UTRO
In Russian language there is a saying ”утро вечера мудренее”- the morning is wiser than the evening. This means that in the darkest point of the evening, in our most emotionally vulnerable state, we risk making poor impulsive choices; choices that we would not otherwise make in the morning, which breaths clarity and even wisdom into our thoughts. As a kid, hearing this saying, I used to picture a physical journey of the thoughts, from dusk to dawn; imagining a stranger as he walked his way through the night, until he reached the ease of a clear mind by sunrise.
UTRO, means morning in Russian; and in this film, the concept of morning is embodied as the culmination of a long and winding, physical and emotional journey. Spanning the distance and time of a single night; UTRO captures the tension which dissolves and resolves, in the city and ourselves, as the quietness of the morning approaches.
-
Polina MirovskayaDirector
-
Jeroen JanssenStarring
-
Jeroen JanssenChoreography
-
Polina MirovskayaChoreography
-
Jacob SauermilchCinematorgapher
-
Rubin Henkel, Oliven JensenSoundOriginal music score
-
Meghan van der MeerSoundSound design
-
Menno LeisureCostume
-
Project Type:Other
-
Runtime:5 minutes
-
Completion Date:March 19, 2021
-
Country of Filming:Netherlands
-
Shooting Format:digital
-
Aspect Ratio:1:2
-
Film Color:Color
-
First-time Filmmaker:Yes
-
Student Project:No
-
CinedansAmsterdam
Netherlands
March 26, 2021
World Premiere
Official Selection -
Bucharest International Dance Film FestivalBucharest
Hungary
September 1, 2021
Hungarian Premiere
Official Selection -
Moving Images Videodance FestivalNicosia
Cyprus
November 20, 2021
Cypriot Premier
Official Selection -
Bodyscope Dance Film FestivalMoscow
Russian Federation
March 18, 2022
Russian Premiere
Official Selection
Polina Mirovskaya is a dance artist, photographer and burgeoning film and movement director, currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Born in Russia, she began her career studying Folk Dance and Dance Pedagogy at the Moscow College of the Arts and completed her education in Contemporary Dance at Codarts Rotterdam. As a part of Codarts Dance Company during Holland Dance Festival she performed works by world-renowned choreographers such as; Nacho Duato, Emio Greco, Wayne McGregor and Andonis Foniadakis. She was also part of a new creation by Lucinda Childs as part of the creative initiative Big Idea #01 in Rotterdam and toured with Codarts, to Saint Petersburg, Russia were she performed the lead role in a work by choreographer, Lorand Zachar. In the season 2020-2021, Polina joined LeineRoebana Dance Company and performed in the productions The Greenhouse Dances and Lost Intimacy, which toured throughout the Netherlands. As a core collaborator and a performer she was part of the 2021 Prix de Rome award winning work by Alexis Blake, rock to jolt [ ] stagger to ash. At the same time Polina closely worked with
a choreographer and movement director Emma Evelien and joined an emerging choreographer Sara Europaeus in a creation process of Sundowning which was performed in various theaters in the Netherlands, was part of Vondelpark Openluchttheater summer program and will be performed in again Amsterdam in October 2022.
After a duet creation of Is it good enough?together with Rutkay Ozpinar for Nederlands Fotomuseum, Polina was invited to be part of Rutkay’s new creation Work Line at Korzo Theater in the Haag.
Polina directorial debut UTRO was selected by many film festivals including Amsterdam’s Cinedans and in March 2022, UTRO took the Special Jury Mention at Bodyscope Film Festival. Polina continues to immerse herself in her own dance, film and photographic works as well as interdisciplinary collaborations with other artists.