Beauty and the Beast
Saturday, June 1, 2024, 1:30 PM
Groteska Theatre
ul. Skarbowa 2
The repertoire of the Groteska contains both puppetry productions for children and plays staged...
Look With Your Heart!
Beauty and the Beast, the French fairytale immortalised by the 18th-century novelist Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, is as popular as ever. The latest version is the 2017 Disney film with Emma Watson in the starring role. The Groteska Theatre presents a stage adaptation of this beautiful, moving story in a musical format. Compositions stylised on 18th-century music, dazzling puppets and stunning stage sets come together for a unique spectacle directed by Jerzy Jan Połoński.
In the era of the ubiquitous race for fairytales to present the best, greatest and most beautiful values – wisdom, kindness and inner beauty conquering all that is superficial, dishonest and false – they can serve as a guide for young and old viewers alike. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye,” to quote the fox in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic novel The Little Prince. Embrace your inner child and enjoy the premiere!
(Justyna Skalska, „Karnet”)
Premiere 3 March 2018
Groteska Theatre
ul. Skarbowa 2
The repertoire of the Groteska contains both puppetry productions for children and plays staged for adults, which combine various forms of artistic expression.
The Theatre of Puppets, Masks, and Actors – Groteska was set up in 1945 as a puppet theatre, being an initiative of Zofia and Władysław Jarema. Right from the start, it worked with an amazing team of Polish visual artists. The stage was graced by works of Sławomir Mrożek, Tadeusz Różewicz, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, and Bertold Brecht. There is more to the Groteska than just puppetry for children and young people, as a stage for adults has operated here for years, combining various forms of artistic expression: the actors’ play, dance, and visual theatre, making use of an array of props, including masks and puppets.
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