The premiere date is October 30, 2021.
“Meanwhile, they will gain the friendship of nuts, kolachi, and horivkas, and with that they go out to kniaz to ask for his blessing for the wedding. First of all, they go to the priest, to whom they give kolachi and a pinch of salt, and then they go to relatives and friends. Having entered the house, they now sit down on a bench, talk about everyday matters, then ask for a blessing, and at the end they say: father asked, mother also asked, the young man is asking and we ask that you be kind enough to come today for the initiation, in the evening – na zavodyny, and therefore … to the wedding.
This is how witnesses goes with kniaz, and witnesses with a princess until the evening” (Volodymyr Shukhevych “Hutsulshchyna”).
“And after more than a hundred years, the study of my native Hutsul region fascinates academician Shukhevych with its authentic originality and at the same time magical symbolism. Today we will recreate the wedding ceremony so that everyone can feel the power and beauty of this region. Let’s get it! Because we are worth it…” (Rostyslav Derzhypilskyi).
Artistic management
- Directing, scenic and musical decision - People's Artist of Ukraine Rostyslav Derzhypilskyi
- Conductor - Honored Artist of Ukraine Bohdan Tkachuk
- Choirmaster - Nataliia Baidak
- Choreographer - Dmytro Leka
- Concertmaster - Vitaliia Hutsuliak
- Assistant to director - Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine Andrii Felyk
- Assistant to director - Nazarii Paniv
- Customs consultant - Andrii Vasyliv
