The “Dyvokray” Multiethnic Festival in Odessa, 2009

2009. Odesa Regional State Television and Radio Company. A televised version of the concert from the multi-ethnic festival “Dyvokray,” dedicated to the song, music, and dance traditions of the peoples of the Odesa region. Folk and dance ensembles from various cities and districts of the region perform on stage.

In the video: the “Chaika” ensemble of Ukrainian music, song, and dance from the Odesa Regional Philharmonic performs the opening piece, “My Ukraine,” “The Milky Way,” and “Hopak.” The “Veselka” ensemble from Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi performs the Ukrainian folk song “Bila mene maty,” while the “Baltka Zirochka” dance troupe from Balta performs the dance “Barynya.” The “Zhuravushka” ensemble from the Izmail District performs a folk song, while the Gagauz song ensemble “Zumbul” from the Bolhrad District reenacts a segment of the traditional wedding ceremony “Gagauz Wedding.”

The following people worked on the television version of the concert: Viktoria Topchii, Valentin Sychynskyi, Valerii Antonov, Mykhailo Muntian, Pavlo Bondarenko, Anna Sizova, Tetiana Borzova, and editor Leonid Batiuk.