BITTERSWEET
He who never tasted bitterness will never taste sweetness in heaven.
Adam Mickiewicz Forefathers’ Eve, part II
Let absinth be more bitter than wormwood
Let love be homeless and mute
Let freedom continue to be imperilled
Truth – a distant and present land
Jacek Berezin ***
Bitterness comes in many shades. The author of the piece examines various areas in which we experience bitterness – sensory, existential, metaphysical. Bitterness lies hidden in the taste of rust, absinth ecstasy, or the bitter-sweet feeling of love. It can be found in the cleansing herb of wormwood, which breaks evil spells.
The experience of bitterness encapsulated in the literary and folk traditions – including the poetry of Mickiewicz and Berezin, and the folk rites of Forefathers’ Eve and Whitsun – is enlaced with the embodied experience of traditional “white” voice.
Scenes:
Eros and Thanatos
Interior
Nyph in the Mullein
Maternity
Three Moirai
Wanderer by the Sea of Fog
Melancholy
Echo and Narcissus
Chimera
Produced in collaboration with the Institute of Music and Dance as part of the Choreographic Commissions 2017 programme.
Tłum. Józef Jaskulski © Instytut Muzyki i Tańca
Premiere:
27 May 2017 | Aula Artis | Poznań
concept, direction, choreography:
KAYA KOŁODZIEJCZYK
music:
JACEK SIENKIEWICZ
vocal consultation, traditional songs:
JULITA CHARYTONIUK
dramaturgy:
DARIA WOSZEK
costumes:
KATARZYNA BORKOWSKA
stage design:
BRACIA / MACIEJ CHORĄŻY I AGNIESZKA KLEPACKA
makeup artist:
MAGDALENA BANACHOWICZ
assistant choreographer:
SANDRA SZATAN
producer:
NATALIA GORZELAŃCZYK
premiere cast:
URSZULA BERNAT-JAŁOCHA, JERZY KAŹMIERCZAK, KORNELIA LECH, PAWEŁ MALICKI, MICHAŁ PRZYBYŁA, KATARZYNA RZETELSKA, SANDRA SZATAN, DOMINIK WIĘCEK, EMILY WONG - ADRYAŃCZYK