Performance Movies

Liliya Syvytska's very personal film exploring the painful challenges of temporarily displaced Ukrainians in foreign lands.

Pianowork 2 is an animated recording of me playing Jürg Frey’s ‘Klavierstück 2’ at Mimic Productions in Berlin on 22 June...

The Lady of the Sand presented her sand short film "Beautiful Morocco" in July 2013, created for the Foundation of Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla...

On 13th December, which is known as the Google Day, Kseniya Simonova presented a brand new work of hers which was shown live during the on-line...

Simonova began experimenting with sand animation in late 2008, initially as something quite experimental and almost accidental. Circus is her first...

This sand film is devoted to the memory of the tragedy of 11th September which was a great shock for the famous sand artist from Ukraine Kseniya...

A group of young men waltz in pairs, balancing with a glass between their foreheads. In this captivating setting, director Albert Rask crafts a new...

Based on an original concept by John Cameron Mitchell, this stunning sand animation merges haute couture with the magic of ephemeral art. Through the...

The Lady of the Sand is presenting her second sand film devoted to help a Russian child suffering with cancer. A month earlier Kseniya has created a...

Simonova recreated dramatic and multifaceted history of Lebanon at the request of representatives of the government of the country. Her sand film was...

In November 2012, Kseniya Simonova presented this new epic story, one of her most aesthetic and beautiful sand ballads, inspired by her Russian roots.

On December 25, 2009, Simonova performed this sand story in Valletta, Malta, during the televised charity marathon L'Istrina, at the invitation of...

Where do I go from here is a performance arthouse-style film exploring the nostalgia of the concept of home in terms of home as a feeling rather than...

Surrounded by reflections of color, an ephemeral being explores the ethereal, sweet, and dangerous nature of sexual affection for another. It yearns...

After the enormous success of You Are Always Nearby, Simonova presented her next piece, titled Don't Be Too Late!, at the final of Ukraine's Got...

Kseniya Simonova devoted a sand story titled "Life Always Wins" to the March 2011 tragedy in Japan.

You Are Always Nearby is the defining work and the cornerstone of Simonova's entire career. The story follows a young couple during World War II: the...

A haunting sand animation tribute to the victims of the Chernobyl disaster. Through shifting images of innocence, suffering, and loss, Kseniya...

This film is dedicated to the Russian legends that found their reflection in the Russian tradition of the artist and author Kseniya Simonova. The...

In this landmark performance, Barbara T. Smith collaborated with computer scientist Richard Rubenstein to generate 3,000 unique computer-produced...