Ion
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Theatre on Chayna
Odesa, 37 Nizhynska St.
What gives birth to true art - cold skill or inspiration that cannot be explained or predicted? It is around this question that the theater builds its production - tense, philosophical and emotionally naked.
The performance "Ion" in Odesa will take place on June 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM at the Theater on Tea House.
Why is it worth going to the theater for the performance "Ion" in Odesa?
- A spectacular production format.
- The special role of actors who appear on stage as mediums.
- A unique theatrical experience that you will want to share with your loved ones.
The performance "Ion" in Odesa
The Theater on Tea House presents a deep dialogue-extravaganza based on Plato's dialogue "Ion". This is a performance that turns into a philosophical duel in which reason and passion collide. Creative team:
- Director – Denys Tymoshenko;
- Artistic director – Oleksandr Laptii;
- Artist – Anna Pavelko.
Actors: Hanna Romanyuk and Sofia-Maria Popadiuk.
About the true nature of art – in a vivid interpretation of Plato’s work
“Ion” is a performance about the nature of creativity, about an artist who at a certain moment ceases to belong to himself. This is a story about inspiration that can elevate and at the same time destroy, about the fine line between craft, talent and true obsession with the stage.
At the center of the plot is the meeting of the rhapsode Ion (a brilliant performer of Homer’s works) and Socrates, who is trying to understand the nature of the declaimer’s gift. Does Ion possess knowledge and skill, or does he simply become a conductor of the force that passes through him? An ordinary conversation gradually turns into a sharp intellectual confrontation.
There are only two people on stage. But a tension arises between them that captures the entire space. "Ion" turns the stage into a living chain between gods, poets, actors and spectators. And, perhaps, it is during this performance that everyone in the hall will feel, at least for a moment, that invisible impulse when art begins to speak through a person...
Duration - 60 minutes. Seating in the hall is free. After the start of the performance, the audience is not allowed into the hall.
Where to buy tickets for the performance "Ion" in Odesa?
Tickets can be ordered online on the Concert.ua website.
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Ion
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What gives birth to true art - cold skill or inspiration that cannot be explained or predicted? It is around this question that the theater builds its production - tense, philosophical and emotionally naked.
The performance "Ion" in Odesa will take place on June 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM at the Theater on Tea House.
Why is it worth going to the theater for the performance "Ion" in Odesa?
- A spectacular production format.
- The special role of actors who appear on stage as mediums.
- A unique theatrical experience that you will want to share with your loved ones.
The performance "Ion" in Odesa
The Theater on Tea House presents a deep dialogue-extravaganza based on Plato's dialogue "Ion". This is a performance that turns into a philosophical duel in which reason and passion collide. Creative team:
- Director – Denys Tymoshenko;
- Artistic director – Oleksandr Laptii;
- Artist – Anna Pavelko.
Actors: Hanna Romanyuk and Sofia-Maria Popadiuk.
About the true nature of art – in a vivid interpretation of Plato’s work
“Ion” is a performance about the nature of creativity, about an artist who at a certain moment ceases to belong to himself. This is a story about inspiration that can elevate and at the same time destroy, about the fine line between craft, talent and true obsession with the stage.
At the center of the plot is the meeting of the rhapsode Ion (a brilliant performer of Homer’s works) and Socrates, who is trying to understand the nature of the declaimer’s gift. Does Ion possess knowledge and skill, or does he simply become a conductor of the force that passes through him? An ordinary conversation gradually turns into a sharp intellectual confrontation.
There are only two people on stage. But a tension arises between them that captures the entire space. "Ion" turns the stage into a living chain between gods, poets, actors and spectators. And, perhaps, it is during this performance that everyone in the hall will feel, at least for a moment, that invisible impulse when art begins to speak through a person...
Duration - 60 minutes. Seating in the hall is free. After the start of the performance, the audience is not allowed into the hall.
Where to buy tickets for the performance "Ion" in Odesa?
Tickets can be ordered online on the Concert.ua website.
"Theatre on Chayna": over 15 years of rich history and gaining the status of a unique cultural phenomenon
Theatre laboratory "Theatre on Chayna" was founded in Odesa by a team of like-minded enthusiasts. They were graduates of the Odesa Theater Lyceum. And the main initiator was Oleksandr Onyshchenko, who was appointed director and artistic director of the theater. From the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Oleksandr Petrovych joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And Danilo Savchenko became the acting director.
The institution's birthday is April 6, 2010. Already in the second year of its creative activity, the theater received the prize "For the best acting ensemble and high acting culture in the play" at the 9th festival of non-state theaters "Kurbalesia" in Kharkiv.
Interesting facts about "Theatre on Chayna"
"Theatre on Chayna" is truly special. This is the only private theater in the city, which in 2025 celebrated its 15th anniversary. The theater team changed its location several times. Karantinna and Marazliyivska streets, Otonivskyi lane - and finally moved to a renovated chamber space at 37 Nizhynska. The hall was equipped to comfortably accommodate up to 60 spectators.
Theatre on Tea Street repertoire
The theater director Danylo Savchenko explains that the main difference of a private stage is freedom of choice: the team has the opportunity to stage exactly those performances that resonate internally, raise important topics for it and respond to current requests, and are not created to order.
With the beginning of a full-scale war, the troupe was significantly reduced - almost three times, to about fifteen participants. Despite this, the theater did not stop working and continued to develop. According to Danylo Savchenko, the loss of some directors made the process of creating new productions more difficult, so for some time the team focused on the existing repertoire. At the same time, even under these conditions, they managed to prepare several premieres.
Now the team is not stopping: work continues on both updating the repertoire and developing a new theatrical space. The list of performances of the "Theater on Tea" includes works based on plays by domestic and foreign authors:
- "Behind the Glass";
- "Little Donnie, Who Conquered the Darkness";
- "XX. Family Chronicle”;
- “Two”;
- “Out of the Access Zone…”;
- “Beautiful Life”;
- “MORE”;
- “A Cart with Apples, or Pretty Liars” and others.
Where to order tickets for performances of the “Theater on Tea” in Odesa
Do you appreciate the intimate atmosphere of the theater, and in the productions - expressive drama, sharp humor and psychological depth? - Then choose an event to your liking in the poster of the “Theater on Tea” and book tickets right away, because they sell out quickly. All this is always convenient to do online on the Concert.ua website.