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>> Hello, everybody.
My name is Alexander Pankovich.
I am professor of the Ukrainian Catholic
University, and this is my student.
Her name is Tamila, and she has done wonderful job
of she studied how Ukrainian migrants in
Spain tell about themselves using arts.
Tamila, could you be more specific about what have you found?
>> Thank you so much.
Yes, so we have uncovered a wide variety of organizations,
one of which is the Embasada del Arte de
Ucrania, or the Embassy of Art of Ukraine,
which is an incredible charitable organization
that is supporting Ukrainian culture and promoting it across Barcelona.
So since the full-scale Russian invasion, they have taken
on a mission for themselves to promote
Ukrainian culture through music, first of all.
But other than that, they have a wide range of events.
They have exhibitions.
They have film screenings.
They have master classes, a variety of events.
And they are doing this in order
to show Spanish audiences what Ukrainian music is,
what their -- what our culture is, and help Ukraine
be more resilient in these challenging times.
>> Thank you.
We will publish on the screen, yeah, some important links
so that our students can find more information.
And you told me about an outstanding musician, yeah, pianist.
Her name is Marina -- >> Naidon.
>> Naidon.
Yeah, and she is part of this non-governmental organization.
Could you tell us a few words about her?
>> Yes, absolutely.
So Marina Naidon is a singer, a
songwriter, and a pianist, first of all.
And she's very talented.
She has been -- she has relocated to Barcelona
since the start of the full-scale invasion.
And she's been the cultural ambassador of Ukrainian music ever since.
And one of her most astonishing
achievements is that she was the ambassador
to the 67th Maria Kannel's International Music Competition in 2022.
And she played the composition by Ukrainian,
by the renowned Ukrainian composer, Miroslav Skorik.
And it was one of the most interesting things
that I've had a chance to talk to her about.
>> Yeah, and you told me that she has a very
interesting strategy of presenting the Ukrainian music.
She selects some specific melody that includes it
in the context of the European music, for example.
Nine numbers by European composers,
and one number by Ukrainian composer.
And you also told me about a very interesting video clip
where she plays melody.
It is the Melodya by Skorik, Skorik's music.
It is made in a very specific environment.
Could you tell us about it?
>> Yes, of course.
So this video is one of the things that the organization
that took part in the Maria Kannel's International
Music Competition helped her to do, to create.
And as a matter of fact, this video was
one of the most insightful, inspiring,
but at the same time poignant themes,
because it's a tragic video in itself.
So the video shows how Marina Naidon plays the composition
by Miroslav Skorik in the ruins of Sanpera Church
in Corvara d'Abre, which is actually a site
that was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War in 1938.
And I think that this video is very emotional,
and it draws the attention to how Ukraine struggles right now.
And personally to me, this is sort of like
a bridge between current Ukrainian struggles
and current Ukrainian suffering to what Spain had to overcome
and what Spain had to go through during their historical wars.
And I think that this video shows how --
the most beautiful things that it shows is
actually how Marina plays in those haunting ruins.
And it's very emotional and very beautiful at the same time.
>> Thank you, Tamila.
Please, our dear friends, look for the video.
Look for more information about La Embajada del Arte and Marina Naidon.
Thank you very much for the interview.
>> Thank you.
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