1st October, 18:30 -20:30, The Place, 17 Duke’s Road, London, WC1H 9PY
Tickets: Early Bird: £16 (conc £12) | Standard: £20 (conc £16)
Book Tickets Here: Every Minute Motherland | The Place
Every Minute Motherland is a dance performance created by Maciej Kuźmiński and devised using documentary methods in response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the ensuing refugee crisis. The piece was developed in collaboration with a Polish-Ukrainian team – including refugees – and dramaturg Paul Bargetto.
The work is inspired by the personal stories of the dancers and rooted in extensive laboratory-based research. It explores the effects of trauma, exile, and alienation, framed by broader themes of war, identity, and the inescapable forces of history and geography.
Against the numbing backdrop of televised and social media coverage, the performance shifts our focus to the bodies of the witnesses – their lived experiences transcribed into movement and time, reaching toward the spirit of ritual and myth.
From Mariupol to Kharkiv, and across every place touched by war, artists and cultural institutions have been deliberately targeted in attempts to erase Ukrainian national identity. This project stands as an act of resistance against these crimes and a powerful statement of solidarity with Ukraine.
Presented by Polish Cultural Institute in London and Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of UK/Poland Season 2025.
Book Tickets here: Every Minute Motherland | The Place
