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Sweet Dreams
An electro-acoustic opera-performance, based on the text of the ghost scene from Shakespeare’s Richard III. Bogomazov has won recognition for his virtual inventive presentation of classic theatre texts. In ‘Sweet Dreams’, he meditates on the nature of memories.

Richard, the blood soaked king of England, is visited by the ghosts of those he has murdered and is confronted by his own inhuman acts.
Sweet Dreams takes us on a journey to reconnect with our gentle childhood ghosts and where we can experience one of the most innovative theatre directors in Europe.

Direction: Dmytro Bogomazov
Movements: Larysa Venediktova
Composer: Daniil Pertsev
Co-producers: Vilna Scena (Open Stage) Kiev and Ukrainian Drama Theatre, Odessa
Duration: 60 minutes

The project is comissioned by Black/North SEAS

Dmytro Bogomazov
Ukrainian director Dmytro Bogomazov made his directorial debut in 1993. He went on to direct numerous productions at The Kiev State Theatre for Drama and Comedy where he served as Artistic Director until 2000. In 2001 Bogomazov became the Artistic Director of Kiev´s newly opened municipal theatre, the Vilna Scena, The Open Stage, where he is active today.
Dmytro Bogomozov’s work is strongly visual. With stylised costuming, projections, effectual lighting, and non representational set design, a Bogomazov production is about as far as you can get from naturalism. An able navigator in the world of classical literature, Bogomazov is best known for productions of classical plays, his original interpretations giving them new relevance.
Bogomazov freely adapts literary works for the stage.