Bandura Performance as A Component of Contemporary Cultural and Artistic Space of Ukraine in Wartime Conditions

  • Authors

    • Oksana Bobechko Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, Drohobych, Ukraine
    • Oleksandra Nimylovych Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, Drohobych, Ukraine
    • Valeriy Shafeta Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, Drohobych, Ukraine
    • Dmytro Mazur Rivne State University for the Humanities, Rivne, Ukraine
    • Yaroslav Sverliuk Rivne State University for the Humanities, Rivne, Ukraine
    • Liliya Sverliuk Rivne State University for the Humanities, Rivne, Ukraine
    • Yurii Chornyi Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, Drohobych, Ukraine
    • Oleksandr Zakhodiakin Rivne State University for the Humanities, Rivne, Ukraine
    https://doi.org/10.14419/tkvyty35

    Received date: June 9, 2025

    Accepted date: July 2, 2025

    Published date: July 15, 2025

  • Bandura; Bandura performance; Ciscarpathian Bandura Quartet “Gerdan”; Full-Scale Invasion; Inna Lisniak; Ukraine; Wartime

  • Abstract

    The article examines the creative and performance activities of prominent representatives of modern bandura music, specifically bandura ‎soloist Inna Lisniak, the Ciscarpathian Bandura Quartet “Gerdan”, and the National Honored Bandura Chapel of Ukraine named after ‎Heorhiy Maiboroda, in the context of wartime conditions. It is noted that since the full-scale invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine’s ‎sovereign territory on February 24, 2022, figures in the cultural and artistic spheres, including well-known performers, have contributed ‎their creative potential to a variety of national-patriotic, volunteer, and humanitarian projects, both within Ukraine and abroad. The ‎experience of bandurist Inna Lisniak, who, at the onset of Russia’s military attack on Ukraine, fled the war and settled in Estonia, is ‎highlighted. In Estonia, she continues to actively promote Ukrainian musical culture and bandura performance. The concert and performance ‎practices of bandura ensemble performers are analyzed, focusing on the Ciscarpathian Bandura Quartet “Gerdan” and the National Honored ‎Bandura Chapel of Ukraine named after Heorhiy Maiboroda, who, despite today’s difficult circumstances, continue to work in the artistic ‎field, preserving and promoting bandura performance while raising Ukraine’s cultural profile globally. The primary goal of these bandurists, ‎as examined in this research, has been to support the morale of people from various social and religious backgrounds affected by the war, as ‎well as to assist the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Their musical “weapon” consists of nationally oriented and patriotic songs, which uniquely ‎contribute to the fight against the Russian invaders, bolstering faith and confidence in Ukraine’s victory‎.

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    Bobechko, O., Nimylovych , O. ., Shafeta , V. ., Mazur, D. . ., Sverliuk , Y. ., Sverliuk , L. ., Chornyi , Y. ., & Zakhodiakin, O. . (2025). Bandura Performance as A Component of Contemporary Cultural and Artistic Space of Ukraine in Wartime Conditions. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(3), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.14419/tkvyty35