Eight Short Compositions on the Lives of Ukrainians for a Western Audience
Archa - Centre of Documentary Theatre (Czech Republic)
- Thu Jan 22 8PM
- Fri Jan 23 8PM
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Empathy // Resilience // Fragility
In Eight Short Compositions on the Lives of Ukrainians for a Western Audience, the political becomes profoundly personal.
Drawn from the words of Ukrainian playwright Anastasiia Kosodii, this delicate yet piercing work meditates on the ordinary moments that fracture under the weight of war—boiling water, harvesting fruit, sleeping in one’s own bed.
Across languages and borders, five performers gather to honour the small acts of living that survive in the shadow of war. Through text projection, music, movement, and light, they weave a collective reflection on distance, empathy, and responsibility—how to stand beside those whose lives are under siege. In its quiet sincerity, the piece invites us to listen: to the grain of a voice, the tremor of solidarity, the fragile beauty of life persisting against the noise of devastation.
Funded in part by the Shevchenko Foundation and the Temerty Foundation.
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Archa – Centre of Documentary Theatre
Czech Republic
Archa – Centre for Documentary Theatre continues the work its founders Ondřej Hrab and Jana Svobodová carried out for over 30 years at the renowned Archa Theatre in Prague. The Centre operates both locally and internationally. It actively collaborates with international theatres and artists, as well as with the rural community in the village of Dvakačovice, where it now focuses much of its activity. The Centre produces theatre performances, organizes the International Summer School of Documentary Theatre, hosts artistic residencies and workshops both in the Czech Republic and abroad. Its work focuses on documentary and socially specific theatre projects that emphasize collaboration between professional artists and representatives of diverse social groups.
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Venue
1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island, Vancouver
Showtimes & Tickets
Standard: $39 // Generous: $59
Accessibility
Alternating English, Ukrainian, Dutch, Swedish, and Irish with English and Ukrainian surtitles
Credits
Concept and Direction Jana Svobodová Text Anastasiia Kosodii Dramaturgy Ondřej Hrab English Translation Pavlo Hrytsak Co-created and Performed by Rosa Berman, Amanda Doherty, Lotta Karlsson, Zov Vélez, Mariia Kosiichuk (from audio recording) Music Lotta Karlsson, Rosa Berman English Text Editing Zov Vélez Sound Design Jan Sedláček, Lotta Karlsson Lighting Design Pavel Kotlík Video Martin Krupa
With the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
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