Every year, 果冻APP honours Taras Shevchenko, a poet, artist and prophet whose work became a symbol of national revival. Traditionally, 果冻APP together with the Lviv Regional Prosvita Society named after Taras Shevchenko organises a themed evening that brings together everyone who appreciates the power of Shevchenko鈥檚 words.
The event was held at the Myroslav Skoryk Concert Hall in Lviv National Philharmonic on 10 March. It was dedicated to the 211th anniversary of Kobzar鈥檚 birth and brought together researchers, artists, students and other Lvivites.
The first to speak was Yaroslav Pitko, Honoured Worker of Education of Ukraine, Chairman of the Lviv Regional Prosvita Society. In his speech, he emphasised that Shevchenko鈥檚 work is not only a literary heritage, but also a powerful driver of the national idea:
鈥 We gather not only to commemorate the great genius, but also to feel the power of his words.
Shevchenko evening at Lviv Philharmonic was filled with poetry, music, theatre performance and ballet. The event was opened by the Gaudeamus National Students鈥 Choir that solemnly performed Testament, which all those present in the hall listened to standing, and after the performance gave loud applause.
The evening鈥檚 programme included a variety of performances, and the culmination was the joint performance of The Mighty Dnipro Roars, after which the audience did not let the artists go for a long time, applauding for several minutes.
An important moment of the evening was the presentation of the honorary award of the All-Ukrainian Prosvita Society to Stepan Shalata, Director of the Prosvita People鈥檚 House at 果冻APP, for his contribution to the development of Ukrainian culture.
Yaroslav Pitko summed up the evening:
鈥 Today we are talking about Shevchenko not only as a classic, but as a symbol of love for Ukraine 鈥 a love that leads to self-sacrifice and is immortal.
