[tsee-'koon]
An immersive theater installation
ignited by Russian invasion of Ukraine
University of California Davis
Granada Artist Residency
Written and conceived by:
Vita Tzykun & David Adam Moore
Stage Direction by:
Vita Tzykun & David Adam Moore
Environment, Character, Video,
and Sound Design by:
Vita Tzykun & David Adam Moore
Lighting Design by:
Jessica Kohn
Original Musical Score and
Electroacoustic Sound Collages by:
David Adam Moore
Movement by:
Erika Tsimbrovsky
Conceived, directed, designed and composed by University of California Davis Granada Artists-in-Residence David Adam Moore and Vita Tzykun, REFUGE is an immersive theatrical installation ignited by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Presented as a walk-through experience comprised of seven different environments trough which the audience journeys with the protagonists of the story, it explores the universal subjects of home; belonging; ties to one’s heritage, language and cultural identity; stability versus chaos; separation; grief; and hope.