20:30-21:30, Wednesday 16th September 2026
The Cockpit
Music: Slavic folk songs.
DREVA is an unusual theatre experience in which the audience is asked not to watch, but to close their eyes, and listen: a night-time story, followed by a lullaby. A lullaby for grown-ups.
Enter a journey to the roots of nature, and to the story of the creation of the world as preserved in the folk traditions of the Eastern Slavs. Sound baths have become popular recently, yet the ancient Slavs knew something similar long ago, in lullabies and the meditative sounds of folk tradition, now largely forgotten.
It is a full performance, but a sound performance. It begins with a spoken introduction, explaining what to expect and how to receive it, before the invitation into the meditative folk songs and sounds. Close your eyes, and travel to the very beginning of the world.
Age range: All ages, but mostly adults
In a festival of new work, please note that shows can often overrun.
Produced by Scarb Project
Venue: The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH.
On the same day:
Music: Slavic Folk songs Director and story teller: Alesia Mankouskaya Singer and folk specialist: Evelina Shchadryna Sound specialist and pianist: Andrea Kmecova Artist: Lizaveta Chyrvontsava
Music: Slavic Folk songs
Director and story teller: Alesia Mankouskaya
Singer and folk specialist: Evelina Shchadryna
Sound specialist and pianist: Andrea Kmecova
Artist: Lizaveta Chyrvontsava