Interconnections Between Music, Visual Art, Theatre, Performance, and Poetry
Dr. Taras Filenko explores how music interacts with other art forms in this immersive masterclass on 19th February at Creatives Garage from 11.00AM. Participants will examine the ways sound, visuals, movement, and text can combine to create layered artistic experiences.
The session is designed for artists across disciplines, students, educators, and cultural practitioners. It covers:
- Integrating music with visual art to enhance thematic and emotional impact
- Collaborating with theatre and performance to expand musical storytelling
- Incorporating poetry into musical narratives
- Developing multidisciplinary projects that engage audiences on multiple sensory levels
Through guided discussion, practical exercises, and examples from Ukrainian and global artistic traditions, participants will gain tools to create rich, multidimensional works. This masterclass emphasizes experimentation, collaboration, and deep exploration of how different art forms inform and elevate each other.
This masterclass in presented to you in collaboration with the Embassy of Ukraine, Kenya, Kalabars and Creatives Garage
About Dr. Taras Filenko
Dr. Taras Filenko is a noted scholar and performer of Ukrainian music. A graduate of the National Academy of Music in Kyiv, Dr. Filenko went on to serve as a member of the faculty and eventually as Associate Dean of Conducting and Voice. From the Academy, he was awarded a Ph.D. in historic musicology, later earning a doctorate in Ethnomusicology from the University of Pittsburgh in 1998.
For over forty years, Dr. Filenko has worked in the fields of History of Music, Ethnomusicology, and Music Performance (piano, organ, and choir directing), successfully combining his work as scholar, teacher, and performer. He has presented concerts throughout Europe and North America, making numerous media appearances promoting the works of contemporary Ukrainian composers.
For over forty years, Dr. Filenko has worked in the fields of History of Music, Ethnomusicology, and Music Performance (piano, organ, and choir directing), successfully combining his work as scholar, teacher, and performer. He has presented concerts throughout Europe and North America, making numerous media appearances promoting the works of contemporary Ukrainian composers.
Dr. Filenko is a recipient of Fulbright and Petesh Scholarships. The themes of his academic publications (more than 100) embrace ethnic studies, musical culture and politics, ethnomusicology, and music and poetry. Together with his mother, Tamara Bulat, he authored The World of Mykola Lysenko: Ethnic Identity, Music Culture and Politics, (2001). A Ukrainian version of this important work was published in 2009. Dr. Filenko has participated in numerous musicological conferences and in international symposiums in Austria, Belgium, France, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Russia, Canada, and the United States.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Dr. Filenko has volunteered his talent for numerous lectures and concerts, raising awareness of Ukrainian culture and funds for humanitarian relief. Focusing on the performance of Ukrainian composers, and, when possible, providing talks on the history of Ukrainian musical culture, these events have been highly praised, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity. As part of this effort, Dr. Filenko has presented in Pittsburgh, New York City, Florida, Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill in North Carolina, various venues in Southern California, the Embassy of France in Washington DC, embassies in New Delhi, India, The Academy of Music in Kyiv, Ukraine, and numerous other locations.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Dr. Filenko has volunteered his talent for numerous lectures and concerts, raising awareness of Ukrainian culture and funds for humanitarian relief. Focusing on the performance of Ukrainian composers, and, when possible, providing talks on the history of Ukrainian musical culture, these events have been highly praised, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity. As part of this effort, Dr. Filenko has presented in Pittsburgh, New York City, Florida, Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill in North Carolina, various venues in Southern California, the Embassy of France in Washington DC, embassies in New Delhi, India, The Academy of Music in Kyiv, Ukraine, and numerous other locations.