“Belarus is my homeland, the place where I was born. Belarusian nature scenery is well, lonely place covered with hills, many lakes and forests. Belarus is beautiful and I love Belarus”, – Gena does not know English, but he learned these lines at school. His profession is a plumber and his hobby is straw weaving.

“MY HOMELAND” is a play about homeland and its place. We are all its heroes and creators. We are all co-authors and co-creators.

 

 

My Homeland is an experimental play exploring the relationship between people and their homeland, and the search for identity. The protagonist, Gena, an ordinary plumber, unexpectedly travels to London thanks to his unusual hobby of straw weaving. This brief journey abroad becomes an inner revolution: in a foreign land, he feels a profound homesickness and realizes, “I love my homeland not for any particular reason, but simply because it is my own.”

 

Framed as a “cosmopolitan comedy,” the play transforms a personal experience into a universal reflection. Through narrative, dialogue, and stage projections, the audience are invited not only as observers but also as co-authors of the story.

 

 

 

Breaking away from a single-voiced narrative, seven actors share Gena’s lines, presenting both the subjective and objective dimensions of his life, making the character complex and multifaceted. On stage, satire and lyricism, grotesque and realism intertwine, while music, images, and live video projection create an intimate connection between the story and the audience.

 

My Homeland is not merely a personal journey of exploration and connection to one's roots, but a philosophical meditation on self, culture, and the world.

 

 

 

Uladzislau Vilenchyts was born on July 16, 1995, in Minsk. In 2021, he graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts with a degree in “Drama and Film Acting” (mentors: M. M. Kirichenko, Z. V. Belakhvostik, A. F. Gartsuev). He has been working at the Republican Theatre of Belarusian Drama (RTBD) since 2021. For his role as the Prisoner in the play Alpine Ballad, he received a diploma in the nomination “Best Supporting Actor” at the 8th National Drama Festival named after V. I. Dunin-Martsinkevich (Babruisk, Belarus), November 2022.

 

Veranika Buslaveva was born on October 3, 1978, in Minsk. In 1997, she entered the Belarusian State University of Culture and graduated in 2002 with a degree as “Director, Theatre Activity Organizer, and Teacher of Specialized Disciplines.” She has been working at the Republican Theatre of Belarusian Drama (RTBD) since 2001. In addition to her theatre work, she was engaged in teaching: assistant teacher of directing at the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts (course by V. Anisenka), and taught stage speech at Minsk Secondary School No. 27 with a theatre focus. In 2004, she received a scholarship from the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus to support talented youth. For her role as Sister Ioanna in the play The Piedmont Beast by A. Kureichik, she received the Jury’s Special Prize at the “Listapad-2007” festival. In 2016, she was awarded the Medal of Francysk Skaryna. In May 2025, she became the laureate in the nomination “Best Actress” (for the role of Stefa in Khatyn) in the “Drama Theatre Performance” competition program at the 3rd Republican Theatre Festival “Victory” (Minsk, Belarus).

 

Liudmila Sidarkevich
Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus, Born on December 7, 1970, in Baranavichy. In 1995, she graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. She has been working at the Republican Theatre of Belarusian Drama (RTBD) since 1995.

 

Awards and Honors:
1998: Laureate of the Republican Actors’ Duet Competition Declaration of Love.
1998: Diploma for Best Female Role for the character Fanny in The Boot and His Sock (Festival of Contemporary German Drama, Minsk).
1999: Award of the Belarusian Union of Theatre Workers Crystal Flower of Hope for her acting achievements in the 1998/99 season.
1999: Grand Prize for the role of Woman/Yana in The Last Pastoral at the Molodechno Spring festival (Molodechno) and the Slavic Theatre Meetings (Bryansk).
2002: Special Prize for the role of Liv in Bergman’s Women by M. Rudkovsky at the Slavic Theatre Meetings (Bryansk).
2003: Honorary Diploma of the Ministry of Culture of Belarus “For fruitful work and significant contribution to the development of Belarusian theatre art.”
2004: Prize for “Best Actress” for the role of Long-legged Woman in Wolf Songs at the XI Minsk International Film Festival Listapad.
2010: Professional Jury Prize “Best Actress in a Chamber Performance” for the role of Girl in Sky in Diamonds at the Melpomene of Tavria International Theatre Festival (Kherson, Ukraine).
2011: Badge of Honor from the Ministry of Culture of Belarus “For contribution to the development of Belarusian culture.”
2012: Medal of Francysk Skaryna.
2015: Conferred the honorary title “Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus.”
2017: Diploma in the category “Best Actress” for the role of Marina/Medea in Medea Syndrome at the Republican Festival of National Drama (Babruisk).
2019: Winner in the nomination “Acting Excellence” for the role of Halina in Hunting Oneself at the XXI Melpomene of Tavria International Theatre Festival (Kherson, Ukraine).

 

Yuliya Hruzheuskaya was born on August 31, 2000, in Smarhon, Grodno Region. From 2017, she studied at the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, first under M. M. Kirichenko (specialty: “Drama and Film Acting”), and from 2019 under S. M. Kavalchik (specialty: “Performing Arts – Musical Theatre”). She graduated from the Academy in 2022 and worked at the Belarusian State Academic Musical Theatre.

 

Darya Lazarchyk was born on December 27, 2001, in Maryina Horka, Minsk Region. In 2024, she graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts with a degree in “Performing Arts” (course led by V. A. Mishchanchuk). She has been working at the Republican Theatre of Belarusian Drama (RTBD) since 2024.

 

Hanna Lebedzeva was born on March 5, 2002, in Lepel, Vitebsk Region. In 2017, she graduated from the Lepel Children’s School of Arts. In 2019, she entered the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts and graduated in 2023 with a degree in “Folk Art (Theatre).” Since 2023, she has been working at the Republican Theatre of Belarusian Drama (RTBD).

 

Nadzeya Tsviatkova was born on May 7, 1985, in Maiseyeushchyna village, Barysaw District, Minsk Region. In 2007, she graduated from the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts. She has been working at the Republican Theatre of Belarusian Drama (RTBD) since 2007.

 

Nataliya Salamakha was born on May 15, 1981, in Hlybokaye, Vitebsk Region. She studied at the Belarusian State Academy of Arts from 1998 to 2003, specializing in “Performing Arts” (mentors: V. M. Raevski, F. S. Varanetski, L. M. Davidovich, V. Ya. Kashcheev). From 1999 to 2022, she worked as an actress at the Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theatre in Vitebsk. She has been working at the Republican Theatre of Belarusian Drama (RTBD) since 2025.

CAST AND CREW
Director：Dmitry Bogoslavsky
Playwright：Maxim Dosko
Choreographer：Kirill Baltrukov

 

HONORED COLLECTIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS “REPUBLICAN THEATER OF BELARUSIAN DRAMATURGY”
The Republican Theater of Belarusian Dramaturgy (Minsk, Belarus) was established in 1990 as a laboratory theater to support and develop Belarusian dramaturgy. Over the years of its existence RTBD has become an integral part of Belarusian culture and has taken a leading position in the modern Belarusian theater. On stage – psychological theater, attentive to the inner world of man, Belarusian folklore in modern processing, associative plastic theater. The productions combine satire and lyricism, grotesque and realistic accuracy. The basis of the repertoire – more than 70% of the productions – are the works of Belarusian authors: Nikolai Matukovsky, Frantishk Olechnovich, Leopold Rodewicz, Konstantin Steshik, Vasil Bykov, Vladimir Korotkevich and others. In addition, the playbill includes works by classics of world literature, such as Alexander Vampilov, Alexander Ostrovsky, Martin McDonagh, Gerald Sibleyras, Nikolai Gogol. The Center for Belarusian Dramaturgy operates at the theater, which holds readings of new Belarusian plays, laboratories, internships, master classes and seminars, contests and other events aimed at supporting and developing the national dramaturgy. In 2010 the RTBD was awarded the title “Honored Collective of the Republic of Belarus” for high achievements in the field of theatrical art and significant contribution to the development of national culture. The Republican Theater of Belarusian Dramaturgy, a theater widely known outside Belarus, represents Belarusian culture and art at the international level.