Bu-Ba-Bu
Sign in to savethumb|Anniversary evening on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Boo-Ba-Boo. From left to right: Ivan Malkovych, [[Yuri Andrukhovych, and Oleksandr Irvanets. Photographed in 2025, Kyiv]] Bu-Ba-Bu () is a literary performance group founded on April 17, 1985 in Lviv by three Ukrainian writers Yurii Andrukhovych, Viktor Neborak, and Oleksandr Irvanets. The group's three syllables stand for "burlesque, balagan, and buffonada". The idea behind the group's formation was in order to present a carnival like interpretation of events in Ukraine.
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- The new literary tradition
- Literary Performance: Concepts and Characters
- Bu-Ba-Bu Academy
- References
- External links
thumb|Anniversary evening on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Boo-Ba-Boo. From left to right: Ivan Malkovych, [[Yuri Andrukhovych, and Oleksandr Irvanets. Photographed in 2025, Kyiv]] Bu-Ba-Bu () is a literary performance group founded on April 17, 1985 in Lviv by three Ukrainian writers Yurii Andrukhovych, Viktor Neborak, and Oleksandr Irvanets. The group's three syllables stand for "burlesque, balagan, and buffonada". The idea behind the group's formation was in order to present a carnival like interpretation of events in Ukraine.
The first public evening of Bu-Ba-Bu took place in late 1987 in Kyiv. The period of the most active activity of Bu-Ba-Bu (23 concert poetry evenings) was 1987–1991.
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