About the project
“ЇЇ MOVA” by Kateryna Kuznetsova
This dance project by Kateryna Kuznetsova is a plastic story-confession about losing herself through war and the partly forced transformation of her personality through the prism of language. It is an internal struggle between warm, nostalgic memories and a conscious determination to abandon everything that connects her to Russian subculture and propaganda narratives.
To change even her word, and thus burn out the past self from memory.
To burn out, but not to forget. Because is it really possible to truly forget what everything started with?
But is it necessary to forget?
For me, changing language is not just about changing vocabulary. Speaking another language is like being another person, with a new sound, a new way of thinking, and as a result – new habits, decisions, conclusions. So – becoming a new person is not always very easy and painless. Language is definitely about identity. And right now is the time to find your own.
Kateryna Kuznetsova
About the author
About the author
Kateryna Kuznetsova is a dancer born in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. She started dancing at the age of 16 and in 2015 received a specialist degree in choreography and dance teaching from the Taras Shevchenko National University in Luhansk. Kateryna’s dance and theater career began in 2016 with the Kyiv Modern Ballet company, where she was a leading soloist until 2022. She has also been part of BAZA ART PEOPLE (Ukraine), UKRAINIAN DANCE THEATER (Ukraine), Holstebro Dance Company (Denmark), Hannover State Opera (Germany), and NDT Summer Intensive (Netherlands). In 2022, together with her husband Illia Miroshnichenko, she created her own dance company, INSHA DANCE COMPANY, within which she was an assistant choreographer in a choreographic residency in collaboration with Tanzfaktur Dance House, Germany (2022-2023). Since 2024, Kateryna has been an expert on the Performative and Stage Arts Council of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.
Presentations
- The presentation took place on February 28, 2024, at the Les Kurbas Center, Kyiv.
- On December 18, 2024, the work was shown for the second time at the Les Kurbas Center, Kyiv.
Credits
Production proto produkciia
Lead producer Olga Diatel
Executive producer Volodymyr Burkovets
Associate Producers Yuliia Parysh, Alona Odarenko, Iryna Onishchuk
Assistant Nata Zelenska, Sofiia Levchenkova
Communication Olga Diatel
Media coordination Kateryna Lukiashko
Design of posters Yaroslava Kovalchuk
Photo Valeriia Landar
Video documentation Daria Sokolova, Andrii Borodavchuk, Yaroslav Pushkarchuk
Financial management Liliia Pylatiuk, Roman Dyma
Supported by
The work was implemented by proto produkciia in partnership with the GT Foundation from Romania with financial support from the European Union under the Europe House program.