[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 David Adam Moore and Vita Tzykun, REFUGE is an immersive theatrical installation ignited by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The work is presented as an hour-long walk-through experience comprised of seven different environments through which the audience journeys with the protagonists of the story. Created in collaboration with Ukrainian refugees, REFUGE explores the universal subjects of home, belonging, separation, grief, and hope. Developed using 3D game engine technology to choreograph audience flow, silent scenic changes, and an unseen choir, REFUGE fuses the worlds of fine art, spoken theater, modern dance, and electro-acoustic vocal performance.









