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VIKTORIIA KHOROSHYLOVA
Photo: Nelson Rodrigues Smith, Paul Jackson Wallin
DESCRIPTION:
When it rains in the desert, the grass grows quickly because of small, invisible seeds deep inside the ground. All of them are waiting for the right time to spring to life. During sandstorms, they are carried to tropical forests on the other side of the ocean. There they also grow. This is the main law of continuity of life. ____________________________________
This work memorises casualties of russian-Ukrainian war, intending to highlight the ages of russian colonisation in Ukraine and to keep the round of life of the Ukrainian nation.
TEAM:Choreographer and performer: Viktoriia Khoroshylova
Video editing: Olexandr Loginov
Sound design: Elle Loop
DURATION: 24 min
PREMIERE: September 2022 Malmo, Sweden
SUPPORTED BY:Skanes Dance Theatre
TRAILER:
A movement artist, dancer and choreographer from Odesa, Ukraine. She is the founding member of the performative group P.L.O.T. based in the Museum of Odesa Modern Art. She works in the contemporary art field with museums, galleries and independent dance projects.
She worked:— in Ukraine: with UA Contemporary Dance Platform, Museum of Odesa Modern Art, Antonin Artaud Foundation — in Sweden: with the Skanes Dance Theatre, Skissernass Museum of Public Art in Lund, Malmö Art Museum, Studio Silk, MOA Company, Dancesentrum SYD and Red Cross— in Denmark: with The Crossing Borders and Youth Democracy organisations.
In her artistic practice, she focuses on civic art, personal freedom and responsibility. The realisation of the creative potential of a person is a key in her practice.
Working methods. In her work, Victoria uses diaries, documentary materials, and the works of other artists, such as Wassily Kandinsky, Bronislava Nizhynska, Deborah Hay, Steve Paxton, Pina Bausch, and Antonin Artaud. She uses phenomenological analysis of philosophical works to research the nature of one's creativity, combining visual art, improvisation, physical theatre, and research based on questioning.
CONTACTS:moc.liamg%40avolihsorohv +38 093 93 093 40
OTHER WORKS:THE STORY OF ONE BODYA LOT OF DOLPHINS
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