LECTURE WITH VIDEO EXAMPLES OF SITE WORK CREATED BY MAIDA WITHERS:
https://vimeo.com/1078418275/
SITE SPECIFIC DANCE WORKS PRESENTED IN LECTURE:
https://vimeo.com/1065027864/
Event sponsored by: Платформа сучасного танцю (Ukraine Association, Contemporary Dance Platform, Anton Ovchinnikov, Founder)
Event designed for: Choreographers, with special focus on Ukraine PAMYATATY site-specific choreographers commissioned to create work during war (i.e. Russia invasion of Ukraine 2023 – continuing 2025); international artists and general public.
Information:
On March 11, 2025, Ukraine Association, Contemporary Dance Platform, Anton Ovchinnikov, founder, presented an online presentation on ZOOM with choreographer, performer, and activist Maida Withers (USA). This event was a lecture presentation dedicated to the DANCE “Site Specific” genre including documentary dance video examples of work created by Withers followed by discussion based on questions from global viewers on ZOOM.
The goal of the lecture was to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the site-specific performance genre, its meaning, and the role of dance and choreography in site-specific works. The presentation is specifically related to a PAM’YATATY project by Maida Withers and Anton Ovchinnikov that funds 4 Ukranian female choreographers to create and perform site works. Specifically, site works during the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2023-2025, ongoing), a Ukraine project funded by Trust for Mutual Understanding.
During the lecture, Maida introduced participants to her works, philosophy, and the ideas that have guided her as an artist throughout her long creative career.
The event will took place on the Zoom platform. Participants registered online. The presentation concluded with questions to Maida.
The meeting was held in English featuring participant interaction and discussion. The link on the registration form: https://forms.gle/NBMzgEC1VZmRK3JU7
This event is part of the PAM’YATATY project, supported by Trust for Mutual Understanding; Anton Ovchinnikov; Maida Withers, and Ukraine Contemporary Dance Platform.
Video: Examples of Maida Withers and the Dance Construction Company SITE WORK:
Documentry video – lecture including video showing: https://vimeo.com/1078418275/
Video of Site-Specific works presented in lecture: https://vimeo.com/1065027864/
*Maida Withers and the Dance Construction Company (not for profit dance organization located in Washington, DC (1974 – today)