RESISdANCE (2023)
dance/podcast

Production: Justice in Motion
Artistic Director: Anja Meinhardt

The Flashmob

“RESISdANCE is a dance project that highlights the plight of refugees, their journey & their stories, and yet celebrates their resilience, their strength, their beauty and vulnerability.

In February 2023 a group of Ukrainian refugee women came together with local dancers from Oxfordshire, to stand or rather dance together in solidarity against the war. We created a dance piece that could be performed as a Flashmob, based on the emotional journeys of the refugee women.”
I wrote a composition for the piece, inspired by traditional Ukrainian music.

“On the 24th February to mark one year since the invasion of Ukraine we performed the Flashmob at Oxford Train Station. Train stations have become a lifeline for many people caught in the conflict. They offer a means of escape from the violence and a way to access aid and supplies. It felt fitting to perform this piece in our local station. The Flashmob was highly moving for those involved and those that found themselves as audience members.

“Watch the video of the performance and exhibition at Ovada Gallery during Oxford Festival of the Arts from 6-9th July 2023 – which included the women’s stories, and their portraits taken by Ukrainian photographer Vadym Gurevych.”