Tickets: € 27,50
Programme
Maryana Golovchenko vocals and traditional Ukrainian instruments
Anna Antipova violin
Katherine Ziabliuk piano
A spellbinding dialogue between live music and Sergei Parajanov’s legendary film Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
“A deep ambient, imbued with touching fervour for cultural richness and identity.” — Henning Bolte
“Traditional singing that was fantastic… the electronic soundscape made it a trippy experience.” — Eva Peek (NRC)
“Intimate and calm, yet with a strange, magnetic undertow.” — Rolf Thomas (Jazzthetik)
This concert has been made possible thanks to the support of V Fonds, Gemeente Den Haag and Fonds Podiumkunsten.
In this musical dialogue, soprano Maryana Golovchenko and her trio engage with Sergei Parajanov's legendary 1965 film, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors. This poetic masterpiece portrays the life, language, and rituals of the Hutsuls, a Ukrainian ethnic group living in the Carpathian Mountains. For the Soviet authorities, who sought to suppress Ukrainian culture, this was grounds for imprisoning Parajanov.
The performance alternates between music, text, and projected film clips, telling the story of how the film came about. You will witness the eccentric genius of Parajanov and his crew filming in the remote mountain village of Kryvorivnya, with its ancient songs and magical dialect.
An online exhibition, to be unveiled in December, will provide background information on this classic film.