{"id":3580,"date":"2022-10-04T00:57:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T20:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2022\/?p=3580"},"modified":"2024-09-23T00:42:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T20:42:10","slug":"bohdan-polishchuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2024\/3580\/bohdan-polishchuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Bohdan Polishchuk"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Curator: Bohdan Polishchuk<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Bohdan Polishchuk<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Graduate of The National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture (Kyiv).<\/p>\r\n

Co-founder of the Scenography Gallery and the international festival Lviv Quadriennale of Scenography.<\/p>\r\n

Curator and participant of the Ukrainian pavilion at the Tbilisi Biennial of Scenography 2020.<\/p>\r\n

For more than ten years he has been working with different Ukrainian state theatres and independent art initiatives and projects.<\/p>\r\n

As a production designer:<\/p>\r\n

2011 \u2013 \u00abForest Song\u00bb by Lesya Ukrainka, director A. Prykhodko (Lviv Academic Theatre named after Les Kurbas);<\/p>\r\n

2014 \u2013 \u00abRhinos\u00bb by E. Ionesco, director A. Prykhodko (Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre, Kyiv);<\/p>\r\n

2015 \u2013 \u00abGrateful Erodi\u00bb by H. Skovoroda, director V. Kuchynskyi (Lviv Academic Theatre named after Les Kurbas);<\/p>\r\n

2020 \u2013 \u00abBuna\u00bb by V. Makoviy, director I. Bilyts (National Theatre named after M. Zankovetska, Lviv);<\/p>\r\n

2021 \u2013 \u00abBronislava Nizhynska performance: dance-reconstruction\u00bb, choreography by Svitlana Oleksiuk, composer Yana Shlyabanska, \u00abRuban Productions\u00bb, premiere at Les Kurbas’ Centre (Kyiv).<\/p>\r\n

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\u00a0As director and production designer:<\/p>\r\n

2019 \u2013 \u00abLittle Fox Who Succeeded\u00bb by H. Lystvak (The First Theatre, Lviv);<\/p>\r\n

2019 \u2013 \u00abAndroid. The Number on Your Back\u00bb by H. Lystvak (Maly Drama Theatre, Kyiv); 2021 \u2013 \u00abStray Lights in Her Eyes\u00bb by Alex Wood (Maly Drama Theatre, Kyiv);<\/p>\r\n

2022 \u2013 performance \u00abHiroshima Girl is Afraid of Thunder\u00bb based on the play \u00abLiving with Father\u00bb by Inoue Hisashi, composer Yana Shlyabanska (NGO Scenography Gallery, The Les\u2019 Kurbas State Centre for Theatre Arts, Kyiv).<\/p>\r\n

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As director of the performances:<\/p>\r\n

2019 \u2013 \u00abWake up in Chubai’s dreams\u00bb, poetry by H. Chubai, composer V. Sirenko, artistic formation \u00abThe Captured Passion\u00bb (presented within the \u00abBook Arsenal\u00bb international festival);<\/p>\r\n

\u00a02020 \u2013 \u00abThe Great Jazz Journey\u00bb (National Operetta of Ukraine, Kyiv);<\/p>\r\n

2021 \u2013 \u00abVertep. Neo-Baroque Mystery\u00bb, the musical and theatrical performance by Ignea Corda Art Formation. The performance was presented in the Great Lavra Bell Tower and The International Convention Centre \u00abUkrainian House\u00bb;<\/p>\r\n

2022 \u2013 Gra[n]d Opera \u00abThe Art of War\u00bb, libretto by M. Layuk, composer S. Vilka, Nova Opera and Sed Contra Ensemble (presented in the Lviv Organ Hall).<\/p>\r\n

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Concept<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Chugaister<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Chugaister<\/span> is a remarkable creature from Ukrainian mythology, a forest man, a cheerful, hairy figure who loves to play the fife and dance, but he can also dance a stranger to death. The term <\/span>Chugaister<\/span> now also refers to a type of camouflage military uniform that is actively used by Ukrainian defenders in the fight against occupiers.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The weaving of camouflage <\/span>chugaisters<\/span>, like camouflage nets, is a process familiar to many Ukrainians today. People often donate their own belongings, clothing that was part of their wardrobe just the day before<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

“My <\/span>chugaister<\/span> is woven from materials brought by people in a village in Kyiv Oblast, where I was during the first months of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. People brought everything: old sheets, clothes, whatever they could\u2014each item as if it were a sacrifice for the protection of our common future. I didn\u2019t have fabric dyes on hand, so I used old curtains from the 1940s and 1950s, dyeing them with onion peels. Thus, my skills in using eco-friendly dyes came in handy,” said installation artist <\/span>Lyudmyla<\/span> Nahorna<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The sensation of one’s world, everyday life, history, and culture being re-evaluated, shattered into pieces, purified, and transformed into something new\u2014offering confidence, help, and protection to loved ones and those fighting for freedom and identity with weapons in hand\u2014pervades daily life.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

“Scarves, like magical amulets, from which invisible armor is woven\u2014armor of protection, endowing the warrior with the power of a mythical being!” said <\/span>Lyudmyla<\/span> Nahorna<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Today, Ukrainian theater, scenography, and costume design are undergoing similar processes of renewal. Art is no longer detached from life, and theater in Ukraine is increasingly freeing itself from years of Russian cultural and ideological occupation. Ukrainian artists are now standing up for national identity, just as soldiers stand up to defend their people and land.<\/span> This<\/span> installation represents the boundary between material worlds and emotional states that Ukrainian scenographers must navigate in their work and lives today.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Project authors <\/span>Lyudmyla<\/span> Nahorna<\/span> and Kateryna <\/span>Tyshchenko<\/span> created the installation based on their personal experiences and the shared experiences of the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine.<\/span> “The <\/span>Chugaister<\/span>, crucified in space, is a symbol not only of sacrifice but also of resilience and unyieldingness,” said <\/span>Lyudmyla<\/span> Nahorna<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Project curator: Bohdan <\/span>Polischuk<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Team: Installation authors <\/span>Lyudmyla<\/span> Nahorna<\/span>, Kateryna <\/span>Tyshchenko<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Organizer: GO Gallery of Scenography<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Curator: Bohdan Polishchuk Bohdan Polishchuk   Graduate of The National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture (Kyiv). Co-founder of the Scenography Gallery and the international festival Lviv Quadriennale of Scenography. Curator and participant of the Ukrainian pavilion at the Tbilisi Biennial of Scenography 2020. For more than ten years he has been working with different<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[52],"tags":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3580"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3580"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5131,"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3580\/revisions\/5131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}