Displaced in Ukraine: trauma and identity through theatre. Screening and talk with Natalia Vorozhbyt and Samir Puri
Date and time:
Wednesday 14 December, 2016
18:30 - 20:00
Location:
Europe House
32 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3EU
There are 1.7 million people displaced inside Ukraine as a result of the ongoing war in the east. Nearly all left behind relatives, jobs, property, and memories. Their experiences received an expression through “The Theatre of Displaced People”, brought to life by Ukrainian playwright Natalia Vorozhbyt. “My Mykolayivka” is a moving account of a school shelling in a small village. At the event, Natalia Vorozhbyt will talk about what it is like to make theatre on the frontline. Samir Puri is a lecturer from King's College, London, and former OSCE observer in eastern Ukraine. He will talk about the broader context of IDPs issues in Ukraine.
This talk will be moderated by Marina Pesenti, Director, Ukrainian Institute London.
This event will be held in Ukrainian and English. Interpreting will be provided.
FREE
Speaker
Natalya Vorozhbyt
Natalya Vorozhbyt is оne of Ukraine’s leading playwrights. Her work has been translated and staged internationally including at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Court Theatre in London. Her 2015 documentary play ‘Voices from the Uprising’ is one of the most important works of reporting from witnesses at the heart of the Maidan revolution.
Speaker
Samir Puri
Samir Puri is a lecturer in the Department of War Studies. He holds a BA in History and Politics from Warwick University, an MA (distinction) in War Studies from King’s College London, and a PhD from Cambridge University. His doctoral dissertation examined different strategies for dealing with armed groups in Pakistan and Turkey. He spent six years working for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2009-15). In 2014-15 he was seconded to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in eastern Ukraine. His duties involved patrolling in the field and reporting on ceasefire violations and weapons withdrawals in line with the Minsk process.
