The project introduced Tadeusz Różewicz's works to German performing arts students and audiences in Berlin. Under the direction of Teresa Nawrot, these students worked on their own interpretations of Tadeusz Różewicz's plays
The effects of their work were presented on a theatre stage and filmed live, producing a television documentary witnessed in real time by participating audiences. The viewers were able to follow the process of building scenes thanks to the installation of a big screen, while also observing the living film set. The recording was be made by students from the Polish PWSFTviT Film School in Łódź.
The Reduta Berlin also presented the work of the Film School's 4th year acting students. Their performance was a graduate-piece directed by professor Zbigniew Brzoza. Each showing was followed by a meeting with audiences
Alongside the performances, a movie theatre screened a review of films by students of the PWSFTviT in Łódź, dating from the beginnings of the Film School up to this date. The selection for these "Master Showings" was put together by professor Maria Zmarz – Koczanowicz.
"Master Showings" selection:
• Part 1
"Kiedy ty śpisz" (1953), dir. Andrzej Wajda,
"Jak co dzień" (1955), dir. Kazimierz Karabasz,
"Dwaj ludzie z szafą" (1958), dir. Roman Polański,
"Zabawa" (1960), dir. Witold Leszczyński,
"Konfliky" (1960), dir. Daniel Szczechura,
"Erotyk" (1961), dir. Jerzy Skolimowski,
"Kirk Douglas" (1966), Feridun Erol, Marek Piwowski,
"Urząd" (1966), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski,
"Rynek" (1971), dir. Józef Robakowski,
"Kwadrat" (1972), dir. Zbigniew Rybczyński,
"Jajko" (1982), dir. Dorota Kędzierzawska.
• Part 2
"Cisza" (1997), dir. Małgorzata Szumowska,
"Narodziny narodu" (2001), dir. Kamil Polak,
"Fajnie, że jesteś" (2004), dir. Jan Komasa,
"Księżniczka" (2006),
"Porno" (2006), dir. Jan Wagner,
"Grobari" (2008), dir. Bartek Cierlica,
"Urodziny" (2010), dir. Jennifer Malmqvist,
"Seans w kinie Tatry" (2010), dir. Igor Chojna.
Reduta Berlin was founded by Teresa Nawrot in 1983. It is a theatre school which offers classes in: acting, body training, improvisation, voice work, singing, dance, stage work, stage, dubbing and microphone voice work, acrobatics, as well as history of theatre and drama. Training is based on the methods of Stanislavsky, Grotowski and Strasberg. Classes have a maximum of 20 participants. Many of the School's graduates play in theatres in Berlin, Magdeburg, Hannover, Zurich and Frankfurt.
Date: 17th-20th of November, 2011
Venue: Reduta Berlin, Teresa Nawrot's Acting School, Berlin
Organised by: PWSFTviT Film School in Łódź
Project cofinanced by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland
Source: Adam Mickiewicz Institute