DARIA KALASHNIKOVA. PERFORMANCE "HOW LONG CAN THIS ALL LAST?"

On August 18th, Thursday, at 6 p.m., we invite you to a live performance by Ukrainian artist Daria Kalashnikova, "How long can this all last?".

Daria Kalashnikova, an artist, political activist, and a former gymnast from Luhansk, Ukraine, says she hasn't been home since the Russians occupied her home region in 2014. The then occupation was a response to the "Euromaidan" movement, one of the founders and main organizers of which was the artist herself. She is currently going through her second war. 

"I met the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in 2022 in Kyiv. On the morning of the February 24th, I was sleeping in my apartment. First three days of the war I spend in the shelter in Kyiv, then moved to Lutsk in the west of Ukraine. After two months of living in Lutsk I felt that the world starts getting used to the war in Ukraine. Based on that I made another challenging decision – to move to Europe and to bring the awareness about the war through my art," D. Kalashnikova says.

The performance "How long can this all last?", which has moved critics and spectators at many art festivals, will be shown in Lithuania for the first time. During the performance, the artist combines the elements of gymnastics, lights, and sound. By repeating a gymnastic exercise, she measures the duration of the ongoing war in debilitating monotony and talks about Ukrainian cities that are currently partially or completely destroyed.

In addition to performance art, D. Kalashnikova is also writing, painting, and has graduated in directing and scriptwriting.

It is both symbolic and sad that August 24th - Ukraine's Independence Day - will mark half a year of the war with Russia, which claimed many victims. We invite you to support Ukraine's fight for freedom.

The event is free of charge, but you will be able to leave a donation for Ukraine at the terrace "Laukas".

Event organizer:
The M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art

Event partners:
The National Kaunas Drama Theatre
Terrace "Laukas"