Eric Oder

Tomorrow’s Light

Discipline
Ballet & Performance
Client
Ballet for Life · Iana Salenko
Venue
Admiralspalast, Berlin
Role · Year
Music production & live · 2025
01

The
commission

A new reading of the Ukrainian folk song “Oh, Don’t Cry, Ukrainians” for Ballet for Life 2025 by Iana Salenko, produced and then performed live with KEBU.

Ballet for Life by Iana Salenko returned to the Admiralspalast Berlin on 4 May 2025, bringing together dancers from companies worldwide in classical and contemporary works, in support of the UNBROKEN KIDS Rehabilitation Center in Ukraine. The piece was choreographed by Arshak Ghalumyan and danced by Iana Salenko.

02 — The musicMusic production & live

Oh, don’t cry, Ukrainians.

The music reworks the old Ukrainian folk song “Ой, не плачте, українці” as a new production. That production was then performed live on stage with KEBU, alongside Arshak Ghalumyan’s choreography.

03

The
stage

Choreography: Arshak Ghalumyan. Performed by: Iana Salenko. Featuring: KEBU.

Tomorrow’s Light, image 1
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Credits

Choreography
Arshak Ghalumyan
Performed by
Iana Salenko
Featuring
KEBU

Creating a new piece for the stage?

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