Is there a place for pluralism and tolerance on Ukrainian stages?

Virlana Tkacz, an American theatre director with Ukrainian roots, talks about experimental and accessible theatre, culture on the edge, and the struggle to build an audience

The Ukrainian Week offers a selection of art shows, film festivals and concerts to visit this month

How can Ukrainian theatre be interesting to the rest of the world?

Kurbas wrote with an open heart and faith in his rightness about the possibility of creating a new world on stage.

Les Kurbas’ innovative approaches went against the canon of social realism, so he was first removed from a cultural milieu and then physically destroyed

Modern German-language drama is coming onto Kyiv theater stages. Foreign authors are largely looking to answer the question, “Who am I?” as they, sometimes provocatively, address the critical issue of identity – something Ukrainians themselves are grappling with

Ukrainian audiences know only a few amateur and underground theaters but they are mostly popular with young people. The Ukrainian Week presents their shows for the upcoming season