Mariia&Magdalyna

Music and theatre project based in Kyïv

Mariiа&Magdalyna is the duo of two actresses Marusia and Nadiia, who have been working together for 9 years.
Over these years, they were involved in more than 10 projects, including being members of the social rave band "TseSho", and actresses in the Dakh theater.
Mariia&Magdalyna explores different literature, its meanings and rhythms, explores emotions and consciousness. Works a lot with the body and voice, combining theater and music together.

Mariia&Magdalyna operates as an open group, collaborating with independent artists, musicians, actors, and performers.
Now, the Mariia&Magdalyna team includes 3 other people:

Khrystyna Kirik - electronic musician

Olena Shykina - visual artist

Yelyzaveta Orliuk - content creator

Our projects

Sonyachnyi Narod (People of the sun) is a sincere attempt to come to terms with the violent, war-stricken present through reinterpretation of Ukraine's past - a history of people fighting for freedom, and imagining the future - a life of peace and love. The basis for the research is the poetry of 1960s Ukrainian poet Mykola Vinhranovskiy.

human?.. is a musical journey: a compilation of daily diaries written during the war alongside texts from the Bible. With these texts in hand, over the span of 2 weeks, the artists explored topics of love, acceptance, forgiveness, anger, sin, and hatred.