Curator: Bohdan Polishchuk
Yuliia ZAULYCHNA
Yuliia Zaulychna born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1985. She graduated from the Kyiv Art Lyceum in 2004. Then Yuliia has successfully completed her Master in Set Design and Screen Arts from the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (Prof. Alla Kyrychenko’ course).
Yulia began her carrier as intern in 2007 in the Kyiv Academic Molodyi Theater. Her first project was the “Late love” by Oleksandr Ostrovsky’s play (director – Yuliia Maslak). Then she continued as Set Designer in the theater till 2013.
In 2013-2014 Yuliia has been taking a position of Lead Artist at the Kyiv National Academic Operetta’s Theatre.
Yulia returned to the Kyiv Academic Molodyi Theater in 2014 to a position of Set Designer which she had hold till 2021.
In 2021 Yuliia Zaulychna was invited to the Odesa Academic Musical Drama Theater named after Vasyl’ Vasyl’ko where she took a position of the Lead Artist.
Yuliia has been also working with the Independent Wild Theatre (Kyiv) and the National Drama Theater (Ivano-Frankivsk) on a project basis.
During her professional carrier, Yuliia designed and implemented theatrical projects all over Ukraine (Kyiv, Odesa, Mykolayiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne, and L’viv), as well as abroad (Békéscsaba, Hungary; Chisinau, Moldova; Krasnoyarsk, RF).
Since the beginning of her carrier, Yuliia has more than 65 projects in 15 theaters in the portfolio.
“It is very important for me to work in a strong team of like-minded people while we create a theatrical performance. Those projects are especially valuable for me in which the production team has reached a common vision and each member of the team kept their own “color’ of the performance in the most clear, precise, and recognizable way.” – Yuliia says.
“I have been working with more than 25 stage directors. Among all projects, I would like to especially recognize creative tandems with the following directors – (Ukraine) Maksym Holenko, Stanislav Moiseiev, Stas Zhyrkov, Tamara Trunova, Rostyslav Derzhypilskyi, Vlada Bilozorenko, Jules Audrey (France) and Caroline Steinbeis (UK). Especially productive collaboration was with Maksym Holenko, with whom we have done more than 15 performances.
I do care and feel responsible for the Ukrainian theatre. I am lucky to work with prominent stage directors and actors who have no creative boundaries. And I am happy to be a part of one team.”
Selected key performances
Kyiv National Academic Molodyi Theatre:
- “En la Ardiente Oscuridad” by Antonio Vallejo – set and costume design (director – Stanislav Moiseiev), 2008. This performance was nominated to the Kyiv Pectoral Award.
- “Impossible Love Story” performance based on “Ojos de Perro Azul” by Gabriel García Márquez – set and costume design (text adapted by K. Malinina; director – A. Romanov), 2012.
- “Love of People” performance by D. Bogoslavskyi’ play – set and costume design (director – Stats Zhyrkov), 2013.
- “Take, Love and Run!” performance based on the “I don’t care how are you!” a play by O. Savchenko – set and costume design (director – Caroline Steinbeis, UK), 2017. The performance was supported by the British Council in Ukraine.
- “Sasha, Take the Garbage Out!” performance based on a play by Natalya Vorozhbyt – set and costume design (director – Tamara Trunova), 2017.
Young Spectator’s Theatre (Krasnoyarsk, RF):
- “Aladdin and his Wonder Lamp” – set and costume design (director – Yuliia Maslak), 2008. This performance received Gran Prix at the “Theatrical Spring 2009” in Krasnoyarsk for best set design.
Jókai Theater (Békéscsaba, Hungary):
- “Marriage” performance by Mykola Gogol – costume design (director – Stanislav Moiseiev), 2009.
Kyiv National Academic Operetta’s Theater:
- “Treasure Island” children musical performance based on a tale by Robert Louis Stevenson – set and costume design (libretto by D. Cherkaskyi; director – Yuliia Maslak), 2012.
Kyiv “Golden Gates” Theater:
- “The Beauty Queen” performance based on the play by Martin McDonagh – set and costume design (director – Maksym Holenko), 2015.
- “Colors” performance based on the play by Pavlo Arye – set and costume design (director – Vlada Bilozorenko), 2017.
Independent Wild Theater (Kyiv):
- “Kaydashi 2.0” performance based on a play by Natalya Vorozhbyt – set and costume design (director – Maksym Holenko), 2019.
- “Red, Black and Red again” performance based on the play by “The Pirate Bay” Creative Coalition – set and costume design (director – Maksym Holenko), 2020.
- “A Clockwork Orange” performance adapted by Lena Liagushonkova – set and costume design (director – Maksym Holenko), 2020.
Mykolayiv National Academic Music and Drama Theater:
- “The Landlord” performance based on a play by Ivan Karpenko-Karyi – set and costume design (director – Maksym Holenko), 2016. This performance gained the prix for the best scenography at the “Melpomene of Tavria” Festival.
- “The Sunset” performance based on a play by Isaak Babel – set and costume design (director – Maksym Holenko), 2018.
Kyiv Academic Drama Theater on Podil:
- “Zoya’s Apartment” play by Mikhail Bulgakov – costume design (director – Maksym Holenko), 2019.
National Academic Musical and Drama Theater named after Ivan Franko (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine):
- “Gogol Cabaret” performance based on artworks of Mykola Gogol – set and costume design (director – Jules Audrey, France), 2020.
- “Romeo and Juliet” performance by William Shakespeare –costume design (director – Rostyslav Derzhypilskyi), 2021.
Academic Musical Drama Theater named after Vasyl’ Vasyl’ko:
- “A Day Before the End of the World” performance based on the “Norway Today” play by Igor Bauershym – set and costume design (director – Natalya Syvanenko), 2021.
- “Doomed to Dance” performance based on the “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” novel by Horace McCoy – set and costume design (stage interpretation by Oleksiy Dorychevskyi; director – Pavlo Ivliushkin), 2021.
- “The Golden Calf” performance based on a novel by Ilf and Petrov – set and costume design (director – Maksym Holenko), 2021.
- “Sasha, Take the Garbage Out!” play by Natalya Vorozhbyt – set and costume design (director – Maksym Holenko), 2022. The performance was played in a shelter due to the war time.
