“Despite all the events of the turbulent year 2014 that engulfed Ukraine, the figure of Shevchenko remains untouched and eternally sacred. ‘Do Not Keep Silent About Shevchenko Inside You…’ – these lines by the renowned Ukrainian poet Pavlo Hirnyk brought Volodymyr Smotrytel onto the stage not only as an actor and director of the ‘Kut’ mono-theater but also as a concerned citizen and patriot.”