Charity gala · Saturday 28 November 2026 · Singer Laren

An evening of ballet for Ukraine’s mothers and children

Ukrainian International Ballet performs INdependent24. All net proceeds go to Ptakha Camp, a recovery camp for mothers and children from the front-line regions.

28 NovemberSaturday evening
Singer LarenOude Drift 1, Laren
20:00Programme starts
€185All-inclusive, per person

The evening

A piano recital, a ballet in two acts and a live auction at Singer Laren, for a cause that cannot wait.

On 28 November, Ukrainian International Ballet dances INdependent24 at a charity gala at Singer Laren. H.E. Andriy Kostin, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Netherlands, will attend.

Harvard Business School Club of the NetherlandsHost
Harvard Club of the NetherlandsHost
Open Door UkrainePartner
H.E. Andriy Kostin, Ambassador of UkraineAttending

Programme

How the evening unfolds

Champagne reception and dinner in the museumFor table guests
Artur Buskov plays Liszt’s Sonata in B minorUkrainian pianist
Ukrainian International Ballet: INdependent24Danced by artists in exile from Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv and Odesa
Live auctionLed by Jop Ubbens, formerly of Christie’s Amsterdam

The cause

Ptakha Camp: a week without sirens

Ptakha means “little bird” in Ukrainian. In the village of Severynivka, far from the front, mothers and children from the front-line regions come for a week of safety, rest and trauma support.

The money raised at the gala will build twelve permanent cottages, so that no family has to sleep in a tent.

1,267mothers and children in 2025
3,367welcomed since 2022
12cottages to be built
€110a full week for a mother and her child
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The performance

INdependent24, in two acts

INdependent24, de/het/één
Act I · Richèl Wieles

de/het/één

A lively one-act ballet built on the real stories of ten Ukrainian dancers, dedicated in gratitude to the Netherlands.

INdependent24, Project Emotions
Act II · Dmytro Borodai

Project Emotions

Choreography, drama, sarcasm and humour that lead the audience through their own emotions.

More about INdependent24

Tickets and tables

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Ticket€185per person

All-inclusive: performance, drinks and bites, auction.

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Patron table€5,000six guests

With champagne reception and dinner in the museum beforehand.

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Benefactor table€7,000eight guests

With champagne reception and dinner in the museum beforehand.

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Special offer: two tickets for the price of one with the codeSINGER26

Committee of Recommendation

Standing behind the evening

  • Sybilla DekkerMinister of State
  • Bernard BotFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • H.E. Andriy KostinAmbassador of Ukraine
  • Tex Gunning
  • Willem Stevens
  • Nina DombrowskaWomen on Boards Ukraine
  • Hollis KurmanIvy Circle
  • Vita KovalenkoOpen Door Ukraine

Gallery

INdependent24 on stage

We look forward to welcoming you in Laren

Come on your own, bring friends or colleagues to a table, or share this evening with someone who would want to be there.

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Charity Gala · 28 Nov · Singer LarenBook · €185