SpaceBridge
When:
Friday, Nov 21, 2025 7:30p -
Sunday, Nov 23, 2025 9:30p
Friday, Nov 21, 2025 7:30p -
Sunday, Nov 23, 2025 9:30p
Where:
Robert J. Orchard
559 Washington Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Admission:
Unknown
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, History, Social Good
Event website:
https://artsemerson.org/events/the-4th-witch/
SpaceBridge brings together Russian refugee children—who fled to the U.S. due to their families’ anti-war stance and now live in NYC shelters—with American peers to build a more welcoming world where their new friendships can thrive and grow.
Created by Irina Kruzhilina, the piece centers children we seldom consider: Russian youth affected by the war in Ukraine. It follows their efforts to integrate into American society, where they often encounter suspicion, bullying, and a lack of empathy.
SpaceBridge draws its inspiration from two significant historical events: the 1983 peace mission to the USSR led by 11-year-old American activist Samantha Smith, who bridged the gap between American and Russian children during the Cold War; and the satellite-mediated “citizens’ debates”, known as “spacebridges” between the US and the USSR, which prompted unfiltered and uncensored conversations between ordinary people from both cultures.
The performance emerged from a series of storytelling workshops with immigrant and non-immigrant youth which used art and performance to spark dialogue about the realities faced by young refugees in the US.
SpaceBridge was originally presented by La MaMa ETC in association with En Garde Arts and Visual Echo, as part of the Under the Radar Festival in NYC.
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