“Barvinok is a special kind of behind-the-scenes achievement in theatrical storytelling… You shouldn’t miss the chance to see it…” Liz Nicholls, 12th Night
A woman returns to her Ukrainian homeland, honouring the dying wish of her grandmother to repair wounds with her long lost family, but finds herself on the edge of the ongoing war.
Set in 2017, just 3 years after the Russian invasion in 2014, Barvinok weaves traditional polyphonic Ukrainian folk music and dramatic storytelling to tell a personal story behind the unimaginable experience of war, both past and present.
This is a digital recording of the celebrated theatre performance, filmed in Edmonton, AB in September 2022.
Set in 2017, just 3 years after the Russian invasion in 2014, Barvinok weaves traditional polyphonic Ukrainian folk music and dramatic storytelling to tell a personal story of war and the unimaginable experience of war, both past and present.
The play is inspired by the experiences of the playwright’s grandparents who fled Ukraine during WWII, and true accounts of people interviewed in conflict zones in Eastern Ukraine. In October 2017, Pyretic Productions traveled to Ukraine and ventured within just 5km of what was then the frontline, where they interviewed dozens of people affected by the ongoing war. Pyretic returned in October 2018 to further develop and workshop the play with Kyiv-based local theatre company Wild Theatre and presented a sold-out staged reading at the infamous Les Kurbas Theatre.
A digital recording of the theatrical production - Available NOW for Streaming
