La Playa

At its core, La Playa explores humanity’s relationship with nature, the forces that shape us, and the systems – both internal and external – that govern our lives. Structured as a two-part work, the first section introduces four central characters working in a beachside café, each representing an elemental force: fire (a cook), water (a cleaning lady),air (a smoking waiter), and earth (a gardener). After a transformative event – a tsunami – the second half shifts into an abstract, movement-driven celebration of the body, spirituality, and resilience.

Choreography: Olga Rabetskaya

2025 Cast: Carl Ponce Cubero, Lavy, Elliana Lynch-Daniels, Emma Weiss, Masha Vasilevskaya.

Music Director: Maria Vasilevskaya

Duration: 60 minutes
Performance video available upon request.

Musicians: Maria Vasilevskaya, Slava Yasser, Rami El-Aasser

Lighting Design: Tiago Canhoto

Sound Design + Live Sound Engineer: James Kogan

Set Design: Aleksandra Sikorskaya, Olga Rabetskaya, Maria Vasilevskaya

Costumes: Aleksandra Sikorskaya, Olga Rabetskaya

Set Design Assistant: Maria Neverova

Set Builder: Vladimir Klintchev

Set Design Сonsultant: Sergey Didenko

Music Programming: Maria Lineva

Video Editing: Aliaksandra Kononchenko, Olga Rabetskaya

Poster artist: Kristina Ivantsova

Graphic design: Natasha Mileshina