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Kobzaring the World
Kobzar Camp
For the past eleven years we've been conducting "Kobzarskiy Tabir", a cultural center geared towards educating those interested in the kobzar tradition, as well as early and traditional music associated with the kobzar tradition. We're located in Kryachkivka, a very small village in the Poltava region, very accessible from Kyiv. Our program begins with supplying an adequate instrument for each camper, by means of each camper making one. We offer not only masterclasses, but a residency program where someone can live with us for up to three months, while studying, making, singing and playing. We have a complete workshop, library, and housing complex on site. Our philosophy is to remove any and all barriers an individual might have, to becoming a modern kobzar. We offer full and partial scholarships for most students. We accept women, non-Ukrainians, people of any faiths as applicants. Our program has proven to be successful. Many of our students regularly "kobzar" around the globe.
Poltava Kobzar Guild
In 2020 we announced the creation of the "Poltava Kobzar Guild", a professional institution of modern kobzars, whose responsibility it is to "kobzar" the Poltava region, or oblast. Mostly these are former students of Kobzarskiy Tabir, who've completed the program of study, as well as collegues from other kobzar guilds in Ukraine. Separately and together we practice the kobzar tradition, and take responsibility for our local community.
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