Schedule
Viy
15 October 2026, 18:00· Kyiv · International Center for Culture and Arts (1, Alley of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, Kyiv)
ballet in two acts
About the show
Viy- Duration
- 60 min (30 min + 30 min)
- Acts
- 2
- Intermission
- 1
- Age
- 12+
- Staging
- Radu Poklitaru — Honoured Arts Figure of Ukraine
Ballet Viy, choreographed by Radu Poklitaru, is a mystical story based on the novel by Mykola Hohol - a parable about faith and disbelief, about the tests of the human soul and the strength of the spirit. The crazy story that happened to an ordinary student, Khoma Brut, is a story about what happens when faith in one's own abilities is not strong enough, and it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish dreams from reality. Emotions, passions, despair, and struggle with one's own demons. How to recognize evil, which sometimes is in the guise of an innocent and beautiful creature? How to resist VIY himself? Who is he? A dream, an evil force, or clear reality of the present...
Cast and performers
- Khoma Brut
- Oleksandr Pavluchenko
- Soul of Khoma
- Kristofer Ponomarenko · Mishel Fondiu
- Vasilina, girl of Khoma
- Sofiia Huseva
- Sotnik
- Dmytro Kondratiuk · Borys Melnychuk
- Pannochka, mistress of Sotnik
- Anastasiia Baird · Kateryna Kurman
- Friends of Khoma: Tyberii Horobets
- Hennadii Baronin · Nikita Shershnov
- Friends of Khoma: Khaliava
- Borys Melnychuk · Serhii Shcherbinenko
Creative team
-
Radu Paklitaru
libretto, choreography and stage direction Honoured Arts Figure of Ukraine
-
Olexander Rodin
composer
-
Olya Nikitina
video content
-
Dmytro Kuryata
costume designer
-
Anatoliy Kozlov
assistant choreographer Ukraine’s Honoured Artist
-
Serhii Kon
assistant choreographer
-
Olena Antokhina
lighting designer
-
Alexander Kuriy
sound producer Honoured Arts Figure of Ukraine
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