibit would for the first time focus on Ukrainian urban dwell ers. I was surprised at the sophistication of design, sense of fashion and the sheer beauty of the clothes. We also had a chance to visit the outdoor Museum of Folk Architecture outside of Kyiv. The day was sunny, Lydia Radziul, Natalka Honcharenko holding "Nestor", Tom Lee and Virlana Tkacz at the outdoor Museum of Folk Architecture. Yara Arts Group with the Crimean Tatar students at Theatre Institute in Kyiv.
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