Valeriy Kostyuk

Speaker's bio

Valeriy Kostyuk joined the Canada-Ukraine Foundation as Executive Director in August 2024. A Ukrainian-Canadian producer with extensive experience in the entertainment industry, Kostyuk specialized in art and cultural projects. Over his career, Kostyuk has spearheaded major theatre productions, concerts, and exhibits with leading companies such as Starvox Entertainment, Lighthouse Immersive, and Theaturtle. Among his notable achievements are producing the internationally acclaimed Immersive Disney Animation exhibit, the WOW Las Vegas Spectacular in Dubai, and CHARLOTTE: A Tri-Coloured Play with Music, which became the first professional Canadian theatrical production to tour Ukraine. Since 2020, Kostyuk has spearheaded the production of Ukraine’s first immersive exhibition, Immersive Shevchenko: Soul of Ukraine, which has toured internationally, raising awareness and funds for Ukraine. The exhibition has attracted over 50,000 visitors, including prominent figures such as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, former President Viktor Yushchenko, Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, and Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell.