(beyond) Doomsday Scrolling opens on February 16th at HERE, NYC. Set in an imagined theatre sheltering women fleeing from wars across time and across the globe, this dramatic cabaret connects the invasion of Ukraine with the larger landscape of systemic aggression around the world – and centers women in the story of war.
This multilingual show is performed by 12 women and 1 man, from multiple generations and 10 countries: Ukraine, Poland, Iceland, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Scotland, Italy, Cuba, and the US. Featuring a live band headed by Ukrainian musician and anti-war activist Lesya Verba, with songs ranging freely over cultures, eras, and genres, the piece conveys experiences of displacement and resistance through drama and satire, personal testimony and living newspaper, and text drawn from the long tradition of women’s war writing - amplifying the voices of women as social actors in wartime.
The current iteration of the show will run from February 16 - 26 at the HERE.
