Osiem Dni Teatr / Antena / Maciej Gorczyński

Serhij Zhadan is one of the most important contemporary Ukrainian writers and poets, lifelong resident of Kharkiv and recognized as a successor to the Ukrainian avant-garde. In 2022, the Polish Academy of Sciences Committee on Literary Studies nominated him for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Since February 24, 2022, he has not left Kharkiv - his chronicle on social media made him a witness to war and a symbol of Ukrainian resistance.

The performance "Antena" brings selected poems from Zhadan's 2018 collection to the stage, translating them into the language of dance, physical theatre, and music. In an elegiac tone, it tells of the end of love, grief over the loss of a loved one, the fragility of life, and the creative force that allows one to overcome trauma.

Direction, adaptation, video projection editing: Maciej Gorczyński
Set design, video projections, poster: Iwona Bandzarewicz
Cast: Natalia Dinges, Agnieszka Kocińska, Piotr Stanek
Live music: Piotr Korzeniak / Mateusz Januła Gniadek
Music: Agnieszka Kocińska, Piotr Korzeniak
Choreography: Natalia Dinges, Piotr Stanek
Lighting design: Iwona Bandzarewicz, Paweł Murlik
Translation: Bohdan Zadura
Producer: Mateusz Kowalski
Production: Rozbark Dance and Movement Theatre in Bytom, Przestrzenie Sztuki - Taniec

Performance as part of the Osiem Dni Teatr project. Funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

Tickets: 50 PLN (standard), 30 PLN (concession), 20 PLN (senior).