THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL THEATRE COMPANY (1882)
The first professional theatre company, which included the best Ukrainian actors, was created by famous Ukrainian playwright, director, actor and musician Mark Kropyvnytskyi in 1882. It is this company, currently referred to as "The Theatre of Coryphees" nowadays, marked the prosperity of the Ukrainian professional theatre of the 19th century
Mark Kropyvnytskyi. 1890s.
M. Kropyvnytskyi was born in 1840 in the village of Kropyvnytske, in today's Kirovograd region. As a follower of T. Shevchenko's traditions, Kropyvnytskyi dedicated his whole life to the struggle for the cultural growth of the Ukrainian nation. He used his dramatic works and actor's play to awaken the national consciousness in the audience, urge them to keep and defend their c
