Duration: 65 min
Premiere: November 16, 2023
Creators
Script and direction:Igor Gorzkowski
Live word dramaturgy: Agata Mastalerz
Choreography: Iwona Pasinska
Performance Assistant: Jerzy Kazmierczak
Music: Eric Friedlander, David Krakauer, Rabbinical School Dropouts, Jamie Saft, Yves Weyh, John Zorn
Scenography: Andrzej Grabowski
Costumes: Adriana Cygankiewicz, Andrzej Grabowski
Light realization: Dominik Dudek, Przemyslaw Gapiczynski
Sound realization: Michal Beszczynski, Zuzanna Majewska
Technical direction: Dariusz Szych
Stage management: Krzysztof Ludwiczak
Production coordination: Malgorzata Mikolajczak
Platform: Piotr Zdanowicz
DANCERS:
Evelyn Blue, Kacper Bożek, Momoko Den, Bartosz Dopytalski, Julia Halka, Jerzy Kazmierczak, Aleksandra Kuś, Zbigniew Kocięba, Dominik Kupka, Mateusz Krzysiak, Sandra Szatan, Zofia Tomczyk
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The play, based on Bruno Schulz's short stories, invites you to the abandoned and strange space-time of the Hourglass Sanatorium. The residents are subjected to a peculiar treatment: turning back time by one interval causes people, considered dead in the real world, to persist in suspension, stopping at the border between life and death. The authors of "The Republic of Dreams" construct from ephemeral visions, governed by the logic of dreams, an illusory world in which every desire can still come true. Using the poetic word as an impetus for creating movement, and painting with light in the "mysterious fluid of darkness," they debunk the myth of Schulz's prose as inaccessible to the theater.
The premiere of the performance "Republic of Dreams" is part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary season at the Polish Dance Theater, which will last until the end of June 2024.
Strobe effects are used during the performance, which can trigger epileptic attacks in people sensitive to flashing lights. Smoke and artificial fogs are used during the performance. People with asthma or breathing problems are asked to exercise caution.
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The performance uses music by artists on John Zorn's Tzadik Records label in the Radical Jewish Culture series:, John Zorn, "Sheloshim", "Mahlah", from the album "Bar Kokhba Masada Chamber Ensambles", "Teqiah", "Ruan", "Deseo", "Olvido", from the album "Film Works VIII", "Trembling before God", from the album "Film Works IX", "Prelude of Light", from the album "Gnostic Preludes", Yves Weyh, "La Chêvre", "Wolf's Gang", from the album "Zakarya", David Krakauer, "Der Gasn Nign", from the album "Music From The Winery", Rabbinical School Dropouts, "Integretron", from the album "Cosmic Tree", Erik Friedlander, "Batzal", from the album "Grains of Paradise" | Composed and performed by Erick Freidlnder, used with permission from ErikFriedlander.com, Jamie Saft, "Chet," "Blood on the Door," "Aveira Dub," from the album "Breadcrumb sins."
Co-financed from funds of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Fund for Promotion of Culture - a state purpose fund, within the framework of the "Dance" program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.
Co-financed from the funds of the Local Government of the Wielkopolska Region
Honorary patronage of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Prof. Piotr Gliński
Honorary patronage of the Marshal of the Wielkopolska Region Marek Woźniak
Honorary patronage of the Mayor of Poznan Jacek Jaskowiak
Honorary patronage of the National Institute of Music and Dance
