The Wedding  

Inspired by The Wedding, a drama by Stanisław Wyspiański, and also by folk traditions, this theatre production explores the timeless theme of the union of a woman and a man. Its dramaturgy is based on wedding rituals and the songs, dances and customs that accompany them. However, going beyond a simple reconstruction of the rite, the performance turns into a universal story about two central points of the world. It takes the form of a journey, the acts of which take place in subsequent stages that animate “non-theatrical” urban spaces such as streets and squares. And so, viewers can take a part in a wedding procession, join the songs and dances and participate in various games, becoming thus wedding guests. The wedding procession itself is coloured with a pinch of irony, absurd and kitsch. Actors play and sing, creating spontaneous live music. On many different levels, the performance bears references  to modern life and turns into a metaphor for the modern world, populated by both the good and the bad. 

Directed by: Wiktor Wiktorczyk  

Second director: Artur Lis 

Costumes: Ilona Szurkowska 

Music: Bartosz Smorągiewicz 

Performers: Monika Borysiak, Renata Daszczuk, Monika Maliszewska-Lis, Anna Mika, Katarzyna Stefanowicz, Sylwia Zdunkiewicz, Artur Lis, Piotr Świtalski, Artur Żebrowski and the Smorągiewicz Band 

Duration: 50 minutes