About this Event
tvvo:id: a/Live in New York + in Ukraine by Anna Arkushyna, Albert Saprykin, & Ihor Zavhorodnii + Gleb Kanasevich with Nazarii Stets (UKRAINE)
Presented as part of the DOWN TO EARTH international festival of multidisciplinary performance in public spaces, Downtoearthfestival.org
Elena Siyanko, Festival Director & Executive Producer
Frank Hentschker, Festival Director
In Partnership with The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center
Come join us at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center to hear three newly commissioned 20-minute works by Ukrainian composers Anna Arkushyna, Ihor Zavhorodnii, and Albert Saprykin, performed by New York-based clarinetist Gleb Kanasevich, live on stage in New York, together with double-bassist Nazarii Stets, playing over 4,500 miles away in Kyiv. Poems and testimonies are paired with the music for this one-of-a-kind musical event.
The DOWN TO EARTH FESTIVAL invited Leah Batstone and her Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival to present this collaboration with Kyiv Contemporary Music Days in partnership with The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center.
ABOUT THE DOWN TO EARTH FESTIVAL
DOWN TO EARTH Festival Director and Executive Producer: Elena Siyanko
DOWN TO EARTH Festival Director: Frank Hentschker
Producer and Associate Director of Programs, Segal Center: Meg Araneo
Producer: Natalie Rine
DOWN TO EARTH, NYC’s First International Festival of Multidisciplinary Creation in Public Spaces, brings world-class international performance, theater, contemporary circus, opera installation, and participatory events—absolutely free—directly to New York City’s vibrant, diverse communities. An initiative that embraces global exchange and democratizes cultural expression, the inaugural festival runs from August 29–September 7, 2025. The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at The Graduate Center CUNY serves as the festival's producer, organizational and curatorial home, and fiscal agent.
Here in NYC, partnering with parks in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens and collaborating with more than 10 dynamic cultural and community organizations, we’re staging performances and workshops across multiple urban spaces. Citizen expression beats at the heart of the festival’s artistic vision. DOWN TO EARTH affirms art’s critical role in the economic, social, and mental well-being of all New Yorkers. With a focus on how artistic presence transforms the experience of place, and the powerful role of outdoor creation in transforming communities and spaces, DOWN TO EARTH seeks to expand access to cultural expression, privilege public assembly, and combat the injustices inherent in socio-economic exclusion. Central to the festival's mission is our commitment to dismantling cultural barriers by offering free programs for students, youth, immigrant communities, and families. By attracting a diverse public to free outdoor arts and in-situ performances that are accessible and inviting, the festival will redress the shortcomings of an expensive system of cultural dissemination. Downtoearthfestival.org
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, 107 Suffolk Street, New York, United States
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