Conceptual album for the 100th anniversary of 'Berezil' theatre (founded by Kurbas in 1922). Release 7 February 2026 on Anteros Music label.
Kurbasy presents the conceptual album 'Berezil 100' on 7 February 2026 on Anteros Music label. This is an 8-track LP (total duration 56 minutes) dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the 'Berezil' theatre founding (1922) by Les Kurbas — reformer of Ukrainian theatre of the 1920s, shot by the Soviet authorities in 1937 during the 'Executed Renaissance' campaign. Album concept — 8 'reflections' of 8 key Kurbas productions at 'Berezil' from 1922-1933: I. 'Gas' (expressionist composition with references to Kaiser's production); II. 'People's Malakhii' (Ukrainian folk melody in avant-garde processing); III. 'October Review' (revolutionary theme, minor harmony); IV. 'Maklena Grasa' (chamber women's voices); V. 'Master' (baroque-folkloric synthesis); VI. 'Dictatorship' (atonal composition); VII. '97' (about the real 97th week of the theatre's life in exile); VIII. 'Executed Renaissance' (finale, requiem). Recording took place at the Lviv Organ Music Hall (Kalvariyska) from August to November 2025. All 8 tracks were recorded in live format (without overdubs), with the 9-member Kurbasy lineup (4 female voices, 5 acoustic instruments: bandura, tsymbaly, floyara, violin, kozyrky). Sound engineer — Jörg Silvestri (Funkhaus, Berlin). Album presentation runs at the Lviv Zankovetska Theatre on 9 February 2026 in concert-spectacle form (with theatralisation elements).
