Buza by Larisa Venediktova

Camera & edit by Masha Kuznetsova (Kuznini)

This work was occasioned by the 70th anniversary of the execution of world-renowned Soviet director Vsevolod Meyerhold. His vision of the theatre and his fate in the context of the common destiny of the Soviet people provided the impulse for creating this piece.


Fear as a phenomenon of human existence. Fear that reigned in the Soviet person's consciousness. Fear that even now remains a defining factor in the thoughts and actions of contemporary people.


In theatre art, ordinary consciousness perceives the performance -- with its particular duration, beginning and end, logical (or illogical) development -- as the artwork. In this work, we would like to share the opportunity for a different mode of thinking and perceiving the events onstage. This manner of thinking presupposes the treatment of each moment of existence on stage (for both performers and audience members) as an art object.


*BUZA -- 1. In Caucasia and Crimea, a light hoppy drink made of millet, buckwheat.

2. Vulgar, Uproar, outrage, disorder, confusion, turmoil, mix-up, disgrace, scandal.

3. From V.Mayakovsky's The Bedbug:

"Comprehensive dictionary of dead words. What is "buza"? (Looks through the dictionary)

...Buza -- is the form of activity of people who interfere with all forms of activity."

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• performans
• video-art
• theatre
• kurbas

[kuznini]

@LordRevan107 Thank you! therefore, I managed to pass shooting and editing the atmosphere of the performance.

[LordRevan107]

Pretty interesting video, with some real intense imagery. Found this video while trying to find a definition for my friend's last name. I got something awesome to watch out of it, too. Very dark stuff- oppressive, and dirty. Definitely embodies fear and chaos. :)