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Country Presentation: Ukraine
Discussion: Hybrid Institutions — Growing Resilience Amid Institutional Scarcity
The workshop opens with presentations on the contemporary music landscape of Ukraine, followed by a discussion on "Hybrid Institutions — Growing Resilience Amid Institutional Scarcity."
Since the 2013–2014 Revolution of Dignity, the Ukrainian new music scene has been on the rise, held back only by the Russian full-scale invasion. Resisting both external threats and internal hardships, from chronic under-funding to the inertia of old systems, independent artists and cultural actors have learned to navigate this ever-shifting landscape, attract new audiences, and build new institutions where the old ones had failed.
The workshop will focus on these hybrid institutions — built around communities and shared values, yet lacking some traditional features of institutions — as a way to survive and thrive in an increasingly hostile environment. It will also attempt to map the present constellation of key Ukrainian new music actors, both inside and outside of Ukraine, to encourage international collaborations.
Hosted by: Kyiv Contemporary Music Days
Experts/Special Guests: tba
Moderator: Les Vynogradov