Bukovina

/ ˌbuːkəˈviːnə /

noun

1. a region of E central Europe, part of the NE Carpathians: the north was seized by the Soviet Union (1940) and later became part of Ukraine; the south remained Romanian

Example Sentences

Friday’s ceremony celebrated the 105th anniversary of Great Union Day of 1918 when modern-day Romania was formed after its unification with the neighboring regions of Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina.

From Washington Times

That includes putting a fresh spin on old classics like “The Sleeping Beauty” and “The Nutcracker” and creating new works like the whimsical “Whipped Cream” or “Songs of Bukovina,” set to Ukrainian folk songs.

From Seattle Times

ABT is due to perform “Songs of Bukovina” in several U.S. cities as part of its Spring 2023 tour.

From Seattle Times

During his long career, Ratmansky, 54, has been lauded for his energy, wit and technical virtuosity, as well as for the eclecticism of his interests, from the revival of forgotten works — including Shostakovich’s ballet “The Bright Stream” for the Bolshoi — to the creation of ballets that draw on both the past and the present, like his “Shostakovich Trilogy” and “Songs of Bukovina” for American Ballet Theater.

From New York Times

In the coming months, American Ballet Theater will also be performing Ratmansky’s “Songs of Bukovina,” a suite of dances set to preludes loosely based on Ukrainian folk songs, in Chicago, Iowa City and Stony Brook, N.Y.

From New York Times