polifoniia – connecting in progress..

a project by ukrainisch deutsche welle
hosted by stygx
in collaboration with miskyi theatre

venue: santaroza 3 10564 athens greece ︎︎︎ (across rex theatre)

description: the centerpiece is the polifoniia video installation (2023). This multichannel installation functions as a space for listening and exchange. visitors can use headphones to listen to diverse ukrainian voices — translated into english and greek — while observing the video installation.

alongside the installation, a dynamic program of talks, open discussions, and performances will be held, featuring the local athenian scene and two special guests: hanna Shevchenko (kyiv) and jan struckmeier (munich).

installation

08.11.2025 | 17 - 23 h

09.11.2025 | 12 - 23 h

10. - 14.11.2025 | 18 - 20 h

15.11.2025 | 12 - 23 h

16.11.2025 | 12 - 23 h

public events

15.11.2025

17 - 19 h photos of sichovykh striltciv street collective listening – audio performance by dmytro levytskyi (miskyi theatre).

19.30 - 20 h short spring in irpin' video from sasha vasianova, service woman of armed forces from mariupol.

20 - 20.30 h end/less energy performance by anna shevchenko.

20.30 - 23 h be home by midnight cozy end to the day before curfew in ukraine.

16.11.2025

13 - 14 h there is no such thing performance by jan struckmeier. limited number of listeners. please register here ︎︎︎

16 - 18 h the spaces between us: kyiv, munich, athens open discussion with the participation of liza german from the naked room gallery and members of pererva studio & ceramic beats live from kyiv.

18 - 23 h energy autonomy – live from kyiv depth a site-specific music act by local artists from a former ceramic factory in ukraine. by ceramic beats & pererva.

_past_

08.11.2025

19 -20 h polifoniia official opening and introduction of the exhibition by ukrainisch deutsche welle.

20 - 23 h near dark [evensong] : live from kyiv depths a site-specific music act by local artists from a former ceramic factory in ukraine, with an immersive talk on counterculture experiences at wartime. by ceramic beats & pererva studio.

09.11.2025

14 - 15 h photos of sichovykh striltciv street collective listening – audio performance by dmytro levytskyi (miskyi theatre).

15 - 16 h q&a to the audioperformance discussion with mariia borysova (miskyi theatre).

17 - 17.30 h art during war presentation of the research on the contemporary dance and performing arts scene in kyiv during the summer of 2025. by jan struckmeier.

17.30 - 19.30 h open discussion with ukrainian artists living in greece and greek artists working with ukrainians.

20 - 20.30 h end/less energy performance by hanna shevchenko.

21 - 21.30 h post loading truck live session recordings from ukraine’s borders. by manolis manousakis.

funded by goethe institute athens and the culture and arts department of the city munich

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full program of munich, 20. – 27.09.2025,
for download here ︎︎︎