ANASTASIA KHARCHENKOYEKATIERINA BYSHEVA
Photo: Andrii Yukhno
DESCRIPTION:
A dance duet that unfolds the profound connection between two dancers and choreographers, Anastasiia Kharchenko and Yekatierina Bysheva, with nature, music, and their emotional worlds.
The concept of the performance emerges from the understanding of being ready to express the experienced war through their bodies. Choosing the path of "rule-free" creativity, the dancers allowed themselves to experiment and evolve, creating the show backward. This process enabled them to construct their mysterious world.
"We began collecting senses that resonate with us and assembling them into a mosaic. Throughout the entire preparation period, we always kept in mind the phrase that 'there are no rules,' so we are staging the show backward. Constant changes are a core part of our process leading us to find the most relevant and accurate solution. This gives a sense of freedom, which is important".
"We draw great inspiration from nature and the diversity of the surrounding world, where polar things happen simultaneously. Also, from how life weaves its patterns."
TEAM:Choreography and performance: Anastasia KharchenkoYekatierina Bysheva
Saxophone: Andrii Barmalii
Set design: Helen GadjilovaDanylo Vasylenko
Lighting design: Dmytro Chernyavskyi
Costume design: Ludmila SedlyarVictoria ZagrafovaLuVi
DURATION:40 min
PREMIERE:June 2023Kyiv, Ukraine
SUPPORTED BY:“What's next?” residency@performing.utopiaFundatia Gabriela TudorUA Contemporary Dance Platform
TRAILER:
Contemporary dance artist. In 2007, she graduated from the Odessa State Choreographic School, and in 2011, from the National Academy of Culture and Arts Management.
From 2009 to 2016, she worked at the Kyiv Modern Ballet. In 2016, she joined the Ukrainian dance team Apache Crew. In 2016, she began a freelance career as a choreographer and dancer. In 2019, she created choreography for the television show America's Got Talent: The Champions. Since 2016, she has been teaching at Malva Dance Family (the city of Brovary). Currently, Anastasia collaborates with Ukrainian and foreign directors and production companies. Her portfolio includes participation in music videos, short films, art projects, commercial shoots, performances, and concerts. Anastasia has worked with the following directors: Autumn de Wilde, Ian Pons Jewell, Ben Strebel, Alex Hasley, Alex Lee/Kyle Wightman, Sebastian Strasser, Amber Grace Johnson, Tanu Muino, Alan Badoev, Anatolii Sachivko.
Ukrainian dancer and choreographer. She received her education at the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts.
From 2016 to 2022, she collaborated with the independent Ukrainian dance company Baza Art People. Since 2017 — the dance groups Procontemporary and Apache Crew. Since 2020, she has been teaching at the Malva Dance Family children's company (the city of Brovary). From March to July 2022, she worked at Holstebro Dance Company in Denmark.
Among Ekaterina's achievements are winning the Contemporary Duel in Kyiv in 2018 and 2024, reaching the final of Explosion Battle in December 2022.
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