Creators: Społeczne Miejsce Kultury SCENA ROBOCZA / Social Place of Culture SCENA ROBOCZA
Concept and direction: Alena Hiranok
Text: Alena Hiranok / Adam Ziajski / Zofia Rogowska
Music: Andrei Jewdokimow
Translation: Ryszard Kupidura
Lector: Martyna Butor
Sound: Maciej Frycz
Director's consultation / Executive producer: Adam Ziajski
Cast: Marharyta Pronchenko, Vasili Kazlou, Yuliia Semenenko-Kozhukh, Natallia Levanava, Viktor Krasovcki
Production: Społeczne Miejsce Kultury SCENA ROBOCZA
Co-production: Teatr Ósmego Dnia
Premiere: 24.03.2023
Dofinansowano ze środków budżetowych Miasta Poznania #poznanwspiera. Spektakl jest kontynuacją pracy zapoczątkowanej w ramach rezydencji Aleny Hiranok w Programie Stypendialnym Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego „GAUDE POLONIA”.
Date: 25.08.2024 / Sunday
Time: 5 pm, 7 pm
Place: Stage, Art Factory in Lodz, 3 Tymienieckiego Street
Tickets: 30 PLN (reduced) / 40 PLN (regular)
Tickets purchase: from July 29, 2024 / via kicket.com portal (online payment) / at the festival office (payment in cash or contactless card payment)
Duration: 50 minutes (no intermissions)
Viewers' age: 14+
Performance in Belarusian, Ukrainian and Russian, with simultaneous translation into Polish
Sensitive elements: performance carried out in complete darkness
After the event we invite the viewers to a meeting and discussion with the artists
The discussion will be led by Małgorzata Jabłońska
The discussion will be held in Polish
DESCRIPTION OF THE PERFORMANCE
What does the world look like through the eyes of thousands of blind people? Including those who live next to us and walk the same streets but are absent and invisible in social consciousness. Perhaps sometimes we need to turn off the light before we can see?
The "Invisible" is the directorial debut of the Belarusian actress Alena Hiranok. The play takes the form of a polyphonic reportage, bordering on radio drama and performance, and is staged in darkness. It is an attempt to depict the everyday life of blind people, relying on all the senses except the visual experience.
Hiranok has created a non-visual performance based on real stories of blind and visually impaired people from Belarus. It was created in collaboration with Belarusian and Ukrainian actors and actresses living in Poznań. The play is performed in four languages: Belarusian, Ukrainian and Russian, with simultaneous translation into Polish. The performance takes place in complete darkness.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Alena Hiranok - is a theatre, film, and voice actress from Belarus. In 2008, she graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts with a degree in theatre and film acting. She worked at the New Drama Theatre (Minsk) from 2008 to 2011 and at the Studio Theatre of Film Actors (Minsk) from 2008 to 2021. In 2017-2020 she worked with puppets on the set of the children's TV show "Kalychanka". She also co-created the theatre-musical project "Diafilm live" (Belarus). Since April 2022, she has been living in Poznań. As part of the Gaude Polonia scholarship programme, she worked as a director and playwright on a play about the lives of blind people, curated by Adam Ziajski. She collaborates with the Animation Theatre in Poznań on an adaptation programme for children from Ukraine. She is also the organiser of the Belarusian choir "Poznański Śpieŭny Schod".
Adam Ziajski - is a director, actor, set designer, and producer. He graduated in Cultural Studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University. In 1993-2015 he was the leader of the Zone of Silence Theatre. In 2016, he began his independent artistic journey, creating, for example, a diptych dedicated to socially excluded people. The first instalment, titled "Don't Tell Anyone", was created at the Scena Robocza with the active participation of individuals with hearing impairments, while the second part, "Look at Me", was presented at the Silesian Theatre in Katowice and featured visually impaired people. He is associated with Scena Robocza in Poznań, of which he is the originator and artistic supervisor. In his spare time, he enjoys plants and gardens. The Scena Robocza play that describes him best is "Farewell to Olympia (The Last Inventory)" by Duncan/Krężel/Rößling. Partings with successive venues, people and performances are a constant part of his experience. What will the theatre be in 20 years' time? The immortal "Mayday".
Social Place of Culture SCENA ROBOCZA - is a unique project the main focus and purpose of which is to create a regular stage for independent theatres and artists. The idea behind the project was to unify the Poznań’s off-scene by bringing together diverse (sometimes conflicting) models of work, visions of artistic practices, workshops, aesthetics, and concepts about the role of theatre. For over 10 years of activity, we have conducted 40 theatre residency programmes, each culminating in a premiere. We regularly work with several teams, and for SCENA ROBOCZA, one year of activity translates to about 50 theatre performances and many accompanying events. Working with the independent scene not only harnesses the artistic potential that lies outside the institutional theatre but also, through its archiving and monitoring, allows it to be preserved in our consciousness. SCENA ROBOCZA functions as a laboratory of artistic practices where the primary concept is creative freedom. The projects developed here are characterised by complete artistic liberty - we do not impose themes, formal solutions, or working models. What we offer is comprehensive support in the creative process. Our systemic approach to production gives each troupe an equal package of organisational, financial, promotional, production, substantive, and artistic support. This approach allows for the creation of a diverse yet equal - both formally and artistically - scene that accommodates both experienced and recognised artists as well as groups who are seeking their own artistic path. After nine years, we have expanded our activities to include elements aimed at supporting the groups. Our experiences working with high school students, animators, visual artists, and the local community have raised some new challenges for us. We aim to address social needs and deficits by creating dedicated programmes in the broadly defined field of education. We see SCENA ROBOCZA as a place where diverse social and artistic attitudes converge and interact.
