The Gates of Kyiv
A play for two actors, a pianist, and a dancer.
The Gates of Kyiv tells the story of the extraordinary life of the Soviet piano virtuoso Maria Yudina—fearless protestor, disruptor, and ‘dissident’.
Fiercely defiant of the repressive regime of Joseph Stalin, she publicly denounced him and his regime, yet somehow, she lived. The legend is, she and Stalin met…
Stockard Channing will take the role of Maria Yudina and Michael Praed the role of Shostakovich.