Two young Ukrainian refugees, Mariia and Izabella, one being a pianist/composer and the other a singer are currently being hosted in Bedfordshire.
They have created a gripping performance about Ukraine and the effects of the Russian invasion on its people.
The Rotary Clubs of Bedford, all of whom are involved in a support programme for Ukrainian refugees in the Bedford area, have managed to book Mariia and Izabella to perform in St. Paul’s Church Bedford on the evening of Thursday, September 29, 2022. It is the last opportunity to hear them to perform together.
The event will be held in the presence of Deputy-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Ismail Anilmis.
Entry is free with a retiring collection where the audience can donate to a Ukrainian charity supporting those made homeless by the war. Donations to the charity’s project are monitored by the Rotary Clubs in the UK and Ukraine.
The performance includes some haunting music and song of Mariia’s and Izabella’s own composition, with spoken narrative and projected images.
Some of the latter might need a trigger warning. It is not for the very young, or faint-hearted, yet it avoids any images of death and is powerful and beautiful, bringing home the effect of the war in a way that reported news cannot.
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