“Forefathers’ Eve” on Krakowskie Przedmieście – Monika Kwaśniewska speaks with Maja Kleczewska Cover Image

"Dziady" na Krakowskim Przedmieściu - z Mają Kleczewską rozmawia Monika Kwaśniewska
“Forefathers’ Eve” on Krakowskie Przedmieście – Monika Kwaśniewska speaks with Maja Kleczewska

Author(s): Monika Kwaśniewska
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Instytut im. Jerzego Grotowskiego
Keywords: Theatre; Maja Kleczewska; Interview

Summary/Abstract: Maja Kleczewska speaks about her performance event at the Jan Kochanowski theater in Opole – Forefathers’ Eve (premiere: 30 September 2011). The director explains why she is staging Adam Mickiewicz’s drama in such a sketchy form, with only a four-day rehearsal period to prepare. She declares that she was inspired for the project by thoughts on the Polish national community, and by extension, also the vitality of Forefathers’ Eve in the context of Smoleńsk and the events on Krakowskie Przedmieście Street in Warsaw. Kleczewska presents her original and very contemporary interpretations of Konrad’s Great Improvisation, the Vision of Father Piotr, and the Vision of Ewa; she also focuses on the figure of Rollison, who, though absent, is to her mind key to the work.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 106
  • Page Range: 7-10
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish