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Psychoactive theatre lab "Nichya"
In 2021 theater lab "Nichya" was devoted to the topic of feminism. In 2022 we considered the topic of mental disorders and stereotypes about them.
The main program in 2022 started with an open-call for psychoactive plays. The texts could be devoted to...
In total, 47 playwrights have sent 59 plays. The expert board of 6 experts in theatre and psychoactivism chose 10 texts for the short-list.
The 2022 shortlist:
The main program in 2022 started with an open-call for psychoactive plays. The texts could be devoted to...
- people with mental disorders and their lives
- relatives and friends of people with mental disorders
- communication and relationship between society and people with mental disorders
In total, 47 playwrights have sent 59 plays. The expert board of 6 experts in theatre and psychoactivism chose 10 texts for the short-list.
The 2022 shortlist:
- The end of february. Katerina Antonova (Serov, Sverdlov obl)
- Sonya. Sonya Dymshits (StPetersburg)
- Whales love singing in the dark. Polina Kabalina (Krasnoyarsk)
- Kanye West, cats and the 2-head parenting. Margarita Kadatskaya (StPetersburg)
- If you die, then with Esenin poems. Anastasia Kohan (Tumen)
- I? Evgenia Prokhorova (Minsk, Belarus)
- Let's pretend you haven't seen that. Olga Rafaeva (Moscow)
- Bipolar family. Maria Sikora (Krasnoyarsk)
- The flash-play. Alena Fedorchenko (StPetersburg)
- Delicately. Kasya Chekatovskaya (Minsk, Belarus)
Workshop
(for people with no experience in playwriting)
(for people with no experience in playwriting)
Teachers and curator of the workshop chose 4 applications out of 74.
Here are the names of the participants:
These plays were created in the workshop:
Here are the names of the participants:
- Darya Valeeva (Saratov)
- Dmitry Chaikin (Krasnoyarsk)
- Anna Yuzhakova (Saint Petersburg)
- Nadezhda Gorlova (Moscow)
These plays were created in the workshop:
- No name yet, Nadezhda Gorlova
- Bar inside, Darya Valeeva
The next part of the lab was supposed to include
- 2d open-call for the directors' applications to stage the short-listed plays
- an educational program
- a showcase of the performances based on the psychoactive plays
FAQ about Nichya 2022
Nichya was a psychoactive theatre lab. We used theatre to research the topics of mental disorders and stereotypes about them.
The answers differ. Here are some examples...
"Psychoactivno" community:
... actions aimed at researching the topic of mental disorders, the boundaries of social standards, also the problems of Russian psychiatric institutions.
...a movement that makes visible the existence and problems of people with mental health issues.
Nastya Wasabi, psychoactivist:
...the fight for rights, the fight against stigmatization, the fight against devaluation, psychoeducational of all kinds.
Tasia Vodkina, psychoactivist:
...this is the way we can make our lives better through the offering of help to others.
"Psychoactivno" community:
... actions aimed at researching the topic of mental disorders, the boundaries of social standards, also the problems of Russian psychiatric institutions.
...a movement that makes visible the existence and problems of people with mental health issues.
Nastya Wasabi, psychoactivist:
...the fight for rights, the fight against stigmatization, the fight against devaluation, psychoeducational of all kinds.
Tasia Vodkina, psychoactivist:
...this is the way we can make our lives better through the offering of help to others.
Often in art (cinema, theater, literature), the image of a person with a mental disorder is presented in a way that works to stigmatize and stereotype him. Stigma leads to discrimination and can prevent a person from seeking help.
We wanted to introduce the "Psychoactivism" concept to public and find a non-traumatic and non-manipulative way to talk about the topic of mental health issues in art.
We wanted to introduce the "Psychoactivism" concept to public and find a non-traumatic and non-manipulative way to talk about the topic of mental health issues in art.
The word "Nichya" [niʧˈja] means "equal score" in Russian. We see the lab as a space for open discussion, where equality is the prime feature.
- an open-call for theater plays about people with mental disorders and their lives
an open-call for directors' applications to stage the short-listed plays- the workshop -- an open-call for 4 people without theatre background create plays under curatorship of experienced playwrights. The plays made in the workshop will be staged at the lab.
the presentation of the performances and the stage readings
the dialogues -- public discussion of the performances and social issues with psychologists, sociologists and theatre practitionerseducational program -- workshops, lections, discussions concerning psychoactivism and theatre
In winter-spring 2022.
The plays were chosen by the expert board of 6 people. It consisted of theatre specialists and psychoactivist artists.
Alas, we had the age restriction 18+
Email us at artgroup.1212@gmail.com
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We'll try to answer ASAP!
You can find the detailed program, photos and trailer of Nichya 2021 in our ARCHIVE.