Metadata
WORK ID: YFA 6794 (Master Record)
Title | Year | Date |
OLGA AND OLEXANDER HARKAVYJ SINGING FOR YOUTH ASSOCIATION IN DERBY | 1989 | 1989-08-10 |
Details
Original Format: VHS Colour: Colour Sound: Sound Genre: Documentary Subject: Arts/Culture |
Summary This film documents Olga and Olexander Harkavy's visit to Tarasivka in Derby, and their performances to the residents of Kobsarivka (elderly care home) and children camping at the Ukrainian Youth Association (CYM) summer camp (tabir). It is in colour with sound although there are some flicking noises. It was made by the Ukrainian Video Archives Society but is not credited to them. |
Description
This film documents Olga and Olexander Harkavy's visit to Tarasivka in Derby, and their performances to the residents of Kobsarivka (elderly care home) and children camping at the Ukrainian Youth Association (CYM) summer camp (tabir). It is in colour with sound although there are some flicking noises. It was made by the Ukrainian Video Archives Society but is not credited to them.
The first section starts at 20 secs and is in Kobsarivka. An unidentified first-generation Ukrainian man...
This film documents Olga and Olexander Harkavy's visit to Tarasivka in Derby, and their performances to the residents of Kobsarivka (elderly care home) and children camping at the Ukrainian Youth Association (CYM) summer camp (tabir). It is in colour with sound although there are some flicking noises. It was made by the Ukrainian Video Archives Society but is not credited to them.
The first section starts at 20 secs and is in Kobsarivka. An unidentified first-generation Ukrainian man is speaking and gives some context about Kobsarivka to Olga and Olexander, mentioning that it is a residential home for older Ukrainian people from the diaspora. The home provides a community for older Ukrainian people, where they can live and speak with other Ukrainians, eat traditional food and get access to a community services such as Ukrainian language and a priest. Olga and Olexander are seated on the stairwell with a guitar, and the residents find places to sit to listen to them. They sing several songs to guitar accompaniment. Between songs there is lots of chat and conversation between the musicians, the hosts, and the residents. At the end of the performance, Olga and Olexander are presented with a collection of money from the audience, and there is an impromptu sing song with one of the residents. This section ends at 44 mins 6 secs.
The next section starts at 44 mins 07 secs and shows Olga and Olexander in the garden at Kobsarivka, seated on the well amongst the sunflowers, performing songs. This section ends at 48 mins 41 secs.
The next section starts at 48 mins 42 secs and shows Olga and Olexander at the summer camp (tabir) where there is a barbeque being held. There is footage of all the children and helpers eating, enjoying themselves, cooking and serving food. The group then march down to the chapel for a prayer service. The new chapel is in the process of being built. After the service, everyone heads back to the main area in camp and Olga and Olexander perform a number of songs whilst the children, parents, and helpers watch. The night grows dark as the performance continues and the audience join in with some of the songs. The children all sing Many Years (Mnohaya Lita) at the end of the performance, and then the younger children are dismissed and told to go to bed. The film ends at 2 hrs 3 mins 44 secs.
Context
Purchased in 1964, Tarasivka in Weston-upon-Trent, Derbyshire, is the national headquarters of the Ukrainian Youth Association (CYM) in Great Britain. The site comprises a series of fields and open spaces, a venue hall, accommodation barracks and a country club. It is used for all manner of events and activities both by the Ukrainian and wider community. It hosts a yearly national CYM rally and folk arts competition, where CYM branches from around the country compete against one another in...
Purchased in 1964, Tarasivka in Weston-upon-Trent, Derbyshire, is the national headquarters of the Ukrainian Youth Association (CYM) in Great Britain. The site comprises a series of fields and open spaces, a venue hall, accommodation barracks and a country club. It is used for all manner of events and activities both by the Ukrainian and wider community. It hosts a yearly national CYM rally and folk arts competition, where CYM branches from around the country compete against one another in categories such a dance, choirs, musical ensembles, and poetry recital. It is also the location of an annual summer camp for CYM members, known as tabir.
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