Maria Mashkova in Theatre Performance "The Nadezhdiny"

• 10.11.24 - Geneva at Bâtiment des Forces Motrices
• 11.11.24 - Zurich at Spirgarten Theater

Doors 19:00. Start 20:00

Duration of the theatre performance: 1 hour and 20 minutes. No intermission.

Children under 12 years of age may enter the Spirgarten Theater only if accompanied by an adult.

Maria Mashkova in theatre performance "Nadezhdiny" in Switzerland

"We cannot say that we lived outside of time and space. We lived near the present." — Yevgeny Osipovich Zelensky-Nadezhdin

Creators of theatre performance:

• Director: Egor Baranov (director of the films "Gogol. The Beginning," "Gogol. Viy," "Gogol. Terrible Revenge," the sci-fi film "Resurrected" (2022, USA), and others)
• Playwright: Arseny Faryatiev (nominated for the Golden Mask Award in 2021 in six categories, including "Best Playwright" and "Best Large-Form Performance")
• Composer: Anna Drubich (composer for films such as "Odessa," "Hypnosis," "Navalny," and others; winner of the Nika Award for "Best Film Music")
• Designer (Graphic Design): Liza Irshai (prop designer for films "Tchaikovsky's Wife," "Eddie," directed by K. Serebrennikov, and others)
• Choreographer: Melpomene
• Costumes: Katerina Kravtsova
• Producer: Sasha Siberg

Maria Mashkova is a renowned actress, beloved by audiences for her role in the TV series "Not Born Beautiful" and numerous works in film and television. She gained widespread recognition following her interview with Yuri Dud, recorded in the spring of 2022, which has garnered over 14 million views.

One woman show "Nadezhdiny," which premiered in late 2023 in Moldova, is based on the diary of Masha Mashkova's great-great-grandmother, Melania Sevruk. At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, she lived in Chisinau, where she met her future husband, the exiled Kharkiv revolutionary Yevgeny Zelensky. His party pseudonym, Lev Nadezhdin, gave the play its name.

In this production, Masha Mashkova plays three roles: herself, her great-great-grandmother Melania, and her great-great-grandfather, the revolutionary Yevgeny Zelensky. The "voice" of Nadezhdin in the play is provided by the famous theater and film actor Anatoly Bely. The performance is filled with captivating animation in the form of projections, making the events on stage suspenseful and engaging. Events that happened over a century ago suddenly become relatable and understandable to the modern audience.

Melania Sevruk's diary is a deep confession of love as well as a valuable historical document, revealing details of the revolution and life in a dying empire.