Svetlana Telbukh

Svetlana Telbukh (also known by her stage name Lana Telbukh ) is a Ukrainian artist whose specialty is performing sand animation.

Background

Career After completing her architectural studies at the Academy of Architecture in Kharkiv, Telbukh later pursued sand painting. Her initial sand art performance, showcased on the television program Das Supertalent, garnered national attention. On German Unity Day (October 3, 2019) ,Telbukh performed live on ZDF, broadcasting from Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein.

In 2023, at the University Summer Ball at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Telbukh performed live sand art with her images projected in real time as part of a world-travel themed show.

In January 2025, Telbukh participated as a sand artist in a celebrated New Year’s concert at the Stadttheater Bremerhaven, where she created live sand illustrations to accompany performances by the Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven. She also provided live sand animation during the 2nd Philharmonic Concert “Schumann Open” with the Clara‑Schumann‑Philharmoniker Plauen‑Zwickau, accompanying works including Peer Baierlein’s commissioned piece Davids Bündler and Schumann’s Piano Concerto performed by pianist Rei Harada.

In May 2025, Telbukh performed live sand art alongside Remo Forrer at the TRIPLE live – Sand & Sound concert in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, where she created real‑time sand images to accompany the unplugged music.

In October 2025, to mark the 700‑year anniversary of Le Landeron in Switzerland, Telbukh created a 45‑minute sand animation performance combining narration, light design, and her sand art as part of the “Sable et lumière” closing celebrations. Telbukh performed live sand animation to accompany a concert performance of Antonín Dvořák’s dramatic cantata The Spectre’s Bride (“Die Geisterbraut”) at Theater Hof in Germany.

Musical video projects

2024: I had a dream, Sand animation video, dedicated to marking the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine 2023: Requiem for Larissa. Goodbye world, Sand animation video 2022: A story about two sisters, Sand animation video 2021: Magic Song, music video for Warner Music, awarded by the Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture

Film festivals and awards