PLATEAU
ROZBARK THEATRE | KUŹMIŃSKI / BARGETTO
A fusion of dance and theatre, an old buffalo in new ballet shoes, a wild boar with wings! It is the combined work of a (Polish) choreographer and a (emigrant) director – a high wire balancing act of collaboration, with death defying leaps, and (hopefully) laughter, and high entertainment!
But first, we have to warn you, it’s not all fun and games.
We live in very uncertain times, this plateau we find ourselves on today is made of quicksand and tombstones! Everything we once held dear and true (our moral compass, our solidarity) has been caught in the global trade winds and the all knowing (all seeing) eye of asocial media.
Our dear nation has nearly split in half with the strain, we are suspicious, we hang the dogs on everything and everyone, we dabble in conspiracies, we scan the horizon for a savior to show us the way out.
A very intense, interesting and dense spectacle that goes far beyond the dance theater. Full of words and captivating dance scenes, referring accurately to the present day, very journalistic. And in a multidimensional way telling about Poland. It perfectly accommodated Polish phobias, ills, myths, touched taboos, reaching for unobvious means of expression.
Monika Żmijewska, Gazeta Wyborcza
A very intense, interesting and dense spectacle that goes far beyond the dance theater. Full of words and captivating dance scenes, referring accurately to the present day, very journalistic. And in a multidimensional way telling about Poland. It perfectly accommodated Polish phobias, ills, myths, touched taboos, reaching for unobvious means of expression.
Monika Żmijewska, Gazeta Wyborcza
Comic scenes and monologues that bring to mind the humor of Monty Python’s movies, amuse and worry at the same time. […] The scene maintained in the convention of improvised theater, in which the actors portray Polish dramas, is a masterpiece of the grotesque. […] The last stage of the performance, in which the actress with the Hussar wings – the personification of Poland – stands on the proscenium in the underwear alone and delivers a poor artist’s manifesto is a truly moving moment that touches something extremely real.
Joanna Sarnecka, taniecpolska.pl portal
a cosmopolitan bigos, deconstructing national symbols, mocking lofty values and great ideals, and at the same time spiced with British humor. […] The performes have no easy task, but they cope well with the demanding scenario – both dance and acting wise.
Magdalena Mirkut-Majeranek, Theatre Daily
Rozbark Theater may not blaze the way in contemporary dance, but in combination with the words – it makes an amazing impression.
Jerzy Doroszkiewicz, Morning Courier
PLATEAU - ARTISTIC TEAM
Ilona Binarsch
set design, costume, graphics
Paweł Murlik
lighting design
Paul Bargetto
dramaturgy, direction, texts
Paweł Urbanowicz
assistant choreographer
assistant producer
Marta Jagniewska-Bargetto
writer
PERFORMANCE & CREATION
Monika Witkowska
#Poland
Wojciech Marek Kozak
#Queen
Alexey Torgunakov
#BlackDog
Karolina Kardasz
#Brand
Oscar Mafa
#King
Paweł Kozłowski
#Chameleon
Wiktoria Zawadzka
second cast
Omar Karabulut
second cast
PLATEAU
ROZBARK THEATRE | KUŹMIŃSKI / BARGETTO
creation & performance
Monika Witkowska #Poland, Karolina Kardasz #Brand, Oscar Mafa #King, Wojciech Marek Kozak #Queen, Paweł Kozłowski #Cameleon, Alexey Torgunakov #BlackDog
choroegraphy and music
Maciej Kuźmiński
direction and dramaturgy
Paul Bargetto
scenography, costume, poster
Ilona Binarsch
lighting design
Paweł Murlik
texts
Paul Bargetto, Marta Jagniewska-Bargetto
assistant choreographer, production support
Paweł Urbanowicz
second cast
Wiktoria Zawadzka, Omar Karabulut
duration
100 min
premiere
23.03.2019, Rozbark Theatre, Bytom, Poland
production
Anna Wróblowska (Rozbark), Maciej Kuźmiński
Producer
Bytomski Teatr Tańca i Ruchu ROZBARK
wideo
Paweł Gawlock Szymkowiak
photo
Aleksander Joachimiak
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