Ukrainian sound artists Zavoloka and Slava Lepsheiev headline the electronic night No Silence Tonight.

No Silence Tonight: Music and listening as collective presence with live audiovisual performance by acclaimed Ukrainian sound artist and composer Zavoloka and a DJ set by Slava Lepsheiev, founder of the iconic Cxema collective.

Conceived in dialogue with the exhibition Pedagogies of War by Yarema Malashchuck & Roman Khimei, curated by Chus Martínez and presented by TBA21 at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, this public event extends the exhibition’s questions into a shared, live experience. Here, sound becomes a way of coming together, and music moves beyond entertainment to become a gesture of attention: a way of being present with one another. Through live audiovisual performance and a DJ set rooted in Kyiv’s underground scene, the night becomes a space for connection, reflection, and collective energy.

No Silence Tonight proposes listening as an act of solidarity and shared awareness. In the resonance between exhibition and performance, the evening unfolds as a collective attunement—an insistence that, even in times marked by rupture, there is no silence tonight.

This evening, we will be raising funds for Ukraine’s creative industries through Museums for Ukraine's special fund to support Ukrainian artists at war. Voluntary donations.

Organized in partnership with DICE, Radio3 and Nuebo.

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Zavoloka

Live Audiovisual performance

Zavoloka is a contemporary experimental and electronic music composer, sound artist, improviser, performer, and graphic designer from Kyiv, currently based in Berlin. In 2005, she received an Honorary Mention in Digital Music & Sound Art at the Prix Ars Electronica for her album Plavyna. Her latest work, Istyna (meaning “truth” or “verity” in Ukrainian), continues her exploration of inner liberation and freedom. Drawing on Ukrainian folk traditions through minimalist melodic structures and layered polyphonies, the album unfolds as a journey: from meditative introspection to moments of intense sonic expression and polyrhythmic force. Istyna stands as Zavoloka’s most personal statement to date—an emotive and deeply rooted connection to homeland, articulated through luminous soundscapes and resonant sonic textures. It is a work that holds both fragility and resistance, articulating the quiet truth carried within.

Slava Lepsheiev

DJset

Slava Lepsheiev is the founder of Cxema, the Kyiv-based organization at the forefront of Ukraine’s electronic music culture. He initiated the first Cxema gatherings in spring 2014, at a moment when cultural life and nightlife in Kyiv had nearly come to a standstill amid political and economic crisis. Rooted in the adaptive use of urban space—garage cooperatives, skate parks along the Dnipro riverside, film studios, and former industrial sites—Cxema reimagines the rave as a site of collaboration. These events bring together musicians, architects, and artists, transforming nightlife into a platform for experimentation and civic energy. Lepsheiev’s vision positions electronic music as infrastructure: a catalyst for cultural resilience and social transformation. Through Cxema, he continues to strengthen Kyiv’s standing as a vital center for progressive music and youth-driven cultural production.