The production addresses the theme of the fragility of feelings and the relentlessness of time, revealing the fates of the characters through the change of states and roles. The theatrical form emphasizes the distance between experiencing and observing, while maintaining emotional closeness. Ivan Bunin's prose about love is permeated with a sense of impending loss and inner fracture. The characters seem doomed in advance: their feelings unfold against the backdrop of a troubling era, where changes are inevitable. Time passes through fates, tearing them into "before" and "after," leaving traces that do not disappear. Partings happen suddenly, without awareness of their finality, but even in this, a person continues to love, wait, and believe. The stage version by director Svetlana Lyubimaya is built on a careful approach to literary materials. Here, every intonation and movement is important, every moment is lived with utmost precision. The space is organized around a platform where stories of growing up unfold with their losses and discoveries. Between scenes, the performers sit on a bench, change personas, and become observers - just like the audience, engaged yet simultaneously detached. Find even more performances on KUDAGO.