Dakh Contemporary Arts Center

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Dakh Contemporary Arts Center
Центр Сучасного Мистецтва
Dakh Contemporary Arts Center
Location Kyiv, Ukraine
Coordinates 50°24′50″N30°31′26″E / 50.41389°N 30.52389°E / 50.41389; 30.52389
Capacity 60
Opened12 November 1994

The Dakh Contemporary Arts Center is an independent theater and musical venue in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Velyka Vasylkivska Street near the Lybidska metro station. The theater opened in 1994 and its first director was Vladimir Ohloblin. Since opening, the theater has been home to numerous groups including DakhaBrakha, Dakh Daughters, NovaOpera, and TseSho. Today, the theater is led by Vladislav Troitsky. [1]

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General information

The Dakh Theater is located in the Holosiivskyi district on Lybidska Square near the Lybidska metro station. The theater is located on the ground floor of a multi-storey building.

Performances in Russian and Ukrainian are staged in the theater.

History

The Contemporary Arts Center "DAKH" was opened on November 12, 1994 by Vladislav Troitsky, who at that time did not link his destiny with the intention to seriously engage in theater and art.

The first director of the DAKH Theater was Volodymyr Ogloblin (1915–2005). [2]

In 2004 the ethno-group DakhaBrakha was founded.

Since 2007, CSM "DAKH" is the main organizer of the international festival of contemporary art GogolFest.

In 2012, the band Dakh Daughters was founded.

In 2016, the social rave of the band CESHO was founded.

Performances

Based on the works of Luigi Pirandello, directed by Vladislav Troitsky

Based on the play by Martin McDonagh Directed by Vladislav Troitsky (premiere February 22, 2009)

Based on the play by KLIM Directed by Vladislav Troitsky (premiere February 21, 2009)

Based on the play by I. Lausund Directed by Vladislav Troitsky (premiere – March 13, 2008)

Based on the play by Sarah Kane Directed by Vladislav Troitsky (premiere – January 2008)

Based on the play by Yu. Klavdiera Directed by Vladislav Troitsky (premiere – December 2007)

Based on the play by KLIM, directed by Vladislav Troitsky

  1. day one "sad performance" on the play by KLIM "no It… he… I…" director Vladislav Troitsky
  2. day two "… Interpreter of the Apocalypse…." — based on the play by KLIM, directed by Vladislav Troitsky
  3. day three "Fallen Angel" — based on KLIM's play "… I… SHE… THEY… HE… or THE FALLING ANGEL" directed by Vladislav Troitsky
  4. day four "… Bes-son-Nice…" according to KLIM's play "Bes-son-Nice. and there was evening and there was morning: day four” directed by Vladislav Troitsky
  5. day eight "… Idiot" based on the play of the same name by KLIM, directed by Vladislav Troitsky

Directed by Vladislav Troitsky with DakhaBrakha – ethno-chaos of the band

Based on the play by Ani Gilling Directed by Varvara

Based on a play by Marius von Mayenburg Directed by Vladislav Troitsky

According to the plays: Sophocles "Oedipus Rex" (translated by Ivan Franko) KLIM "Doghouse. Anti-utopia from the life of the silent majority Director – Vladislav Troitsky

Troupe

1994–2004

2002–2014

2016 – present

References

  1. ↑ "Патріарх Оглоблін". The Day Newspaper (in Ukrainian). No. 236. 21 December 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ukrainska Muzychna Entsyklopedia" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-07.
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