John Malkovich
& Anastasya Terenkova

Fantastic fusion
of literature
and music

Behind the scenes
Behind the scenes | Report on the Blind
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Report on the Blind
John Malkovich & Anastasya Terenkova
Festival Les Atheneennes

About Us

John Malkovich© Markus Schuetz

John Malkovich

Co-founder, narrator

Anastasya Terenkova© Lada Vesna

Anastasya Terenkova

Co-founder, pianist

Arterra Projects is an artist collective founded by two creative partners — actor John Malkovich and pianist Anastasya Terenkova — to support and promote their collaborative work.

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John Malkovich

“I find the combination of story, text, and live music — almost always classical — is a powerful, fascinating and under‑explored medium.”

John Malkovich

Anastasya Terenkova

“The synthesis of music and text takes us beyond the limits of consciousness. Music always draws us into a dialogue, which ultimately becomes a conversation with ourselves.”

Anastasya Terenkova

Anastasya Terenkova performing on piano© arterraprojects
John Malkovich on stage© arterraprojects

Arterra
Projects

embodies their philosophy of artistic collaboration as a living form and exists to nurture their exploration of the synthesis of literature, theater, and classical music.

Performance still©NF
John Malkovich

» There is something truthful about music that life can’t replicate.
Music is a higher truth. I was fascinated by the various ways in which music could be used and what sort of text fills in the gaps in music. It's possible in my mind that the two together can create something very strong and separate to either one alone. «

John Malkovich