Round Table
RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR AS A PLAY
Location: Sterling Memorial Library, Rm 218 (2nd fl), 120 High St.
Critically acclaimed playwright and journalist Alexander Mardan and poet Vitaliia Babushchak (Odessa, Ukraine) will deliver a talk on the plot of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and war through the lenses of the theory of drama. They will also discuss the significance of Odessa as the capital of multiculturalism in Ukraine during the Russian invasion and Ukrainian nationalism.
Alexander Mardan is the author and host at the TV-show “Proscenium” at the Odessa TV (Ukraine). Critically acclaimed journalist and playwright. The author of 10 books and more than 300 interviews, Mardan was awarded multiple awards for his works, including the National Theater Award of Ukraine, the Badge of Honor from the National Theater Union of Ukraine. Vitaliia Babushchak is the author of 4 books, latest is about the war; television director, director of documentary about nationalism.