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2021

2021

National Kinemateka of Ukraine
27 Kyoto

National Kinemateka of Ukraine
27 Kyoto

PRO.ACT Fest IV

"Permission to Intermission"

We decided to let the audience take a break and just enjoy Theatre after a year of pandemic."Permission to Intermission" became the motto of the festival. For the first time we introduced an online section of the Festival, project THEATRE24, where bran new performances are created during the festival within 24 hours and lots of new shows. Festival of 2021 was conducted in Kinemateka of Ukraine and took place in the end of August 2021. We also got ourselves a new president - Natalia Ponomarova

Participants:

  • Salome (Theatre lab Company, London @theatrelabcompany )- Best stage design
  • Medea (Theatre lab Company, London @theatrelabcompany )- Best light scenography
  • Experiment Lonesco (Nu Nu Theatre, Bristol)- Best duo
  • Show Actor vs Actor – Best performance on the spot
  • Show Theatre 24 – Best usage of space
  • Show English Poetry with a projector – Most synthetic performance
  • Widows (No.Rules.Actors @no.rules.actors ) – Best Choreography, Best project work
  • Naked (Eidos theatre, Kyiv National linguistic University @eidos_theatre )- Best monologues
  • The blue stone (Ruda Vorona theatre @ruda_vorona ) – introducing kids to the theatre
  • Where women lie (ProEnglish drama school @proenglish_drama_school )- Best female ensemble
  • Forgetting Othello (ProEnglish Theatre @proenglish_theatre ) – Best adaptation of classic material

2020

2020

Les Kurbas Centre,
23V Volodymyrska

Les Kurbas Centre,
23V Volodymyrska

PRO.ACT Fest III

Slogan of Festival 2020 is "Limit/Less"

Performances of different caliber and genre were presented at the Festival. For the first time PRO.ACT Fest worked with professional jury consisting of Theatre critics, native speakers and professional actors. The real discovery of RLPRO.ACT FEST was Volodymyr Zubkov, Jury member, who developed the whole system of judging any kind of Theatre performance. Plus his invaluable support for the visit of Heather Massey allowed the PRO.ACT Fest 2020 boast a New York actress with her solo performance about Hedy Lamarr (Gran Prix of the Festival 2020)
The real discovery of RLPRO.ACT FEST was Volodymyr Zubkov, Jury member, who developed the whole system of judging any kind of Theatre performance.

Heather Massie

Kyiv, Ukraine

“HEDY! Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr”

BEST PERFORMANCE

Elena Tumaieva

Creative LAB Obraz Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

“What women want” performance

BEST DIRECTING

Pavlo Moroz

ProEnglish Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

“Heavenly Creatures” performance

BEST MALE LEAD

Yulia Sosnovska

Project«W»

Kyiv, Ukraine

“12th night of what you will” performance

BEST FEMALE LEAD

Pavel Vlasenko

Creative LAB Obraz Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

“What women want” performance

BEST MALE SUPPORT

Valery Oleksenko

Ensemble of EIDOS Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

“Two Arrows” performance

BEST FEMALE SUPPORT

Truth/Prospective theatre group

Kyiv, Ukraine

“Play S Beckett” performance

BEST EXPERIMENT

Ensemble of EIDOS Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

“Two Arrows” performance

BEST ENSEMBLE

ProEnglish Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

“Heavenly Creatures” performance

BEST SCENOGRAPHY

Project«W» Veterans, Volunteers and William

Kyiv, Ukraine

“12th night of what you will” performance

BEST COSTUMES

ProEnglish Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

“Heavenly Creatures” performance

BEST ENGLISH IN THE PERFORMANCE

Participants:

  • BEST PERFORMANCE – “HEDY! Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr” by Heather Massie
  • BEST DIRECTING – Elena Tumaieva for “What women want” performance of Creative LAB Obraz Theatre
  • BEST MALE LEAD – Pavlo Moroz for multiple roles in “Heavenly Creatures” performance of ProEnglish Theatre
  • BEST FEMALE LEAD – Yulia Sosnovska for the role of Olivia in “12th night of what you will” performance of Project«W» Veterans, Volunteers and William
  • BEST MALE SUPPORT – Pavel Vlasenko for the part in “What women want” performance of Creative LAB Obraz Theatre
  • BEST FEMALE SUPPORT – Valery Oleksenko for the part in “Two Arrows” performance ensemble of EIDOS Theatre
  • BEST EXPERIMENT – “Play S Beckett” performance by Truth/Prospective Theatre group
  • BEST ENSEMBLE – “Two Arrows” performance ensemble of EIDOS Theatre
  • BEST SCENOGRAPHY – “Heavenly Creatures” performance of ProEnglish Theatre
  • BEST COSTUMES – “12th night of what you will” performance of Project«W» Veterans, Volunteers and William
  • BEST ENGLISH IN THE PERFORMANCE “Heavenly Creatures” performance of ProEnglish Theatre
  • DISCOVERY OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING STAGE – “12th night of what you will” performance of Project«W» Veterans, Volunteers and William

2019

2019

Les Kurbas Centre,
23V Volodymyrska

Les Kurbas Centre,
23V Volodymyrska

PRO.ACT Fest II

PRO.ACT Fest II can be fully categorised as a breakthrough.

Three state theatres with their performances in English (Molodyi Theatre, Dakh Theatre and Suzirya), first musical at the Festival stages by a Canadian, guests from Israel. And the real discovery - presentation of first 15 min of "AMORphine" of ProEnglish Theatre that later made it into the most successful Theatre performance in English in Ukraine

Participants:

  • Dakh Theatre – TranzYT
  • ProEnglish Drama School – Gone with the secs
  • Serzh Velichanskyi –
  • Word Machine Story
  • Ian Millais – Alchemy
  • Suzirja theatre – The specters
  • Somov acting studio – Two tickets to Broadway
  • Marry land – Grasshoppers and Ants
  • Charodey Theatre – While automobile waits
  • EIDOS – San Diego
  • Amatea – Ingegerd
  • Yuriy Radionov- Morphine, a prelude
  • Regenbogen-Einhorne Theatre – The Madmen’s tale
  • Molodyy Theatre – Crucible
  • Peter Mezey Caufman – Comedy Goulash
  • ProEnglish Theatre – The house of Yes

Dakh Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

"TranzYT" performance

ProEnglish Drama School

Kyiv, Ukraine

"Gone with the secs" performance

Serzh Velichanskyi

Kyiv, Ukraine

"Word Machine Story" performance

Ian Millais

Canada

"Alchemy" performance

Suzirja Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

"The specters" performance

Lev Somov Acting Studio

Kyiv, Ukraine

"Two tickets to Broadway" performance

Marry land

Chernihiv, Ukraine

"Grasshoppers and Ants" performance

Charodey Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

"While automobile waits" performance

EIDOS

Kyiv, Ukraine

"San Diego" performance

Amatea

Chernihiv, Ukraine

"Ingegerd" performance

Yuriy Radionov

Kyiv, Ukraine

"Morphine, a prelude" performance

Regenbogen-Einhorne Theatre

Israel

"The Madmen’s tale" performance

Molodyy Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

"Crucible" performance

Peter Mezey Caufman

Budapest, Hungary

"Comedy Goulash" performance

ProEnglish Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

"The house of Yes" performance

2018

2018

Les Kurbas Centre,
23V Volodymyrska

Les Kurbas Centre,
23V Volodymyrska

PRO.ACT Fest I

"Theatre can be Fun. Theatre can be English"

That was the motto of our first festival. We discovered that Theatre in English does exist in Ukraine. School and university theatres, independent theatres, theatrical project - thru all came together into vibrant two days of the Festival. The real discovery of PRO.ACT Fest became Lev Somov Studio, University Theatre that presented "Shakespeare or not Shakespeare", 2-act performance consisting of best comic and tragic scenes of Sir William

Participants:

  • ProEnglish Theatre, “The Cage” performance – THE MOST MINIMALISTIC PERFORMANCE
  • Britannica School, “Romeo and Juliet” performance – THE BEST STAGE SOLUTION
  • Tania Shelepko – THE BEST STAND-UP PERFORMER
  • KIU, Lev Somov Acting Studio, “Shakespeare or not Shakespeare” performance – THE MOST PASSIONATE PERFORMANCE and THE BEST CHARACTERIZATION (for Richard III)
  • BIS, British International School, “Le Petit Prince” performance – THE MOST COLOURFUL PERFORMANCE
  • Valeria Zubchenko – THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF POETRY
  • Theater “Maskam Rad”, “Piazzolla. Life in the rhythm of tango” performance – THE MOST SYNTHETIC PERFORMANCE
  • ProEnglish Theatre, “Cripples of Inishmaan” performance – THE BEST CAST

ProEnglish Drama School

Kyiv, Ukraine

"The Cage" performance

THE MOST MINIMALISTIC PERFORMANCE

Britannica School

Kyiv, Ukraine

"Romeo and Juliet" performance

THE BEST STAGE SOLUTION

Tania Shelepko

Kyiv, Ukraine

THE BEST STAND-UP PERFORMER

ProEnglish Theatre

Kyiv, Ukraine

"Cripples of Inishmaan" performance

THE BEST CAST

BIS British International School

Kyiv, Ukraine

"Le Petit Prince" performance

THE MOST COLOURFUL PERFORMANCE

Theater “Maskam Rad”

Kyiv, Ukraine

"Piazzolla. Life in the rhythm of tango" performance

THE BEST STAND-UP PERFORMER

Valeria Zubchenko

Kyiv, Ukraine

THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF POETRY

KIU, Lev Somov Acting Studio

Kyiv, Ukraine

"Shakespeare or not Shakespeare" performance

THE MOST PASSIONATE PERFORMANCE

KIU, Lev Somov Acting Studio

Kyiv, Ukraine

"Shakespeare or not Shakespeare" performance

THE BEST CHARACTERIZATION (for Richard III)