Illuminating the Inconceivable: Katarzyna Waligóra speaks with Michał Borczuch Cover Image

Objaśniając niepojęte. Z Michałem Borczuchem rozmawia Katarzyna Waligóra
Illuminating the Inconceivable: Katarzyna Waligóra speaks with Michał Borczuch

Author(s): Katarzyna Waligóra
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Instytut im. Jerzego Grotowskiego
Keywords: Interwiev; Michał Borczuch; Paradiso; Autism; Łaźnia Nowa

Summary/Abstract: This conversation about the production of Paradiso (Łaźnia Nowa Theater, premiere: 21.06.2014) focuses on Borczuch's collaboration with people from Life Farm for this project. The director speaks of a change in approach to people with autism, aiming to treat them like fully-fledged co-creators of the play. This premise demanded that the professional actors adopt a different sort of sensitivity toward their partners on stage. The first confrontations with audiences during the January performances had a decisive effect on both the dynamics of this relationship and for the whole project. An essential factor determining the form of the production was the literary material, i.e. Dante's "Paradise."

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 123
  • Page Range: 6-9
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish