Rusali

Rusali is an immersive cultural experience rooted in Ukrainian Green Week traditions — a space between nature and myth, with ritual singing, workshops, and quiet reflection in an atmospheric setting.

“Rusali” is a space of transition. Between day and night. Between reality and myth. Between human and nature.

It is an immersion into the traditional Ukrainian world of Green Week — not as a spectacle, but as a state of being, where ancient voices, scents, and symbols come alive. Green Week marks the end of spring — a threshold when nature reaches its fullness and the boundary between worlds becomes thinner. This is not reconstruction or folklore aesthetics — it is a living tradition, re-experienced in a contemporary context.

The festival includes:

“Rusali” is a cultural experience,
an intimate and slightly untamed space,
where memory grows from the earth,
and tradition breathes through the present.

Het festival omvat:

Deze festival wordt georganizeert door koor Makivka (https://www.makivka.nl/), een oude vriend van Tolhuistuin, samen met Tolhuistuin, Vataha Foundation (https://www.vataha.nl/ ) en Stichting OekraienseClub Zaandam (https://www.oekraienseclub.com...).

VATAHA Foundation initiates and supports projects to spread Ukrainian art and culture in The Netherlands. By connecting Ukrainian artists with Dutch cultural producers and international audiences, we build bridges between cultures and create opportunities for creative Ukrainians.