Kateryna Markush
Curator: Bohdan Polishchuk
Costumes and scenography for the archaeological opera Chornobyldorf.
Composers Roman Hryhoriv and Ilya Razumeyko in cooperation with the musical and theatre formation NOVA OPERA, with the support of The House of Europe.
The premiere took place at the National Cultural, Art and Museum Complex Art Arsenal, Kyiv, 2020.
Photos from the performance, and costume sketches:
Katerina was born in Zaporizhia (Ukraine) on December 3, 1982.
She is a theater and film artist, graphic artist.
2000 – 2003 – studied design at the National Dnipro University (Department of Interior Design).
In 2004-2010 she graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, Department of Scenography and Screen Arts.
2010 – received a master’s degree there.
2010 – her project of scenography for the poem “Moses” by I.Franko received an award “Youth Art” “For the best thesis of 2010″ at the Center for Contemporary Art in Kyiv.
In the same year she received the medal named after D.D. Leader at the Triennale “Scenography” for the best scenography.
2010-2021 – active member of exhibitions and theater forums in Ukraine and abroad.
In 2011 he worked as a decorator in the theater studio “Puppet Theater”, artistic director M. Yaremchuk, Kyiv.
2012-2021 – production designer and costume designer at the National Academic Drama Theater of I. Franko, Kyiv.
Actively collaborates with theaters as a scenographer. Develops and creates the concepts of scenery and costumes for opera and ballet. One of her the latest works is the Archaeological Opera “Chornobyldorff”. Directors / composers are R. Grigoriv and I. Razumeiko, Art Arsenal, Kyiv, 2020
Katerina also has creative projects realized abroad.