The tiny underground stage and the minimalist set provides a form of 'art therapy' for the people who have stayed in Mykolaiv and need something other than the grinding fear of war. Photo: AFP
It's an opening night like no other at Mykolaiv's theatre, with the audience ushered down into an underground shelter this week for the first performance since war broke out.
"We need this place to fight on the cultural front too," says artistic director Artiom Svytsoun.
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Mykolaiv Theatre of Dramatic Arts, Ukraine
The tiny underground stage and the minimalist set provides a form of 'art therapy' for the people who have stayed in Mykolaiv and need something other than the grinding fear of war. Photo: AFP
An actor prepares before performing at an underground shelter turned to an underground temporary stage as part of an opening night for the first performance since the start of the war, amid Russia's invasion, at Mykolaiv Art Drama Theatre in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters
Another effect of the invasion on the Mykolaiv theatre has been a name change. The former Mykolaiv Russian Drama Theatre is now the Mykolaiv Theatre of Dramatic Arts. Photo: Reuters
A scene from a recent show at the Mykolaiv Art Drama Theatre in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters
Audience members wait for a performance to start at Mykolaiv Art Drama Theatre in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters
Actors perform at an underground shelter turned to an underground temporary stage. Photo: Reuters
An assistant prepares an actress for a performance at the Mykolaiv Drama Theatre in Mykolaiv on Aug 25. Photo: AFP
A woman plays piano at the Mykolaiv Drama Theatre. Photo: AFP
An actress waits to go on stage to perform at the Mykolaiv Drama Theatre in Mykolaiv on Aug 25. Photo: AFP
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