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Activity Calendar ContactEnsembleProject Rasa  Maisternia Pisni is a centre for artistic research founded by Natalka Polovynka and Sergey Kovalevich in 2003, in Lviv, based on the model of a medieval guild, in which the emphasis is placed on the master–apprentice relation. The artistic activity of Maisternia Pisni – the 'Workshop of the Song' – which is located on the borderline between theatre and traditional music, oscillates around processes taking place within human consciousness, as well as around fundamental principles that shape changes within culture. Working with traditional forms of singing, Maisternia finds a path marked out by generations, leading to what is personal and unique, but which can be still transmitted to another person. In this respect, traditional song goes beyond its aesthetic forms and appears as a carrier of knowledge, but also as a form of study, therapy, and as a life-changing experience. In such a context, the singing becomes a service and an instrument providing access to traditional ways of thinking. |