About the project
“Story of One Body” by Viktoriia Khoroshylova
A performance about the individual that can manifest and find its universal place in the social. The body is filled with stories. It reacts and influences. It absorbs contexts and experiences, and it is never just one. The body is filled with stories. They consist of points on the map of Bessarabia, the Black Sea, its bays and spits, and Odesa – as an island. The body speaks Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, southern Surzhyk mixed with forgotten Yiddish. The body becomes a source of possibilities. Its effects, sounds, and movements not only record past stories but also have the potential for new ones.
The body as a source of possibilities is part of the philosophical concept of J. Deleuze and F. Guattari, developed from Antonin Artaud’s idea of “Body without organs.” Thus, this work embodies a philosophical concept into a performative practice.
The work in progress “The Story of One Body” included a series of open workshops. During the performance, workshop participants could take part in the action according to certain rules.
About the author
Viktoriia Khoroshylova is a movement artist and dancer. She is a co-founder and member of the performance group P.L.O.T. (Odesa). Since June 2022, she has been on an artistic residency at the Skåne Dance Theater (Malmö, Sweden). She currently works as a freelance dancer, performer, and choreographer. In her own artistic practice, she focuses on civic activism, the realization of human creative potential, and issues of personal freedom and responsibility.
Presentations
- Odesa, December 17, 2023. Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art.
- Vinnytsia, August 31, 2024. Within the framework of the festival EU4Culture.
- Kyiv, November 9, 2024, at Center Stage.
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 Oleksandra Shakhnovska
Financial management Volodymyr Burkovets, Anna Kyryliuk
Supported by
Proto Produkciia Foundation implemented the work 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).