The Traces

The work is based on Jung's ideas about the collective unconscious. Our actions in the present are determined by what happened in the past, and our behavior is a mirror of previous generations. The connection with them is not limited to memory.

Performance The Traces is a dance visualization of the effects of psychological trauma caused by historical tragedies. They show how our culture, our relationships with people, and our destiny can be defined by the past. But it is worth remembering that these imprints can also be the key to changing the script of our future.

Choreographer: Tetiana Znamerovska
Performers: Kateryna Pogorielova, Tetiana Znamerovska
Composer: Ivan Harkusha (John Hope)
Scenographer, costume designer: Oleg-Rodion Shurigin-Grekalov
Lighting designer: Svitlana Zmieieva

Duration: 58 min
Premiere: April 2023

The performance was created in cooperation with Contemporary Dance Platform (Ukraine) and The Place (Great Britain), with the support of British Council, Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, and the Trust for Mutual Understanding (USA).

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Choreographer Tetiana Znamerovska works at the intersection of contemporary dance and physical theater, exploring different methodologies of creating dance and dance drama. For the last two years she has been in Wuppertal, Germany, for a residency at the Pina Bausch Theater.

Kateryna Pogorielova works with dancers, actors and directors, and is passionate about dance theater and physical theater. For the last year she has been living in Wuppertal, Germany, where she undertook the residency at the Pina Bausch Theater.

Ivan Harkusha (John Hope) composes music for dance and performances. He is a producer of experimental electronic and instrumental music. He has worked with Visa, The Village, and Projector. He has written music for more than 10 performances.

Oleg-Rodion Shurigin-Grekalov is a fashion stylist and designer. He creates costumes for dance and film projects.

Svitlana Zmeeva is a stage lighting designer and photographer. She is the Co-founder, and technical director of visual projects, curator, photographer at the NGO "Cultural Association HRONOTOP.UA".

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The visit of this show is realized as part of the “Let the body speak: rebuilding the community” project.

The “Let the body speak: rebuilding the community” project is implemented by TOPLOCENTRALA as a partner in this project with support of IZOLYATSIA foundation, Trans Europe Halles and Malý Berlín and co-financed by the “ZMINA:Rebuilding” program, created with the support of the European Union under a dedicated call for proposals to support Ukrainian displaced people and the Ukrainian Cultural and Creative Sectors.