Performance

A New Zealand choreographer tells the story of Łódź through dance! Gray Veredon, enchanted by the city, Andrzej Wajda's film, and the Nobel laureate Reymont's novel, has created a unique and unparalleled ballet. Images of old Łódź, the lives of its inhabitants, and the fates of novel characters intertwine in rhythm set by factory machines, emphasizing the originality of the "city of spindles" atmosphere. It's an incredibly original ...

RIGOLETTO - an opera born of creative necessity   From the audience's perspective, I choose "La Traviata," but as a composer, "Rigoletto."   Already at its Venice premiere, Verdi discovered that the audience had embraced "Rigoletto." Although there was some surprise at the composer's new style, the grim fate of the court jester and his daughter Gilda touched the hearts of the ...

The grand opera without a happy ending...   An elderly music enthusiast drew my attention to Samson, telling me about Voltaire's libretto; he even sketched out a preliminary scenario for my use. Thus Saint-Saëns wrote in a letter to Henri Collet, revealing at the same time his desire to reference the tradition of oratorio in Samson and Delilah. Hence, the work, not being an "action opera," in its construction contains more purely ...

A unique ballet evening featuring three choreographies created to music inspired by the sea. In the dance of our artists, the waves will come to life, the wind will blow with its power, and the mysteries of the sea’s depths will be revealed. The sea, as a source of timeless inspiration, will be reflected in the musical layer, which includes masterpieces by outstanding composers such as Claude Debussy’s La Mer (choreography by D. Lee), Benjamin ...

SNOW WHITE with music by Bogdan Pawłowski premiered at the Grand Theatre in Łódź in 1970 and, although it immediately received tremendous applause from the audience, no one expected that it would break all records and remain on stage for almost half a century! To this day, it has had around 40 premieres on four continents and brought immense popularity to the author, as well as unwavering affection from young viewers. Successive ...

SNOW WHITE with music by Bogdan Pawłowski premiered at the Grand Theatre in Łódź in 1970 and, although it immediately received tremendous applause from the audience, no one expected that it would break all records and remain on stage for almost half a century! To this day, it has had around 40 premieres on four continents and brought immense popularity to the author, as well as unwavering affection from young viewers. Successive ...

“Supernova” is a ballet diptych created by outstanding figures of contemporary choreography—Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, as well as Jacek Przybyłowicz—developed for the Łódź ballet company. When we ask AI what a supernova is, we receive a paradoxical answer: it is not the birth of a new star, but above all a process that begins with the death of a planetary structure, giving rise to a new form of existence. Is this really the case? It is ...

This is yet another of our operatic productions for young audiences (following, among others, Britten’s "The Little Sweep" and Humperdinck’s "Hansel and Gretel"). Collodi’s well-known fairy tale, set to music by Jonathan Dove, has found a vivid vocal and instrumental reflection of its storyline, while the characterisation of individual roles and dramatic situations has gained clarity and appeal precisely thanks to music that is immediately ...

Dance is the hidden language of the soul and a reflection of our body, sometimes playful, sometimes painful, and the choreographer’s role is to release that soul...   These words by the legendary American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham so aptly define the ballet performance, offering the audience a chance to explore three different thematic, musical, visual, and intellectual spaces.    This time, we are presented with ...