Transart26 - Mōdraniht. Songs of Winter

How does one create a work of art under the daily threat of war? The Ukrainian collective Opera Aperta responds with Mōdraniht. Songs of Winter War, an interdisciplinary work combining theatre, music and political reflection into a powerful and timely ritual narrative.

The piece is rooted in the collective's real journey through wounded geographies and ancestral rituals: from the Carpathian Mountains, marked by conflict and political upheaval, to the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan — a symbol of one of the worst human-caused environmental disasters — and on to La Vijanera in Silió, Cantabria, an ancient carnival that has survived as a living community celebration. The dramaturgical framework draws on Mōdraniht, the "Night of Mothers", an ancient Anglo-Saxon pagan rite tied to the winter solstice. Styles, texts, timeframes, and both macro and micro histories converge in an ensemble work that transforms real conflicts, war trauma and environmental catastrophe into a ritual language.

Recommended for ages 18 and over.
The performance contains nudity.
Strobe lighting and loud sounds are used.