My Dear Skeleton
Audiovisual performance featuring projected animation, animatronic sculptures, music, and movement.
My Dear Skeleton
Online live performance
2021
Duration: 25 minutes
Concept, story, performance, projection, animatronic sculptures and costumes by Yuliya Lanina
Music and sound design for the animation by Nina Young
In “My Dear Skeleton,” my character's dissociated personality manifests as a horned, battered monster. She recounts her turbulent past that caused her to run away, weaving a tale of immigration, sexual violence, addiction, and loss in the form of a fairy tale, enhanced by projections and animatronic sculptures. At the end, she leads the viewer into the fantastical world inside the Big Wise Cat she calls her mother.
>>> View the recording of the premiered performance here.
This piece came as a result of dealing with recent loss, ongoing physical pain, and re-imagining performance in a time of the pandemic.
Past performance:
Premiere took place ONLINE and was presented by ICOSA gallery as a part of Transmissions, curated by Terra Goolsby and Tammie Rubin.
Performance was accompanied by the exhibition presented for the street viewing only, ICOSA gallery, Austin, TX and was comprised of Always and Forever animation, paintings and animatronic sculptures.
This project is supported in part by Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.