Theatre Masks

Bila Tserkva was and remains one of the centres of development of theatrical art. Thus, a little less than 100 years ago, 3 outstanding Ukrainian theatre figures played a key role in Bila Tserkva: Les Kurbas, Mykhailo Starytsky and Panas Saksahansky. In July 1920 a great event took place – in the Bila Tserkva theatre “Palace” Shakespeare’s tragedy “Macbeth” was performed in Ukrainian for the first time, with Kurbas in the title role. Panas Saksahansky was the head of the State People’s Theatre created in 1918, later performed in various theatres, and in 1937 the best touring theatre in Ukraine, from Bila Tserkva, was named after Panas Saksahansky. Mykhailo Starytsky is also one of the luminaries of Ukrainian theatre, who played a key role in its creation. The sculpture is dedicated to these 3 figures and is located near the site of the Bila Tserkva theatre of that time.