My Land

*****
The List
"Ballet meets the circus in this mesmerising, magic show"
*****
The Scotsman
"electric atmosphere... a torrent of strength, bravery and precision"
*****
Fest Magazine
"cast of extraordinarily high technical calibre... beautiful and inventive scenography"
*****
Edinburgh Guide
"executed with excruciating precision and exquisite beauty"
*****
Voice Magazine
"you will find yourself staring in awe at the beauty of the piece"
*****
Edinburgh Reporter
"a breathtakingly beautiful, acrobatically stunning show"
*****
The Wee Review
"visually stunning and packed with flawless acrobatic feats"
*****
One4Review
"a beautifully performed and breathtaking performance"
*****
British Theatre Guide
"It is groundbreaking work"

The company’s production, My Land premiered at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2018, where it was the best-rated show by critics among the productions of the entire Edinburgh International Festival. No wonder, the show has been invited again to the Fringe for another run in August 2019.

In his new ‘cirque dance’ piece, artistic director Bence Vági worked with seven of Ukraine's most talented circus artists to present a vision of light and shadow fusing ancient tradition with mind-blowing skills. Pushing the boundaries of the human body, My Land resonates with the most ancient myths of humanity, staging artists as they search for the sound of their own freedom in a timeless space expanded by illusions.

In My Land’s ambitious staging performers rise up from a soil-covered set to tell their personal stories creating mesmerising images evoking tradition, freedom and love. Featuring traditional Tatar, Moldavian, and other music pieces from Ukraine, and never before seen physical feats, My Land is part contemporary dance, part circus performance incorporating theatrical finesse and the show stopping energy of the Eastern European acrobatic arts.

My Land is a Müpa Production; it received its Hungarian premiere in the program of CAFé Budapest Contemporary Art Festival in October 2018. Ever since then My Land has been a sold out show in a wide range of countries and venues, including some of Europe's most prestigious art festivals like Avignon's Le OFF.

Creators

Director, choreographer, production design Bence Vági
Circus consultant Krisztián Kristóf
Artistic consultants Illés Renátó and Gábor Zsíros
Music Edina Mókus Szirtes and Gábor (Fiddler) Terjék
Folk music consultant Miklós Both
Lighting design József Pető and Attila Lenzsér
Costumes Emese Kasza
Assistant to the choreographer Tímea Kinga Maday
Design engineer Zsolt Tárnok
Technical director Tamás Vladár
Assistant to the director Aliz Schlecht

Performers

Roman Khafizov
Andrii Maslov
Sergii Materynskyi
Yevheniia Obolonina
Andrii Pysiura
Mykola Pysiura
Andrii Spatar