ProEnglish Theatre

January 2025 TryTeatry events in English

Jan 06-31 PRIVATE STUS video poetry of Vasyl Stus poetry by servicemen (online)

Jan 07-22 KRYVTSOV poetry initiative (online) (театральна спільнота DSP + ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine)

Jan 12 (Sun) 3pm ONCE UPON A TIME IN UKRAINE performance + filming (ProEnglish Theatre) (premises of FantaziaNew Theatre, 2 Pryozerna, Obolon)

Jan 14 (Tue) 18:30 STEPHEN KING PERFORMANCE COURSE launch with Alex Borovenskiy (ProEnglish Drama School)

Jan 14 (Tue) 6:30pm MUSICAL COURSE launch with Anabell Ramires (ProEnglish Drama School) (ProEnglish Theatre, 3 Simi Brodskykh)

Jan 18 (Sat) 6pm THREE ROOMS promenade performance (ProEnglish Theatre) (ProEnglish Theatre Hub, 3 Simi Brodskykh)

Jan 19 (Sun) 3pm ART INSIDE acting workshop for TEENS (ProEnglish Drama School) (Mystetskyi Arsenal, 10-12 Lavrska)

Jan 19 (Sun) 3pm TIMELESS teen group performance (ProEnglish Drama School) (ProEnglish Theatre Hub, 3 Simi Brodskykh)

Jan 24 (Fri) 7pm PATERSON dyvy movie club (ProEnglish Theatre) (ProEnglish Theatre Hub, 3 Simi Brodskykh)

Jan 25 (Sat) 11am IMPROV & RESILIENCE workshop with Serhii "Charismat" Velichanskyi (ProEnglish Drama School) (ProEnglish Theatre Hub, 3 Simi Brodskykh)

Jan 26 (Sun) 3pm TIMELESS teen group performance (ProEnglish Drama School) (ProEnglish Theatre Hub, 3 Simi Brodskykh)

location - mostly ProEnglish Theatre Hub at Shuliavka (3 Simi Brodskykh) might be some other venues in town - check the description

detailed information and tickets and registration are at https://proenglishtheatre.com
or contact Alex directly by +380634627124 (telegram, whatsapp)

We saw this appeal "Do Not Appease Evil" at Валерій Пекар page. Signed by more than 150 prominent Ukrainians it describes to the world WHAT will happen to the whole World if the World concede the truce between Ukraine and Russia on the current terms. It also describes WHAT we all can do.

Here's the complete text of the appeal "Do Not Appease Evil"
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2025/01/6/7492165/index.amp

here's the link for the prominent Ukrainians and prominent people all over the world to sign it
https://forms.gle/T3pV1647NXPJgd4HA

the video "Do Not Appease Evil" (as read by Alex Borovenskiy) - watch it, listen to it, share it
https://youtu.be/kF5QYPscDb8?si=WwGpG8wo4NpEBSh1

short version of the previous video with Alex's personal impressions on the appeal and concrete steps to do - watch it
https://youtu.be/FOUz-4Cen3U?si=vRRcg41_vKVsVr0a

We invite translators, actors and prominent figures from all over the world to join me in translating and recording the videos of the appeal "Do Not Appease Evil" into as many languages as we can. English, German, French, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Farsi, Hindi, Japanese, Italian - for sure

Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Croatian, Urdu, Hungarian, Slovak, Yoruba and more - if we can.

Contact me directly

Alex Borovenskiy
ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine
Theatre of War Action

Phil (Bill Murray), a weatherman, is out to cover the annual emergence of the groundhog from its hole. He gets caught in a blizzard that he didn't predict and finds himself trapped in a time warp. He is doomed to relive the same day over and over again until he gets it right.

Legendary movie that defines not only the first days after Christmas but the whole essence of human existance. Bill Murray, Andy Macdowell and a groundhog! What more could your soul desire?

Movie club experd this time: Anton
expect some deep insight into the movie creating experience and some dushnila talks. In English!

GROUNDHOG DAY | DyVy Movie Club
Jan 10 (Fri) 7pm
ProEnglish Theatre Hub (Kyiv, 3 Simi Brodskykh)
admission - 150UAH
register: https://forms.gle/UEdYzWUw7D5KsTLH8

"This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather."
But our DyVy Movie Club will! See you there!

Maksym Kryvtsov, one of the most talented and most promising Ukrainian poets of the young generation was also a soldier. On Jan 07 last year he was killed on the front line by a russian shell. On Jan 22 it's Max's birthday.

We want to commemorate Maksym Kryvtsov's memory by starting KRYVTSOV poetry initiative. Jan 07-22 we invite actors, artists, celebrities, political figures, veterans and current servicemen record Maksym Kryvtsov's poetry IN ENGLISH and send it to us and we'll publish it at ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine and Theatre of War Action pages.

The initiative is supported by TryTeatry, WEST Association, war veterans and current servicemen of Ukraine. We want the poetry of our comrade Maksym Kryvtsov to sound all over the world. Performers - register by the link https://forms.gle/i87GoCjy63rKjR4F8 and we'll get in touch with you regarding the poem choice, quality of the video and translations. Max... the names get shorter

https://eutoday.net/do-not-appease-evil/

Do Not Appease Evil
On January 5th, Ukrainian public figures published an open appeal to the world leaders and the international community, dedicated to the issues of ending the war in a just way and establishing a sustainable peace.

The document is signed by more than 160 persons, including human rights activists, MPs, diplomats, academics, famous artists, leaders of the largest business associations and various religious communities (Christian, Muslim and Jewish).

The appeal, entitled “Do not appease evil,” highlights the Ukrainian vision of Russia’s far-reaching subversive objectives, and depicts the positive and the negative scenarios of the war’s end that depend on the position of the world leaders and the international community.

So, you get up in the morning, slowly drag your feet to your kaptsi
and RUN TO FOOTWORK WORKSHOP! ✨
with Alex Borovenskiy

There you will:
🐾 Shake off three tones of olivier from the new year
🐾Try Tadashi Suzuki acting techniques designed for oriental artists
🐾 Stomp till you drop

Please,
👟wear some comfortable training clothes. Jeans won’t do
👟Bring some warm socks to change into and work in (this workshop is barefoot and we want you to feel warm)

Footwork workshop with Alex Borovenskiy
💥Date: Sat 11:00-14:00
💥Venue: ProEnglish Tgeatre Hub (Kyiv, 3 Simyi Brodskykh, Shuliavska)
💥Admission: 500 uah
💥Registration form https://forms.gle/iiyjXhKiVPtVgj2AA

Vechirniy Kyiv has published all playbill of Kyiv theatres in Jan they could find

https://vechirniy.kyiv.ua/news/106934/

ProEnglish Theatre playblii is also there. This month we have only 2 performances (BUT those are long awaited THREE ROOMS and ONCE UPON A TIME IN UKRAINE) and we're restoring our movie clubs in English. At least twice a month, every other Friday. This month we're showing GROUNDHOG DAY and PATERSON

Try Teatry are coming👊👊👊

LinkedIn page for Try Teatry created!

Please, LinkedIn People - follow 3T page at LinkedIn and share it to your pages with some personal commentary

https://www.linkedin.com/company/try-teatry/

Two of our performances have made it to Captain Kyiv TOP 3 of best theatre in Kyiv 2024!

direct quote:

"My Top Three theatre performances in Kyiv in 2024. Well, I watch only Theatre in English (for obvious reasons) And for obvious reasons the majority of this theatre is produced by ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine. So here we go:

3️⃣ Wizard of Oz (KIS) (40 kids of Kyiv International School - QSI create a better musical than most state theatres could ever do, the magic of the musical was there)

2️⃣ THEATRE24 (ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine ) the most interesting Theatre project of the year really.
4 playwrights from all over the world spent 8 hours writing brand new plays (for the topic "Three Years")
4 directors slept on the texts in Kyiv
For 8 hours they were staging these texts with a bunch of aspiring actors in the premises of ProEnglish Theatre Hub. The result was the astonishing promenade performance. Rumour has it they're going to create TWO repertoire performances out of it

1️⃣ ONCE UPON A TIME IN UKRAINE (ProEnglish Theatre) directed by Alex Borovenskiy assistant director Natalia Ponomarova actors Слава Красовська Мещерська Кіра Вероника Стрельцова Марина Бойко
well this is undoubtedly one of the most important performances of this theatre. Created from real life stories of Ukrainian refugees. Taking the audience on a Ukrainian Odyssey: evacuation train - small German town - Lviv in the first week's of invasion - Mariupol basement - Kyiv. Made as a stand up dramedy with a lot of audience engagement - this is a rare delight to see. I heard they gonna show this performance in Jan again. Don't miss it

Your Captain Kyiv

Our new powerful friend HETMAN released an NY greeting video to ALL Ukrainians. We have the same vision in the messages he shares. Watch the video and share it with your Ukrainian and International friends. It has English and Ukrainian hardsubs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT0NFB_v9A0 І - also - Happy New Year, everyone!

One of our most favourite info-gypsies Mark Rhodes and his book "How to talk to absolutely anyone". Enjoy the read and let's talk to absolutely anyone! Your ProEnglish Theatre

Christmas Musical Party TODAY🤩

It’s a night of the Unusual Musicals, a night when Proenglishers and friends gather togather to celebrate, to express ourselves, feel safe and silly!

The idea is to take the text that is originally not a song and to make it a Musical😮
But what happened as a result? Let’s find out together 🧐

This crazy show directed by Anabell Ramires 🧡

If you would like to attend the event as the audience, click by the link and secure your entrance
admission: 250 uah

WHEN: Dec 27th 18:00
WHERE: ProEnglish Theatre Hub (Simi Brodskykh 3)

Цієї П'ЯТНИЦІ ЗранКу!! (так, о десятій! ранку)

КРАШІ режисери театральної спільноти DSP (ми хотіли написати КРАЩІ, але вони у нас реально КРАШІ)
зберуться за БІЛИМ столом, щоби поговорити за життя , режисуру і випити какавушки з маршмеллою☕️
Рамірес! Пенюшкевич!! Боровенський!!! Пономарьова!!!! Маршмеллоу!!!!!

Спеціальний різдвяний випуск БІЛОГО Стола, знімаємо наживо🤶

ДОЄДНУЙСЯ (так! Усе бросив і приїхав мені зараз же на Сім'ї Бродських 3)

буде можливість спитати у режисера:
- а чо ти мене не взяв? АБО
- назви три причини чому Кастеллуччі так собі а ти зіронька

Для тих, хто зранку в танку - буде стрім на інстаграм каналі @dsp_theatre (отже можна буде спитати у режисера) ну і для особливих естетів @anton_photostranger красиво зніме усе на ДВІ камери (на ДВІ, Карл!) І тоді красиво змонтує для youtube канала театральної спільноти DSP

заходьте шо так, шо так. немає нічого цікавішою за те, коли режисер починає говорити, а тут їх ЧОТИРИ. Це ж квадробери якісь

#білийстіл #whitetable #dsptheatre #пенюшкевичгеній #строганаталка #зновуборовенський #анабельбусінка #квадробери

ТЕАТРАЛИ КИЄВА закриваються!

Ми не вивозимо. Ми більше двох років вибудовували чітку, прозору і неупереджено структуру інформування киян та гостей столиці про найближчі вистави в Києві
- тематичні вибірки
- вистави буднів
- вистави вихідних
- розгорнуті пости про кожну цікаву виставу

Ми більше не можемо тягнути цю історію на голому ентузіазмі. Нам потрібна підтримка. І фінансова в тому числі.

Ми втомилися. Ми втомилися безкоштовно писати про Театри, і не отримувати від них навіть подяки, Ми втомилися вислуховувати "А чому нашу афішку не розмістили"

Ми втомилися читати свинособачу мову в коментарях і бачити, як мало змінюється країна і як мало для цього робить Театр.

Ми беремо паузу на невизначений час. Ходіть в хороші Театри.

Ваші Театрали Києва

BAD SANTA | DyVy Movie Club

He doesn't care if you're naughty or nice. Neither do we. What we care about is that you come to a special Christmas edition of DyVy Movie Club on Dec 25. We're gonna be screening BAD SANTA

cult Christmas classic about an alcoholic who has to work as a Santa Claus and he hates his job. Billy Bob Thornton couldn't do better than in BAD SANTA.

expect:
- great movie and a great discussion afterwards (all in English)
- special Christmas drinks (bar Tenderness will be working on that day)
- a special Christmas surprise from Alex, the experd of the movie club

BAD SANTA | DyVy Movie Club
Dec 25 (Wed) 7pm
ProEnglish Theatre Hub (Kyiv, 3 Simi Brodskykh)

admission - 150UAH
https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/badsanta2512

See you there! Ho-ho-ho

Musical Christmas party is already next Fri, Dec 27th! ❤️🎄✨

Musical Christmas is a night of the Unusual Musicals, a night when Proenglishers and friends gather together to celebrate, to express ourselves, feel safe and silly!

Do you know you can take part both as audience and the performer?🤩

Actors who want to perform, contact Anabell (@anabellsotelo) to develop all the ideas 😉

And here register to join us as audience 🎶

And if you want to receive the gift during the party, text Anabell “Secret Santa” and she’ll share all the information 💕 Preferably today, 22.12, so there is time to look for the best gift ✨

Our programme for 3 months!
Dec Jan Feb

Watch only the good movies! Mark your calendars for DyVy Movie Club😏

In memory of Mariupol

.

I am a poet who writes invisible verses
for my murdered readers

I am standing and reading my new poetry on the stage
of the Mariupol drama theater,
completely destroyed
by the russian missile strike

I am standing on the stage that
no longer exists
it’s not a stage - it’s a mass grave,
under it

buried alive, lie thousands of
men, women, and their children -

the dead, the living, and the unborn

War is the orchestra pit of poetry
And its invisible art resonates
piercing us all with shrapnel
tearing up the bodies of books and the humans who read them

the art of war resonates so loud
no applause could drown it

The music of the art of war
comes from the russian tanks and artillery throats

and my Ukrainian poetry
is a mere song of despair that aspires to be louder
than the explosions of their empire

louder than the threnoses of the massacre
louder than the silence of the dead
louder than the numbness of the living

My poetry aspires to be
louder than the sympathies of the safe world
louder than the silences of citizens in the peaceful continents
where there have been no war for centuries

louder than the quietude of those looking at us from the other side of the border
those enjoying safety on the other side of freedom and looking
at a lost poet who is reading verses on the bombed-out stage
in a city that no longer exists
but is still marked on the maps of the world that is also gone for good now -
all the planet has perished
all the planet has perished in my country -
under the russian air bombs

to the last drop

You are the spectators looking at the stage of the drama theater
in the city of Mariupol
from under the stage, the choir of thousands buried alive in rubble is singing
you are listening to the voices of those I speak common blood language with -
I wear my soul with
I talk my pain through

and you think:
this is the poetry
this is the entertainment
this is a toy one can play with even then
when it is lying in a puddle of blood in the square
of a bombed-out railway station - that was
the only hope to survive

I am standing and reading my new poetry on the stage
of the Mariupol drama theater,
but these are no longer verses

This is the manifestation of a black symphony of genocide
coming through the voice of a Ukrainian poet

It’s the only poetry that can resonate
from the orchestra pit of war

To later be covered in the ashes of silence
.
.
Original (in Ukrainian): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19WGXyHeai/

(c) Olrna Herasymyuk

"I no longer want it all,
just some comfort
and some sex
and only a minor
love.

now I'm waiting again
and the years run thin.
I have my radio
and the kitchen walls
are yellow.
I keep dumping bottles
and listening
for footsteps.

I hope that death contains
less than this."

~ Bukowski

Graduation IMPROV show "HOLUBTSY" with Allen Blackwell (USA)

The result of 3 days' intensive improv course with Allen. We had a sneak peak today and we can say - that's gonna be a blast✨️

🤪a lot of fun, interaction with the audience and crazy decisions! Improv for Life! And Holubtsy!!!

Entrance - donation to the magic box at the door🧡

⏰ When?
15.12 (Sun) 16:00
📍Where?
ProEnglish Theatre HUB (Kyiv, 3 Simi Brodskykh)

Register by the link and see you there! 🔥🔥🔥

https://linktr.ee/proenglishdramaschool

Bring some holubtsy, just in case…

"Make russia small again"

Lithuanian athlete Körnelija Düdaitė was removed from the Functional Sport World Championship in Hungary for wearing a t-shirt with this phrase and displaying a Ukrainian flag during the parade of nations.

The organisers didn't react to Russian athletes wearing t-shirts with a "Russia" word on them, despite supposedly participating as "neutrals."

At first it was her personal position but then other Lithuanian athletes supported Körnelija. Eventually, the Lithuanian Functional Sport Federation officially withdrew their entire team from the championship.

Düdaitė emphasized that she prioritized her values over potential sporting achievements, stating she would have readily given up even a podium finish to maintain her position.

(c) Euromaidan Press

Cool book about Ukraine «Ukraine, not ‘the’ Ukraine»❤️🇺🇦
Marta Dyczok, a professor at the history and political science department of Western University (Ontario) wrote a book recently published in Cambridge. It's a brief history of Ukraine written from the viewpoint of some key events and figures.
❤️🇺🇦💪
For the bext few weeks the book is available to download for free!
❤️🇺🇦🙏

Read and download here👉
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/ukraine-not-the-ukraine/1A0CC1D8913162C5A65763614CCC39E1

#proenglishtheatre_recommends

Listen to Yuliya Musakovska poetry

https://www.calyxpress.org/two-annas-by-yuliya-musakovska/

STEP 1

🫴watch the trailers of Graduation Shows of previous Performance Courses at ProEnglish Drama School:
EXAM (directed by Valerie Leif)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js9U9HRHZV4
HAMSTER SAGA (directed by Alex Borovenskiy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdIZsMbGkIs
SOMETHING IN THE MIST (directed by Alex Borovenskiy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TckqADKR56g
THE CITY WAS THERE (directed by Alex Borovenskiy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV94aNkv6Fc

STEP 2
🫴admire the beauty of it and an catch yourself thinking *ooh, I want to be in something like that*

STEP 3
🫴sign up for a brand new PERFORMANCE COURSE with Alex Borovenskiy NOW
twice a week, Tue and Thu evenings at Shuliavka, Kyiv
https://www.proenglishtheatre.com/performance-course/ 🫲

STEP 4
👍in 4 months - send us a trailer with your performance to admire

We recorded Dmytro Lazutkin's poem "SCHOOL" in English translation as a part of our project "Poems from Ukraine".

Donna Frose, a retired Canadian history teacher lent her voice for this poem. Natalia Ponomarova, combined the video of a regular Ukrainian school with the shots from Irpyn after deoccupation.

All together - now we have this video. Please share it in your school. It gives a powerful message. ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine

https://youtu.be/C7m4KEu5pWc?si=uPZmUf5Q1Xo_wReI

Товариство! Ми рідко запускаємо Performance Course в ProEnglish Drama School. Це треба щоби зірки так склалися: щоби була вже певна кількість студентів з акторським досвідом, щоби коуч відчував в собі потребу поставити повноцінну виставу і не лише поставити, а й навчити цьому - що таке акторське існування протягом півторигодинної вистави, як пробудовувати персонажа і існувати в ньому, про справжню групову взаємодію та команду; що таке другий показ і як воно - грати на різних майданчиках. А, ну і так, як усе це робити англійською мовою.

То у мене за 10 років роботи в ProEnglish Drama School було лише П'ЯТЬ Performance Courses (кадри з них до речі викладаю сюди, хто правильно назве усі п'ять - отримає від мене гарну знижку на весь курс).

Ось тепер запускаю свій ШОСТИЙ Performance Course. ЧОТИРИ місяці будемо працювати із матеріалом справжньої п'єси in English. Із них перший місяць - тренінгів, другий та третій постановочні, і четвертий місяць будемо грати. Грати декілька разів, на публіку в різних локаціях. І я не я буду, якщо наша випускна вистава не буде варта того, щоби на неї продавати квитки.

So, if you feel like Performance Course is something you'd like to do and you have previous acting experience - drop me a line, we'll talk. The course starts on Nov 19 and half of the seats are already taken. Jump in and let's do the Performance together

Performance Course ProEnglish Drama School

Alex Borovenskiy, acting coach, theatre director

https://www.proenglishtheatre.com/performance-course/

Sharing with you the works of one of most favourite choreographers - ALEXANDER EKMAN, Swedish ballet dancer and choreographer, worked with Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, Nederlands Dans Theater and more

By this link you can find
MOVE TO MOVE (a number of mini-ballets at NDT with Ekman, Naharin, etc)
Midsummer's Night Dream
Play Alexander Ekman & Ballet de l"Opera de Paris Palais Garpier

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14vqUoHfgcjiqvG6IERmRIQVGwQ7D9PjJ?usp=sharing

Have a nice watch. Let There Be Theatre!

Kyiv Cinema Society is looking for a paid intern. If you love film, are based in Kyiv, and want to help this movie club in English grow, contact Chad Garcia in whatsapp +19175498969 or share with your friends.

more about Kyiv Cinema Society
https://www.kyivcinemasociety.org/

Recommending you

"Ukrainian Diary of Emotions" podcast in English.

US and British stars of theatre and cinema read monodramas of Ukrainian playwrights. Project is moderated by our good friend John Freedman and is supported by Ukrainska Pravda.

For the moment there are 4 episodes. The will be 9 altogether.

Episode 1 Alessandra Torresani: "How to talk to the dead" (a play by Anastasiia Kosodii)

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/podcasts/66f2bbd028ce4/2024/09/24/7476560/

Episode 2 Kristin Milward: "I want to go home" (a play by Oksana Savchenko)

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/podcasts/66f2bbd028ce4/2024/10/8/7478669/

Episode 3 Wayne Maugans: "The Peed-Upon Armoured Personnel Carrier" (a play by Oksana Grytsenko)

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/podcasts/66f2bbd028ce4/2024/10/22/7480853/

Episode 4 Joe Spano: "Call things by their names" (a play by Tetyana Kytsenko)

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/podcasts/66f2bbd028ce4/2024/11/4/7482918/

#proenglishtheatre_recommends #ukrainiandiaryofemotions

The first event of Solo Play Day Fest - done! Uff, that was quite a night!

Check it out stories here for:
- live bits of the show
- our actor GOING SOLO videos (which is the cool initiative that everyone in the festival can follow;)
- backstage and sneak pics from the dressing room and the bar))

https://www.instagram.com/proenglish_theatre

NYE theatre performance in National Theatre starring Michael Sheen. Free access till November 11

Watch it, it's worth it:

https://youtu.be/hpN--d5bXSY?si=7_lhuAfJ-7F2H-zB

"Sorry," [Hamlet] said, rubbing his temples. "I don't know what came over me. All of a sudden I had this overwhelming desire to talk for a very long time without actually doing anything."

Monologues? - Yes, Monologues!!

At Monologues Workshop we'll work various monologues from Shakespeare to "Breaking Bad"

We'll get a lot of practice on:
💥 how to act an emotional monologue
💥 how to separate actions from words
💥 how to use props in a monologue

🌟 acting coach: Alex Borovenskiy, theatre director and acting coach, founder of ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine
https://www.proenglishtheatre.com/alex-borovenskiy/

this Monologues Workshop is a part of 3 days international monodrama festival Solo Play Day Fest https://www.proenglishtheatre.com/soloplayfest/

📍WHEN
SUN 10.11 14:00-16:00
📍Duration: 2 hours
📍Price: entrance ticket to all events of Solo Play Day Fest
https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/soloplaydaypass

ProEnglish Theatre Hub (Kyiv, 3 Simi Brodskykh)

Call for additional information:
+380931992153

MONOLOGUES NIGHT

Nov 08 (Fri) 18:00
Kyiv, 3 Simi Brodskykh, Shuliavka

part of Solo Play Day Fest (International Festival of Monodrama Nov 08-10)

A night of funny, sad, inspiring, true monologues in English from aspiring actors on theatre stage

SEQUENCE of Monologues Night on Nov 08
▪️“Ctulhu’s Makeover”
▪️“Aggie”
▪️“Anya”
▪️"Arlene”
▪️“When I grow up”
▪️"Chrissy”
▪️“Come on by”
▪️“I’ve got the X-rays to prove it”
▪️“King of the Jungle”
▪️“Monster under my bed”
▪️“No quarter given”
▪️“Until Sunrise”
▪️“Wrong”
▪️“Becoming Miss Universe”

Jury for Monologues Night:
🤜 Alla Samoylenko (casting director)
🤜 Ross Phillips (teacher of English, native speaker from Australia)
🤜 Anabell Ramires (theatre director of ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine)
🤜 Max Devizorov (actor and military person)

Tickets to Monologues Night and ALL the events of 3 days of SoloPlayDay Fest in one festival pass:
https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/soloplaydaypass

Solo Play Day Fest is coming.
international monodrama festival in English and in Ukrainian

3 days in Kyiv during which you can:
🤪attend Monologues Night to hear some comedy monologues in English
😋take part in MONOLOGUES WORKSHOP and try doing "To Be or Not to Be"
🫡watch HUMAN WRONGS monodrama

One admission ticket to ALL events of the festival: grab it at
https://www.proenglishtheatre.com/

And come along

SOLO PLAY DAY FEST
Nov 08-10
ProEnglish Theatre Hub (Kyiv, 3 Simi Brodskykh, Shuliavka)

"The world will remember this war not through reportage but through art" by Charlotte Higgins

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/oct/27/the-world-will-remember-this-war-not-through-reportage-but-through-art-the-creatives-on-ukraines-frontline

An inspiring Australian is back to town! At home in Canberra Nick Byrne runs Improvention (Canberra International Improv Festival). This Thu and Fri Nick will hold an improv workshop and improv show in Kyiv at ProEnglish Theatre Hub.

Thu workshop is already a soldout. You can still make it to INSPIRED Improv Show with Nick Byrne this Friday at ProEnglish Theatre Hub. The show will engage live audience and live music (piano). The bar will serve craft beer. Not a bad way to spend this Fri night, eh?

INSPIRED Improv Show with Nick Byrne starts 7pm this Fri (the doors open 6:30)

Make sure to grab your ticket in advance by https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/workshop0111

The venue is ProEnglish Theatre Hub (Kyiv, 3 Simi Brodskykh, Shuliavka)

Making Theatre in English in Kyiv since 2014

Free zoom session on Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) with Scott Fox (USA). Organised by ProEnglish Drama School

Oct 29 (Tue) 15:00-16:30 (kyiv time) ❗️TODAY❗️

A physical technique to relieve stress and anxiety before the performance or public speaking, reduce PTSD effect and provide general relief.

We will try EFT tapping technique under guidance of Scott Fox. Meeting is in zoom, it's in English and it's free to attend❗️

Here's the video with Scott Fox introducing and explaining EFT
https://vimeo.com/1011960305/8f8fc6ea99

Register by the link and we'll send you a zoom link in return!
https://forms.gle/czq9bfpvYNA9gKmL9 👈

See you at EFT session today👊

your ProEnglish Theatre Team

Finished the acting course for war veterans within "CyberIN for Veterans" initiative of @it_specialist_ua

That is a course on advanced IT skills and soft skills that would enable our war veterans to adapt to new life and get a job in IT sphere.

Throughout our acting section we dealt with restoring the feeling of space and the partner, memory and concentration and public presentations techniques.

Proud to be a part of this initiative. We want more! The country needs more. We invite other IT companies to join the initiative and organise more courses of a kind. DM us for details

ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine - more than just a theatre. Our ProEnglish Drama School has been working with veterans, cadets and current soldiers since 2022

#proenglishtheatre

🫴Improv performance with an Australian actor,
🫴Monologues competition
🫴Human Wrongs discovery
🫴4 performances created within 24 hours
🫴Storytelling Ukraine with Kyiv expats
🫴an international project on Poems from Ukraine

this and much more at ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine in November.
Stay tuned🧡
https://proenglishtheatre.com

Monologues Night, a part of Solo Play Day Fest

A night of funny, sad, inspiring, true monologues in English from aspiring actors on theatre stage

Nov 08 (Fri) 18:00
ProEnglish Theatre Hub (Kyiv, 3 Simi Brodskykh, Shuliavka)

This is how it works:
- aspiring actors pick a monologue in English (funny monologues are greatly encouraged, although dramatic ones might do as well, up to you) up to 4 min and submit the application via the form https://forms.gle/JYq9Mn9RsjoGhdjc8

- our contact person will get in touch with you, clarify all the details and let you know if you are selected
- Monologues Night is Nov 08 (Fri) 18:00 in Kyiv during Solo Play Day Fest. That's where you need to be.
- come and perform your monologue in front of the respected jury: (casting directors, native speakers, professional actors)
- winner of the Monologues Night (by jury's decision) will get the certificates from ProEnglish Drama School

Actors who submit the application https://forms.gle/JYq9Mn9RsjoGhdjc8

Storytelling Ukraine is a podcast in English where Alex Borovenskiy talks to foreigners living in Ukraine about their experience here and their stories.

Through personal stories of people from different parts of the world who came to Ukraine and chose to live here the story of the country unfolds.

Storytelling Ukraine: fun stories of peace, sad stories of war, true stories of life in Ukraine.

project is initiated by a renowned Ukrainian interpreter Serhii Tiupa. All previous episodes of Storytelling Ukraine are available at Serhii's youtube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj3H2RvyFKQNQhKm5mXedcf-G5xcSkE5l

to become a guest of new episodes of Storytelling Ukraine - register by the link https://forms.gle/ikyp7fXC74kce8Ch6

We all have stories to tell. Especially in Ukraine

This Sunday, October 20, 5pm, ProEnglish Theatre perform:
ONCE UPON A TIME IN UKRAINE, our trademark performance

It's a kind of contemporary Ukrainian Odyssey in retrospect, a story of 4 girls who desperately want to get back home.

tickets:
https://www.proenglishtheatre.com/once-upon-a-time-in-ukraine/

Monologues Night at ProEnglish Theatre Hub on Nov 08. During Solo Play Day Fest.

Call for Actors
Register to perform a monologue during the night by the link in the event:

https://facebook.com/events/s/monologues-night-soloplayday-f/1658278424737003/

Which one of this performances have you seen? ;)

https://proenglishtheatre.com

The nearest things to attend, watch and/or take part in with ProEnglish Theatre and ProEnglish Drama School:

PERFORMANCES:

Oct 05 (Sat) 17:00 HUMAN WRONGS, monodrama

Oct 20 (Sun) 17:00 ONCE UPON A TIME IN UKRAINE

tickets: https://linktr.ee/proenglishtheatre

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WORKSHOPS:

Oct 19 (Sat) 11:00 SCENES WORKSHOP with Kateryna Trandafilova

Oct 31 (Thu) 19:00 LARGER IMPROV WORKSHOP with Nick Byrne

register: https://forms.gle/Ex5HDxF7XYEy6teN7

"Human Wrongs" got into Театрали Києва performances selection about HER way👊

Ми створили особливу добірку вистав, кожна з яких розповідає про унікальний життєвий шлях. Спільним для цих історій є те, що головні героїні, стикаючись із власною вразливістю, проходять глибоку особистісну трансформацію. Вони відкривають у собі власні джерела сили та знаходять внутрішню міць та стійкість, яка допомагає їм пізнати себе та своє істинне «я» 💫

HUMAN WRONGS
5 жовтня (СБ) | 17:00
ProEnglish Theatre Hub (вул. Сім‘ї Бродських, 3)

Ця вистава про страх і сором, стійкість та насолоду від життя.
Це історія, що змусить полюбити головну героїню і ще, можливо, трошки більше себе.
к: 300₴

ПРАЛЬНЯ
6 жовтня (НД) | 18:00
Театр ім. Лесі Укранки (вул. Богдана Хмельницького, 5)

Сюрреалістична вистава «Пральня» занурить вас у душу людини, яка проходить шлях знайомства із собою справжньою.
к: 300₴

БЕРЕЖІТЬ ФЛОРЕС
10 жовтня (ЧТ) | 18:00
Театр Юного Глядача (вул. Липська, 15/17)

Чи вдасться головній героїні вистави відчути власну глибинну суть та почуватися щасливою і чарівною квіткою у власному житті?
к: 300₴

Poetry in the Garden With Charlie: LGBTIQ + Poetry

Friday, September 27th
6:30PM - 8:30PM
America House Kyiv
Mykoly Pymonenka Street 6

For this season’s final Poetry in the Garden, we will be reading and discussing queer poetry through the lens another classic American poet. Walt Whitman, considered to be the great action of American poetry and one of the world’s foremost poets, wrote “A Glimpse” as an ode to queer love. Join us this week as we embrace the nature and atmosphere in a way Whitman himself would’ve appreciated.

Experience Poetry in the Garden will be every Thursday at 6:30 PM. Let the calm of our garden inspire your love for poetry and community.

📍The deadline to register is September 25th by 12:00 PM.

Register here

October performances of ProEnglish Theatre are already there. 2 shows in October. Grab your tickets while you can

https://linktr.ee/proenglishtheatre

Drama Education 🎭 | Theatre Club | WEST Theatre Association

🗓 Tuesday, September 17
⏰ 5 PM (Kyiv time)
📍 Zoom

Theatre Club - is a series of meetings organized by WEST Association. We invite everyone, who is connected to theatre and doing it in English to join!

This time, we are talking about Theatre Education, in all its forms and kinds!
- teaching theatres in schools
- higher theatre education
- acting courses and drama schools
and more!

Register and receive the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtcuyqqjsrE9c5RoTMSlXxf-Wa4N4f71P1

#online_meeting

Improv Workshop with Allen Blackwell (USA)

Sep 22 (Sun) 11:00-14:00
ProEnglish Theatre Hub (Kyiv, 3 Simi Brodskykh)
Tickets: 400 UAH

tickets:
https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/improvworkshop2209

Description:
A dynamic 3-hour improv workshop, where you'll dive into the spontaneous and exhilarating world of improvisation. Drawing from Allen’s extensive training and experience in the vibrant improv scenes of New York City and Paris, this workshop will help you unlock creativity, enhance your communication skills, and embrace the joy of unscripted performance. Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, this session offers a supportive and fun environment to explore the art of improv and discover new facets of yourself. Don't miss this opportunity to learn, laugh, and let your imagination soar!
Allen Blackwell, born and raised in Mississippi, Allen is that guy that did that thing. Resides in Paris, plays banjo, works with English-speaking theatre communities and teaches acting and improv.

Internship position at ProEnglish Hub!

We, ProEnglish Theatre and ProEnglish Drama School, are looking for a theatre enthusiast, who:
⁃ wants to learn a profession of theatre manager
⁃ has fluent English
⁃ is Kyiv based
⁃ is good both with logistics and communication
⁃ 16-35 y.o

Theatre manager intern:
⁃ manages the communication with the students and the audiences
⁃ rules the logistics of the rehearsals and performances at the Theatre
⁃ deals with the organisation of the uniterrupted work of the premises
⁃ assists to ProEnglish Drama School CEO

What do we offer:
⁃ 2 months of unpaid internship, learning the specifics of the profession in practice
⁃ possibility of employment at ProEnglish Drama School after the end of internship (current internship is not paid)
⁃ exposure and participation in the international theatre activities
⁃ flexible schedule
⁃ parties on the porch :)

Sounds like something you want to try?
Send your CV to [email protected], with the letter topic «Internship»
Theatre starts where the creative chaos is structured. Maybe by you 🙂
See you! 🧡

P.S. Thank you all for sharing this among your people, we appreciate a lot your support ❤️

#theatre #manager #jobvacancy #jobopportunity #theatremanager #proenglishtheatre

Our Friends invite!!!

🌟 Learn English with Volunteers from Around the World

The international non-profit organization ENGin invites Ukrainians to improve conversational English through weekly practice with English-speaking volunteers.

Participants are matched with conversation partners who meet online and speak in English.

🔎 When matching you with a volunteer, we consider your interests, hobbies, schedule, and gender preferences to ensure a comfortable and engaging experience.

ENGin Program can help you:
▪️ Improve your conversational English
▪️ Learn about your volunteer’s culture
▪️ Make new friends from around the world
▪️ Share information about Ukraine and our fight for freedom

Participation in the program is free for students aged 9-17, Ukrainian soldiers, and their family members.

Others can join the program with a charitable contribution of 750 UAH for a year of participation. The donations cover operational costs and provide free education for children.

➡️ Find more information here.

A message to all lovers of English and Theatre in Town

Ukraine Fringe is coming to Kyiv this weekend days!
And we have a special surprise 🧡

As you might have heard we have full weekend of activities: acting workshops, theatre and comedy performances…

and we know that you would like to come to all of them but you’ve spent all your money donating 🫣
We got you here!

Check our limited special offer of 15 pass tickets for the Festival with 35% discount!

1) 5 Saturday pass tickets for 400 uah
https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/satonedaypass

2) 5 Sunday pass tickets for 400 uah
https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/sunonedaypass

3) 5 2-days pass tickets for 650 uah
https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/twodaypass

Share the info with your friends and come together with them to practice your English and reactivate your love to theatre 🤩

See ya! We're steel standing