In November, PBUK trustee Lucy Hannah visited our projects in Chechnya. Here are some highlights from her visit. “When there’s no LS seminar I feel sad. This is the place where we play, paint, put pictures on the wall and laugh,” Markha, 10, from the school in the Michurina region. Magomed, 12, has been going […]
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Assisting Dobrota
We are pleased to share the news that we have been working alongside Dobrota, an NGO looking at ways to support women and families in Chechnya, especially those on low incomes in isolated areas. Over the coming months we should have more news appearing, but in the meantime we have added a page to our […]
Did you miss the Daimohk UK Tour this time around, or maybe you saw their breathtaking performances and can’t wait until next year for another fix? We are pleased to announce that we have a selection of merchandise for sale. All proceeds help cover the costs of the tour and enable the group to continue […]
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Your photos and film wanted!
We’ve been so lucky with getting some fantastic coverage of the 2009 Daimohk Tour – both in listings and in various articles in the press and on the BBC. Thanks to all who covered it, and a special thanks to Nick for his photos and prints – hope you got some good shots on Monday! […]
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Thank yous – “Большое спасибо”
It’s with heavy hearts that we said goodbye to Daimohk yesterday morning. It’s been such a busy time, and bringing them here is such a huge task, but despite that I think that we would have loved a few more days with the group! Over 5,000 people came to the five performances and many more […]
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Sadler’s Wells
We’re currently sat in the Lilian Baylis studio preparing for tonight’s performance. The kids are hard at work rehearsing, Ramzan is putting them through their paces, Aiza is making last minute adjustments to costumes and the girls are ironing out the creases. The performance tonight is almost sold out, so we’re hoping for a full […]
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Daimohk Tour update
I’m going to be heading down to London tomorrow afternoon to meet with Daimohk but I’ve been getting some wonderful reports of their tour so far. This latest update comes from our Programmes Co-ordinator, Chris Hunter who has done an immense amount of work to ensure that this tour took place. ‘Daimohk just did an […]
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Coaching Daimohk?
Well, the months of training certainly paid off last night with an absolutely staggering performance at the finale of the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, performed to a huge audience of 3,500 people! If you were there then please leave your comments on the performance, or let us know if you have any photos or video you […]
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Daimohk in the press
To whet your appetite for Daimohk’s forthcoming tour (see dates, venues, prices and booking information here) we thought we would put up some links to Daimohk elsewhere on the web. First of all is Jos De Putter’s 2002 film ‘Dans Grozny Dans’. In Chechen with French subtitles. ‘Jos De Putter’s powerful documentary “Dans Grozny Dans”, […]
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Daimohk dates
We’re thrilled to be able to announce the venues and dates for this year’s Daimohk Tour. If you have not had the joy of seeing the Chechen Children’s Dance Ensemble before then please make an effort to come and see them – not only is the story and the spirit of these young dancers extraordinary, […]