We invite you to our annual charity ethnic event ‘Portal through the Centuries: Old-World Bohuslav’ at our new location (time will be announced shortly).
Probably, you have already missed the time when you could see crowds of people in Bohuslav wearing elegant Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish costumes – the same costumes as they used to wear in the Bohuslavshchyna in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the city was filled with wonderful and lively ethnic music from famous performers.
So on Saturday, 31 August, we will meet in Bohuslav!
Live performances for you:
- ethno-electronic project GG GulayGorod (Kyiv)
- folk singer Boguslavka – Yulia Sovershenna (Bohuslav – Kyiv)
- acoustic band Street Light (Bohuslav)
- People’s Amateur Folklore Band ‘Koliada’ and People’s Amateur Bandura Players Band ‘Bohuslavka’ (Bohuslav Humanitarian and Professional College named after I.S. Nechuy-Levytskyi)
- Yulia Derkach (Kyiv)
- ‘Balamuty’ Band (Kyiv)
- folklore group ‘GulayGorod’ (Traditional GulayGorod) (Kyiv).
In addition, we have prepared for you the locations ‘Skrynya’ (CHEST), ‘Komora’ (PANTRY) and an old-style Photo Studio (PHOTO SALOON), a retro picnic and many more.
We have also invited old-world musicians as well as local and guest craftsmen.
And our local culinary wizards are preparing ancient dishes of Bohuslavshchyna to make it not only a beautiful event but also a delicious one.
And to top it all off, there will be a charity fair to raise funds for the needs of our servicemen.
Here are more details about the locations we are preparing for you this time:
- “CHEST”: here you will see and try on Ukrainian ancient clothing, braid your hair and tie a shawl the way our great-grandmothers used to do it. Create your own Old-world look and take photos in an old-fashioned photo saloon (or photo studio).
- RETRO-PICNIC with a themed photo zone. Feel the atmosphere of the 19th-century Bohuslav at a historic picnic and an elegant photo zone.
- “PANTRY”: old household items. Find out what and how our ancestors used in their households and try to work with the tools of labour that our grandmothers used.
- PHOTO SALOON (or photo studio) is where you can take a lovely photo in an old-fashioned outfit. And donate to our army.
- KIDS’ PLAYGROUND: games, entertainment, quests, photo zones, educational and entertainment programme for younger guests.
- “GYMNASIUM”. Here we will tell and show how students studied 100 years ago, what they used to write with, what they read, and what desks they sat at.
- OLD-WORLD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Attempt to play and listen to the lyre, kobza, old-world bandura, and the ‘troyisti muzyky’ (triplet musicians).
- BOHUSLAV FAIR has been known for over 400 years. Once upon a time, Bohuslav hosted large trade fairs that gathered more than 10,000 attendees. At the fair, local craftsmen will present their unique products and share their secrets at masterclasses. Among the workshops: weaving, straw weaving, motanka doll making, beading, dybynets painting, and decorating gingerbread. Learn more about the folk art of the Bohuslavshchyna and create your own souvenir at the workshops.
- And what would Bohuslav Fair be without the BUBLEYNYTSIA? Come and find out exactly who that is.
- “SHYNOK” with delicious food and drinks. Taste the traditional cuisine of Bohuslavshchyna: these dishes were discovered during local history expeditions and found at the culinary notes of our grandmothers.
- LOCATION OF JEWISH CULTURE: Bohuslav was home to a large Jewish community in the 19th century. At this location, you will have a chance to learn more about Jewish national culture, traditions, clothing, and everyday life traditions.
- LOCATION OF POLISH CULTURE: The Church of St. Wladyslaw was the centre of the cultural and religious life of the large Polish community in Bohuslav. Therefore, this location will tell all about national Polish traditions and culture.
- THE STAGE. A charity concert with performers and bands (we are going to tell you more about them later on). The stage programme includes multicultural old-world Bohuslav – Ukrainian, Jewish, Polish.
So, see you in Old-World Bohuslav on 31 August!
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