‘There is still a demand for concerts in Ukraine’
Music Export Ukraine's Dartsya Tarkovska calls on the international music business to "keep the spotlight" on the war-torn country
News By James Hanley | 10 March 2023
The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on touring in Eastern Europe and ethical dilemmas around potentially lucrative new markets were top of the agenda for ILMC’s Geo-politics: The Bigger Picture session.
The panel, hosted by LIVE’s Jon Collins, examined the place of touring and festivals in a tumultuous world.
Just over a year on from Russia’s invasion, Kyiv-raised Dartsya Tarkovska, co-founder of Music Export Ukraine, brought the room up to date on the office’s work, and stressed the…