Upcoming Events

Tuesday 3 March, 2026 - Tuesday 21 April, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Kino 2026 | Ukrainian cinema: a century of innovation, struggle, and resilience | Full course

Join our Kino 2026 programme on Ukrainian cinema.

Full course:

  • £240 (early bird discount until 15 February)
  • £260 general (£180 student) — includes a Certificate of Completion, and full course materials

One seminar:

  • £35 general (£25 student) — includes course materials and video recording for the seminar attended

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute discounts:

  • Full course: £234 general (£162 student)
  • One seminar: £31.50 general (£22.50 student)
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Tuesday 21 April, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

‘Ukrainian cinema from Maidan to 2022: rebirth in times of changes’ with Anthelme Vidaud | Kino 2026

Join the seventh seminar of our Kino 2026 programme on Ukrainian cinema. This seminar will explore the development of Ukrainian cinema over the decade from 2013 to 2022. After enduring two decades of crisis following the collapse of the Soviet studio system in the 1990s, Ukrainian cinema experienced a period of rebirth, driven by the revitalisation of the industry and shaped by the political upheavals in the country, starting with the Revolution of Dignity.

Speakers:


  • Anthelme Vidaud

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Tuesday 3 March, 2026 - Tuesday 21 April, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Kino 2026 | Ukrainian cinema: a century of innovation, struggle, and resilience | Full course

Join our Kino 2026 programme on Ukrainian cinema.

Speakers:


Location:


ONLINE


Full course:
£240 (early bird discount until 15 February)
£260 general (£180 student) — includes a Certificate of Completion, and full course materials

One seminar:
£35 general (£25 student) — includes course materials and video recording for the seminar attended

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute discounts:
Full course: £234 general (£162 student)
One seminar: £31.50 general (£22.50 student)

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Thursday 23 April, 2026
06:30 - 07:30

Online Q&A with Ukrainian film director Roman Bondarchuk and producer Dar’ya Averchenko

Join us for an informal online Q&A with Ukrainian film director Roman Bondarchuk (The Editorial Office, Volcano, Ukrainian Sheriffs) and producer Dar'ya Averchenko (The Editorial Office, Volcano, Ukrainian Sheriffs) as part of Kino, UIL’s online educational course on Ukrainian cinema. We will have a conversation about contemporary Ukrainian cinema, its main themes, challenges, and unique features.

Speakers:


  • Roman Bondarchuk
    Director

  • Dar'ya Averchenko 
    Producer

Location:


ONLINE


£5 

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Tuesday 5 May, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

The Folk Voice and the Bandura | Muzyka 2026

Join the first seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. In this lecture, we will explore the folk traditions of Ukrainian singing and discover how the kobza became Ukraine's national instrument, the bandura.  

Speakers:


  • Iryna Voloshyna

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Friday 8 May, 2026
18:00 - 19:30

The Newest Testament – Literature as Testimony to Ukraine’s Defence. A Reading and Discussion with Artur Dron’

What does it mean to write poetry on the front line of the bloodiest war in Europe since the Second World War and reflective essays that deal with trauma yet also express a will to freedom and life itself? Join us for a reading and discussion with Artur Dron'.

Speakers:


  • Artur Dron’

  • Hugh Roberts

  • Adélie Pojzman-Pontay

Location:


The French Institute
17 Queensberry Place
London
SW7 2DT

£11.55

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Tuesday 12 May, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Ukrainian Art Songs: A Testament to Perseverance | Muzyka 2026

Join the second seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will explore the rich tradition of Ukrainian art song — long suppressed by Russia — and meet the composers whose work stands as an unyielding testament to resilience and national identity.

Speakers:


  • Andrew Skitko

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Tuesday 19 May, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Mykola Lysenko and the emergence of Ukrainian national music | Muzyka 2026

Join the third seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will explore the life and legacy of Mykola Lysenko, who built a Ukrainian national music tradition against the constraints of Russian imperial rule — a compelling story of culture, identity, and resistance.

Speakers:


  • Rutger Helmers

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Tuesday 26 May, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Ukrainian Art Songs: A Testament to Perseverance | Muzyka 2026

Join the fourth seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will discover the "Golden Trio" — Vedel, Berezovsky, and Bortniansky — whose virtuosic a cappella choral music at the turn of the nineteenth century shaped the course of both Ukrainian and Russian composition.

Speakers:


  • Marika Kuzma 

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Tuesday 2 June, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Between Modernism, Ukrainisation, and Soviet Ideology: Borys Liatoshynsky’s 1920s Case

Join the fifth seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will examine the fascinating case of Borys Liatoshynsky — how politics shaped one composer's identity and how he emerged as a leading figure of twentieth-century Ukrainian music.

Speakers:


  • Iryna Tukova

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Tuesday 9 June, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Mid-Century Nonconformists | Muzyka 2026

Join the seventh seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will explore how Ukraine turned Eurovision into a powerful platform for cultural diplomacy, carrying the echoes of revolution, war, and national identity to audiences across Europe and beyond.

Speakers:


  • Peter J. Schmelz

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Thursday 18 June, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Broadcasting to the West: Ukraine and Cultural Diplomacy at the Eurovision Song Contest | Muzyka 2026

Join the eighth and final seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will examine how Ukrainian composers have responded to Maidan, the war in Donbas, and Russia's full-scale invasion — exploring powerful art music born from conflict and resistance.

Speakers:


  • Olga Zaitseva-Herz 

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Tuesday 23 June, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Music after the Revolution of Dignity | Muzyka 2026

Join the eighth and final seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will examine how Ukrainian composers have responded to Maidan, the war in Donbas, and Russia's full-scale invasion — exploring powerful art music born from conflict and resistance.

Speakers:


  • Oksana Nesterenko

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Tuesday 5 May, 2026 - Tuesday 23 June, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Muzyka. Discover Ukraine through music | Full course

Join our new Muzyka programme on Ukrainian music.

Speakers:


Location:


ONLINE


Full course:

£240 early bird (available until 20 April)

£260 general / £180 student — includes Certificate of Completion and full course materials

One seminar:

£35 general / £25 student — includes course materials and video recording of the seminar attended

Friends of the Institute (10% discount):

Full course:

£234 general / £162 student One seminar: £31.50 general / £22.50 student

Benefactors of the Institute (20% discount):

Full course:

£208 general / £144 student

One seminar: £28 general / £20 student

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