Theatre na Zhukah will perform in Poland, France and Germany

Theatre na Zhukah is going for a two-week journey around countries of Europe to take part in several festivals and projects.

The theater is bringing its most modern shows Ex Nihil, a meditation performance, and “Romeo and Juliette” in a neoclassical interpretation. They plan for seven performances in Krakow, Paris, Munich and Nuremberg. The theater’s director Olha Ternova will hold two author’s workshops devoted to the attention in the actor’s craft.

Already this Saturday, on April 23rd, the Zhuki will show their “Romeo and Juliette’ as part of the third international contest of Ukrainian theater “East-West” for its performance “Romeo and Juliette”.

And on April 25th and 29th the theater will give its performance Ex Nihil in the capital of France, where the team is taking part in the actions of the “Ukrainian season in Paris”.

On May 1st and 2nd, the Zhuki will show both performances in Munich as part of a theater marathon at “The City” cultural center. And on May 6th and 7th they will play Ex Nihil in Nuremberg.

“Romeo and Juliette” is not only a love story but also a story about the passions that drive humans. Here we see eight actors play all the roles. This is a kind of total theater where everyone plays everyone and the spectator can observe how the passions reflect in each of us depending on the circumstances we find ourselves in.

Ex Nihil is a performance without a drama base. It tells a story about the search for freedom and the true self. There are almost no words there. The words you can still hear are pronounced in different languages and are secondary compared to the action.  The performance was created and changed during the most difficult and at the same time inspiring events in the history of modern Ukraine, which is reflected in the production. The performance is created in the genre of meditation, which the director and the actors of the theater came up with. The Zhuki invite the spectators to dwell in this meditation, accept the flow of images and associations to see their own unique show.