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Theatre is a Place Where Reality is Illusion and Where all Illusions Become Reality

The goal of the exhibit is to showcase projects – both class and implemented projects – created by undergraduate and graduate students, doctoral candidates and faculty members of the Department of Design of Architectural Space. The projects deal with the creation of architectural space for theatre / performance as well as buildings, theatre facilities etc. The exhibit space can function as a place for performance – the stage and auditorium together – and as both a lecture room and a creative laboratory. Depending on the schedule of the events held at the exhibit, these functions may occur simultaneously or alternately.

The exhibit space between the projection screen / cyclorama and the window is defined by the stylized theatre portal with a number of “theatre wings” and seats for the audience. Audiences will see several multimedia shows created by our students and dedicated to architectural projects, recent Ukrainian theatre productions based on the works of the Ukrainian national poet, Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861) and on the legacy of world-famous stage designer Eugene Lysyk (1930–1991). The latter show is a digest of a doctoral dissertation study by Zoryana Klymko (scheduled for defense in 2016–17). The exhibit space will feature elements of set design for Medea and Counting Icebergs produced by The Little Globe Theatre (Kirovohrad, Ukraine) and performed at the First Transatlantic Seminar on Theatre Arts, organized by Lviv Polytechnics.

Visitors will have a chance to visit the performance / exhibit space featuring real sets as well as projected images of famous designs by Eugene Lysyk, where they will also be able to take a selfie as a memento.