| Theatre Cinema: Węgajty Theatre |
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Wed 22, 29 April, 19:00 Cinema Room Admission free Wed 22 April, 19:00 Węgajty Theatre Village Documentary directed by Andrzej Klamt In Polish Directed and set designed by Andrzej Klamt; cinematography by Vladimir Majdandzic, Ilja Podgaetski; sound by Cezary Kieloch, Artur Wieloch; edited by Eva-Maria Voosen; produced by Halbtotal Film, commissioned by ZDF Theaterkanal; Germany, 2002; 45 minutes At the edge of Masuria in the small village of Węgajty in Warmia (Ermland), a special barn is located. The actors of Węgajty Theatre are a miscellaneous bunch of Poles, Germans, Ukrainians and Scots. What is special about the performances in Węgajty is also the fact that the spectators don’t simply go home after the play is finished. Accompanied by violin, double bass and accordion music, the guests are drawn into a roaring dance celebration. The boundaries between theatre and life are dissolving.  Wed 29 April, 19:00 Węgajty: An Unending Journey Documentary directed by Waldemar Czechowski In Polish with English subtitles Directed by Waldemar Czechowski; edited and sound by Waldemar Czechowski; produced by Waldemar Czechowski, Procinema, Poland, 2008; 37 minutes This documentary tells the story of Węgajty Village Theatre, a company established in 1986 that works amid local Warmia people, following in the lineage of travelling theatre troupes. The director personally knows all company participants and has accompanied them on their artistic journey since the group’s inception. The film ruminates about the question whether theatre companies that foster rural culture and uphold vanishing rituals are needed today.  Held as part of Theatre Cinema’s series of screenings called “Theatre Out of the Spirit of Music” |