“Dancing classes during the war help me to maintain my psycho-emotional health and at the same time to always be in good physical shape, taking into account the risks,” says Krystyna Shishkaryova. “Having knowledge about the body, I began to develop Tactical Choreography with soldiers and volunteers.” Visit Christina’s workshop this Saturday to learn more about her designs and explore your physicality from a new angle.
Kristina Shishkaryova is a choreographer, director, curator of art residencies and interdisciplinary projects, performer. Vice-president of the All-Ukrainian Association “Platform of Modern Dance”. Founder of Totem Dance, Monada Dance Project, contemporary dance festivals Totem Dance Solo Fest, 4DCD, “Dance… Dance? Dance!”. Author of educational programs and methods Creative Pro, Creative mind, Pro teacher, Totem PRO dancer. Judge of international competitions.
We ask participants to wear comfortable clothes in which they can move comfortably. The practice does not involve heavy physical exertion, nor does it require special physical or dance training.
The event takes place as part of the parallel program of the multimedia exhibition “Dance in the War Zone?”. In this project, visitors will be able to see modern dance as a powerful artistic medium that operates in Ukraine during the war in the most unusual and unexpected way. The exhibition runs from July 11 to August 17, the exposition is available every Thursday, every Friday and every Saturday from 12:00 to 18:00.
📌August 10 (Saturday) at 12:00
📌 Cost: full ticket – 150 UAH, discounted ticket (schoolchildren, students, pensioners) – 100 UAH, free entry for military personnel.
📌 Registration here.
📌 In case of an air raid alert, we ask all visitors immediately proceed to the shelter. The nearest shelters are located at street Khreschatyk, 4 (underpass near the Dnipro Hotel) and at the Maidan Nezalezhnosti metro station.
📌 If less than 60 minutes of the event have passed at the time of the announcement of the air alert, we will continue the lecture after the end of the alert or another day. If the event lasted 60 minutes or more, it is considered to have taken place.
❗️ IMPORTANT: You can get to the museum through the service entrance located at the back of the building. To do this, you need to go around the museum to the right along Museum Lane.