A long-awaited event on the country’s main stage—the Lviv National Opera at the Ukraine Palace!

This fall, the Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre is embarking on a major tour to Kyiv to showcase contemporary Ukrainian ballet.

Ivan Nebesny’s ballet “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” is a story of earthly and heavenly love based on Mykhailo Kotsyubynsky’s legendary novella, with music by Ivan Nebesny and a libretto by Vasyl Vovkun.

This poetic tale, straddling the line between reality and legend, fact and fantasy, will unfold before the audience through the modern vision of an international team of creators. The well-known love story of Ivan and Marichka, from two feuding families, will be brought to life through the neoclassical choreography of Artem Shoshyn. The spectacular set design by Lithuanian artist Arvidas Buinauskas transports the characters into a contemporary postmodern world and offers a philosophical reinterpretation of humanity’s place within nature. The artistic imagery of the ballet’s characters will be complemented by costumes designed by Natalia Mishchenko, which reinterpret Hutsul attire, ranging from authentic to modern styles.

The Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre aims to offer Kyiv residents its support and light, so that together we may find solace in true art. This is our way of embracing every audience member and offering moments of aesthetic pleasure, which are so important to experience today. We look forward to seeing you!