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Open Group - REPEAT AFTER ME II (2022 – 2024)
Event by: Tanzfabrik Berlin Bühne
Location: Uferstudios GmbH, Uferstraße 23, Berlin - Mitte
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REPEAT AFTER ME II (2022 -2024)
Video Installation . Revival by Open Group in the frame of Tanznacht Berlin 2025: Vocal Affairs
Sunday 14.09.2025 / 17:00 & 19:00 / Uferstudios - Studio 14
Tickets: https://pretix.eu/tanzfabrikberlin/repeatafterme/
Duration approx. 60 Minutes
“REPEAT AFTER ME II (2022 -2024)” is an immersive installation that invites visitors to participate. In two video works, refugee witnesses of the ongoing war in Ukraine are portrayed. They share the vital knowledge about the sounds of the war that has become essential for their survival and imitate the sounds of various weapons — such as machine gun fire, artillery shelling, and airstrikes.
The audience moves through the stage set of a karaoke and is prompted by a command to do the same. “REPEAT AFTER ME II (2022 -2024)” creates an environment that makes the harsh reality of war palpable in a visceral way and encourages reflection as well as compassion.
In 2024, the Open Group was representing Poland at the 60th Venice Biennale with the project “Repeat after Me II”. For the Tanznacht Berlin, this was adapted for a stage setting under the title “REPEAT AFTER ME II (2022 -2024).”
➡️ Open Group – Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga is a Ukrainian collective founded in 2012 in Lviv, and since 2015 it has been scattered across different countries, with members living in Ukraine, Poland, Germany and the United States. They held solo exhibitions at institutions including Zachęta — National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland (2025); 601space in New York, USA (2025); Serlachius, Mänttä, Finland (2025); Labirynt gallery, Lublin, Poland (2022); PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv, Ukraine (2014). In 2024, the Open Group was representing Poland at the 60th Venice Biennale with the project “Repeat after Me II”.
Credits: Director of „Repeat After Me II (2022 – 2024)“: OPEN GROUP — Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga Cast of „Repeat After Me 2022“: Alla, Antonina, Boris, Ekaterina, Iryna, Olena, Svitlana, Yuriy Director of Photography: Roman Bordun Editors: Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga Sound Design: Roman Bordun Sound: Piotr Blajerski Colour Correction: Artem Stretovych Cast of „Repeat After Me 2024“: Natalia, Hanna, Anya, Samir, Tymofii, Yana, Vlad, Anastasia, Ira, Inna, Valerii, Maria, Halyna, Maryna, Tetiana, Taisia Production Management: Viktoriia Dorr Director of Photography: Dmytro Churikov, Tomi Hazhlinsky, Justin Warsh Editors: Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga, Dmytro Churikov Film Editing: Dmytro Churikov Colour Correction: Artem Stretovych Sound / Sound Design: Piotr Blajerski Translation: Iryna Kurhanska
Supporters: “Repeat After Me 2022“ © Open Group: Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga, 2022. The video “Repeat After Me 2022“ was created with the involvement of refugees in Lviv, Ukraine. The producer of “Repeat After Me 2024“ is Zachęta – National Gallery of Art. This film was created specially for the “Repeat after Me ll“ exhibition presented at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, in the Polish Pavilion in Venice (20.04–24.11.2024). Curator – Marta Czyż. Polish participation in the 60th International Art Exhibition in Venice is financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland. © Open Group: Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga, 2024. The video work “Repeat after Me 2024“ was created with the involvement of refugees staying in Wrocław (Poland), Vienna (Austria), Berlin (Germany), Vilnius (Lithuania), New York (USA) and Tullamore (Ireland).
Video Installation . Revival by Open Group in the frame of Tanznacht Berlin 2025: Vocal Affairs
Sunday 14.09.2025 / 17:00 & 19:00 / Uferstudios - Studio 14
Tickets: https://pretix.eu/tanzfabrikberlin/repeatafterme/
Duration approx. 60 Minutes
“REPEAT AFTER ME II (2022 -2024)” is an immersive installation that invites visitors to participate. In two video works, refugee witnesses of the ongoing war in Ukraine are portrayed. They share the vital knowledge about the sounds of the war that has become essential for their survival and imitate the sounds of various weapons — such as machine gun fire, artillery shelling, and airstrikes.
The audience moves through the stage set of a karaoke and is prompted by a command to do the same. “REPEAT AFTER ME II (2022 -2024)” creates an environment that makes the harsh reality of war palpable in a visceral way and encourages reflection as well as compassion.
In 2024, the Open Group was representing Poland at the 60th Venice Biennale with the project “Repeat after Me II”. For the Tanznacht Berlin, this was adapted for a stage setting under the title “REPEAT AFTER ME II (2022 -2024).”
➡️ Open Group – Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga is a Ukrainian collective founded in 2012 in Lviv, and since 2015 it has been scattered across different countries, with members living in Ukraine, Poland, Germany and the United States. They held solo exhibitions at institutions including Zachęta — National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland (2025); 601space in New York, USA (2025); Serlachius, Mänttä, Finland (2025); Labirynt gallery, Lublin, Poland (2022); PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv, Ukraine (2014). In 2024, the Open Group was representing Poland at the 60th Venice Biennale with the project “Repeat after Me II”.
Credits: Director of „Repeat After Me II (2022 – 2024)“: OPEN GROUP — Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga Cast of „Repeat After Me 2022“: Alla, Antonina, Boris, Ekaterina, Iryna, Olena, Svitlana, Yuriy Director of Photography: Roman Bordun Editors: Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga Sound Design: Roman Bordun Sound: Piotr Blajerski Colour Correction: Artem Stretovych Cast of „Repeat After Me 2024“: Natalia, Hanna, Anya, Samir, Tymofii, Yana, Vlad, Anastasia, Ira, Inna, Valerii, Maria, Halyna, Maryna, Tetiana, Taisia Production Management: Viktoriia Dorr Director of Photography: Dmytro Churikov, Tomi Hazhlinsky, Justin Warsh Editors: Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga, Dmytro Churikov Film Editing: Dmytro Churikov Colour Correction: Artem Stretovych Sound / Sound Design: Piotr Blajerski Translation: Iryna Kurhanska
Supporters: “Repeat After Me 2022“ © Open Group: Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga, 2022. The video “Repeat After Me 2022“ was created with the involvement of refugees in Lviv, Ukraine. The producer of “Repeat After Me 2024“ is Zachęta – National Gallery of Art. This film was created specially for the “Repeat after Me ll“ exhibition presented at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, in the Polish Pavilion in Venice (20.04–24.11.2024). Curator – Marta Czyż. Polish participation in the 60th International Art Exhibition in Venice is financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland. © Open Group: Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Anton Varga, 2024. The video work “Repeat after Me 2024“ was created with the involvement of refugees staying in Wrocław (Poland), Vienna (Austria), Berlin (Germany), Vilnius (Lithuania), New York (USA) and Tullamore (Ireland).