The Kyiv Academic Puppet Theatre () is a
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...
in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
in
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. It was founded on October 27, 1927. It is the oldest puppet theatre in Kyiv.
The current building was presented to the theatre company on 19th December 2005 and it was the first time they had a purpose built building to host the theatre. The conception and construction of the building was managed by renowned architect Yuriy Bilokon and even from the beginning it was dubbed 'The Fairytale Castle'.
References
External links
Official sitePuppet Theatre (Kyiv)Ukraine: Puppets - Travel Kids in Europe
Theatres in Kyiv
Event venues established in 1927
1927 establishments in Ukraine
Hrushevsky Street (Kyiv)
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