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НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ • Серпень 2025 23 Julian Kytasty. The puppet Profiry Martynovych (1856–1933) was the main character of the show. He created the drawings for the Magic Lantern projections for Ostap Versai’s 1875 concert. The projections in the show were beautiful and disturbing, from shadow puppets to images of the war in Ukraine and the Los Angeles wildfires. Splashes of color stand out in the show: the piece of red silk that the older brothers left for the younger brother, the bright Ukrainian flag waving during the curtain call. In addition, the box of light above the stage where the puppet Ostap Versai sits stands out. The show reminds us of history. There is a song, “The Tsar’s Ems Decree, 1876,” that recites the actual details of the decree that banned the Ukrainian language, performances, and books. The calling bird puppet was remarkable and carried by Zlata Godunova to the stunning final song “Light,” with music by Julian Kytasty. Zlata’s body moves across the stage like a shadow puppet herself. The darkness of her clothing flows through the magic of light. In this piece as in Serhiy Zhadan’s poem “Light” that creates the final song translated into English by director Virlana Tkacz (a longtime UNWLA Member-at-Large) and Wanda Phipps, language comes to life with the name of the land. It reminds us of the power of poetry and theater. In performances such as this one, we remember the importance of keeping our thoughts with Ukraine. Photos courtesy Pavlo Terekhov. Editor’s note: “The Magic of Light” is going on the road in November; it will be in Chicago at Northwestern University’s Wirtz Theater November 13-16. Zlata Godunova with the calling bird puppet.
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