Michał Walczak – Pierwszy Raz
Direction, set design – Łukasz Duda
She – Dorota Wodzień
He – Jakub Mieszała
Music – B-Complex
Musical and artistic development – Magdalena Rzeszutek
Co-production – Teatr Odnaleziony, Jeleniogórskie Centrum Kultury
Patron – City of Jelenia Góra
Michał Walczak writes about his play that it is “based above all on a sharp, tragicomic battle of the sexes, with all the cruelty and humor of mutual incomprehension between a modern HER and a modern HIM”.
Teatr Odnaleziony's “Pierwszy Raz” is seemingly a comedy performance depicting a futile struggle in the pursuit of a perfect sexual initiation. In this performance, we meet young protagonists and follow their lives, observe the entire sphere of their conflicting feelings, and continually take part in the games played by her and him. Where does this lead us? Are we able to see ourselves reflected in the mirror of their struggles? It is worth finding out personally.
Teatr Odnaleziony. The theatre's work often evokes extreme emotions – people either love Odnaleziony or hate it, but wherever it operates, a great deal is happening: important issues are addressed, and people are enchanted, captivated and transported to a land of dreamlike reality. One may dislike the theatre's aesthetic and mock its use of kitsch as a form of expression, but when following the evolution of this creation, it is impossible to deny its immense courage and extraordinary development at a truly record pace.
Michał Walczak (born in 1979 in Sanok) – a Polish playwright and director. A graduate of I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej in Sanok in 1998. He studied at Szkoła Główna Handlowa in Warsaw, and subsequently at Akademia Teatralna in Warsaw, in the Theatre Studies and Directing departments.
He made his debut in 2002 with the drama “Piaskownica”, for which he received an award in the “My na progu nowego wieku” competition. The play was staged at Teatr im. J. Szaniawskiego in Wałbrzych, directed by Piotr Kruszczyński. The same director staged “Kopalnia”, a drama written by Walczak on commission. “Piaskownica” was also staged at Teatr Narodowy (directed by Tadeusz Bradecki). In 2005, a Teatr Telewizji production was made based on it.
Walczak also wrote the dramas “Rzeka”, “Kac” (Teatr Nowy in Łódź, directed by himself), “Nocny autobus” (Teatr Stary in Kraków, directed by Jarosław Tumidajski), “Całe życie Jarosława”, and “Pierwszy raz” (Teatr Narodowy in Warsaw, directed by Tadeusz Bradecki). Since 2012, he has written texts for the series of performances “Pożar w burdelu”. Together with Maciej Łubieński, he is also its co-creator.
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