in times of disaster

This duet manifests love, care, and support during disaster, turning them into a political statement. The experience of emigration also influenced the creation of this duet. It is in emigration, in challenging life circumstances, that one truly comes to know a person, a friend, a partner, or a casual acquaintance. Our duet manifests love, care, and support, turning them into a political statement.
Another inspiration for creating this duet was the sociologist Polina Aronson’s statement that lovers are modern-day oppositionists whose actions cannot be predicted, controlled, or restrained. They are brave and reckless, and it is precisely such people that the government fears, forces into emigration, intimidates, and imprisons.
This work is also about female solidarity, a metaphor for women’s labor during the ‘“Wolf Time’ in Germany, when men did not return from war, and all male responsibilities fell on women’s shoulders. It reflects on how human life is devalued, and we bitterly acknowledge this through the devaluation of the body during wartime, reading news about ongoing deaths over breakfast.

Concept – Tanya Chizhikova
Choreography – Tanya Chizhikova and Maya Selezneva
Dance – Tanya Chizhikova and Maya Selezneva
Music – Dasha Zvezdin
Berlin 2024, New Fears Gallery