4. Upstairs Geology 50_50 by the rubberbodies collective. ©Photo Donaufestival_DavidVisnijc 2021.JPG
2. Blood Thirsty by the rubberbodies collective © Kinosaki International Arts Centre_ bozzo.jpg
4. Upstairs Geology 50_50 by the rubberbodies collective. ©Photo Donaufestival_DavidVisnijc 2021.JPG
2. Blood Thirsty by the rubberbodies collective © Kinosaki International Arts Centre_ bozzo.jpg

Performance Art Workshop with Ira Melkonyan

€40.00

Performance Making Workshop - with Ira Melkonyan

The Workshop

This 3-hour Saturday workshop invites artists, performers, and curious humans to explore new approaches to performance-making through the lens of art, ecology, and contemporary philosophy.

Rooted in Ira’s ongoing artistic research on non-human performativity, the workshop considers gravity, weather, sunlight, rain, seawater, and coastal flora and fauna as co-creators and performers. Together, participants will reflect on ideas of flow and porosity as starting points for creative practice.

The Details

Through a series of sensory and practical exercises, participants will explore methods for activating perception and translating experience into performative material. 

By the end of the session, everyone will develop and share short performative fragments with the group.

This workshop forms part of Ira’s sabbatical for artistic research, Ta’ Ġewwa: Contemplations on Belonging, supported by Arts Council Malta.

Participants will:

  • explore the concept of more-than-human performativity

  • experiment with different ways of generating performative material

  • develop short performance fragments through guided exercises

  • share and reflect on their work in a collective setting 

23rd May 2026, In Person.
Bored Peach Club, Xaghra, Gozo.
Time: 10AM to 1PM

Performance Making Workshop - with Ira Melkonyan

The Workshop

This 3-hour Saturday workshop invites artists, performers, and curious humans to explore new approaches to performance-making through the lens of art, ecology, and contemporary philosophy.

Rooted in Ira’s ongoing artistic research on non-human performativity, the workshop considers gravity, weather, sunlight, rain, seawater, and coastal flora and fauna as co-creators and performers. Together, participants will reflect on ideas of flow and porosity as starting points for creative practice.

The Details

Through a series of sensory and practical exercises, participants will explore methods for activating perception and translating experience into performative material. 

By the end of the session, everyone will develop and share short performative fragments with the group.

This workshop forms part of Ira’s sabbatical for artistic research, Ta’ Ġewwa: Contemplations on Belonging, supported by Arts Council Malta.

Participants will:

  • explore the concept of more-than-human performativity

  • experiment with different ways of generating performative material

  • develop short performance fragments through guided exercises

  • share and reflect on their work in a collective setting 

23rd May 2026, In Person.
Bored Peach Club, Xaghra, Gozo.
Time: 10AM to 1PM

MEET IRA

Ira Melkonyan, part of the artist duo behind the rubberbodies collective with Jimmy Grima, creates collaborative, temporary artistic structures. Her work spans performance, theatre, writing, and installation, exploring themes like fluidity, non-human agency, and ecological coexistence.

With a background in biology and theatre, Ira merges scientific and artistic approaches. Her projects include Upstairs Geology 50/50, focusing on liquid matter, and Blood Thirsty, a transdisciplinary performance using blood as a central element, shaped by her experiences during the war in Ukraine.

Her work has been widely supported and presented internationally, earning recognition such as the ZKB Recognition Award. Originally from Odesa, she has lived across Europe and is now based in Gozo