Ukrainian Theater Lives On, in a Bunker

Ukrainian Theater Lives On, in a Bunker
Actors prepare for the opening scene of a musical performed in a bunker in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, on March 20, 2022. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Ivan Pentchoukov
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IVANO-FRANKIVSK, Ukraine—A crowd of guests from an adjacent hotel filed into the bomb shelter in the cavernous basement of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Academic Ukrainian Musical Drama Theater on March 20.

The crowd filled up the dimly lit space, sitting on the makeshift tiered benches in the back. The fogging machines, theatrical lighting rigs, and sound equipment were barely discernible from the bunker’s piping, ductwork, and wiring.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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