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The Land

13 May 2026, Wed. 18:00 - 20:00
Odesa Academic Theatre of Musical Comedy Odesa, Panteleimonivs'ka St, 3

The play "EARTH" based on the story by Olga Kobylyanska The cast may differ from that stated in the promotional materials.


The play "EARTH" directed by Ivan Uryvsky is a stage interpretation of one of the key texts of Ukrainian modernism. What is land for each of us? Birth, first steps, the touch of a mother, protection, love, discovery of new worlds, the formation of a family. Suddenly, at one moment, according to the eternal law of human history, someone appears who wants to take away the land. And with it - life and its meaning... Land is a passion that starts wars, but it also nourishes the human race, defines human identity. We are nothing without our land, because we are this great-grandfather Soil.


Connected by one genome, spoken by one sound – the word земля in Ukrainian and žẽmė in Lithuanian – inspired the combination of two projects. The play “Žẽmė” by Ukrainian director Ivan Uryvskyi, staged at the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine at the National Kaunas Drama Theater, and the premiere of Ivan’s “Zemly” in the Motherland – at the National Academic Drama Theater named after Lesya Ukrainka, as a dialogue between two countries, two cultures, connected by a common aspiration for Freedom.


Olga Kobylyanska, the “icon of Ukrainian modernism”, deliberately made the title of her most important work the short and at the same time boundless word ZEMLYA, as if anticipating the universal tragedy – the First World War. This story could have happened anywhere and with anyone, because human nature has not changed much since its creation. And we, living in the third millennium, understand that each of us has seeds of good and at the same time - of evil and hatred. However, what sprouts they will give - depends on our choice.


Ivan Uryvsky: "The history of one family as a micromodel of the Universe. Family conflicts, dramas, betrayal and love are eternal, because they have accompanied humanity since the beginning of its existence. The word "earth" hides many meanings, and our performance is just one of the possible interpretations."


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Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

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The play "EARTH" based on the story by Olga Kobylyanska The cast may differ from that stated in the promotional materials.


The play "EARTH" directed by Ivan Uryvsky is a stage interpretation of one of the key texts of Ukrainian modernism. What is land for each of us? Birth, first steps, the touch of a mother, protection, love, discovery of new worlds, the formation of a family. Suddenly, at one moment, according to the eternal law of human history, someone appears who wants to take away the land. And with it - life and its meaning... Land is a passion that starts wars, but it also nourishes the human race, defines human identity. We are nothing without our land, because we are this great-grandfather Soil.


Connected by one genome, spoken by one sound – the word земля in Ukrainian and žẽmė in Lithuanian – inspired the combination of two projects. The play “Žẽmė” by Ukrainian director Ivan Uryvskyi, staged at the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine at the National Kaunas Drama Theater, and the premiere of Ivan’s “Zemly” in the Motherland – at the National Academic Drama Theater named after Lesya Ukrainka, as a dialogue between two countries, two cultures, connected by a common aspiration for Freedom.


Olga Kobylyanska, the “icon of Ukrainian modernism”, deliberately made the title of her most important work the short and at the same time boundless word ZEMLYA, as if anticipating the universal tragedy – the First World War. This story could have happened anywhere and with anyone, because human nature has not changed much since its creation. And we, living in the third millennium, understand that each of us has seeds of good and at the same time - of evil and hatred. However, what sprouts they will give - depends on our choice.


Ivan Uryvsky: "The history of one family as a micromodel of the Universe. Family conflicts, dramas, betrayal and love are eternal, because they have accompanied humanity since the beginning of its existence. The word "earth" hides many meanings, and our performance is just one of the possible interpretations."


16+

Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes