KVARTYRNYK at Ateliertheater

KVARTYRNYK at Ateliertheater WIEN is a monthly cultural event that brings the intimate and informal atmosphere of a traditional Ukrainian „kvartyrnyk“ to one of Vienna’s most iconic theaters. The event offers Ukrainian artists the opportunity to showcase their creative works, including theater, film, music, poetry, performance, and stand-up comedy.

At the first event on October 24, 2024, the evening will feature the film „WOUNDED“, a powerful artistic documentary directed by Marta Pysanko and Mykhailo Mastierovyi. The film, based on a stage play by Pysanko, explores the emotional experiences of Ukrainians affected by war through real stories, modern poetry, and songs. „WOUNDED“ portrays the resilience of refugees, blending documentary filmmaking with artistic expression, and seeks to foster empathy and understanding of the refugee experience.

(short trailer: https://filmfreeway.com/wounded2024)

In addition to the film screening, the evening will also feature poetry readings in Ukrainian, German, and English, offering the audience a multilingual experience that captures the richness of Ukrainian voices. 

The night will conclude with an improvisation musical-poetic performance by Stasia Garus (texts) and Mira Kovalenko (electric guitar). This unique collaboration blends gothic punk with poetry, creating an atmospheric and unconventional fusion of sound and words. Stasia’s raw and expressive poetry, paired with Mira’s intense and experimental guitar riffs, brings together a dynamic performance that defies genre boundaries, making their project truly one-of-a-kind. 

About Artist’s: 

Marta Pysanko, born in Kyiv and based in Berlin, is a multidisciplinary artist known for her work on social and political themes. She has curated exhibitions, directed plays, and organized festivals that combine multimedia and emotional depth.

Mykhailo Mastierovyi (mindik), a self-taught director and analog photographer based in Leipzig, has been involved in visual arts from a young age, focusing on analog photography and self-produced films. Their collaboration reflects the shared refugee experience that connects many Ukrainians in Europe, bringing a deep sense of resilience to their work.

Marta Ahafonova – a multidisciplinary artist and poet from Kyiv, Ukraine. Her approach to art is that it is a very unique and life-affirming form of therapy, a sort of alchemy for emotions and thoughts birthing through author into a separate living metaphors. In her works she explores the topics of romantic and universal love, nationalism, meaning of life and the idea of death, unity with nature and art. Her style would fall into the categories of romanticism and symbolism with steady influence of psychological theories of Carl Jung.

Stasia Garus – a poet, performer, translator, curator and creator of poetic experimental projects. As an artist, she explores feminism, femininity, relationships between people, emotions, and herself in metamodern society. She works in interdisciplinary projects combining poetry, music, theater and visual arts, using the Ukrainian language as a basis for creativity. In Summer of 2024, she will be made her debut with the poetry book ‚Prayer Book for Atheists’. 

Myroslava Kovalenko – a musician, came to Austria a few years ago with a small suitcase in one hand and a guitar in the other. Music and art improvisation is what lead her through all challenges, helped to analyze and transform the world around her. With happiness, with sadness, with charm and passion the sounds of strings told her stories, now for the first time, they will tell stories to the public.

FREIER EINTRITT!!

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