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Kyiv Modern-Ballet
The Academic Kyiv Modern-ballet Theatre ( uk, Київ Модерн-балет) (''The Communal enterprise 'Theatrical and entertainment establishment of culture "Academic 'Kyiv Modern-ballet' Theatre'') is a Ukrainian theatre of modern Choreography, which was designed as authorial, with the repertoire and artistic priorities being determined by the production of one, single choreographer. This theatre seeks to create an artistic laboratory of modern dancing with its daring experiments, with the original, unconventional interpretations of world-famous theatrical plots, and with the renovation and enrichment of the form and language of modern dancing.. It performs on a tour quite a lot, both in Ukraine and abroad. The founder and the head ballet master of the Theatre is Radu Poklitaru — the Honoured Worker of Art of Ukraine, the winner of the Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine, the People's Artist of Moldova. History The history of ''Kyiv Modern-ballet'' begins on De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle (Saale), Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and Handel's Naturalisation Act 1727, became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphony, polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. In turn, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognized as one of the greatest composers of his age. Handel started three c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyiv Municipal Academic Opera And Ballet Theatre For Children And Youth
The Kyiv Municipal Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre for Children and Youth ( uk, Київський муніципальний академічний театр опери та балету для дітей та юнацтва) is a theatrical production company in Kyiv, Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv .... It was founded in 1982 in the premises of the Slavutych Theatre, which was previously called the "Kharchovyk Palace" as during the postwar era it had been assigned for the cultural use of workers in the food industry. External linksOfficial website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrinform
The National News Agency of Ukraine ( uk, Українське національне інформаційне агентство), or Ukrinform ( uk, Укрінформ), is a state information and news agency, and international broadcaster of Ukraine. It was founded in 1918 during the Ukrainian War of IndependenceУкраїнському національному інформаційному агентству «Укрінформ» — 90 років. Вітаємо! Телекритика (March 17, 2008) as the Bureau of Ukrainian Press (BUP). The first director of the agency was |
Business (newspaper)
''Business'' (russian: Би́знес; uk, Бізне с) is a Ukrainian Russian-language weekly business newspaper published every Monday. 1992–1994 The newspaper was first published in Kyiv in November 1992. The idea was put forward by Sergey Melnichuk. The motto of the publication was "Read! Think! Do!" The first two years of ''Business'' was a collection of leaflets about buying and selling. Sergei Melnichuk directly supervised the release. 1994–1998 In 1994 he decided to broaden the focus to provide economic news and analysis material. That same year Konstantin Donin became editor in chief. Melnichuk tried to expand to three regions, issuing three regional newspapers: ''Business-Donbass'', ''Business-Kharkov'' and ''Business-Crimea''. All publications were issued in Russian. During 1994–1995, the newspaper developed rapidly working with advertisers. In 1996 the newspaper added a colored cover and raised ad rates. Profitability reached 300% and monthly advertising rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzerkalo Tyzhnia
''Dzerkalo Tyzhnia'' ( ua, Дзеркало тижня), usually referred to in English as the ''Mirror Weekly'', was one of Ukraine's most influential analytical weekly-publisher newspapers, founded in 1994.The press in Ukraine , ''BBC News'', 31 October 2006 On 27 December 2019 it published its last printed issue, it continued its life as a Ukrainian news website.Zee County: The Mirror of the Week ran its last issue (27 December 2019) , its print circulation w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STB (TV Channel)
, logo = STB logo.svg , headquarters = Kyiv, Ukraine , country = Ukraine , launch_date = 23 June 1997 , picture_format = 1080i (HDTV) , owner = Starlight Media Group 50%Modern Times Group , key_people = Volodymyr Borodyanskyi, Oleksiy Mustafin , website www.stb.ua, terr_serv_1 = DVB-T2 , terr_chan_1 = MX-2 (11) STB ( uk, СТБ) is a Ukrainian commercial television network. Today, the coverage area of the network is 85% of Ukraine's territory. It is broadcast in all Oblast centers and all Ukrainian cities with a population greater than 50,000. It occupies the 1st place in the list of the leading TV networks in Ukraine. The channel is a part of Starlight Media broadcasting group, created by Viktor Pinchuk. History The founders of the networks were Ukrainian and American companies: International Media Center, Shachar Enterprises, Inc., Internews Netouron K. The STB was launched on 2 June 1997. Since 1997, STB was cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volodymyr Borodiansky
Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Borodianskyi ( ua, Володимир Володимирович Бородянський; born 15 January 1974) is a Ukrainian television manager, public figure, entrepreneur and politician. He has served as Ukraine's Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports (2019–2020), chairman of the board of STB (2004–2018), Director of StarLightMedia (2012–2018), and as Chairman of the Council for the Development of the National Cultural, Art and Museum complex "Mystetsky Arsenal". Biography Volodymyr Borodianskyi was born on 15 January 1974 in the town of Novyi Rozdil, Lviv region. His father, Volodymyr Efimovych Borodianskyi, worked as Deputy General Director of Novorozdilsk Production Association "Sera". Borodianskyi graduated from the Novorozdolsk secondary school No. 2. Media manager career. Education In 1991, after graduating from school, he studied at the Faculty of Economics of the Lviv Agricultural Institute in Dublyany, Lviv region. He then tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan Lake
''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular ballets of all time. The scenario, initially in two acts, was fashioned from Russian and German folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger (Václav Reisinger). The ballet was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Although it is presented in many different versions, most ballet companies base their stagings both choreographically and musically on the 1895 revival of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, first staged for the Imperial Ballet on 15 January 1895, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. For this revival, Tchaikovsky's score was revised by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perm Opera And Ballet Theatre
The Perm Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theatre is an opera and ballet theatre in the city of Perm in Russia. It is one of the oldest theatres in the country, and it has remained a major musical centre during its history, in which many significant art events have taken place. Its ballet troupe is one of the most popular in Russia. The theatre is often named "Tchaikovsky's House", and all stage works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who was born in the region, are presented in its repertoire: 10 operas and 3 ballets. Festivals of Tchaikovsky's works were notable cultural events of the country. History The theatre was inaugurated on 24 November 1870 with the premiere performance being Mikhail Glinka's ''A Life for the Tsar''. The building was constructed from 1874 to 1879, after which the first performance took place in the winter of 1879/1880. A new epoch in the history of the theatre started in 1896. It received the patronage of the city parliament, which decided to finance the theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myroslav Skoryk
Myroslav Mykhailovych Skoryk ( uk, Мирослав Михайлович Скорик; 13 July 1938 – 1 June 2020) was a Ukrainian composer and teacher. His music is contemporary in style and contains idioms from diverse sources including German, Welsh, English, and Eastern European artistic traditions. Skoryk was awarded the titles People's Artist of Ukraine and Hero of Ukraine. Early life Myroslav Skoryk was born in Lviv, Ukraine, then a part of Poland on 13 July 1938. His parents were both educated in Austria at the University of Vienna and subsequently became educators. His father was a historian and an ethnographer, while his mother was a chemist. Although his parents did not have special musical training, his mother played piano and his father played the violin. Skoryk was exposed to music in the household from an early age. No less important was the fact that in his family was a well-known diva of the 20th century—Skoryk's great aunt was the Ukrainian soprano Sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Opera Of Ukraine
The Kyiv Opera group was formally established in the summer of 1867, and is the third oldest in Ukraine, after Odessa Opera and Lviv Opera. The Kyiv Opera Company perform at the National Opera House of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko in Kyiv. The opera in 2 acts, '' Natalka Poltavka'', was the last scheduled performance before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. History Early history: 1867 - 20th century Established in the summer of 1867 by Ferdinand Berger (? - 1875). Berger succeeded in inviting many talented singers, musicians, and conductors, and the city council (duma) had offered the newly created troupe to use the City Theatre (constructed in 1856, architect I. Shtrom) for their performances. Officially, the theatre was named the City Theatre but was most commonly referred to as the Russian Opera. The day of the first performance, November 8 (October 27 old style), 1867 was made a city holiday. The performance of the opera '' Askold's Tomb'' by Alexey Vers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
