Samodiva
Samodiva
Samodiva
opens a door to an ancient world, immersing the audience in traditions, beliefs and creatures seen in Eastern European Folklore. They emerge from mist and myth—barefoot spirits of the forest, fierce and free. Samodiva awakens the ancient tales of the Balkan wild women: guardians of nature, shape-shifters of fate, voices of forgotten power. In this living ritual of movement and presence, time bends, and the lines between performer and witness dissolve.
Credits:
Idea & Choreography Marchela-Vasilena Merchant
Dancers Lily Armah, Marchela-Vasilena Merchant, Nina Tomlinson, Noemi Gunea, Stephanie Handjiiska, Thea Chamberlain
Costumes Freya Thomas-Taylor Set Design Abi Wood Music Dan Hibbert
Executive Producer Stephanie Handjiiska Consulting Producer Lydia Wharf
Associate Producer Ella Natalia Hopkins Photography Sophie Dunne Studio
Samodiva is realised with the financial support of National Lottery Project Grants by Arts Council England.
