Opening show

The Viy

The Viy is based on a story of the same name: a gothic horror novel written in 1835 by the Ukrainian writer Nikolai Gogol. The novel begins in Ukraine, near Kiev, when a group of seminary students from the city go on summer vacation and end up wandering the countryside drunk. Lost, they spend a night in the company of an emaciated witch. A fight breaks out and one of the students, Khoma, kills the witch. It turns out, however, that the one he really killed is the beautiful daughter of an owner and now he has to sit with her body in a church for three days to protect it from evil spirits.

The Educational Theatre of Zaporizhzhia National University (ZNU) was founded in 2011 in the University’s Acting Department.

The purpose of the theater relates to the combination and sequential consolidation of the theoretical knowledge and practical skills of the students: future dramaturgy and theater actors. The actors are students from the Acting Department of the ZNU. They look for innovation, which is reflected in the speeches, interesting for both adults and children. During the period from 2011 to 2024, from the Educational Theatre, numerous theatrical productions were staged, from drama to music, and choreographic projects.

The company is made up of future dramaturgy and theater actors currently studying at the Acting Department of the ZNU, and their productions are known for their innovation. During the period from 2011 to 2024, from the Educational Theatre, numerous theatrical productions were staged, from drama to music, and choreographic projects.

Trajectory:

2014. 5th International Festival of Theater Students in Istanbul (Turkey).
2015. International Theater Festival on Hungary.
2016. International Theater Festival for children and young people in Bursa (Turkey).
2017. International Meeting of University Theater in Liège (Belgium) and XIX FITAG in Girona (Catalonia).

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