SAND ANIMATION

Ukraine Aid and Welfare

Come experience the magic of sand animation live - watch as intricate designs come to life right before your eyes!

Trinity Community Arts

SAND ANIMATION<a href="https://www.uaw.org.uk/" title="https://www.uaw.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ukraine Aid and Welfare - (uaw.org.uk)</a> is thrilled to host a spectacular show <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oksana_mergut_ladyko/" title="https://www.instagram.com/oksana_mergut_ladyko/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Oksana Merhut</a>, the Sand Fairy from Ukraine, in Bristol as part of her first UK tour, with performances in Swansea, Cardiff, London, Manchester and more. Audiences will be given the opportunity to see sand animation, an art style that has been popular in Ukraine since 2006. Oksana Merhut is the founder of the First Professional School of Sand Animation and the head of the Center for Animation Art and is a world-renowned artist. She won numerous awards, including the Ukrainian Presidential order "Guardian of Ukraine" and the "Golden Time Talent-2024" in the United Kingdom. With ten years of expertise, she has performed at over 3,000 private events and enthralled over one million viewers all over Europe, the United States, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan.Now UK residents can experience the magic sand animation as Oksana creates breathtaking pictures in real time from sparkling grains of sand, all accompanied to beautiful musical compositions. With a simple wave of her hands, she transforms the sand into enchanting worlds conveying her soul and artistryDoors open at 18:00. Sand show starts at 18:30In the first act, you'll be mesmerized by a sand animation that brings to life the story of Oscar Wilde's The Star-Child, with audio narration in both Ukrainian and English. Finally, in the second act, the sand animation will present a Prayer for Ukraine, which is the artist's interpretations of current events aimed to raise awareness about the war in Ukraine. All funds raised at the event will go to support Ukraine.For inquiries, please contact <a href="mailto:info@uaw.org.uk" title="mailto:info@uaw.org.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">info@uaw.org.uk</a>

Agenda

Bar - Pre-show & interval drinks and snacks

Door Opens

Sand animation and musical story-tailing in Ukrainian and English

The Star-Child (after Oscar Wilde)

Interval

Sand animation and songs in Ukrainian and English

Prayer for Ukraine

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