During the May long weekend, on May 1 and 2 at 5:00 PM, we invite you to the garden of Teatr KTO for a special concert of songs by Bertolt Brecht from the performance “You Teach Us How to Lift Our Skirts.
During the May long weekend, on May 1 and 2 at 5:00 PM, we invite you to the garden of Teatr KTO for a special concert of songs by Bertolt Brecht from the performance “You Teach Us How to Lift Our Skirts.”
We promise a celebration unlike any other. Outdoors, surrounded by greenery, with a glass of wine, delicious snacks and the sounds of music that can move, amuse and pierce straight to the heart.
The May long weekend in the garden of Teatr KTO is a meeting with Brecht at his best. The recital naturally intertwines with the May Day tradition, addressing themes of poverty, social inequality and human dignity. Brecht’s songs – precise, ironic and uncompromising – give voice to the excluded and tell stories of systemic injustice. They are songs of workers, mothers, women forced into compromises, and people pushed to the margins. They are songs about revolution born not only from the lack of bread, but also from the need for respect. They are a musical commentary on a world in which work does not always guarantee security and poverty is not a choice. A world that can – and must – be changed.
The performance by Józef Opalski, “You Teach Us How to Lift Our Skirts,” from which the songs are taken, looks at the struggle for survival and agency from a female perspective. At the centre of the recital are women entangled in economic dependencies, reminding us that fundamental dignity is the result of struggle rather than an obvious historical fact. In the May scenery of the garden, these songs will resonate with particular strength.
The garden will open half an hour before the concert so that we can begin the celebration together. Guests will be welcomed with wine, atmospheric music and the feeling of a true theatrical May gathering. After the performance we invite you to refreshments and a meeting in the garden. We want the garden space to become a place for exchanging ideas, inspiring conversations and thoughtful entertainment.
Spring in Podgórze, the garden of Teatr KTO and Brecht under the open sky – it is hard to imagine a more beautiful beginning of May.
Tickets for this special event are available here:
May 1, 5:00 PM >>> CLICK
May 2, 5:00 PM >>> CLICK
