{"id":2567,"date":"2025-12-23T14:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/?p=2567"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:25:58","slug":"kyiv-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/?p=2567","title":{"rendered":"Kyiv Press Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0454\u043a\u0442 &quot;\u0423\u0441\u043d\u0430 \u0456\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u044f \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u043f\u0430\u0434\u0449\u0438\u043d\u0438 \u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u044e&quot;: \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0456\u0432 \u0456 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0432\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T4IkjSYxtA4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ukrainian Crisis Media Center hosted a press conference presenting the results and future plans of the project <strong>\u201cOral History for Dance Heritage.\u201d<\/strong> Speakers included project curator <strong>Viktor Ruban<\/strong>, NAMU representative <strong>Daryna Yakymova<\/strong>, and experts from Ukrainian museum and dance institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruban emphasized that the project is part of the broader initiative <strong>DancePlan Ukraine<\/strong> and represents a historic step toward establishing an <strong>institutional approach to preserving performative arts<\/strong> in Ukraine. He described the project as the <strong>first pilot protocol<\/strong> for archiving dance using oral history, enabling museums to integrate <strong>oral testimonies, embodied knowledge, and contextual information<\/strong> into collections of immaterial cultural heritage. As Ruban stated, the protocol allows museums to <em>\u201cIntegrate oral testimonies, experiences and contexts of dance practice into museum collections\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruban highlighted why this work is urgent: dance is not only an art form but a <strong>social and ritual practice<\/strong> shaping identity, community, and resilience. He noted that Ukraine lacks systematic documentation of dance creators from the past decades, making it difficult to counter Russian cultural propaganda and reclaim Ukrainian artistic history. He stressed the need for <strong>archives, testimonies, and research<\/strong> to restore historical continuity and visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NAMU curator <strong>Daryna Yakymova<\/strong> presented the newly developed <strong>three\u2011part protocol<\/strong> for archiving dance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Metadata<\/strong> \u2014 title, authorship, performance history, dance category, format, structure, participants, documentation (video, photo, audio), and material objects such as costumes or props.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oral History Archive<\/strong> \u2014 interviews with performers, choreographers, scenographers, musicians, and other contributors, forming a multi\u2011disciplinary body of embodied knowledge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reconstruction Protocol<\/strong> \u2014 guidelines for preserving essential elements of a dance work, identifying variable components, defining rights, licenses, and technical requirements for future re\u2011performance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Yakymova explained that museums traditionally preserve material objects, making dance \u2014 an ephemeral art \u2014 a challenge. Oral history, introduced by <strong>Ricardo Viviani<\/strong>, became the key method enabling NAMU to conceptualize dance as a museum object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruban added that Viviani\u2019s 10 years of experience at the Pina Bausch Foundation were crucial in adapting oral history to dance. He stressed that without such documentation, many Ukrainian dance works \u2014 often performed only once \u2014 disappear entirely, along with their artistic, social, and historical contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The speakers agreed that building a <strong>systematic, accessible, and well\u2011structured archive<\/strong> is essential for preserving Ukraine\u2019s performative heritage, enabling future research, reconstruction, and international recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\"><p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/?p=2943\">Journey to Kyiv \/ Dancing against time in Kyiv<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;\"><\/span><\/p><br \/><p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em style=\"font-size: revert;\"><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/culture\/1187782-ruh-ak-muzejnij-eksponat-ak-u-nhmu-pracuut-nad-mozlivistu-arhivuvati-tanec\/\">Suspilne Kultura Kyiv- Ukraine: <br \/>\u0420\u0443\u0445 \u044f\u043a \u043c\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0439\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0435\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0442: \u044f\u043a \u0443 \u041d\u0425\u041c\u0423 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0446\u044e\u044e\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0434 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044e \u0430\u0440\u0445\u0456\u0432\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0442\u0430\u043d\u0435\u0446\u044c<\/a><\/p>\n<br \/><p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em style=\"font-size: revert;\"><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/icfitp.org.ua\/en\/oral-history-for-dance-heritage\/\">Impulse Transformation Platform<\/a><\/p>\n<br \/><p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em style=\"font-size: revert;\"><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T4IkjSYxtA4\">YouTube: \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043c\u0435\u0434\u0456\u0430-\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440<\/a><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The Ukrainian Crisis Media Center hosted a press conference presenting the results and future plans of the project \u201cOral History for Dance Heritage.\u201d Speakers included project curator Viktor Ruban, NAMU representative Daryna Yakymova, and experts from Ukrainian museum and dance institutions. Ruban emphasized that the project is part of the broader initiative DancePlan Ukraine &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/?p=2567\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Kyiv Press Conference&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,3,4,8],"tags":[98,95],"class_list":["post-2567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teacher","category-blog","category-dancehacker","category-productions","tag-oral-history","tag-teacher","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2567"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3104,"href":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567\/revisions\/3104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}