Colliding Stories

Diaries in Motion

“When the world pulls the rug out from under your feet, it’s good to be able to defy gravity.” What remains when one’s homeland is shattered? And what emerges when four women from Ukraine and Russia take to the stage together – not in spite of, but because of their stories? “Diaries in Motion” opens a window onto four lives in which individual struggles are transformed into shared strength. With daring acrobatics, bodies in flight and the precise language of contemporary circus, Lera Kutsenko, Daniela Levina and Maria Stolbunova create a collage of resilience – one that transcends political boundaries just as much as physical ones. The Berlin-based company Scenic Circus has been working at the intersection of circus, dance and theatre since 2022. Following the international success of “LYALKA” (Berlin Circus Festival, Sziget Festival Budapest), “Diaries in Motion” has been touring Germany and Poland since 2025. What awaits the audience is more than just a circus: it is physical poetry that lingers – powerful, vulnerable and deeply human. An invitation to overcome gravity together.