At Jam Factory Art Center, on April 24 and 25 at 19:00, the premiere of Maria Bakalo’s solo performance “Again and Again and How It Will End” will take place — a work that grew out of personal memories and the collective experience of the 1990s. Combining bodily practice, childhood imagery, and reflections on war, trust, and vulnerability, the performance explores how to live and what to speak about in times of instability and global threats.
About the performance
In her performance, Maria Bakalo gradually leads the audience to a question: what do we speak about on the brink of a nuclear catastrophe, if not love, childhood, and memories?
Drawing on her personal history of growing up in Crimea, she recalls how in the 1990s in Simferopol she would come to her mother’s workplace in a military unit.
On stage, Maria is joined by her children. They simply exist in the space: playing, getting bored, assembling puzzles, distracting and being distracted — and in doing so, bringing attention back to life as it unfolds here and now.
Dance and physicality are a key part of the work. On stage, Maria interacts with a white ball — a fitness ball that becomes an image of instability and danger. The performer balances, resists, and at times seems to search for support in a fragile world.
Details
Date & time: May 30–31, 2026, 19:00
Location: Kyiv, Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre, Stage under the Chimera
Admission: by a charitable donation of 500 UAH in support of Jam Factory Art Center
To confirm your seat, please fill in a short form and attach proof of payment.
Team
Author, performer – Maria Bakalo
Composer – Mariana Klochko
Artist – Jan Bachynskyi
Projection – Yelyzaveta Postol
Production manager – Vlad Bilonenko
Maria Bakalo’s children — Tereza and Orest, or one of them — are often, though not always, present in the performance space.
Photos from rehearsal
