Dakh Contemporary Arts Center

The Dakh Contemporary Arts Center is an independent theater and musical venue in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Velyka Vasylkivska Street near the Lybidska metro station. The theater opened in 1994 and its first director was Vladimir Ohloblin. Since opening, the theater has been home to numerous groups including DakhaBrakha, Dakh Daughters, NovaOpera, and TseSho. Today, the theater is led by Vladislav Troitsky.

General information

The Dakh Theater is located in the Holosiivskyi district on Lybidska Square near the Lybidska metro station. The theater is located on the ground floor of a multi-storey building.
Performances in Russian and Ukrainian are staged in the theater.

The Contemporary Arts Center "DAKH" was opened on November 12, 1994 by Vladislav Troitsky, who at that time did not link his destiny with the intention to seriously engage in theater and art.
The first director of the DAKH Theater was Volodymyr Ogloblin.
In 2004 the ethno-group DakhaBrakha was founded.
Since 2007, CSM "DAKH" is the main organizer of the international festival of contemporary art GogolFest.
In 2012, the band Dakh Daughters was founded.
In 2016, the social rave of the band CESHO was founded.

Based on the works of Luigi Pirandello, directed by Vladislav Troitsky

Based on the play by Martin McDonagh Directed by Vladislav Troitsky

Based on the play by KLIM Directed by Vladislav Troitsky

Based on the play by I. Lausund Directed by Vladislav Troitsky

Based on the play by Sarah Kane Directed by Vladislav Troitsky

Based on the play by Yu. Klavdiera Directed by Vladislav Troitsky

Based on the play by KLIM, directed by Vladislav Troitsky

"Marriage", based on a play by Nikolai Gogol — directed by Vladislav Troitsky
Mystical Ukraine Project — "Prologue to" Macbeth ". With the participation of" DakhaBrakha "ethnochaos of the group. Director Vladislav Troitsky.
Mystical Ukraine Project — the second part of the "Shakespearean" cycle "Richard III. Prologue "with the participation of" DakhaBrakha "- ethnochaos of the group director-director Vladislav Troitsky
Mystical Ukraine Project — the third part of the "Shakespearean" cycle "King Lear" with the participation of "DakhaBrakha" – ethnochaos of the group director Vladislav Troitsky
Vladislav Troitsky's project based on KLIM plays "… Seven days with an idiot…" or non-existent chapters of FM Dostoevsky's novel "Idiot":

day one "sad performance" on the play by KLIM "no It… he… I…" director Vladislav Troitsky
day two "… Interpreter of the Apocalypse…." — based on the play by KLIM, directed by Vladislav Troitsky
day three "Fallen Angel" — based on KLIM's play "… I… SHE… THEY… HE… or THE FALLING ANGEL" directed by Vladislav Troitsky
day four "… Bes-son-Nice…" according to KLIM's play "Bes-son-Nice. and there was evening and there was morning: day four” directed by Vladislav Troitsky
day eight "… Idiot" based on the play of the same name by KLIM, directed by Vladislav Troitsky

Directed by Vladislav Troitsky with DakhaBrakha – ethno-chaos of the band

Based on the play by Ani Gilling Directed by Varvara

Based on a play by Marius von Mayenburg Directed by Vladislav Troitsky

According to the plays: Sophocles "Oedipus Rex" KLIM "Doghouse. Anti-utopia from the life of the silent majority Director – Vladislav Troitsky