FINNEGANS WAKE
– BY JAMES JOYCE
THE GRADUATION PERFORMANCE OF THE THIRTEENTH “GARDZIENICE” ACADEMY for THEATRE PRACTICES (2017-2018)
Directed by: Maciej Gorczynski
Artistic supervision: Włodzimierz Staniewski
Lighting designer: Paweł Kieszko
James Joyce’s last novel “Finnegans Wake” is one of the most mysterious and difficult literary works in the history of literature. We have chosen fragments of the novel as an inspiration and material to create acting etudes. Joyce’s work is immersed in the traditional culture of Ireland – therefore, fragments of the text will be accompanied by Irish music and numerous references to the history of the great writer’s homeland, with which Joyce remained in a love-hate relationship throughout his creative life. The story takes place in an Irish pub, at a wake for the deceased – Tim Finnegan.
Olga Bogachevska (siostra Izabel, Izolda)
Judyta Bulman (Anna Livia),
Agata Dromert (Anna Livia)
Żaneta Górecka (Issy)
Michalina Hanzel(Anna Livia)
Joanna Kędzierska (Kate)
Katarzyna Markiewicz (Łucja Joyce)
Anna Nguyen (Anna Livia)
Katarzyna Sanak (Issy)
Beata Ziółkowska (Issy)
Maciej Czerniak (HCE)
Szymon Kałużny (Tristan, św. Patryk)
Gergő Popa (Shaun the Post)
Arkadiusz Jaskot (Tim Finnegan)
Patryk Kowalczyk (Shem)
Sometimes famous stories are just a pretext for a great scenic enjoyment, like the premiere spectacle of OPT “Gardzienice” – “Finnegans Wake” by J. Joyce, where we observe a real show of musical-dance actors-performers with the accompaniment of Irish rhythms. However, if we realize how many efforts were put into young actors’ training and how many years were spent to create a real theatrical “center” in this place, admiration will be a much too small word to express the delight of the audience.
