Central Europe Review: politics, society and culture in Central and Eastern Europe
Vol 2, No 12
27 March 2000

Coming Up in the US E V E N T S:
Coming up in the USA

Karen M Laun

Upcoming Central and East European cultural events over the next few weeks include performances by an award-winning Polish theater group and a US tour of the Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic, as well as other Polish, Czech and Ukrainian exhibits and events.

In this week's Coming Up section we have:

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Baltic Art Exhibit


Travelling Baltic Art Exhibition
Beginning 25 January
The US-Baltic Foundation
733 15th Street, Suite 1026
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 393-3338
Fax: (202) 393-3388
E-mail

An unprecedented exhibition of contemporary paintings and sculpture from the three Baltic nations will be touring five major US cities beginning in January. Starting in New York and Washington before continuing to Chicago, Houston and Dallas, The US-Baltic Foundation will present 67 works of art representing 43 contemporary painters and sculptors from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

The Baltic Art Exhibition will hold its world premiere with a gala benefit at New York's National Arts Club (15 Gramercy Park South) on 25 January, where it will be on display until 12 February. From New York, the exhibition will travel to Washington, DC, where the exhibition will be hosted in the IMF's gallery (700 19th Street, NW) March 9 through April 8. The exhibit was organized by Hamid Ladjevardi, a New York-based fund manager specializing in Baltic investments. Barbara Crane, an artist and curator of the Baltic Art Exhibition, chose a broad spectrum of paintings and sculptures, encompassing styles from representational to neo-expressionist to abstract. Be sure to visit this extraordinary exhibit when it comes to a city near you!

More information about this exhibit can be found on the website of the Latvian Embassy.

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Czech and Slovak Events


Music

Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic US Tour

Attention classical music lovers! The Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic is touring the US from mid-February through early April. See below for dates and locations. For information on time and venue, call (212) 581-8478.


March:
1 Columbia, SC; 2 Atlanta, GA; 5 Danville, VA; 6 Elon College, NC; 10 Wabash, IND; 16 Rock Island, IL; 18 Houghton, IL; 19 Green Bay, WI; 20 Rockford, IL; 26 Indianapolis, IN; 27 Tiffin, OH; 28 Detroit, MI; 29 Pittsburgh, PA; 30 Washington, PA; 31 Lancaster, PA.


April:
1 Carlisle, PA; 2 Winchester, VA; 4 Williamsport, PA; 5 South Orange, NJ; 8 Merrick, NY.

Art

Projekt Praha 2000
22 February to 30 August
Czech Embassy
3900 Spring of Freedom Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: (202) 274-9100

Projekt Praha 2000, a unique exhibit by Washington-based photographer Chad Wyatt, presents portraits of remarkable personalities in the Czech Republic's art scene over the last decade. While many remarkable works of art have left their marks on history, we often have little information on the artists who created them. Wyatt's photographs map an entire generation active on the contemporary Czech art scene, creating a first-of-its-kind historical marker. The exhibit opening is at 7:30 pm at the Czech Embassy and features Karel Růžička on saxophone. It will be open through August, weekdays 9 am to 5 pm and during events.

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Latvian Events


Music

Latvian Opera star in Balitmore
Beginning 29 April

Inese Galante, an Opera star from Latvia, will be starring in Puccini's La Boheme at the Baltimore Opera on 29 and 30 April; 3, 4, 5 and 7 May 2000 (tickets can be ordered through the Baltimore Opera Box Office at 410-727-6000.)

For more information, e-mail Liana at the Embassy of Latvia.

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Polish Events


Art

Arthur Szyk Exhibit of World War II Era Prints and Drawing
9 December 1999 to 6 May 2000
The Library of Congress
Swann Gallery of the Thomas Jefferson Building
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540
Phone: (202) 707-8696

The Library of Congress is celebrating the recent acquisition of several important original works by Polish American artist and illustrator Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) with an exhibition in the Swann Gallery entitled "Arthur Szyk: Artist for Freedom." Szyk, who was born in Lodz, Poland, achieved international prominence during World War II when he produced hundreds of anti-Axis illustrations and cartoons in support of the Allied war effort. Three of his most important original works of graphic Americana - The Declaration of Independence, Four Freedoms Prayer and Bill of Rights - are featured in the exhibition. The exhibit is open free of charge from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Saturday.

More information on this exhibition is available through the Library of Congress website, by e-mailing: swann@loc.gov, or by calling Sara Duke, Curatorial Project Assistant, at (202) 707-9115 or Curator Harry Katz at (202) 707-8696.

Ewa Adamczk's Paintings at O Street
Opens 7 April 2000
American Center of Polish Culture
2025 O Street
Washington, DC
metro stop Dupont Circle, Red line

An exhibition of paintings by Polish-American artist Ewa Adamczyk, entitled: "Reflections on the Complexities of Life," will open at the American Center for Polish Culture on 7 April. On her work, Adamczyk says, "My paintings are reflections on the amazing complexities of life. In my work, I like to find connections among the most basic life forms ... Although I always have an idea of how I would like a painting to appear, it assumes its own path even in the most preliminary stages. Following that path is what brings me to painting."

There will be an opening reception with the artist at the Center's Amber Gallery, on Friday 7 April 2000.

For more information, please contact the Center by phone at (202) 785-2320 or by E-mail at acpc@cais.com. The Center also maintains a website at http://www.polishcenterdc.org.

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Romanian Culture in the US


For information on Romanian events in the US, look up the calendar of events at the Romanian Embassy's website.

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Ukrainian Events


Folk Art

Exhibits at the Ukrainian Museum
The Ukrainian Museum
203 Second Avenue (between 12th and 13th Sts.)
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 228-0110

If you're in the New York area, be sure to visit the Permanent Exhibition at the Ukrainian Museum. The newest addition is the Children's Exhibition. On display are traditional children's folk costumes - shirts, sheepskin jackets, footwear and headdresses - in various regional styles. The exhibition also features toys, among them clay whistles in the shape of rams from the Poltava Region and dolls in folk costumes from various regions of Ukraine.

An addition to the Permanent Folk Art exhibition is a collection of rushnyky (woven or embroidered ritual cloths) and wedding trees, which are made from actual tree branches, covered in dough and decorated with dough birds, ribbons and periwinkle.

The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm.

For more information on exhibits and events at the Ukrainian Museum, contact them via e-mail or visit their website.

Art

Olensky-Petryshyn Art Exhibit
Opening 11 February
Ukrainian Institute of America
2 E 79th Street
New York, NY 10021;
Phone: (212) 288-8660

For more information on this exhibit e-mail the Ukrainian Institute or visit their website.

Pysanka. Safeguarding an Ancient Tradition
The Ukrainian Museum
203 Second Avenue
(between 12 & 13 Streets)
New York, NY 10003 Beginning 2 April 2000, the Ukrainan Museum in New York City will host its annual pysanka exhibition, entitled: "Pysanka. Safeguarding an Ancient Tradition."

For further information contact the Museum at (212) 228-0110; FAX: (212) 228-1947 or E-mail UkrMus@aol.com.

You can also visit the museum's web site at http://www.brama.com/ukrainian_museum/.

Music

Cheres performs Ukrainian folk music
Ukrainian Institute of America
2 East 79th Street
New York, New York
1 April 2000, 8 pm

Accoustic Ukrainian Folk ensemble Cheres, featuring instruments such as pipes, clarinets, violins, cymbaly and double bass, will be performing Ukrainian, Romanian and Hungarian folk tunes.

Joseph Hickerson, former head of the Archive of Folk Culture at the Library of Congress, has said, "Cheres is simply the best purveyor of authentic Ukrainian music in the United States today."

Admission is a suggested donation of USD 20, with a reception following the performance. For more information, e-mail ukrinst@sprintmail.com, or visit http://www.brama.com/uia/

Film

UIA Movie Night: With Fire and Sword
7 April 2000, 8 pm
Ukrainian Institute of America
2 E 79th Street
New York, New York

The Ukrainian Institute of America will present a film based on the novel With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem) by Nobel Prize winning Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz and produced to Hollywood high-tech standards. With Fire and Sword is a love story which takes place during the Cossack uprising in the 17th century on the Polish-Ukrainian border. Highly acclaimed Ukrainian actor Bohdan Stupka stars as Bohdan Khmelnytsky, the leader of the revolution.

For more information E-mail the Ukrainain Istitute at ukrinst@sprintmail.com,
or visit their web site at http://www.brama.com/uia/

...or read Kinoeye's article on the film.

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If you would like to list your upcoming Central or East European cultural event here, please e-mail us at usa@ce-review.org

Compiled by Karen M Laun

 

 

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