Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater

Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater of Drama
Bourgogne Theatre
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AddressKyiv
Ukraine
Coordinates50°26′42″N 30°31′07″E / 50.445°N 30.518611°E / 50.445; 30.518611
OperatorLesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater of Drama
Construction
Opened1875
ArchitectVladimir Nikolayev
Tenants
  • 1875-1891 Kyiv city circus
  • 1891-1898 Solovtsov Theater
  • 1896-1914 Cinema theater
Website
https://lesyatheatre.com.ua/

Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater (also referred to as Lesya Ukrainka Theater) (Ukrainian: Національний академічний драматичний театр імені Лесі Українки, romanizedNazionalnyj akademitschnyj dramatytschnyj teatr imeni Lessi Ukrajinky) is a theater in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is located in a building known as Bourgogne Theatre.

The theatre traces its roots to the Solovtsov theatric troupe that existed in Kyiv since 1891 and also performed in the Bourgogne Theatre. Later the troupe was named as the Russian Drama Theatre.[1]

  1. ^ "Театр имени Леси Украинки | Київ від минулого до майбутнього" (in Russian). 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2022-02-10.