"Norway 2.0 Offline" - this is the winning title of the Competition for the script and production of a chamber play for young people, which we announced in June this year as part of the Przestrzenie Sztuki program.
The author of the script, set design and costumes is Michał Telega, who also directs this performance.
What will the play "Norway 2.0 Offline" be about?
The title refers to Igor Bauersima's popular drama "norway. today". At that time, the story of Julia and August faced the problem of suicide, depression and internet contact in the context of the early 2000s.
"Norway 2.0" is a story of two people who met before to redefine their attitudes from years ago, facing the problems of mortal life. Telega - writing the script - does not create a sequel to a well-known story, but enters into a dialogue with it, not afraid of a critical perspective.
Creators:
Director, screenplay, set design, costumes: Michał Telega
Music: Daniel Grupa
Editor: Jakub Wisz
Camera: KADR Kamil Derda
Stage manager: Beata Sobicka-Kupczyk
Cast:
Julia: Małgorzata Polak
August: Paweł Wydrzyński
Director - Michał Telega
Born in 1996, theatre director and playwright, graduate of the Directing and Drama Department of the Stanisław Wyspiański Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków, Poland. Teacher cooperating with the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, Poland.
In his artistic achievements, it is worth mentioning "The Return of Odysseus" by Stanisław Wyspiański (New Theatre in Poznań, Poland), "The Constant Prince" by Juliusz Słowacki (Contemporary Theatre in Szczecin, Poland), "Angels in America, or Demons in Poland" (author's text and performance based on Tony Kushner's drama, Barakah Theatre in Krakow, Poland), "Dreamers" (author's text and performance inspired by Bernardo Bertolucci's film of the same title and Gilbert Adair's novel "The Holy Innocents", Barakah Theatre in Krakow), "The Temptation of Saint Anthony" by Włodzimierz Szturc (AST Theatre in Krakow), "Actresses, or I'm Sorry for Touching You" (author's text and performance published in: Polish Theatre Journal, the diploma performance at the AMA Film School based on the text was directed by Magdalena Łazarkiewicz, the film was broadcast on TVN Fabuła in May 2021; the text was included in in the anthology of Polish drama "Revolutii. Antologie de teatru contemporan polonaise" edited by Katarzyna Niedurny; the script was directed by Mihai Păcurar at the Goethe Institut in Bucharest; the text "Actresses...", giving a voice to women in AST, was a semi-finalist of the Gdynia Drama Award in 2020 and contributed to a number of institutional changes in anti-violence policy at AST). Creator of dramaturgy and scripts for such performances as: "Grupa Warszawska" directed by Eglė Švedkauskaitė (at Nowy Teatr in Warsaw, Poland, September 2020), "Rebel, or a thing about the nation" (at Lubuski Teatr in Zielona Góra, Poland), "King the Spirit: 2022" (Theater im Pumpenhaus in Münster, Germany). Creator of performative readings and performances: "Lecture of Professor MMAA" by Stefan Themerson (at the Mazovian Institute of Culture in Warsaw, Poland), "Hunting" by Ishbel Szatrawska (at Nowy Teatr in Poznań), "Pieśń piekarzy polskie" by Mariusz Gołosz (at the Municipal Theatre in Gdynia), "Siedem Wierszy" based on the poetry of Samuel Beckett (International Theatre Laboratory "Beckett and The Virtual" in New York, USA). Participant of important Polish and foreign theatre festivals, including: Divine Comedy in Krakow, Interpretations in Katowice, Young Directors' Forum, New Epifanie; Nová Komedie in Prague, Czech Republic, MFT at Teatral' nyy Tsentr "Na Strastnom" in Moscow, Drama Queer in Bratislava, Slovakia.
PREMIERE: September 27, 2024 - Friday, 7:00 pm / Puppet Theatre Stage
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The event was carried out as part of the Przestrzenie Sztuki Teatr.
The programme is financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage and implemented by the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute
Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
