Artificial Intelligence Wrote Music for Karatkevich Play at Kupalaŭski Theater

As the publication reports, the play's director David Razumaŭ personally created prompts (requests) for the neural network and then independently processed the suggested options.

This is the first known instance of AI being used instead of a living composer's work in Belarusian theaters. Why the theater decided to forgo the services of human composers is not explained.

The premiere takes place against a backdrop of significant personnel changes at the theater: in March 2026, Dźmitry Akimaŭ, a Russian from provincial theaters, became the new artistic director of the Kupalaŭski Theater.

In the summer of 2020, the majority of the renowned acting troupe resigned in protest against the violence of law enforcement and election falsification. The theater's management spent several years recruiting a new cast, including inviting artists from Russia.