The head of a Moscow theater has been placed under house arrest in connection with a politically charged fraud case involving another prominent Russian director, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his wife Maryna Poroshenko took part in the opening of the Theatre on Podol October 9, the president's press service reports.
The Kilkenny Arts Festival this year has a significant strand that looks at the current dynamics of Europe and its future development, with a folk opera telling the story of the Ukrainian popular uprising of 2014, the Revolution of Dignity, fitting the idea perfectly, The Independent wrote.
A theater in Kyiv provoked protest Tuesday from the local Jewish community after displaying a sign above its entrance proclaiming the title of an upcoming play, "The Trials of John Demjanjuk: A Holocaust Cabaret," according to The Times of Israel, a Jerusalem-based online newspaper.
A team of Kyiv architects have developed an alternative project of the building of the Kyiv-based Podil Theater, also known as Teatr na Podoli, which became a subject of criticism after its facade was unveiled to the public late in November 2016.