With support from ArtPower Belarus, the Free Kupalaucy theatre group created Minsk Sea, a stage production about fear, informing on others, family secrets and personal choices under repression.
At the centre of the story is a family gathering to commemorate the death of their father, a former sea captain. The seemingly ordinary evening turns into a tense confrontation when someone asks who in the family wrote denunciations. Gradually, it becomes clear that the question concerns everyone present.
Inspired by real denunciations published by the Belarusian Cyber Partisans, the production combines drama, absurdist humour and music by Lavon Volski. It examines how a system built on fear affects relationships, trust and individual responsibility.
The production is directed by Wojciech Urbański and written by Illia Prudnik. The cast includes Zoya Belakhvostsik, Mikhas Zui, Valiantsina Hartsueva, Dzmitry Yesianevich and Aleh Harbuz.
