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Literary, film, theatre 2005

26, 28 Aug 2005 Three animated films from Ukraine at the 2005 London International Animation Festival. The Curzon Soho, London
30 Jun - 2 Jul 2005 A show combining mime, clowning and slapstick by the Mimirichi troupe from Ukraine - part of the Festival of Central and East European Theatre. Riverside Studios, London
18 May 2005 Ukraine - From Mazepa to the Maidan: Three hundred years of struggle for freedom and democracy in poetry, music and visuals, presented by the 'Manifold Voices' live poetry team, led by translator and author Vera Rich. St Antony's College, Oxford
26 Mar - 1 May 2005 Mimirichi fuse mime, clowning and hilarious slapstick with what might be best described as the biggest paper fight ever seen, in a show unlike anything you’ve seen before! Winners of numerous international awards, Mimirichi started life as a group of clowns in Ukraine in the late 1980s and have subsequently performed all over Europe with their innovative circus shows. UK tour
13 Apr 2005 Translating Liberty - poetry reading: Vera Rich, who has translated widely from both Ukrainian and Belarusian, exploring how the poets, past and present, of these two countries have expressed their aspirations for personal and political freedom. The Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
2 - 30 Jan 2005 A season of films by Ukrainian-born director Larissa Shepitko, a student of Dovzhenko, who became one of the leading figures in Soviet cinema in the 1960s and 70s. Bradford, London, Nottingham, Sheffield