CREW / POST 11
2021 | THE PROJECT WAS IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THE SCHOLARSHIP OF THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, NATIONAL HERITAGE AND SPORTS
THE PREMIERE OF CREW WILL TAKE PLACE ON DECEMBER 23, 2021 AT 19:00 AT THE KADR Cultural Center.
Free tickets can be booked online on the website of the KADR Cultural Center.
Due to the pandemic situation, the number of seats in the audience is limited.
BELOW THE PREMIUM POSTER and CREW PROJECT CATALOG.
COME TO SEE THE PREMIERE!
CONCEPT, CHOREOGRAPHY: Wojciech Grudziński
CREATION, PERFORMANCE: Wojciech Grudziński, Aleksandra Kostrzewa, Katarzyna Szugajew, Dominik Więcek
PHOTO: Bartosz Zalewski
POSTER: Maciej Bychawski
Let’s imagine a situation in which a choreographer and dancers try to revive the work that is the core of the repertoire of the world's greatest ballet companies, namely Don Quixote - a masterpiece by Miguel Cervantes about the famous idealist; manifesto of fiction and illusion. The production of this title is usually a large and expensive project that requires an advanced equipment and maintenance. This shows how important the teamwork and technical facilities of cultural institutions, such as theater, are. The scale can be illustrated by the numbers quoted in the next sentence. In 2018, the Grand Theater - National Opera purchased 290 technical devices with a total value of PLN 9.5 million thanks to EU funds and the support of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (co-financing: PLN 7.8 million).
Theater is an army of artisans who cut, weld, build, sew and measure. Most of the stage elements are prepared in theatrical studios long before their premiere. The theater workshops are equipped with machines with ultra-modern possibilities to meet the fantasies of the creators. What happens when this theatrical machine runs out? What will happen if the responsibility for creating a stage illusion rests solely on the people involved in the show? What creative potential are offered by limited sources?
CREW Dances of People and Equipment is a three-act story about the dismal face of theatrical guts. CREW is a tribute to technology, it is a choreography that moves the theater space. In our adaptation of Don Quixote, "eye to eye" with the people on stage, will become one of the "most important inventions" in the history of mankind. In times of increasing adversities, creating surreal visions, alternative worlds and choreographic stories can be a way to stay calm in these unfavorable times.
THE PROJECT WAS IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THE SCHOLARSHIP OF THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, NATIONAL HERITAGE AND SPORTS