During Latvia’s Independence celebration week, the festival RE RIGA! would like both to remind everybody, how important is independence for every nation, and to support the Ukrainian people in the struggle for their state and freedom. In collaboration with the Rīgas cirks we would like to present performance “Tear” by the physical theater group “Lekuči Creative Collective” (Ukraine/Lithuania) and and the dance film “Tell Me – Де Ти”.
The event will be for free with limited free tickets. There will be an opportunity to donate to Ukraine at the event.
When: 16 November at 8 pm
Where: Riga circus
Suggested age: 12+
Length of the show: 66 min
Length of the short film: 12 min
ABOUT THE SHOW “TEAR”
“The darkness falls, no, first the rockets fall instead of fireworks, then the darkness, then – in that darkness – people search for light, and the only place they find it – it is in their hearts. Tears fall. And the soul is torn apart by constant conflict of emotions – can love and war live in my soul in such proximity? – asks every character of the play “Tear”.”
The Lekuči Creative Collective, born in the midst of the ongoing war, makes attempt to speak out to human values compromised by violence.
ABOUT THE SHORT FILM “TELL ME – ДЕ ТИ
”Before the show there will be a screening of “Tell Me – Де Ти” – a short film about the horrific events happening in the war torn Ukraine.
How does our body respond to the violence of war? How does the psyche wrestle with the ultimate threat to our wellbeing and security? How does it feel to leave home, not knowing whether you will ever return? This short dance film is an exploration of the visceral after-effects of the war in Ukraine. Four dancers delve into the difficult emotions and borderline states that the war leaves us with, expressing them through dance, poetry and visual storytelling.
ABOUT “LEKUČI CREATIVE COLLECTIVE”
“Lekuči Creative Collective” is a collective created by two artists – poet, dancer and producer Sandro Garibashvili and actress, director and educator Maria Koreneva, together also know as “The 5th Floor Studios”.
Sandro’s background is in Lecoq based physical theater, however, his curiosity for the creative process, over the years, has taken him from street theater, to music stage and into film making. He has written, produced and acted in a myriad of original stage works in Chicago, Boston, London and over Eastern Europe, and in recent years has began creating works for the screen. He has produced the visually stunning film, “The Hill” with Konstantin Zorkin, which was selected for the Asolo Film Festival, in Venice. As well as “Tell Me – Де Ти?” a dance film based on his own experience of life during the russian invasion of Ukraine. Sandro has been a mentor and teacher on two international projects with Danish theater “C:ntact”, with whom he has co-created two youth witness performances in Ukraine, based around the Donbass war and the social phenomena of corruption. Together with his partner Maria Koreneva, he leads group workshops in Neutral Mask, Collective devising, the Red Nose mask (clown), and the Bouffon.
Maria studied Lecoq based physical theater at the London School of Performing Arts. In 2005 she co-founded the Eleffant-Foot theater company with Sandro Garibashvili in Chicago, USA, which contributed four original productions to the local physical theater scene. After a short US career, she decided to return to her home town in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where she initiated a Physical Theater School and has taught Ensemble devised physical theater since 2013.
In parallel to her theatrical activity she has earned a license as a Geshtalt therapist and has become a practitioner. Maria has adapted an improvisational approach to theater creation, with an emphasis on physical presence and the uncontrived and personal stories of the actors.
Supported by Riga City Council.
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