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28/10/2024

Petrovochka is a Ukrainian indie-pop singer-songwriter who shows through her lyrics how important it is to keep the inner child alive, whose ability to dream is a catalyst for the realization of all our adult dreams, despite the hard experiences in life, war, and loss. Anna Petrovska, as the musician is called, is sure that she wants to devote her life not only to performing but also to creating music. Anna shared with Drive Music Media about the release of her first solo album "I Have a Plan", her inner child, and her life in migration due to the war.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/ukrainian-songwriter-petrovochka-keep-your-inner-dreamy-child-alive-even-if-life-makes-you-forget-about-it-20-06-2024/

28/10/2024

Momoko is a talented Japanese photographer who focuses on vintage-style in photographic art. With her art, she takes people back in time, giving them a ticket to the era of castles, authentic outfits, and kingdoms. The girl not only takes pictures, but also sews outfits, creates make up and hairstyles for for her shoots. Find out more about her childhood filled with the atmosphere of drawing and classical music, first steps in photography, her love for European architecture, and the secrets of photography in an interview with Momoko on Drive Music Media.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/momoko-about-her-photography-path-seeing-people-happy-i-am-grateful-to-the-universe-for-being-born-with-the-gift-of-photographic-art-07-06-2024/

20/07/2024

Dana Bezkray is a Ukrainian who became a children's book writer when she felt a deficit of high-quality educational children's products abroad. Inspired by her own daughter, she began telling stories about her life in a fairy-tale format, addressing the exhaustion she felt during migration and her desire not to cause pain to her child because of it. This resulted in her book titled "Mom's Battery Ran Out." Danа also shared about her life in China, writing her first children's book, presenting her book in Makariv Library during the war, and her collection "Garden of the Soul".

Read more on Drive Music Media:

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/ukrainian-writer-dana-bezkray-i-felt-that-i-could-change-the-situation-with-low-quality-children-s-books-abroad-when-i-was-reading-local-books-to-my-daughter-17-07-2024/

The presentation of Dana Bezkray's book was at the Makariv Library (Макарівська дитяча бібліотека)

27/05/2024

Ann Semenova is a Ukrainian photographer who continues her career in the field of photography in Germany. Combining both darkness and light in her art, she creates something similar to short stories from people's lives. She touches on deep themes in her art: love, loneliness, sadness, courage... About Annie’s project “In a Year and Kilometers”, which revolves around migration and war, the continuation of a career abroad and the stories that are hiding by photographs, read on Drive Music Media.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/ann-semenova-my-photographic-art-is-the-magic-of-light-and-darkness-in-our-hearts-26-05-2024/

08/05/2024

On April 27th, in the city of Essen, an exhibition by Ukrainian photographer Anastasiia Zaruba opened its doors. The pictures are dedicated to the Ukrainian team of former and current servicemen who, after rehabilitation, participated in the international competition "Invictus Games 2023" in Düsseldorf. The photographer named her exhibition "Unconquered". Learn more about the origins of the exhibition, its participants, and the atmosphere at the grand opening on Drive Music Media.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/capturing-emotions-the-unconquered-photo-exhibition-by-ukrainian-photographer-anastasiia-zaruba-opens-in-essen-06-05-2024/

08/05/2024

Oleksandra Morieva is a successful brand manager and choreographer who, despite drastic changes in her life after the start of the full-scale war of russia against Ukraine, found strength and opened her own dance course abroad. After a year of migration, the woman started her own Lady Dance course to help Ukrainian women overcome stress through dance. Oleksandra teaches mixed dance styles: heels, jazz funk, twerk. Oleksandra told Drive Music Media about the path from scratch, her own course and the complexity of such dance styles.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/oleksandra-moreva-i-opened-a-dance-course-so-that-ukrainian-women-would-have-a-place-of-strength-in-migration-01-05-2024/

09/02/2024

Oksana Trofymchuk is a Ukrainian portraitist who will present her first digital exhibition "BOUNDLESS ECHOES" on February 16. Art connoisseurs will be able to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the artist's hidden meanings with the help of the metaverse. Oksana told Drive Music Media about how her artistic journey began, exhibitions and why she chose the portrait genre.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/ukrainian-portraitist-oksana-trofimchuk-my-digital-exhibition-boundless-echoes-is-more-than-a-virtual-exhibition-it-is-an-artistic-adventure-09-02-2024/

22/01/2024

On January 19, 2024, the Ukrainian acrobatic and dance circus team Inspire Extraordinary which was founded by Oleksandra Lychman performed for the first time in Düsseldorf with its unusual project in the steam punk style – "Extraordinary show". The story that the actors of the show wanted to present tells about the love of a time traveler and a girl from another time space. The show, which combines circus and acrobatic tricks, choreography and modern technologies and projections, is called "Wonder ADVENTURE". WONDER ADVENTURE SHOW was choreographed by Khytruk Volodymyr, who also performed one of the main roles in the show – his character is a student of a time traveler. The Ukrainian team managed to implement the project in Germany with the support of Stefan Balack, creative director of Winterzauber Event UG. Learn more about how the Ukrainian team conquered the German scene when you read Drive Music Media's report from the epicenter of the events.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/love-through-the-lens-of-time-ukrainian-steam-punk-show-inspire-extraordinary-shone-on-the-german-stage-20-01-2024/

10/12/2023

NEWMA is a Ukrainian singer who cannot imagine her life without music. Despite the problems with her voice, which the artist had since childhood, she managed to overcome them and build a musical career. The woman actively participates in charity concerts in support of Ukraine and collaborates with various foreign musicians. In December, she released "Truth&Lies" in collaboration with Danish musician Teo Arcus. About the release, future plans and unceasing thirst to perform on stage, NEWMA is ready to tell in the interview of Drive Music Media.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/newma-music-is-my-mission-without-which-i-cannot-exist-09-12-2023/

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16/10/2023

Anna Esthete is a Ukrainian artist which specializes in the reproduction of metaphorical images in the visual arts. In many of her paintings, the woman draws attention to Ukrainian identity, bringing people back to the times of grandmother's carpets and reminding them of the culture of different regions of Ukraine. During Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, Anna actively participates in charity exhibitions and draws attention to important issues not only with the help of brushes, but also in the digital world. Read about the impressive resilience of Ukrainian artists during the war, her own paintings and art-weapon on Drive Music Media: https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/anna-esthete-art-is-an-equally-powerful-weapon-through-which-to-spread-truth-sustain-spirit-and-bestow-love-13-10-2023/

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26/08/2023

On Augast 24 Ukrainians celebrated the important day – 32nd anniversary of Ukraine's Independence. All over the world, Ukrainians are reigning blessed concerts, expanding the national culture and remind that the war has not finished, and that price of it is too big. On Independence Day, the Ukrainian diaspora in Germany staged one of these concerts in the city of Hamm. Among the popular Ukrainian musicians, the concert was attended by Odessa musician and songwriter Demone Ritti and People's Artist of Ukraine Valery Twin. About the Independence Day of Ukraine in the city of Hamm and the impressions left after it read more on Drive Music Media.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/ukraine-s-independence-day-a-charity-concert-was-held-in-the-german-city-of-hamm-26-08-2023/

12/07/2023

TANKATAKA is a Ukrainian band that blows up German spaces with its semantic tension and unusual performance. The leader of the band is Tanya Kozhukharenko, born in Mykolaiv. She recently dedicated a song to the city in connection with the recent events and the flooding of the city due to Russia's detonation of the Kakhovskaya HPP. During the five years of her stay in Germany, the singer found a connection with the local audience but did not forget where she came from. During all this time, Tanya sings songs in Ukrainian, and is able to make people feel the depth of her songs without knowing the language. In June the singer released her new single "ALIENS" which tells a story about domestic violence, using at the same time metaphorical techniques in the form of "flying saucers" and "space on the eyes". Tanya shared with Drive Music Media the story of her musical journey, identity crisis and helping Ukraine in this difficult time.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/ukrainian-singer-tankataka-about-the-release-of-the-new-single-aliens-and-her-career-in-germany-10-07-2023/

05/07/2023

Emiliia Mitskevych is a young Ukrainian opera singer who after the start of the full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine, continued her creative career in Germany and aims to win a place for Ukrainian classical music on the European stage. At the end of June, the girl performed in the Pierrot Lunaire Mondsüchtig project, which is a musical cycle of 21 original works by Schoenberg to words by Albert Giraud and 7 works by young composers from the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien. Throughout her stay in Germany, Emilia, together with her mother, often took part in charity concerts dedicated to Ukraine. Emilia told Drive Music Media about the difficult integration into German society, charity concerts, childhood and her musical journey as an opera singer.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/opera-singer-emiliya-mitskevych-my-responsibility-is-to-achieve-the-place-for-ukrainian-classical-music-on-the-european-stage-02-07-2023/

25/06/2023

Taras Topolya is the leader of the Ukrainian band Antytila / Антитіла, who even before the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine signed up for the ranks of the territorial defense. "Antytila" are returning to the stage with a world tour this fall. Many cities around the world will be able to hear strong patriotic music performed by Taras. Among them are Edinburgh, London and Manchester. Before the start of the second part of the world tour, Taras told Drive Music Media about new musical projects, front-line experience and confidence in holding a concert in 2023 in the Ukrainian Crimea.
https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/front-man-of-the-band-antytila-in-augast-2023-we-will-play-a-concert-in-ukrainian-yalta-15-06-2023/

23/02/2023

Sofia Livotov - Soprano is a German opera singer who based in England. Her love for opera began at a young age. Now Sophia performs at the Opera North, and it all started with a childhood dream to stand in the same place as the main opera singers. She told Drive Music Media about her first achievements in the field of music, the importance of opera in human life and current projects.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/sofia-livotov-opera-is-a-multi-sensory-experience-that-has-the-power-to-transport-audiences-to-another-world-15-02-2023/

12/02/2023

Anna Andrienko is an Ukrainian photographer whose work seems to have stopped time in. At some point, you can touch Pride and Prejudice, then become a participant in points and turn into an angel. Read about the beginning of your creative journey, filming during wartime and love for Kyiv in Drive Music Media.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/anna-andrienko-about-her-photography-i-am-fascinated-by-another-time-12-02-2023/

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04/02/2023

Vanessa Gherbavaz is an Italian talented ballerina who dances in productions of "Othello", "Swan Lake" in world ballet theaters. She performs at the Verona Arena, Verdi Theatre, Guangzhou Opera House and many others. About purposefulness, dancing, touring and childhood dreams, Vanessa told Drive Music Media personally.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/vanessa-gherbavaz-at-the-age-of-three-i-decided-to-be-a-ballerina-for-the-rest-of-my-life-04-02-2023/

03/02/2023

Usein Bekirov is a professional jazz pianist who was born in Uzbekistan. Since his youth, Usein has been living and creating music in Ukraine. In 2016 he released first album "Tatterium" which consists of compositions based on Crimean Tatar folk songs. Two other albums "Moleskine" and "Hands" were released in the following years. In addition to them, the composer wrote many songs for theater productions, such as Gogol's "Overcoat" and Lesya Ukrainka's "Forest Song". Even now, when the country is at war, he continues to create new music.

https://drivemusicmedia.co.uk/usein-bekirov-about-love-to-jazz-and-his-musical-career-02-02-2023/