Songs for Babyn Yar: The Making Of
80 years ago this autumn, Nazi occupying forces murdered more than 33,000 Jews in the ravine of Babyn Yar in the suburbs of Kyiv, Ukraine, over just two days.
As we prepare to mark this anniversary with the premiere of our music theatre production Songs for Babyn Yar, this episode delves into the making of the show, its vision and the creative journey we have experienced as we explore how to commemorate atrocity through the medium of performance.
Featuring interviews with the show's director Josephine Burton; musicians Yuriy Gurzhy, Svetlana Kundish and Mariana Sadovska; and Dr Uilleam Blacker, Associate Professor of Comparative Russian and East European Culture at UCL.
Music:
Songs featured: Mipney Ma and Rabbi Yuriy's Dance from Songs for Babyn Yar
All the music was created and recorded in the rehearsal room with Yuriy Gurzhy, Svetlana Kundish and Mariana Sadovska for Dash Arts
Intro music: Fakiiritanssi by Marouf Majidi
Hosted by Rachael Head
