"Green Cooridors" - Ukrainian

Green Corridors – November 11th, 2024

Playwright - Natalka Vorozhbyt

Translator - John Freedman with Natalia Bratus

Director - Nicole Garneau

Partner – Trap Door Theatre

Synopsis-

Green Corridors tells the story of the involuntary European integration of four refugees from Ukraine following Russia's full-scale invasion. It is an attempt to analyze Ukraine's relations with the EU, the relationship that refugees have with those who have remained in Ukraine, and to reflect on the traumatic experience of living the life of a refugee who has lost one's home. The play was commissioned by the Kammerspiele theater in Munich with the hope of provoking Germans and Ukrainians into a frank conversation. This is a play with historical references, with elements of absurdity and black humor - the use of these tools allows a spectator to distance oneself from the play's events and to be more ruthless towards the characters. As such, Ukrainians are not victims in this play: They are funny, scary, touching and invincible.

Host or Publisher International Voices Project (IVP)