Part of ONE WORK / Ayla Dmyterko, ‘Dance of the Fated Furies’ (2025)
Ayla Dmyterko joined us to discuss their work ‘Dance of the Fated Furies’ which is the focus of our September 2026 ONE WORK.
A transcript of the conversation is available here.
Image description: The hands of two dancers reach across the frame losing grip of each other as they circle the camera. A reflection in the dance studio mirrors behind them shows a circle of dancers in black leotards circling a camera on a tripod and filmmaker.
Transcript
ONE WORK is a regular online programme exploring contemporary moving image practice in Scotland and beyond. ONE WORK focuses closely on a single work offering a distinctive insight into artists’ working processes and critical concerns. Each installment includes a month-long online screening, accompanying audio conversation and a specially commissioned written response.
The ONE WORK library features essays, creative responses and conversations dating back to 2021.
In Ayla Dymterko's ‘Dance of the Fated Furies’ the viewer finds themselves enfolded in the centre of a balletic, folkloric dance performed by Ukrainian-Canadian dancers as the film meditates on the histories of people and culture uprooted by conflict, and of those forced to immigrate today due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.