Support independent scene performing artists staying in Ukraine during the time of war.
Dear friends, colleagues and performing arts (dance and theater) lovers from all over the world.
War, terror and genocide of Russia in Ukraine is a global challenge shaping our global future at this very moment. In this situation performing artists in Ukraine have a strong will to stay and to help in any possible way. We are defending our freedom, the sovereignty of our country, while standing for the global peace and dealing with the terror of Russia on Ukrainian soil preventing it from spreading to the rest of the world. We feel the global wave of solidarity from the international community while strongly and structurally relying on your help in this critical situation.
Performance art depends on a strong connection with the society and even in peaceful times is very precare. In the time of war, the artists staying in Ukraine don’t have options to make a living from giving classes, performing or from other regular jobs. The only way of surviving today is to live from rapidly evaporating or non-existent savings and mutual support which includes sharing food and donations to the initiatives in our frameworks. This is crucial for being able to deal with the urgency of the situations. We clearly understand that we’ll have no private resources very soon.
To organise ways of supporting the artists that stay on the territory of Ukraine in time of war, me and the team of Ruban Production ITP made a decision to create “Ukrainian Emergency Performing Arts Fund” on the basis of non-profit CO “Impulse Transformation Platform”. We opened two separate accounts in EUR and USD to collect funds. These donations will allow us to provide emergency microgrant help of 8,000 UAH (aproximately 250 €) to each Ukrainian artist (dance and theater domain) from independent scene staying in Ukraine, upon their request.
Czech version follows
Ukrainian Emergency Performing Arts Fund (UEPAF)
Podpora pro umělců z nezávislé scény pobývajících na Ukrajině v době války.
Válka, teror a genocida ze strany Ruska na Ukrajině jsou globální výzvou, která v tuto chvíli určuje naši globální budoucnost. V této situaci mají výkonní umělci na Ukrajině silnou vůli zůstat a jakkoli pomoci. Bráníme naši svobodu, suverenitu naší země a zároveň se zasazujeme o celosvětový mír a vypořádáváme se s terorem Ruska na ukrajinské půdě, abychom zabránili jeho rozšíření do zbytku světa. Cítíme globální vlnu solidarity mezinárodního společenství a zároveň pevně spoléháme na vaši pomoc v této kritické situaci.