Dakh Daughters is a unique Ukrainian art band that grew out of the DAKH theatre in Kyiv, led by the director Vladyslav Troitskyi. Seven performers, who play dozens of instruments and are actresses at the same time, created their own genre — “freak cabaret,” in which theatre, poetry, Ukrainian folklore, punk, rap, and academic chamber music intertwine.
The band drew world attention during the Revolution of Dignity with the song “Rozy/Donbas,” which combined a Shakespeare sonnet with Ukrainian motifs. Dakh Daughters' concerts are more like performance-plays, with expressive make-up and stagecraft. The band tours widely, presenting the bold, intellectual face of contemporary Ukrainian culture, one that is hard to mistake for anything else.
