Continuing the topic of cultural events that we’ve started today, I want to announce with pride that Ukrainian performance won the contest on art festival in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival - the largest art festival in the world and getting the main prize - the award of Summerhall theater - it is an occasion to be proud of.

The authors of the folk opera «Counting sheep» are spouses - Ukrainian singer Chuck Kudryavtseva and Canadian musician Mark Marchik.

They met each other on Maidan in winter 2014, were volunteers, helped military and then decided to tell Canadians about Ukrainian sentiments and problems through play. Folk opera «Counting sheep» is rather atypical formulation, there is no monologues and main characters, the main component is the ancient Ukrainian songs and dances, videos, viewers are attracted to participate in performances even they are been treated with Ukrainian sweets during the performance.

The first settings were designed only for 30 people. But now in Edinburgh every evening you can see a play of about 220 persons and all tickets are sold. A Summerhall theater owner so imbued the performance that raised the Ukraine flag over the building, which will stay there until the end of the festival.

To attract maximum attention of the world to Ukraine and Ukrainian events, tell about unique and rich Ukrainian culture, traditions, the beauty of the land and the dignity of the people - that is the main task of contemporary Ukrainian art. I am sure that such performances as «Counting sheep» can do for Ukraine's image even more than politicians and diplomats.