Movement and drama performance "Blue Ashes"

The movement and drama performance "Blue Ashes" is inspired by the story of the Dutch watchmaker Corrie ten Bom, who thanks to this story became a famous writer and influencer of the time. At first glance, this woman's life should have been no different from others... However, fate gave this woman great trials - during the Second World War, while her family was rescuing Jews from the Holocaust, she had to pay the highest price - imprisonment in a concentration camp. After going through a particularly difficult time, this author wrote the autobiographical book "The Hiding Place", which received worldwide recognition - the book was translated into more than 20 languages and became classics of religious literature of the 20th century, the book has also been adapted to the screen several times.

Based on this living Corrie story, with the central theme of unconditional faith in God's love, director and choreographer Laura Gerashchenko creates a two-part movement-drama performance for teenagers and adults. This is a live performance based on an autobiographical story, during which important questions are raised: how to overcome the pain of separation; be content with what you have; how to survive in the face of danger; how God can use weakness; how to deal with difficult people; how to face death with courage; how to love your enemies; what to do when evil wins; how to forgive everyone.

Creative team:
Director - Laura Gerashchenko
Composer - Kristijonas Lučinskas
Set designer/ costume designer - Angelina Gailiūnė
Playwright - Sondra Simana
Light artists - Mantvydas Poškus, Arūnas Račkauskas
Video director, cameraman - Donatas Ravaitis
Photographer - Edgaras Vitkevičius
Producer - Roberta Čičinskaitė