National Stary Teatr, Krakow
Poland
Written and Directed by Krystian Lupa
| Venue | O'Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College |
| Date | 9 Oct 3.30pm 10 Oct 1.00pm |
| Duration | 7hrs 30mins |
| Prices |
€35 |
Cast Piotr Skiba, Zbigniew W. Kaleta, Krzysztof Zawadzki, Adam Nawojczyk, Iwona Bielska, Sandra Korzeniak, Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Urszula Kiebzak, Piotrek Polak, Katarzyna Warnke, Bogdan Brzyski, Joanna Drozda, Małgorzata Zawadzka, Tomasz Wygoda, Łukasz Hołuj And Rafał Libner.
The Festival is delighted to welcome to Dublin for the first time one of Europe’s theatrical giants Kristyan Lupa, with his monumental award-winning production, Factory 2. This epic creation revolves around the bohemian glamour of the notorious Andy Warhol Project and his legendary loft in Manhattan's 47th Street.
Blending Warhol's own video works with improvisation and performance, Warhol and his entourage’s exploits are meticulously re-imagined from a period of utopia to a stark present day reality. With staggering sequences that are both beautiful, intoxicating and desperately sad, Warhol himself is portrayed as a timid and omnipresent director– both exploiter and voyeur. Featuring the staggeringly talented actors of Krakow's famous Stary Teatr, arguably Poland's leading ensemble, this durational piece of total theatre is a profound mediation on the very process of making art.
Honoured with the French Order of the Fine Arts and Humanities amongst a plethora of awards, Kristyan Lupa is widely regarded as the patriarch of Polish theatre and sits amongst the great theatre directors in history. With Factory 2 - winner of the illustrious Europe Theatre Prize - the Festival is proud to present one of the most astonishing pieces of theatre Dublin may ever experience.
Performed in Polish with English surtitles.
Contains nudity, scenes of a sexual nature and strong language.
Factory 2 will have two intervals, one of which is one hour long.
In association with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute.
TALKING THEATRE: Krystian Lupa in conversation. Oct 7, 6pm. Project Arts Centre.
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