an immersive ukrainian culinary moment hosted by Mark Marczyk and Yulia Zdobyliak

In the lace curtains by the window of your grandmother’s house, there is another world.

A world of dreams and memories, where children disappear between layers of lace as though flying through clouds, waiting for familiar voices to call them back to the dinner table.

It’s the world of the old Ukrainian lullaby Ой ходить сон коло вікон:

Dream wanders by the window, while Sleep lingers by the gate…

But in Ukrainian folklore, the dream is rarely only sweet.

It’s beautiful and strange. Dark and playful. The ordinary slips easily into the supernatural.

A bowl of soup.
A piece of bread.
A song.
A shadow behind a curtain.
A drawing on the table.

Each can become a window to somewhere else.

КОЛО ВІКОН / BY THE WINDOW is a 30-minute passage through that window.

We begin with a drink at INSTITUT. Then we lead you somewhere else—through lace, projected film, shadow and sound—to a long table set for 20.

The food will already be waiting.

There will be soup.
There will be bread.
There will be music and story.
There will be charcoal and a place to draw your dreams.

You don’t need to know how to draw.

You only need to leave a mark.

COME. SIT. LISTEN. EAT. DRAW. LEAVE… SOMETHING BEHIND.

Yuliia Zdobyliak and her team cook the food of home with a dreamy twist, while Mark Marczyk builds ambient folk symphonies around the room.

Give us 30 minutes.

We’ll feed you.

You get lost in the dream by the window.

And then we send you back.

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Vegetarian? Write to Anya.institut@gmail.com after purchasing your ticket and we’ll make sure there’s a bowl waiting for you. Unfortunately, we’re unable to accommodate other dietary restrictions.