About this Event
MUSICAL PLAY, TALKBACK | A theatrical re-creation of a Ukrainian avantgarde jazz musical Hello, This Is Radio 477! with original songs and dances together with spectacular costumes, composed and designed by New York City-based Yara Arts Group in collaboration with artists in Ukraine.
Radio 477!: In Concert, USA, Ukraine. Director: Virlana Tkacz. Performed by: Yara Arts Group. Music: Anthony Coleman. Text: Serhiy Zhadan. Costume design: Keiko Obremski, Waldemart Klyuzko, Zhenya Kopyov.
Presented at the Berezil Theatre in Kharkiv in 1929, Hello, This Is Radio 477! was the first jazz musical in Ukraine, featuring catchy songs, wild dances, dazzling set design, and fabulous costumes. Although the show captivated audiences, its lack of appreciation by Communist Party bosses caused its place on the repertoire to be short lived. It was then assumed that Stalinist purges resulted in the loss of the play’s text and music. A few years ago, Virlana Tkacz, director at the Yara Arts Group in New York, discovered the conductor’s score hidden in an archive. She thus created a new theater piece with Yara Arts Group and Ukrainian artists.
The show features musical arrangements and compositions by Anthony Coleman, inspired by the original music by Yuliy Meitus. The text, based on the original structure of the show, is written by Serhiy Zhadan, Ukraine’s renowned poet who lives in Kharkiv. The initial work on the theater piece started during the exhibition Kurbas: New Worlds at the Mystetsky Arsenal in Kyiv (fall 2018), when Anthony Coleman recreated part of the score with 18 young musicians from Kharkiv. Waldemart Klyuzko and Zhenya Kopyov reconstructed Vadym Meller’s visually exquisite set and costumes for the event.
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The 2022 Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival: Under Pressure is dedicated to the people of Ukraine fighting for their independence. ?? Suggested donation ($10) will be used to support Ukrainian refugees. All collected funds will be donated to People in Need, a Czech non-governmental, non-profit organization.
WHERE: Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street (between 2nd & 1st Aves), New York, NY 10021. Subway: Q line - 72nd Street, 6 line – 68th Street Hunter College or 77th Street
PARKING: Discounted parking of $30 for up to 10 hours for guests of Bohemian National Hall is available at GGMC Parking. Two parking entrances: 307 East 73rd Street and 300 East 74th Street. Present your parking ticket at BNH reception for a validation sticker.
ABOUT THE 2022 REHEARSAL FOR TRUTH THEATER FESTIVAL
The 2022 Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival: Under Pressure is organized by the Vaclav Havel Library Foundation and the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York, GOH Productions, Czech National Trust, Terezin Music Foundation, Trap Door Theatre, and Yara Arts Group.
The festival is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts, Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Ministry of Human Capacities, Hungary, and Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street, New York, United States
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