The Stone that Spoke

Kievan Rus princesses
Anastasia, Anna and Elisiv of Kyiv
travelled Europe 1000 years ago.

Kyiv performers Elizabeth Isadora,
Catherine Rajhans and Ganna Smirnova
choose one of these forebears each to
explore their personal journeys from
Kyiv to Hastings in 2022.

The central motif of stones catalyses
the exploration of stones under foot,
stones collected in the hand and the
building of Hastings Castle out of
stone in 1067. Stones as a symbol
of resilience.

The project began as promenade
experiential theatre of spoken thoughts,
photography, film and live harp music
accompanying scenery on strings with
shadows dancing across the walls of
the three performance spaces.

The work is planned to continue as a
video installation project within the
'You Must Follow Another Plan' community
arts project that finds inspiration in a
generation of female medieval decision
makers on the millennial anniversary
of their births.

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