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All Projects
2025
The New Genius Experience of The Great Atomic Bombreflector — Berlin Iteration
VOICES Berlin Festival, Berlin, DE
A performative collective algorithm and the 4th stage of the Planetary sci-fi project The Great Atomic Bombreflector
The New Genius Temple of The Great Atomic Bombreflector
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale, Seoul, KR
An immersive installation and the 3rd stage of the Planetary sci-fi project The Great Atomic Bombreflector
The New Genius Experience of The Great Atomic Bombreflector — Seoul Iteration
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale, Seoul, KR
A performative collective algorithm and the 3rd stage of the Planetary sci-fi project The Great Atomic Bombreflector
2024
Spectacular Experiments on The Great Atomic Bombreflector
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York, US
A series of immersive performative events in the frame of the Planetary sci-fi project The Great Atomic Bombreflector
MASTERPIECE: The video-manifesto of the 8 laws of Sergey Kalmykov
Almaty, KZ
A film device developed within ORTA’s New Genius methodology.
2022
LAI-PI-CHU-PLEE-LAPA Centre for the New Genius
59th Venice Biennale, Venice, IT
Audiovisual installation developed as Kazakhstan’s first national pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale
The first New Genius Book "Sacred expositions of the Great and Immortal Lai-Pi-Chu-Plee-Lapa"
Milan, IT
Catalogue for the Kazakhstan's pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale
Almaty, KZ
The first English-language publication of Sergey Kalmykov’s texts
Temporary Temple of the New Genius
59th Venice Biennale, Venice, IT
An adaptive performative and architectural environment developed for Kazakhstan’s first national pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale, conceived in response to disrupted logistics caused by the war of Russia against Ukraine
Spectacular Experiments in the Temporary Temple of the New Genius
59th Venice Biennale, Venice, IT
A series of experimental participatory New Genius rituals developed within an adaptive performative space created for Kazakhstan’s first national pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale
2021
Almaty, KZ
A documentary film developed within ORTA’s New Genius methodology about ORTA’s launch of the First Atomic Bombreflector
Meyerhold Center, Moscow, RU
An exhibition developed within ORTA’s New Genius artistic program
Zen-extravaganza "The First Atomic Bombreflector"
Meyerhold Center, Moscow, RU
Launch of the first ever Atomic Bombreflector—a performative device transforming the negative energy into creative energy created for NONAME international decolonial festival
First International Congress on the New Genius
Stanislavsky Electrotheater, Moscow, RU
Public roundtable on the perspectives and challenges of the emerging New Genius Theory with the participation of ORTA, Uri Gershovich, Dmitriy Melkin, moderated by Maria Kirdan
7,000 Pyramids of Beuys
Online
Performative podcast for the international project "Radio Beuys"
The First Visible Phenomena Reactor
Aspan Gallery, Almaty, KZ
Performative experiments on the sub-visible dimension based on the text "Communication" by American composer John Cage
The First Visible Phenomena Reactor
Aspan Gallery, Almaty, KZ
An installation conceived as a speculative exhibition developed within ORTA’s New Genius artistic framework
2020
New Geniuses of the First Rank at Tselinny Center
Tselinny Center, Almaty, KZ
A series of public performative lectures on contemporary art
Open Experiments of Fragile Orchestra
bULt, Almaty, KZ
Performative collective musical practice called "Fragile Orchestra"
2019
The appearance of the First Volume of the Novel in a Thousand of Volumes
Almaty, KZ
Performative presentation of the book "The First Volume of the Novel in a Thousand of Volumes"
The First Volume of the Novel in a Thousand of Volumes
Almaty, KZ
The first book of Sergey Kalmykov’s texts published in Kazakhstan
2018
Svetoprestavleniye Sergey Kalmykov
Almaty, Kazakhstan/Moscow, RU
A large-scale performative device in the form of technological mystery
Month of Sergey Kalmykov
Almaty, KZ
Media-project in the form of a series of online publications of Sergey Kalmykov's texts at Vlast.kz website
Art and Madness
Almaty, KZ
Public roundtable on the topic of mental health issues and art in the context of Sergey Kalmykov's life and art
Week of Heiner Goebbels
Almaty, KZ
The first video festival in Central Asia of the outstanding contemporary director and composer, with his visit and public lecture
2017
New Geniuses of the First Rank
Almaty, KZ
Radio-show on Kazakhstani radio "Classic" about outstanding art-makers of the 20 and 21 centuries. Aired from 2017 to 2020
2016
Pop-mechanical performance "Medea.Material"
Almaty, KZ
The interdisciplinary stage project for 16 models, 6 musicians, 4 screens, 3 cameras, and 2 voices based on the texts by Heiner Müller and Olzhas Suleimenov
The New Place of Power
Almaty, KZ
A public conversation with Elena Kovalskaya and Kristina Matvienko, moderated by Rustem Begenov