“THEATRE IN A BASKET” CREATIVE WORKSHOP
Artistic Director-Iryna Volyts’ka, candidate in art scholarship,
laureate of the Les’ Kurbas State Prize
Prima-Lidia Danyl’chuk, laureate of the Ivan Kotliarevs’kyi
State Prize
Director-Yurii Zel’tser
The Workshop’s repertoire includes:
I'm on My Way to You, Christ. by Hryhorii Luzhnyts’kyi
The Dream. A Comedy, based on the poem by Taras Shevchenko
On a Field of Blood, by Lesia Ukrainka
Stolen Happiness, by Ivan Franko
The Obsessed Woman, by Lesia Ukrainka
White Butterflies. Woven, Chains, based on the story by Vasyl’
Stefanyk
2004
38th International “Wrostia” Festival, Wroclaw (Poland): “Europe’s
Best One-Person Shows”. Plays: The Dream. A Comedy, White
Butterflies, Woven Chains, On a Field of Blood. Awarded
festival Grand-Prix.
International One-Person Show Festival, Moscow (Russia). Play:
The Dream. A Comedy. Awards for “best play”, “best
female performance”.
Staging of Stolen Happiness at the Surgut City Theatre
(Surgut, Russia).
Kyivan tour on the invitation of Viktor Yushchenko’s “Our Ukraine”
Bloc.
Lidia Danyl’chuk awarded the Ivan Kotliarevs’kyi State Prize.
2003
2nd annual Theatrical Platform (showings of top plays by foreign
practitioners), Kyiv. Play: The Dream. A Comedy.
3rd International "One Man Show” Festival, Kishinev (Moldova).
Play: White Butterflies, Woven Chains.
11th International “Artistic Berezillia. Leaders” Festival-Laboratory,
Kyiv. Play: The Dream. A Comedy. Non-competitive festival.
“Ternopil Theatrical Evenings” Regional Festival, Ternopil.
Play: The Dream. A Comedy. Non-competitive festival.
Master-class at the L. Ukrainka Museum, Yalta. Showings of Ukrainian
classical plays.
5th International “Bosphorus Ahones” Antiquity Festival, Kerch.
Play: White Butterflies, Woven Chains (festival program),
The Dream. A Comedy (master-class, invited non-program
performance).
“Echoes” International One Person Show Festival, Kyiv. Play:
The Dream. A Comedy. Award for best direction.
Iryna Volyts’ka awarded the Les’ Kurbas State Prize for 2001-2002.
2001
35th International “Wrostia” Festival, Wroclaw (Poland): Play:
White Butterflies, Woven Chains. Special European festival
directors’ award.
3rd Global Theatrical Olympiad, Moscow (Russia). Play: Stolen
Happiness (based on the play by Ivan Franko).
“Echoes” International One Person Show Festival, Kyiv. Play:
On a Field of Blood. Award for novel interpretation
of a classical work.
10th International “Artistic Berezillia. The Audience” Festival-Laboratory,
Kyiv. Play: White Butterflies, Woven Chains. Non-competitive
festival.
2000
Ukrainian Culture Days in the Czech Republic, Prague (Czech
Republic). Play: Stolen Happiness.
“Confrontations” International Festival, Lublin (Poland). Play:
Stolen Happiness. Non-competitive festival.
Thune International Theatre Festival, Thune (Switzerland). Play:
White Butterflies, Woven Chains. Non-competitive festival.
9th International “Artistic Berezillia. Timeless Theatre” Festival-Laboratory,
Kyiv. Play: Stolen Happiness. Non-competitive festival.
1999
Ukrainian Culture Days in France, Paris (France). Play: White
Butterflies, Woven Chains.
“The Classics Today” International Theatre Festival, Dniprodzerzhynsk.
Play: Stolen Happiness. Festival Grand-Prix, awards
for best female and male performances, set design, direction.
1998
2nd annual “Theatre and Practice. Yarylo’s Games” Theatre Festival
(dedicated to authentic song in theatre), Lviv. Play: White
Butterflies, Woven Chains. Non-competitive festival.
3rd international “Golden Lion” Theatre Festival, Lviv. Play:
Stolen Happiness. Award for best female performance.