Dance performance „The Traces“ / Tetiana Znamerovska (Ukraine)

Choreographer: Tetiana Znamerovska

Performers: Kateryna Pogorielova, Tetiana Znamerovska

Composer: Ivan Harkusha (John Hope)

Scenographer, costume designer: Oleg-Rodion Shurigin-Grekalov

Lighting designer: Svitlana Zmieieva

Camera man: Philipp Wachowitz

Premier: April 2023

Duration: 50 min.

Location: @Culture Factory (Bangų str. 5A)

Artists presented in the framework of Aerowaves, co-funded by the European Union

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“The purpose of man is in the awareness of his unconscious.“ C. G. Jung

The performance is based on C. G. Jung's ideas about the collective unconscious. Our actions in the present are determined by what happened in the past, and our behavior is a mirror of previous generations. The connection with them is not limited to memory. “The Traces” is a dance visualization of the effects of psychological trauma caused by historical tragedies. They show how our culture, our relationships with people, and our destiny can be defined by the past. But it is worth remembering that these imprints can also be the key to changing the script of our future.

Tetiana Znamerovska – performer, choreographer and teacher. Born in Ukraine, graduated from the Faculty of Choreography in Lviv in 2017 and from the Faculty of Drama Theatre Directing in Kyiv in 2022. Tetiana deals with acute social issues at the intersection of contemporary dance and physical theatre, analyzing reflections on war through the art of movement. In addition, Tetiana explores various methods for creating dance and dance dramaturgy.

In 2018, Tetiana created her first performance “Overboard” as part of the Artil project for young choreographers. In 2022, she became a resident of the Pina Bausch Tanztheater in Wuppertal, which supported Ukrainian artists by providing accommodation, rehearsal rooms, and organized trainings and master classes led by ensemble members. In this context, she became an actress in Rainer Behr's performance “VONA”, which continues to tour internationally.

In the same year, she created the short film “Expectation” with Studio Wayne McGregor and the UK Platform of Contemporary Dance. After the German premiere at INSEL in 2023, Tetiana presented the performance “The Traces” at the Pina Bausch Zentrum as part of the Let The Body Speak project of the UA Dance Platform and The Place. This performance was also shown in Düsseldorf, Remscheid, Vilnius, Kiev, Lviv, Rivne, Odessa and Zaporizhzhia. https://www.instagram.com/doggy.tz/

 

Photo: from the company archive