Exhibitions
Polish Contemporary Art from the Collection of the National Museum in Wrocław, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage - Potocki Palace, through 31 December 20102010: Chopin YearArs Homo Erotica. National Museum, 11 June – 5 SeptemberEssenceWhere to sleepWhere to eatMuseums and galleriesWhere to shopThings to doCulture AgendaCulture Agenda Archive
Back Home
(A)pollonia, Nowy Teatr, Warsaw
With (A)pollonia, one of the most powerful stage works of the current European theatre season, the most visible representative of Polish theatre, Kzysztof Warlikowski makes a return from the best European theatre companies and festivals, where he is always a welcome guest director, to his native Warsaw. This is where in 2008 he founded a new theatre - Nowy Teatr. And this is where (A)pollonia was first performed; the premiere was followed by a tour of theatre festivals (the Vienna and Avignon festivals) and a string of European cities.
For the Eastern European theatre, the piece is quite unusual in its content: the production explores a phenomenon of the 20th-century history which Eastern Europeans are quite happy to avoid - namely, the processes that took place in the souls of people during World War II when they witnessed the extermination of the Jewish population of their villages and towns - people who were victims, executioners and bystanders. In his five-hour theatrical journey Warlikowski uses texts borrowed from Ancient Greek and Latin literature, modern Polish journalism, Indian philosophy and Western European literature, as well as a huge musical soundtrack, to try and inspect the depths of the human soul
Dates of performances: www.nowyteatr.org
Share it:
Keywords: Warsaw, theatre
Your comments
Sorry, there are no comments on this object
Read the latest posts in
Culture Agenda
Follow us:
We are passionate about travelling. It’s a great way to challenge and provoke yourself, and an even better way to see, feel, discover, enjoy and taste. Travelling provides a unique frame for your emotions and the sensations, flavours and pleasures you encounter. It’s impossible to keep them to yourself, and probably the best investment you will ever make. That is why we have created anothertravelguide.com. We share the value of our travel experiences and discoveries with our friends, so, if you share our passion, please join us!
Una Meistere and Andrejs Žagars