Contemporary ballet D.I.M. about forced migration to be performed in Kyiv (photos, trailer)

A new heartfelt dance performance by INSHA DANCE COMPANY about unbreakable Ukrainians will be shown in the capital. The performance will feature live music from a string quintet, UNN reports. 

"The road home begins the moment we leave it..."

On January 30, 2024 the International Center for Culture and Arts (ICCA, formerly the October Palace) will host the premiere of the contemporary ballet "D.I.M." by the INSHA Dance Company. 

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A contemporary ballet in two acts "D.I.M." to music by Viktor Rekalo performed by artists of Insha Dance Company is a work created by a dancer, choreographer, super finalist of the show "So You Think You Can Dance. Season 8", ballet dancer Ilya Miroshnichenko, and Kateryna Kuznetsova and exclusively Ukrainian artists with the support of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany and the Stabilization Fund for Culture from Goethe-Institut. 

The performance uses material and European experience from creative residencies that have enabled the idea to be scaled up to a full-fledged major performance. The project "D.I.M." grew out of the performance M.H.O.T.F., or My House on Two Feet (2022, the project was implemented as part of a residency program for artists from Ukraine with the support of TanzHaus "TanzFaktur" and Kunststiftung NRW, Cologne, Germany). 

"D.I.M." focuses on the bodily reflection on home, its physical and spiritual significance for people forced to leave their land. A large-scale set allows us to comprehend all the symbolism that the action on stage is saturated with.

"This is a story about the road. About those who were forced to share a carriage on an evacuation train and, having accepted the new rules of life, remained unconquered. This is a dedication to each of us, to everyone who has experienced the pain of loss and what was lost. Home is a process, a journey, and therefore we are all on our way home... And while the sound of the train continuously accompanies this journey, let them share their stories," comment the creators of the contemporary ballet D.I.M. 

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Choreographer - Ilya Miroshnichenko

Composer - Viktor Rekalo

Set designer - Bohdan Polishchuk Scenic Designer - Bohdan Polishchuk

Costume Designer - Bohdan Polishchuk

Lighting Designer - Svitlana Zmeeva

Assistant Choreographer - Kateryna Kuznetsova

The performance was created by people who personally experienced evacuation from their homes during wartime and decided to embody their experience on stage in the way they know best - through dance.Composer and cellist Viktor Rekalo has created an exclusive piece of music for the string quintet in the performance on the border of academia and urbanism. The music will be played live. So the audience has the opportunity to discover new sides of contemporary theater art, where everything is clear without words. ReferenceInsha Dance Company was founded in 2019 (Kyiv, Ukraine) as a young creative duo of two Ukrainian dancers, Ilya Miroshnichenko and Kateryna Kuznetsova. In 2022, the duo transformed into Insha Dance Company, which aims to develop and popularize dance theater in Ukraine through the prism of European experience. Globally, the goal is to create conditions for the return of professional dancers from abroad to the Ukrainian stage and to create a competitive center for the development and work of Ukrainian dancers and choreographers at home.Currently, the repertoire of Insha Dance Company consists of four differently shaped choreographic performances: "A Tree Can't Escape"  (2018), "1984. OTHER" (2020), "THE WALL" (2021, the project was implemented with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, partner - Kyiv-Modern Ballet), "M.H.O.T.F. or My House on Two Feet" (2022, the project was implemented as part of the residency program for artists from Ukraine with the support of TanzHaus "TanzFaktur" and Kunststiftung NRW, Cologne, Germany). You can buy a ticket here here.  Social media of the project: Instagram and Facebook.