The Ukrainian premiere of the play “Tuman” took place at the Dovzhenko Centre

On 27 July 2025, the Ukrainian premiere of the powerful theatrical production “Tuman” took place in Kyiv, on the stage of the Dovzhenko Centre — a stage project based on real testimonies from the war.
“Tuman” is not merely a theatrical work; it is a living chronicle of modern Ukraine, composed of letters, interviews, monologues, and confessions of people whose lives have been irreversibly changed by the war.

The production has already gained international recognition — after a striking premiere in Berlin that moved the European audience to tears, “Tuman” was presented to Ukrainian viewers for the first time.

The performance features the names of cities that have become symbols of resistance and pain — Kyiv, Odesa, Kherson, Kharkiv, Bakhchysarai, Olenivka, Kolomyia, Nova Kakhovka, Bucha… They appear both as scars and as beacons, guiding through the darkness towards the light.

Format and Creative Team

“Tuman” is staged in the genre of multimedia pseudo-documentary theatre, where artistic interpretation is intertwined with documentary truth.

Director — Valeria Demchenko
Producer — Olha Sobko
Authors of the texts — Nadiia Sukhorukova, Khachatur Vasilyan, Tetiana Fedorenko, Lev Somov, Valeria Demchenko, Olha Sobko
Choreography — Kateryna Pavlova
Cast — People’s Artist of Ukraine Lev Somov, Ruslan Miroshnychenko, Olha Sobko, Dmytro Korostylov, Mykyta Marchenko, Yurii Onopriiko, Anastasiia Tarkanii, Les Kacion, Alla Binieieva