"Kolada Teatr" at the Gorzowskie Spotkania Teatralne

In November 2017, the Polish Foundation of Performing Artists “Plac Teatralny” piloted the arrival of Kolada Teatr to the Gorzowskie Spotkania Teatralne festival. The guests from Yekaterinburg presented Nikolai Kolada’s drama “The Great Soviet Encyclopedia” on the stage of the Juliusz Osterwa Theatre on November 12, 2018. After the performance, the actors involved in the play and the author met with the festival audience. The meeting was translated by Dr. Krzysztof Tyczko from Adam Mickiewicz University, a translator of Russian literature collaborating with our foundation.

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GORZÓW WIELKOPOLSKI · THEATRE · 2017

Kolada Theatre at the Gorzów Theatre Meetings

A guest performance by the theatre from Yekaterinburg, presenting Nikolai Kolada’s “The Great Soviet Encyclopedia”.

12 November 2017 · 7 pm
Juliusz Osterwa Theatre in Gorzów Wielkopolski

Kolada Theatre at the Gorzów Theatre Meetings

A theatre from Yekaterinburg in Gorzów

The Polish Stage Artists Foundation Plac Teatralny coordinated Kolada Theatre’s visit to Poland for the 34th Gorzów Theatre Meetings. The guests from Yekaterinburg performed at the Juliusz Osterwa Theatre.

The visit combined a presentation of contemporary Russian theatre with a direct encounter between the artists and festival audiences.

“The Great Soviet Encyclopedia”

34th Gorzów Theatre Meetings12 November 2017
7 pm

Nikolai Kolada’s play was presented by Kolada Theatre from Yekaterinburg. The performance lasted 150 minutes, including an interval.

Nikolai Koladawriting, production, set design and music concept
Alisa KravtsovaVera
Vasilina MakovtsevaVika
Anton ButakovArtyom

A conversation after the performance

After the performance, the actors and the author met with the festival audience. The conversation offered an insight into the work of the Yekaterinburg company and Nikolai Kolada’s writing.

Gallery

A photographic archive of the performance and the encounter with the audience — 18 photographs.