Dakh Theatre

Kyiv


Simply the coolest thing that's happening on Ukrainian theatre stage. Look out for perfomances involving The Dakh Daughters – a 15-strong 'singing siren' collective which took YouTube by storm with the mock Gothic 'Donbass Roses' clip.


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