Białostocki Teatr Lalek
BTL (Białostocki Teatr Lalek), the legendary puppet theatre from Białystok toured the world with performances for adult audiences. Showings of two plays were accompanied by an exhibition and a lecture on Polish and European puppet theatre history
Minsk hosted showings of two plays "Toy Soldier" and "Gombrow...ski’s March", on the 16th and 17th of November respectively. The plays took place the Belarussian State Puppet Theatre, and the lecture was hosted by I.K. Karpieno-Karogo Theatre, Film and Television University.
"Toy Soldier"
(based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen)
The play which premiered on the 13th of September, 2008, takes on the form of a story told by two actors. Within this frame, the play realises a convention of theatre within theatre, while playing with Andersen’s concept of a world of objects. The audience views a room in which a Poet and his Muse compose a poem about the adventures of a brave, dreamy soldier. It is a production for young viewers and those among adults who are not afraid to dream and know how to do it.
The play was shown at festivals of new theatrical forms in Poland. It won an award for acting (2009 – Katowice, Poland).
Written and directed by: Jacek Malinowski
Cast: Sylwia Janowicz-Dobrowolska, Artur Drywult
Stage design: Halina Zalewska-Słobodzianek
Music: Michał Górczyński
Lighting: Bogusław Kasperuk
Sound: Tomasz Jurgielewicz
Stage management: Adam Popławski
For more information on BTL - Białostocki Teatr Lalek, see article: BTL Puppet Theatre
Date: 16th-17th of November, 2011
Venue: Kiev Academic Puppet Theatre, I.K. Karpieno-Karogo Theatre, Film and Television University, Kiev
Organised by: BTL Puppet Theatre
Project cofinanced by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.
Source: Adam Mickiewicz Institute