Sand Stories: Performances Flow Through Your Fingers
Yelena Kadyrova tells tales through sand pictures Sand images last for only a moment. Courtesy of Yelena Kadyrova
Sand master Yelena Kadyrova touches sand on the table, and on a big screen, spectators see waves, a ship, and the Little Mermaid swimming on the waves. Each scene stays on the screen for no more than a couple of seconds. Actors, musicians, and a storyteller help to give life to the story unfolding and make it easy for the audience to immerse themselves in the tale.
Yelena Kadyrova’s first sand performance was in 2010. “My technique was weak, but I had a lot of desire and inspiration,” she told The Moscow Times.