Danton
Director: Radek Stępień
Reportedly, a severed head retains consciousness for another 6 to 7 seconds. If one could exchange a few more words with it, perhaps we could learn something important about the motivations of a decapitated head.
Theatre in Krakow. Prologue
Direction: Remigiusz Brzyk
The Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow - The Grand Stage
21st October 1893 saw the opening of the theatre at Plac Św. Ducha in Krakow. The new building was beautiful, modern, and the first in the city to be illuminated with electric energy
Lubomyr Melnyk
'Minimalism at its most lush and ornate’— Pitchfork
'Another staggering accomplishment from a man who has taken the possibilities of composition and improvisation to new heights, fusing the fervor he strives to endure as a performer with the promise of creating an expansive sonic landscape for his audience that’s teeming with life and bounding with possibility' — Tiny Mix Tapes
PHURPA - concert
The first concert of 2019 – which will be organised as part of the Słowacki Theatre ‘Something Must Break’ project connected with the OFF Festival – will present a band called PHURPA. On 9 March, the Moscow group will take the audience into the depths of the ancient musical culture of Tibet.
Shonen Knife
Day → 4.06.2019 r.
Start → 20:00
Shonen Knife - from Osaka, Japan - formed in 1981 by sisters Naoko & Atsuko, long before terms like ‘riot girrrl’ and ‘girl rock’ entered the lexicon, the all-female trio were happily snapping guitar strings to the sound of imported Ramones covers.
Simona K. Crying in the Wilderness
Direction: Anna Gryszkówna
The Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow - The Machine House [Miniature] Stage
A play based on the book ‘Simona. Opowieść o niezwyczajnym życiu Simony Kossak’ [‘Simona. A Story of the Extraordinary Life of Simona Kossak’] by Anna Kamińska, published by Wydawnictwo Literackie in Krakow.
'Simona K.' tells the story of a woman who is not easy to understand, and who is difficult to love. Simona Kossak is not a forest angel saving deer, birds and trees. She’s a flesh and blood persona.
Krzysztof Głuchowski
‘We must do something that depends on us, given that there is so much happening that doesn't depend on anyone.’
Every day I repeat these words from Stanisław Wyspiański’s Liberation to myself like a mantra before I face another day of my passion and madness, namely my adventure with the Słowacki Theatre. It is a beautiful place – divine, challenging and demanding. It doesn't leave anyone indifferent, you don't just come here to do your job. Actually, you don't even have to come here at all, as in reality you never leave.
To balance things out, I can also quietly quote another author – Jerzy Trela: 'Theatre is not Vietnam'.
Tomasz Międzik
40 years in theatre. In the same theatre. I ran away twice. I spent three years away from it. I was searching. I thought I would find something equally fascinating. I did not. I came back. If you want, you can come and see the performances in which I’m one of the actors. Well, OK... Just come to our Theatre! To my Theatre! Amen.
Anna Tomaszewska
As I write these words, it's been exactly 45 years since I became an actress. It was 45 years ago that I became a graduate of the Krakow Theatre Academy. An actor is a peculiar profession. It’s a profession you need to enjoy. You can’t just go to work. And yet there is also life. And in this life, I’ve given birth to two daughters. They are both actresses, which also means something. I was wondering what impressed me in this profession. And I think I know now. Unpredictability. Each role brings something new. A meeting with each new director brings new quality. That’s why I still enjoy acting after 45 years.
