Of Families and Ghosts

As part of the series Practicing Care, excerpts from three contemporary Ukrainian plays written in the aftermath of years of war are presented. The scenes do not focus on the war itself, but on its psychological and social consequences.

One person longs for family and is confronted with the changed realities of their partner returning from war (Polyandry). Another character returns to their grandmother’s village and reflects on loss (The Village Where No One Suffers). A third scene depicts a conversation about unexpected deaths (Ghosts in the Branches). The texts are by Polina Polozhentseva, Sergiy Kulybyshev, and Valeriy Puzik, translated into German by Sebastian Anton and Maximilian Huber.

The staging is directed by Stefan Kaminsky, with Mariia Soroka, Mariia Tkachenko, and Jannik Görger. The event is organized in collaboration with the Ukrainian Institute in Germany and supported by the UKRAINE OFFICE AUSTRIA of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.