PREMIERE of the performance “Books of Disquiet. Stanisław / Antoni / Fernando” | Poland
Performance based on “The Book of Disquiet” by Fernando Pessoa and chess games
Creators: Teatr CHOREA / CHOREA Theatre
Direction: Tomasz Rodowicz
Scenario, dramaturgy: Katarzyna Knychalska, Tomasz Rodowicz
Directors assistant: Julia Jakubowska
Scenography, costumes: Jola Królicka
Music adaptation: Michał Surosz, Nevena Rodowicz
Translation of Fernando Pessoa's text: Michał Lipszyc
Light: Adam Zamana
Sound: Marcin Dobijański, Karol Skrzypiec
Cast: Tomasz Rodowicz, Antoni Wójcik-Urbaniak, Stanisław Ginalski
Production coordinator, pedagogical guardianship: Wiktor Moraczewski
Production: CHOREA Theatre
Partner: Fabryka Sztuki in Lodz
Premiere: August 18, 2023, International Theatre Festival Retroperspektywy
Date: 18.08.2023 / Friday
Time: 7 pm
Place: Stage in Art_Inkubator in Art Factory in Lodz
Tickets: 35 PLN (reduced) / 45 PLN (regular)
Tickets purchase: from July 21, 2023 / via kicket.com portal (online payment) / at the festival office (payment in cash and by card)
Duration: 60 minutes (no intermissions)
Viewers' age: 7+
Performance in Polish.
Performance will be interpreted into Polish Sign Language (PJM).
After the event we invite the viewers to a meeting and discussion with the artists.
The discussion will be held in Polish.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PERFORMANCE
The performance is based on the open dialogue between men of different generations, those who begin their conscious life, and those who try to close it.
It is a confrontation of cross-general approaches to thinking about life, its meaning and values. It is a journey through the diverse states of consciousness and emotions. Performers thrown at the board know that black or white can only be found on the chessboard. They make diverse moves, use different strategies, and create different situations, trying to understand and get to know each other and... they leave.
The following people have been invited to the game: Stanisław Ginalski, Fernando Pessoa, Tomasz Rodowicz, Antoni Wójcik-Urbaniak.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Tomasz Rodowicz - Artistic Director of CHOREA Theatre. An actor, director, musician, teacher, educator, theatre instructor, university lecturer, earlier also a historian of philosophy and bee-keeper. Born in 1951 in Warsaw. A graduate of the Department of History of Philosophy at the Warsaw Theological Academy. A co-founder of the first social therapy centre for the young addicts in Poland. He has cooperated with Jerzy Grotowski and Teatr Laboratorium between 1974-1979 on the para-theatrical initiatives. The co-founder and key actor of the Centre for Theatre Practices “Gardzienice”, its member and the leader of educational programs between the years 1977-2003. The co-founder of CHOREA Theatre Association and its leader since 2004. The artistic director of Fabryka Sztuki in Lodz in 2007-2022. The artistic director of International Theatre Festival Retroperspektywy and the National Theatre Festival Perspektywy. The lecturer at the following universities: the University of Lodz, AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow (Bytom branch), The Leon Schiller National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz. The leader of multiple international educational, didactic, artistic projects and research expeditions for actors, theatre coaches and culture animators from around the world. Innovative musical and physical training expert and theatre workshop specialist. Worldwide authority in leading workshops for actors, dancers, singers, musicians, theatre instructors and culture animators. Author of a handbook “Actors physical training. From individual to group actions”. In 2014 he was awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. Received “O!2017” award in the “Theatre” category by O.pl Polski Portal Kultury. In 2018 he was awarded by the Mayor of the City of Lodz in recognition of his artistic achievements, culture protection and popularisation. In 2019 he received a Zygmunt Hübner “THEATRE FIGURE” award, established by Fundacja Teatru Myśli Obywatelskiej im. Zygmunta Hübnera - this way becoming part of distinguished laureates, i.e.: Anna Augustynowicz, Jan Englert, Jerzy Trela, Piotr Cieplak and Jacek Głomb.
CHOREA Theatre - a thriving, uncountable and unpredictable group of artists, performers, musicians, dancers, actors, practitioners, theatre and drama theorists. We create interdisciplinary artistic, educational and social projects: concerts, workshops and performances. We employ innovative, original work methods, going beyond the cultural mainstream. We direct our work, projects, actions and activities to: adults, youth and children, those who are regular theatre-goers, those with limited access to art, and those looking for alternative cultural initiatives. We put emphasis on team-building, joint cooperation, partnership, group dynamics, interrelations, the awareness of body, voice and musicality in our work.
CHOREA Theatre was founded in 2004 in Lublin, as a result of collaboration between two groups of performers. First group, “The Ancient Orchestra”, was developing musical and rhythmical work. Second group, “Dances of the Labyrinth”, was experimenting on movement and dance. Since 2004, before they found their residence in Lodz in 2007, they have been working in several locations. The company was first based in Naleczow, Srebrna Gora and Warsaw, they cooperated with Earthfall Dance Theatre in Cardiff (Wales). Since 2007 they established a permanent base in the city of Lodz, co-founding with Lodz Art Centre a cultural institution named Fabryka Sztuki (Art Factory) and they own an amazing industrial theatre spaces (for rehearsals, performances and workshops) situated in the 19thCentury factories, named Art_Inkubator in Fabryka Sztuki in Lodz.
During 19 years of activity CHOREA Theatre fully developed its educational and artistic work. CHOREA artists organised many international workshop sessions, transnational artistic projects, their own International Theatre Festival Retroperspektywy and nationwide Theatre Festival Perspektywy, and created more than 60 theatre productions, performances, and concerts. In 2015 CHOREA artists recorded a musical album “Lullabies” and published actors training handbook “Actors physical training. From individual to group actions”. In 2020 we recorded our second musical album "Gilgamesh" - a concert for a choir, jazz trio and string quartet. The CHOREA group collaborates with artists from all over the world: USA, Great Britain, Israel, Spain, India, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Syria, Japan, Russia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Croatia, Sweden, Norway, etc.
During last years CHOREA Theatre presented their performances, concerts and intensive workshop sessions all over the world. In 2009 CHOREA performed at the International Meeting on Ancient Drama Festival in Delphi, (Greece). In 2010 we cooperated with Rosanna Gamson World Wide Theatre in Los Angeles (USA). In 2011 we presented our work in Escena Contemporanea Festival in Madrid (Spain) and in Meyerhold Theatre Centre in Moscow (Russia). In 2012 we visited the Stage Centre in Tel Aviv (Israel). In 2011, 2012 and 2013 we performed at Bharat Rang Mahotsav - the biggest international Theatre Festival in India. In 2014 and 2015 we showed our performances in Art Carnuntum Verein für KunstGeschichte Theater Kultur Festival in Art Carnuntum (Austria). In 2015 we presented our work in Luxembourg (Luxembourg) and in Chisinau (Moldova). In 2015 and 2016 we performed in Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre (Georgia). In 2017 we performed in Berlin (Germany), Stockholm (Sweden) and in St.Petersburg (Russia). In 2018 we visited Baerum Kulturhus and sandvika Teater in Oslo (Norway), we leaded an intensive workshop session, in terms of "Polish Theatre Days'' during II International Theatre Festival TheATRIUM 2018 in Drama Theatre in Klaipeda (Lithuania), performed in Danube Bend Theatre in Vac (Hungary) in terms of V4 Festival and Theatre Meeting 2018, and performed on Festivalul International de Teatru Pentru Publicul Tanar in Iasi (Romania). In 2019 we visited NUKU Theatre in Tallinn (Estonia), where we performed on Visual Theatre Festival NuQ Treff, and again performed in Danube Bend Theatre in Vac (Hungary) in terms of V4 Festival and Theatre Meeting 2019. In 2020 we leaded intensive workshop session in Akademija za umjetnost i kulturu, in Osijek (Croatia), and leaded a big international online project 'Ukraine - Poland: The borderland of theatre cultures' in Lviv and Kiev (Ukraine). In 2021 we led intensive workshop sessions at the Akademija za umjetnost i kulturu / The Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek and at the Academy of Dramatic Art / Academy of Fine Arts / Academy of Music in Zagreb (Croatia). We also led a big international project 'Schulz-Grotowski: przekraczanie granic', in which we led workshops and performed in Lviv (Ukraine).
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