In One’s Sight. Dance Performance
We need the gaze of others to affirm our existence and validate our experiences, whether they are simple daily joys or large-scale challenges. Likewise, it is crucial for us to witness the experiences of others.
Through dance and play, the artists of the Lab for Ukraine project explore how the gaze shapes the image of those being observed, making them real.
In their collective movement, the performers test the properties of a collective body representing a society undergoing massive radical events. It documents reality, integrates complex experiences, responds to images of war, and bears witness to what can only be felt when physically immersed in this reality.
Team
Director: Nina Khyzhna
Composer: Alyona KOMA
Set and Costume Designer: Dasha Chechushkova
Performers: Sofia Sliusarenko, Oksana Leuta, Anastasiia Lisovska, Yaryna Shumska, Nataliia Mazur
The performance is a continuation of the work of the Lab for Ukraine performative laboratory, which took place in Lviv and Kuopio (Finland) in collaboration with the Jam Factory Art Center and the ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival.
Nina Khyzhna is a theater director and choreographer, and co-founder of the independent Nafta Theater in Kharkiv. She is known for her performances and plays created in Ukraine, Poland, and Austria. She has participated in numerous international festivals, including the Santarcangelo Festival (Italy), Theatertreffen (Germany), and Sirenos Festival (Lithuania).
The project is implemented with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation. The views expressed by the project’s authors may not reflect the position of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.