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REFUGE

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

Video: 

REVRNT media

Photos:

Jerry Tsai

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.

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