“CP4P International Productions develops and tours new, original works with talented refugee artists around the world, inspired by cultures in crisis due to political conflict or ecological disaster.
Furthermore, we provide community outreach to the refugee communities where we perform through trauma-informed story-telling workshops, masterclasses, sliding scale or free admission to our performances, as well as by hiring additional personnel for our tour directly from the refugee community.”
Slovo. Theater Group presents
MOTHERMOTHERLAND
Mothermotherland is a devised performance that explores motherhood, motherland, and Ukrainian and American experience through the lens of Mykola Khyvylovy’s autobiographical short story I Am (a Romantic). Written in 1924, the short story follows I, the head of the secret police (the Cheka), who must decide, with the help of his comrades: Dr. Tahabat, Andrusha, and the degenerate Sentinel, whether or not to execute his own mother to protect his idea of a commune beyond the hills. This performance was developed through a co-writing process by members of Slovo. Theater Group. The performance was devised in the styles of Les Kurbas (theatre of movement and gestus), Jacques Lecoq (physical theatre), and post-documentary theatre. In this piece, there are multiple realities existing and overlapping with one another; there are the actors and their personal experiences, the actors playing themselves and their personal stories, there are the characters of I Am (a Romantic), and there is Mykola Khyvylovy.
For information on booking future performances for your venue, please contact Audrey Rose Dégez.
“Now, in the Ukrainian-russian War, not only lives are at stake but also the past, present, and future of Ukrainian culture. After the full-scale invasion on 24 February, 2022, Slovo. Theater Group was founded as a means of promoting Ukrainian culture abroad and stimulating dialogue between Ukrainians and Americans. We are exploring how theatre can be a tool to fight against cultural oppression by putting the oppressed culture in the spotlight and creating documentary materials to help that culture persevere.”
Livestream recording of “Mothermotherland” at The Kennedy Center’s Millenium Stage in Washington, D.C.
SPONSORS
Mothermotherland is presented in partnership with coLAB Arts. Thank you to all of our sponsors and a special thank you to:
James Miller, The Posner Foundation, Allan Holt, The Wilke Foundation, JP Morgan Charitable Giving Fund, Larry Lebowitz and Carrie Thompson of Denton's, Cohen & Grigsby legal practice, Louis Dégez, and David & Dawne Hickton