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THE MAN FROM THE MANUFACTORY
Opera
Choreography:
Janina Niesobska
Composer:
Rafał Janiak
Author of the libretto:
Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk
Date of the premiere:
2.02.2019
Duration:
2 h 45 min (1 intermission)
Producers:
Musical Direction:
Rafał Janiak
Direction, Set Design, Lighting:
Waldemar Zawodziński
Scenic Collaboration:
Katarzyna Zbłowska
Costumes:
Maria Balcerek
Choreography:
Janina Niesobska
Choir Direction:
Maciej Salski
Assistant Conductors:
Michał Kocimski, Marta Kosielska
Assistant Directors:
Adam Grabarczyk, Krzysztof Korwin-Piotrowski
Projections:
Krzysztof Niemczycki, Krzysztof Korwin-Piotrowski
3D Animation:
LUX PRO MONUMENTIS Foundation
Project Coordinator:
Krzysztof Korwin-Piotrowski
Stage Managers:
Zbigniew Pawełczyk, Andrzej Kowalik
"The Man from the Manufactory" is a tale delving into the turbulent events in the history of the multicultural metropolis of Łódź. The first act portrays episodes from the life of the 19th-century industrialist Izrael Poznański, known as the Cotton King, and reaches into a significant event, the general strike of workers against factory owners in 1892 (known as the Łódź insurrection). The action of the second act takes place about 100 years later, at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. It depicts the actions of the post-war director of the "Poltex" Cotton Industry Works after the fall of the Polish People's Republic, the process related to the closure of the factory, and the vision of the future of this place, now known in Europe as the Łódź Manufaktura. However, the historical-political-economic background serves as a pretext for a story about the fate of Łódź inhabitants and the metaphysical experiences of man in the face of death, the timeless struggle of good against evil. In the revitalized post-industrial space, the premiere of the outdoor version of the spectacle "The Man from the Manufactory" took place on the Market of Łódź Cotton Weavers in Manufaktura (May 18, 2019).
Funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund as part of the "Music" program implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance.
The extraordinary GOLDEN MASK in the 2018/2019 season was awarded to the Grand Theatre for the historical significance of the project competition for contemporary opera "The Man from the Manufactory", culminating in a spectacular premiere on the theater's stage and an outdoor presentation at the Manufaktura Market Square, which proved to be a nationally significant event.
Poznański / Director:
Stanisław Kierner, Przemysław Rezner
Zofia:
Małgorzata Walewska, Agnieszka Makówka
Visitor / Prosecutor:
Wojciech Pszoniak, Michał Barczak
Sailor-Horse:
Jan Jakub Monowid, Michał Sławecki
Baron de Hirsch / Visionary:
Grzegorz Szostak, Robert Ulatowski
Doctor:
Rafał Pikała, Arkadiusz Jakus
Daughter / Worker:
Aleksandra Borkiewicz, Aldona Orzeł-Sztabińska
Son:
Przemysław Cierzniewski, Adam Józef Węgliński
Workers:
Marcin Ciechowicz, Arkadiusz Jakus, Andrzej Staniewski, Witold Tomczyk, Adam Józef Węgliński
Female Workers:
Dominika Kobalczyk, Anna Kobylańska-Przybyła, Dagny Konopacka-Maćkowiak, Agnieszka Lechocińska, Marzena Zarzycka
Elements:
Brandon Demmers, Tomu Kawai, Joshua Legge, Dominik Senator, Maciej Pletnia, Wiktor Krakowiak-Chu, Bartosz Białowąs, Koki Tachibana, Witold Biegański
Mosiek:
Jan Jochim, Szymon Kropidłowski
Little Poznański:
Franek Malicki, Szymon Szybiński
Chorus, Ballet, Orchestra, and Children's Choir of the Grand Theatre in Łódź
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