Mariia Potapenko is a physical artist, dancer, performer, and mime. She graduated from the Kyiv Municipal Academy of Variety and Circus Arts with a degree in pantomime. In the past, she was an artist in Franco Dragone’s show in the Land of Legends. She was a member of the Las Ukrainas dance group and the InterArt project under the direction of Maria Caballero. She is a performer in the operas “Chornobyldorf,” “Opera Lingua,” and “Genesis” of the contemporary opera laboratory Opera aperta.
Valentyna Levchenko is a singer, improviser, composer, and community leader who has developed as a musician in various countries and cultures. Valya actively teaches vocal improvisation. She studied under the patronage of Rhiannon and Bobby McFerrin and learned various musical techniques in the USA, Canada, and Brazil. In 2019, Valya created the project “Zitkani” in Brazil and released her first album “Berehy” – Ukrainian folk music combined with Brazilian and African instruments and rhythms.
Team:
Valentina Levchenko – performer and singer.
Mykyta Bezdoganov – costume designer.
Serhiy Nabroskin – musician.
Olexa Melnyk – musician.