The Divine Comedy

About the performance

«Divine Comedy» — a modern reinterpretation of Dante Alighieri's poem, staged by Dmytro Zakhozhenko. This is a journey through hell, in which medieval Italy turns into modern Ukraine, and the circles of hell — into recognizable stories of our society.

In the performance, Dante makes his way through the world of gopniks, carriers, «rishals», molfars and carol singers, meeting poets, muses and ghosts of historical memory on his way. The production combines Dante's texts translated by Maksym Strikha, excerpts from the poem "Vertep" by Hrytsky Chubai, KGB interrogation protocols, and traditional Ukrainian music.

The performance was created jointly with the NGO "Art Workshop "Drabyna"" as part of the project "At the Dawn of the World" with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation.

The artistic team

• Dmytro Zakhozhenko — director
• Nina Zakhozhenko — playwright
• Konstantin Zorkin — set designer, costume designer
• Mar’yana Sadovska — musical dramaturgy
• Volodymyr Pomirko — composer
• Mar’yana Sadovska — composer
• Evgeny Petrov — artist of light

Cast

• Nazar Bonyashchuk / Natalia Mazur — Dante
• Elizaveta Pustovalova / Zhanna Ferenc — Beatrice
• Rostislav Kolachnyk / Andriy Kravchuk — molfars
• Anastasia Lisovska / Anastasia Perets — molfars
• Vladislav Georgyshan / Oleksandr Petryna — molfars
• Lesya Zadorozhna / Svitlana Fedeshova — carol singers
• Vira Ganchar / Taisiya Malakhova — carol singers
• Vasyl Kolisnyk / Serhiy Litvinenko — carol singers
• Yana Kolodiychuk / Tetyana Shelelo — carolers

Show information

• Duration — 3 hours with intermission
• Premiere — December 6, 2025
• Age restriction — 18+

Please note

The performance contains scenes that may be emotionally difficult for sensitive viewers, and uses loud sound, smoke, and lighting effects.