On July 21, 2022, Ambassador of Ukraine to Finland Olga Dibrova made a speech at the opening ceremony of the international festival
21 July 2022 20:00
On July 21, 2022, Ambassador of Ukraine to Finland Olga Dibrova made a speech at the opening ceremony of the international festival Black and White Theatre Festival in the city of Imatra (Finland)
Ambassador Ольга Діброва:
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"Thanks to cultural exchange, we celebrate the victory of humanity and dignity over barbaric imperial violence and authoritarian rule.
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It is extremely important for all of us to be united, while millions of Ukrainians today live in the realities of a constant missile threat, mass murders, and violence.
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We make it clear to the Russian aggressor that the world is resilient and strong, and we are all ready to stand side by side in our struggle for a bright future.
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I want to express my gratitude to the mayor of the city Matias Hilden and the organizers of the festival for initiating the opportunity to create for Ukrainian artists and for their support in extremely difficult times for Ukraine, Europe, and the whole world.
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Thank you to all the artists of the festival for their voice in support of Ukraine!"
The Black and White Theatre Festival has been held every year for 18 years in a row and will last three days.
The focus of the program this time is Ukraine. At the invitation of the city of Imatran kaupunki and the organizers of the event, cultural figures gathered not only from Finland, but also from different parts of the world, presenting theatrical performances on the theme of Ukraine to the audience.
On the first day of the festival, the prize-winning film of the 77th Venice Film Festival Погані дороги / Bad Roads by Ukrainian director Natalka Vorozhbyt was screened.
On the second day of the festival, Teatteri Imatra will present the drama-reading "Talo horjahti - writing from Ukraine" staged by the artistic director of the festival Kamran Shahmardan. The reader contains letters, diary entries, and monologues of Ukrainian writers about the war, translated into Finnish.
The pearl of the program of the third day is the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Jamala | Джамала.
The profit from the sale of tickets for the singer's performance will be transferred to support Ukraine.
