CHORNOBYLDORF
A post-apocalyptic Magnum Opus brimming with fantasy, folklore, physical theatre, and virtual art
Roman Grygoriv & Ilia Razumeiko / OPERA APERTA (UA)
The world of Chornobyldorf is dedicated to research into an imaginary culturological post-apocalypse. CHORNOBYLDORF as “opera aperta” combines an archaeological opera (music-theatrical performance) in seven novels with a multiple and open-ended finale, a series of video performances created during expeditions through post-industrial landscapes, two fictional Institutions, the Anthropological Museum and the Cultural Institute of CHORNOBYLDORF plus a real virtuality opera — a space that blends all physical, video, and textual elements of the project online.
After surviving a series of disasters, the descendants of humanity find themselves in a post-society i.e. after the death of capitalism, opera, and philosophy. Wandering among the ruins of nuclear power plants, abandoned churches, theatres, and galleries they try to recreate their lost civilization through archaeological performance rituals as universal symbols and signs, which are again misinterpreted, gradually dissolve in a white noise of nature.
“This impressive group of musicians and singers has been in Rotterdam before. We are pleased to see them return as the winners of an MTNOW Award! This will be a very special occasion for Rotterdam; a tribute to the Ukrainian culture.” – Guy Coolen (artistiek directeur O.)
Music, libretto, directing, dramaturgy, scenography: Roman Grygoriv, Ilia Razumeiko
Texts: Yurii Izdryk, Publii Ovidii Nazon, Ivan Kotlyarevskyy, Razumeiko Ilia
Producers: Olga Diatel, Georg Stecker
Costume and installation designer: Kateryna Markush
Choreographer: Khrystyna Slobodianiuk
Director of photography: Denis Melnyk
Second camera and editor: Anna Sorokolit
Musical instrument designer: Evhen Bal
Live electronics: Georgiy Potopalskiy
Live video: Dmytro Tentiuk
Creator Rhea-player: Winfried Ritch
Concert sound director: Vyacheslav Sobolev
Recording sound director: Andrii Nidzelskyy
Lighting directors: Mariia Volkova, Svitlana Smieieva
Stage manager: Volodymyr Bukrovets
Artists:
The Little Accordeon girl: Marichka Shtyrbulova
Urania: Mariia Potapenko
Elektra: Khrystyna Slobodianiuk
Ulysses: Yevgeny Malofeev
Daphne: Diana Ziabchenko
Venere: Yuliia Alieksieieva
Anna: Anna Rudenko
Inanna: Nazgul Shukaeva
Dionysus: Evhen Bal
Haron: Ihor Boichuk (percussion, trumpet, trombone, flute)
Yngvarr: Ihor Zavhorodnii (viola, morin-khuur, zurna, duduk, shakuhachi)
Aristoxenos: Roman Grygoriv (microtonal dulcimer, guitar)
Pythagoras: Illia Razumeiko (microtonal bandura, guitar)
Artists in video-novels: Susanna Karpenko, Anne Bennent, Yuriy Izdryk, Oleksii Zaets, Andrii Nadolskyi, Andrii Koshman, Ruslan Kirsh, Anna Kirsh, Maryanna Golovko
