Join us for an evening supporting Ukraine presented by Consulate General of Estonia, Consulate General of Switzerland, Romanian Cultural Institute and Czech Center New York.
Czech black light artist Alex Dowis will perform his new piece We Stand With Ukraine (see a short excerpt in the video below), followed by the documentary Women on the Frontline about the war that broke out in Eastern Ukraine in spring 2014 through the eyes of women fighting for their country. The evening will also feature a special guest, Ukrainian born flutist Denis Savelyev.
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Denis Savelyev
First-prize winner of the 2017 New York Flute Club Competition, Denis Savelyev is also member at The Orchestra Now under the direction of Leon Botstein in New York.
Mr. Savelyev was born in Lviv, Ukraine and began studying the flute at age five. He was awarded a place at the Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow where he studied with Albert Hofmann. Orchestral positions include with the Mariinsky Theater in Vladivostok, Manhattan Symphonie, and the New York Symphonic Ensemble on its Japanese tour in 2016. Mr. Savelyev came to the USA four years ago to earn his MM and Professional Studies Diploma, both at the Mannes School of Music where he studied with Judith Mendenhall.
As a soloist, he has performed at the Ukrainian Institute of America, the Moscow Music House, with the Lviv Philharmonic, at the University of Nevada, and Carnegie Hall, where he gave the world premiere of his own arrangement for the flute of Virko Baley's Partita for Violin and Piano. Mr. Savelyev is active as soloist, chamber and orchestra player in the USA, Asia, and Europe.
Women on the Frontline
(dir. Ivar Heinmaa, 2021, Estonia, Finland)
Oksana, Anna, Tatjana and Marina are at war, each with their own motive and destiny. They are women whose lives, among many others, were changed by the civil unrest that began in 2014 on Maidan Square in Kyiv. The film follows their battles through several years and seasons and covers both everyday activities as well as perilous situations under gunfire.
What motivates women to go to war? What do they believe in and hope for? What is the price they pay for withstanding life on the frontline?
This is a documentary about the war that broke out in Eastern Ukraine.
Alex Dowis
Alex Dowis is amazingly talented artist who is able to finish many kinds of ideas. His attitude and focus on the result of his art is extraordinary. Because of his talent you can see him reaching all over the world. Alex is probably the fastest speedpainter on this planet. It all started in his childhood, when he was a teenager he felt in love with street art and graffiti. That´s why he is very good when it comes to spray painting. After many years developing the spray painting into the Light Painting he became the one and only. Today you can see him creating customised shows for all kind of Clients. For example: Samsung, BMW, Swarovski, Zentiva, Claas, Hankook, Shell, Siemens, Generali, Iqos, Ataccama, Mercedes Benz, Dentamed, Hyundai, Bosch, HP, Xerox, Skanska, Spedos, Barceló, Hauser, Agrall, Dell, EON, DR.Max, Nordsee, Spar,..... He was in the final of Cezchoslovakia got Talent and in 2019 he is part of the Americas got Talent. His students are very talented artists too and will be well known one day because they have special teacher.
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