Dakh Contemporary Arts Center
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Центр Сучасного Мистецтва | |
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| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
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| Coordinates | 50°24′50″N 30°31′26″E / 50.41389°N 30.52389°E |
| Capacity | 60 |
| Opened | 12 November 1994 |
The Dakh Contemporary Arts Center is an independent theater and musical venue in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Velyka Vasylkivska Street near the Lybidska metro station. The theater opened in 1994 and its first director was Vladimir Ohloblin. Since opening, the theater has been home to numerous groups including DakhaBrakha, Dakh Daughters, NovaOpera, and TseSho. Today, the theater is led by Vladislav Troitsky.[1]
The Dakh Theater is located in the Holosiivskyi district on Lybidska Square near the Lybidska metro station. The theater is located on the ground floor of a multi-storey building.
Performances in Russian and Ukrainian are staged in the theater.
History
The Contemporary Arts Center "DAKH" was opened on November 12, 1994 by Vladislav Troitsky, who at that time did not link his destiny with the intention to seriously engage in theater and art.
The first director of the DAKH Theater was Volodymyr Ogloblin (1915–2005).[2]
In 2004 the ethno-group DakhaBrakha was founded.
Since 2007, CSM "DAKH" is the main organizer of the international festival of contemporary art GogolFest.
In 2012, the band Dakh Daughters was founded.
In 2016, the social rave of the band CESHO was founded.