Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA)
2 East 79th Street
(at Fifth Avenue)
New York, NY 10075
(212) 288-8660
Directions
Subway: 6 to 77th Street; walk two blocks north to 79th Street and three blocks west to Fifth Avenue.
CHORNOBYL 25
Tue, Apr 19, 2011, 6:00 pm - Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 11:59 pm
Free admission (all visitors, all hours)
CHORNOBYL 25 commemorates the 25th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at Chornobyl, with events including an art exhibition, music performance, discussion and film screenings.
April 19
6 pm – The evening opens with the photo exhibit After Chornobyl by Fullbright Fellowship photojournalist Michael Forster Rothbart, followed by a Video Installation of Roman Hurko’s Requiem: Panachyda for the Victims of Chornobyl, with Projection Design by Jacques Collin.
8 pm – The Gryphon Trio (Winners of the 2011 Juno Awards) will perform works of Beethoven, Silvestrov and Stankovych. in a closing commemorative concert, followed by reception.
April 29
7 pm – Panel Discussion “Aspects of Chornobyl” with moderator Ambassador Valery Kuchinsky, Adjunct Professor Columbia University, and former Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations.
April 30
7 pm – Chornobyl Film Festival, Chornobyl Heart by Maryann de Leo, and other short films.
Admission is complimentary to all events; reception follows, sponsored by Self Reliance (NY) Federal Credit Union.