Sharing with Alex Vostokova
Compass Artist in Residence for 2025, Alex Vostokova, is sharing her latest work-in-progress.
This work-in-progress reimagines mythological, religious, and archetypal figures through semi-fictional vignettes, blending fabric, movement, voice, and live music. The figures are born, undone, and remade, symbolizing the evolving nature of identity and self-expression. The piece questions traditional symbols of divine perfection by exploring bodies shaped by violence, transformation, and resilience, highlighting the struggle of crafting one’s identity in a world where everything is watched and scrutinized.
It explores the tension between spontaneity and constant observation, challenging audiences to consider the elasticity required to hold and honour the complexity of the human experience. The work also looks at Vostokova’s family history of sewing, the relationship between clothing and self-expression, and how little control we often have over the construction of our identities.
Performer Alex Vostokova
Composer/sound design Jason McNamara
Live music (Cello) Risteárd ó hAodha
Duration around 15-20 mins
ALEX VOSTOKOVA is a dance artist, emerging choreographer and director working across live performance, improvisation and film as well as teaching and facilitating in Ireland. Alex is driven by sociological concepts as well as surrealism, bridging the gap between emotive embodied practice and an interest in multidisciplinary collaboration.
Alex will also be offering the opportunity to join her and other artists in the studio on February the 21st. More info here
