A musical spectacle of the theatres “Gardzienice” from Poland and “Stella Polaris” from Norway

A musical spectacle of the theatres “Gardzienice” from Poland and “Stella Polaris” from Norway:

LOVE AND CONTEMPT, PEACE AND WAR
The story of Świętosława – Mieszko’s daughter and Olaf – Tryggve’s son
and about the 10th century, when a new world was being born

The ‘Practicing History’ project centres around the joint work of artists from Poland (‘Gardzienice’ Theatre) and Norway (Theatre ‘Stella Polaris’) on a performance whose idea refers to the history of the beginnings of origins of both countries and the myths underlying their cultures and the ‘common places’ in their culture. The concept of a joint new production refers to Polish-Slavic and Norwegian mythology (Vikings) in the period of the formation of Christianity in Poland and Norway.

The rites of the Middle Ages, encounters between Vikings and Slavs, the formation of the identity of Europe and countenances of nations, the times of the great male and female rulers, crazy warriors and magnificent women.

concept and main ideas: Włodzimierz Staniewski
direction: Włodzimierz Staniewski and Per Spildra Borg
music: Mikołaj Blajda

Premiere cast (Oslo, June 2022):

THEATRE ‘GARDZIENICE’: Mariusz Golaj, Joanna Holcgreber, Marcin Mrowca, Anna Dąbrowska, Paweł Kieszko, Anna Bielecka, Anna Maria Słowikowska, Maria Matosek, Kuba Kalinowski

THEATRE ‘STELLA POLARIS’: Idah Johannesen, Egil Birkeland, Marie Satyami Vik, Anna Tarakchyan, Katarzyna Sanak, Stefan Mazur, Louis Poisot, Emilie Ørneseidet Larsen, George Attwill, Marcin Styborski

The cast of the Polish premiere (Lublin, October 2022):

THEATRE ‘GARDZIENICE’: Mariusz Gołaj, Joanna Holcgreber, Marcin Mrowca, Anna Dąbrowska, Paweł Kieszko, Anna Bielecka, Anna Maria Słowikowska, Maria Matosek, Kuba Kalinowski, James Jack Bentham, Elliot Windsor, Charles Sobry

THEATRE ‘STELLA POLARIS’: Egil Birkeland, Marie Satyami Vik, Stefan Mazur, Emilie Ørneseidet Larsen, George Attwill, Marcin Styborski, Gergø Popa, Violeta Sliusar, Yevheniia Barlet

Soprano saxophone and flutes: Leszek “Hefi” Wiśniowski
Light: Maciej Dziaczko
Sound: Łukasz Orzeł
Multimedia: Piotr Kaciuczyk
Mask creator: Ryszard Hodur
Concepts of the wings of Bazylises: Anna Maria Rudzińska
Boat constructor: Tomasz Samoszuk

Norwegian premiere of the performance: 13 June 2022, Oslo – Kulturkirken Jakob

Pre-premiere: 8, 9 October 2022, Gardzienice – Palace and Park Complex of the “Gardzienice” Centre for Theatre Practices
Polish premiere: 15 October 2022, Lublin – Meeting of Cultures Centre

Event organised as part of the project: “Practicing History.

Norway and Poland – finding in time and space. An interdisciplinary interdisciplinary project of the Stella Polaris Theatre and the Centre for Theatre Practices “Gardzienice” (with Partners) in the sphere of: theatre and film; music and dance; visual arts and academic reflection”.

Possibility to book a free tickets for the event on dates: 8 and 9 October

Zarezerwuj

☏ +48 81 532 98 40 – Mon.-Fri. 10.00- 18.00
office@gardzienice.org
Entry tickets for the event on 15 October to be collected at the box office of the Meeting of Cultures Centre

Event venue: Complex Park and Palace Complex of the “Gardzienice” Centre for Theatre Practices
Gardzienice Pierwsze 3, 21-050
Piaski / Lubelskie Voivodeship / Poland