Culture

A stage with three kinetic objects made of prostheses stands in Kyiv’s Pavilion 13. Mounted on a chassis, the figures move in a robotic manner, almost hypnotically, and raise questions that audiences, both in Ukraine and abroad, may not yet be ready to answer.

The lights dim, and for a moment, the room falls still. Thousands of people stand together in Kyiv, waiting. Then the first notes begin, and the crowd responds as one—singing, filming, brought together by the music. Outside, the Russia’ war continues. Inside, for a few hours, there is magic.