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Ki Theatre will offer the second monthly ; program of the four part “Exchange Series” 1 focusing on four world cultures at 7:30 p.m. on ; Sunday, Feb. 21.
Life in changing Russia will come alive as • two artists share their works with the audience. • This will be an exceptional opportunity to see ' how the historical events of the last several years ! reflect upon work of creative people in Russia.
Maryanne Ozemoy, award winning poet and former activist in the Soviet underground, met 1 Robin Purnell, visual artist from Rappahannock ! County, in 1982. I Robin’s husband’s work as the Human ! Rights Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow 1 for three years put her in touch with many | “refuseniks,” dissidents and artists forced ; underground because of what they were | expressing artistically.
Maryanne had held a prestigious position at ; Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, heading up a • study that would aid in reforming the art ; education techniques of the Soviet school ; systems.
She lost her job because her family applied to • emigrate in 1979. They became members of the j Jewish “refusenik” community. ; Writing poetry became her refuge through < many bitter years. Her relationship with Robin
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