The Garden

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A multimedia structured improvisation, The Garden is a meditation on themes that connect us all. This garden—filled with faint memories—is a place where space and time dissolve, much like childhood recollections that surface unexpectedly in dreams. Through deeply metaphorical associations with both matter and spirit, The Garden bridges human experience with nature. The roots of the Tree of Life serve as pathways for transcendence, allowing the metamorphosis of flesh into spirit and bringing stones to life.

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This hour-long performance animates the garden through dance, live music, and live painting, immersing the audience in a world where movement, sound, and visual art converge.

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Performances

 

​The Garden premiered at NOHspace, San Francisco, CA, with support from a grant by Theatre Bay Area in partnership with Dancers’ Group.
It was later presented at Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University, in collaboration with Laura Maguier. This performance was co-sponsored by the Stanford Art Initiative and Introduction to the Humanities: Art of Living.

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“Like trees we grow… not in one place only but everywhere, not in one direction but equally upward and outward and inward and downward.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche

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Creative Team

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Conceived & Directed by: Vadim Puyandaev, Erika Tsimbrovsky
Live Music by: Albert Mathias (Stanford University), Grundik Kasyansky (NOHspace)
Live Painting by: Vadim Puyandaev

Dance Performers:

• NOHspace: Erika Tsimbrovsky, Kira Kirsch, Paige Starling Sorvillo

• Stanford University: Erika Tsimbrovsky, Kira Kirsch, Suzzane Lappas