Combining music, poetry, dance and film, this unique theatre event is a powerful exploration of love versus totalitarianism and the personal conflicts of making art in time of war.
Bunker Cabaret is a new performance by Hooligan Art Community which took its starting point in the bomb shelters of Kyiv. Combining music, poetry, dance and film, this unique theatre event is a powerful exploration of love versus totalitarianism, and the personal conflicts of making art in a time of war. By turns ironic, raw, funny and devastating, the performance starkly reveals the artists’ individual experiences of the war while communicating a shared humanity, creating beautiful moments of connection between artists and audiences.
Performance: Mirra Zhuchkova, Sam Kyslyi, Danylo Shramenko
Lighting design: Natalka Perchyshyna
Video art: Liubov Sliusareva
Costume design: Paul Kuraksin
Movement coaching & dramaturgy: Mathis Kleinschnittger
Director: Peter Cant
A co-production of Hooligan Art Company and DOCK ART supported by the Senate Department for Culture and Europe.
Length: 75 min.
Language: English
Bunker Cabaret is currently also funded by private donations and crowdfunding campaigns to cover the production and living costs for the ensemble of displaced Ukrainian artists. The production was originally produced in collaboration with Volta International Festival and Mahogany Opera and developed in residency at Somerset House, Britten Pears Arts and 101 Outdoor Arts. The german premiere followed in November 2022 in Berlin at Luftraum. The February 2023 performances are co-produced by Hooligan Art Company and DOCK ART.
