Ukrainian Television Film Studio, 1986.

A film about the work of the soloist of the Odessa Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR Nina Stoyan.

On the video: off-screen interview with Nina Stoyan, telling about her creative path; various fragments of dance performances; Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, various shots.

Dance program with the participation of soloists of the Odessa Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Nina Stoyan, Mikhail Petukhov, Sabirzhan Yapparov and the leading soloist of the “moscow Classical Ballet” Stanislav Isaev.

Reference: Nina Stoyan is a famous Ukrainian ballerina, laureate of republican and all-Ukrainian competitions of ballet dancers (1978, 1979), awarded the regional prize named after Eduard Bagrytsky (1980) and the medal “For Friendship” in Vietnam (1980). A graduate of the Kyiv Choreographic School (1971) and the International Slavic University (2006), she has performed on the stage of the Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater for over 25 years, performing leading roles in over 40 ballets. Among her most striking roles are Kitri in “Don Quixote”, Giselle, Sylphide and Lisa from “Les Premonitions in Vain”. Since 1996 she has been actively engaged in teaching.

Sylphide from Odessa: Nina Stoyan

January 11, 2009, Kyiv.

In the video: a portrait of Maria Prymachenko, different shots, folk songs and carols sound in the background; works of the artist, different angles; visitors to the exhibition; photos of Maria Prymachenko.

Reference: Maria Prymachenko is a Ukrainian folk artist, a representative of “naive art”, a laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine. She created over 800 paintings. Her work combines folklore motifs, fantastic images and bright colors. The author's works have been exhibited all over the world, and her name has become a symbol of Ukrainian decorative art.

“I Bequeath Love”: Maria Prymachenko

Kyiv, March 11, 2014. A story about the visualization of Taras Shevchenko's ballad "Such is Her Fate" on the stage of the Ivan Franko Theater, staged by Stanislav Moiseyev.

Commentary by the director, artistic director of the Ivan Franko Theater, Stanislav Moiseyev, as well as visitors to the performance.

The production was produced by: Lilit Abrahamyan, Yarema Malashchuk.

The play "Such is her fate" by Taras Shevchenko

A story about the exhibition of paintings by the laureates of the National Taras Shevchenko Prize to mark the 200th anniversary of the Kobzar's birth, March 11, 2014.

Comments: President of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine Andriy Chebykin and artist Mykola Storozhenko.

The publication was edited by: Darya Tarasova, Yarema Malashchuk.

Exhibition of paintings dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Shevchenko

A story about the publication of an exact copy of Taras Shevchenko's album, February 28, 2013.

In the video: presentation of a facsimile edition of one of the albums with drawings by Taras Shevchenko, comments by Shevchenko scholar Serhiy Halchenko and politician Mykola Tomenko.

Facsimile album of Shevchenko from 1841

National Television Company of Ukraine. The March 4, 1998 issue of the “Oranta” program is dedicated to Ukrainian temples in the drawings of Taras Shevchenko.

The video shows Shevchenko’s drawings, landscapes of Kyiv, and churches.

Thematic interview with the famous professor of the National Academy of Arts, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Platon Biletsky.

The presenter is the head of the artistic expertise department of the center for restoration and expertise of the National Reserve of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Natalia Romanova.

“Oranta”: Temples in Shevchenko’s Drawings

Taras Shevchenko National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ukraine, Kyiv.

Performance "Japanese Legend" by Vasyl Pylypchak, staged by ballet master Valery Kovtun, December 29, 1993.

Ballet performance "Japanese Legend"

Program "They glorified our land" of Ternopil television, August 4, 2011. Issue about the monumental painter Petro Shporchuk.

On the video: the artist's studio, interview with the artist Petro Shporchuk and his wife, painter Halyna Deynega.

Reference: Petro Shporchuk is a Ukrainian monumental artist, graphic artist and writer. He graduated from the Lviv Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts. He worked in Chernihiv and Ternopil art and production workshops. The author of monumental works, in particular the mosaic on the facade of the "Roksolana" residential building in Ternopil. As a writer, he is the author of novels and prose collections ("Podilskyi zholoby", "Fatum"). Honored Artist of Ukraine.

Petro Shporchuk, "They glorified our land"

Lviv Television Studio, 1971, the film Slices of Life.

The sculptor Yaroslav Motyka talks about his work on the monument of glory in Lviv and the works of his colleague and teacher Dmytro Krvavych. 

The video shows the sculptor's studio, his work, a walk around Lviv, and the unveiling of the monuments. 

Reference: Yaroslav Motyka was born on January 10, 1943, in the village of Staromishchyna in the Ternopil region. His father Mykola was a long-term prisoner of the Gulag. He attended an art school in Lviv. He graduated from the Lviv Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts. He had personal exhibitions in Lviv, Kyiv, and Moscow. In 1972, he became a laureate of the Taras Shevchenko State Prize of Ukraine. 

Yaroslav Motyka died on March 1, 2025. He was buried at the Lychakiv Cemetery. 

Yaroslav Motyka on the work of Dmytro Krvavych

The program "They glorified our land" of Ternopil television, 2012. An issue about the Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk.

Comments: artists Bohdan Tkachuk and Ivan Marchuk, head of the regional society "Memorial" Bohdan Khavarivskyi, daughter of Ivan Marchuk Bohdana Pivnenko. The program was worked on by: Lyudmila Putkalets, Petro Zayats, Oleg Pavlyshyn, Volodymyr Zavolotny, Ivan Kozoriz.

Background: Ivan Marchuk (born May 12, 1936 in Moskalivka, Ternopil region) is a Ukrainian artist, one of the leading representatives of contemporary painting. He developed a unique style of “plein air” that combines realistic elements with abstraction. Marchuk has won numerous prizes and awards. His works are exhibited in museums and private collections around the world. In 2007, he was recognized as a “Living Classic” by Art Ukraine magazine.

Ivan Marchuk "They glorified our land"

1996.

The video shows an exhibition of icons of St. Nicholas. 

Exhibition of icons of St. Nicholas

The video shows a concert of the Pavlo Virsky State Academic Dance Ensemble, 1996. 

For reference: The Pavlo Virsky Dance Ensemble of Ukraine is a national honored professional dance company based in Kyiv. Its repertoire is based on ancient and modern dances from different regions of Ukraine. The main goal of the ensemble is to collect, study and preserve the national traditions, customs and rituals of the Ukrainian people, and to create dances based on them. The ensemble was founded in June 1937.