Tatlin – Kobzar 

The prominent avant-garde artist Volodymyr Tatlin traveled to Berlin and Paris
performing on the traditional Ukrainian musical instrument, the bandura, while
playing the role of a blind kobzar, a Ukrainian minstrel-bard, in a kind of conceptual
performance art that was ahead of its time. Legend has it that Tatlin performed for
Picasso in Paris. Join us at The Ukrainian Museum for an intriguing event exploring
Tatlin’s creative concept with a re-creation of these historical performances, preceded
by a talk about the historically intrinsic Ukrainian tradition of thekobzar. Our guest
speaker and musical artist will be the internationally acclaimed bandurist Julian
Kytasty. Mr. Kytasty will be joined by Ukrainian Museum director Peter Doroshenko,
who will give a talk about Tatlin’s “blind kobzar” performances. More information
and tickets are available on Eventbrite through the provided link.

Admission to this event is free with the purchase of Museum General Admission at the door. Registration on Eventbrite with the link provided is required as space is limited.