On a dark stage, performance War Diary illuminated by warm light, sits a musician with a guitar, wrapped in the flag of Ukraine. He plays the guitar, reading notes from a music stand. Next to him stands a woman in a green dress, who gently leans towards him, as if singing along or whispering something. Near the stage stands a large empty can with an open lid. On a black background behind, the inscription 'Ukraine' is visible
In the performance War Diary, a musician sits on a stage decorated with a wooden fence and black cloth, dressed in black with a Ukrainian flag on his sleeve. He plays the guitar and sings into a microphone, reading from a music stand. He wears multi-colored socks, one blue, the other yellow. Behind him, an image resembling a landscape is projected on the background. A 'STOP' road sign is visible on the left.
The stage in the performance War Diary is lit with purple and blue lights. A small Ukrainian flag is visible on his T-shirt. On the left, a woman in a gray hoodie and skirt is kneeling on the floor, drawing something in the sand. Behind her is a 'STOP' road sign and a suspended car tire.
The performer of War Diary sits on stage in a black translucent dress. She holds a rolled up white towel in her hands. She is wearing two different socks - one beige, the other turquoise with the inscription 'LOVE'. Flour is scattered on the ground. and. Behind her is a wooden fence, a 'STOP' road sign, a suspended car wheel and several yellow electric candles glowing near her.
In performance War Diary woman in a light green dress squats on stage and signs notebooks in front of her. A man in a jacket stands next to her, holding a flashlight and shining it at her as she signs. In the background, a suspended wheel, a microphone, a wooden fence and a 'STOP' sign are visible. Flour is scattered on the floor.

Aliona Movchan
War Diary

Kherson
Music
2023
Creation year:
2023
Presentation place:
Kherson
Duration:
60 minutes
Video documentation:

available request the documentation

Project team:

Musician and singer (guitar) Viktor Revenko 

About the work

“War Diary” project by Aliona Movchan

Aliona Movchan presents “War Diary”, a poetic and musical event about Kherson and its inhabitants, on the example of two citizens. It reflects on the events in the city from February 24, 2022, to the present day. The event is built around a collection of the author’s poems, created by the poet, and the author’s music of a firefighter-rescuer. The presentation took place on December 17, 2023, in Kherson.

 

About the author

Aliona Movchan is the head of the literary and dramatic department of the M. Kulish Kherson Regional Academic Music and Drama Theater, a poet, since 2016 – the organizer of the literary and musical event “Poetic Wardrobe”, since 2018 – the organizer of the festival “Shafa!Fest”, a member of the organizing committee of the International Theater Festival “Melpomene of Tavria”, a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, the organizer of art events in the de-occupied communities of the Kherson region “Invincible” (with the support of the NGO “Tenth of April”), the author of four poetry collections and the chronicle novel “Occupation”.

Viktor Revenko – firefighter-rescuer of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kherson region, musician, vocalist, member of the rock band “Scythians,” co-organizer of the musical project “Rock!Komod,” co-author of the project “Heroes without Weapons,” thanks to which funds were raised for 4 thermal imagers and 3 navigators for the State Emergency Service of Kherson region.

Videodocumentation

Videodocumentation

Credits

Production proto produkciia
Lead producer Olga Diatel
Executive producer Volodymyr Burkovets
Associate Producers Yuliia Parysh, Alona Odarenko, Iryna Onishchuk
Assistant Nata Zelenska
Communication Olga Diatel, Yuliia Parysh
Media coordination Kateryna Lukiashko
Copywriting Stanislav Vrublevskyi
Design of posters Yaroslava Kovalchuk
Photo Oleksandr Knyga, Viktor Bratan
Financial management Volodymyr Burkovets, Anna Kyryliuk

Supported by

The work was implemented by Proto Produkciia Foundation within the framework of the program Cultural Bridges: support of cultural figures from Southern regions of Ukraine, implemented by Insha Osvita with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ukraine Confidence Building Initiative (UCBI).

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