BabelCeremony: Ukrainian rituals + benefit with ICvzw

(український переклад під)  

This Sunday marks Ukraine's Independence Day, which is celebrated annually on August 24.

There are currently many Ukrainian artists in Antwerp, they join forces to make this day an unforgettable positive party as a benefit for Ukrainian victims. They invite everyone to join the ceremony. 

A few Ukrainian stars take the stage: actors and actresses, singers and even an entire singing group, a theater company, dancers, but also painters & poets. Workshops with crafts and crafts for young and old and children's entertainment are provided.

Support and order your Ukrainian meal for 10 euros via the link at the bottom. Proceeds go to Ukraine!

BabelBar is open and you can enjoy the whole afternoonUkrainian sweets. 

Program of the day:

Workshops: 

“Motanka”: making dolls amulets - learning to tie Ukrainian scarves - weaving flower wreaths - making jewelery and for the children there will be a grimace and a drawing workshop. 

Well-known Ukrainian artists - refugees from their homeland - show their talents this afternoon:

fromtakes charge of the day's programming.Hulnara KhyanusICvzw

She gives the stage to the following talents: 

Some 10 nationally and internationally known singers from Ukraine are reviewed:. Further follow:Victoria Goncharova, Katia Harasiuk, Anastasiia Staroselska, Maria+Rec, Diana Pribeha, Anna Soboleva, Marina Tsaran,  Lenara OsmaNova, Volodymyr Kyrylenko, Vira Zalozetska, Aleks Tokar _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb5c-15fd6&bad Nelli Kotylevych

on bandura (traditional string instrument from Ukraine), poetry byand even a scene of the intercultural Antwerp and a flash mob dance accompanied by the youngwith group performances. We end with a beautiful closing ceremony.Halyna IvanovaMarija Zadorozhenko & Anatoly Lobanovtheater group AntwerprizaCatherine KhaynusChervona Kalyna

Translation of дня:

Майстер-класи:

«Мотанка»: виготовлення лялькм-оберег - навчання зав'язування українських хусток - плетіння віночків з квітів - виготовлення прикрас, а для дітей буде похмура зірка та майстер-клас з малювання.

Підчас обіда показують свої таланти відомі українські митці – біженці з батьківщини:

Гульнара Гянус з ICvzw піклується про програму цього дня.

Similar to талантам:

Близько 10 національно та міжнародно відомих співаків з України, не хто інший, як:. Similar to слідують:Вікторія Гончарова, Катя Гарасюк, Анастасія Старосельська, Maria+Rec, Діана Прибєга, Анна Соболєва, Марина Царан, Ленара ОсмаНова, Володимир Кириленко, Віра Залозецька, Алекс Токар та Неллі Котилевич

Галина Іванова на бандурі (традиційний український струнний інструмент), поезія Марії Задороженко та Анатолія Лобанова і навіть сценаантверпенського театрального гурту Antwerpriza та танцювальний флешмоб у супроводі юної Катерини Хайнус із виступами гурту «Червона калина». Ми закінчуємо гарною церемонією закриття.

was until recently a teacher at the Odessa National Music Academy and is an actress, singer and director herself. She is a performer of opera arias, traditional songs and has participated in various festivals and musicals.Kotylevych Nelli

comes from a small village in the Carpathians. From childhood she learned to play in music school on Ukrainian folk instrument - bandura. Later she worked as a teacher at the music academy and taught children to play the instrument. Halyna Ivanova

presenter and singer is the hostess for this special soiree, she switches smoothly between Ukrainian and Dutch.Katia Harasiuk,

comes from the Carpathians. She has been singing for as long as she can remember. In Belgium, she took part in the festival of Ukrainian songs.Vira Zalozetska

is a Ukrainian model, actress and singer of the SKYMARIN group, member of the "Voice of Ukraine 7" (Potap team), ex-soloist of the Ukrainian pop group RealO, she acted in several international series and movies. One of the projects was with a Belgian production in Antwerp, a series called “Fair Trade”. Pleasant and warm memories were the main reason for Marina to move to this country and city.Marina Tsaran

Anastasiia Staroselska

Before the war, she worked as a singer with the Sumy National Drama and Musical Comedy Theater and the Sumy Philharmonic. She arrived in Belgium with her 8-year-old son after bombing her home, her husband stayed in Sumy, to support the armed forces.

, a young artist, recently graduated from Kyiv Municipal Academy of Variety and Circus Arts.Pribeha Diana

Maria + Rec 

Singer, teacher, eco-activist, "Voice of Ukraine" talent show contestant and superfinalist of the X Factor.

- born in Belgium has practiced different dance styles over the years. She has been teaching dance to girls for 5 years and has performed on various stages in Flanders. This day she will present her new dance with the children's collective Chervona Kalyna.Catherine Khaynus

 Lenara Osmanova

is a Ukrainian singer of Crimean Tatar descent, teacher of the pop singing department of the Kiev City Academy of pop and circus arts. She represents the culture of the Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian people in many countries of the world, with 2 solo albums and several solo programs. She is finalist of Ukrainian "Eurovision-2009". 

- musician, composer from Odessa. Victoria Goncharova

graduated from Kherson State University and Kherson Music school. She moved to Antwerp, Belgium in 2000. Now Hanna helps her compatriots as an interpreter.Anna Soboleva is

Poetry by, among others

a respected actor, professor at the National Art University of Kharkiv, drama and drama department and director of Theater of Kharkiv.Lobanov Anatoly Petrovich,

He presents an anthology of Ukrainian authorsBorys Oliynyk, Sydor Vorobkevych, Oleksandr Oles, Vasyl Symonenko, Viktor Chabanenko, Volodymyr Sosyura and Taras Shevchenko.

We close at dusk with a beautiful ceremony in which folkloric garlands and candles are left around and in the water hole, in memory of the victims of the war in Ukraine.

This ceremony is also the last of the BabelFestival and therefore also a special moment for the entire Babelcrew. So come and say goodbye with us.

.And support! By eating Ukrainian traditional goodies! Order your portion via the link below (pick up between 6 pm and 8 pm)