Light on: "The Discomfort of Evening"

The Discomfort of Evening, dir. Małgorzata Wdowik (2023) by Natalia KabanowWroclaw Mime Theatre

The lighting, directed by Aleksander Prowaliński, is an essential part of creating a world dominated by darkness, piercing cold, and magical thinking.

The Discomfort of Evening, dir. Małgorzata Wdowik (2023) by Natalia KabanowWroclaw Mime Theatre

In the pages of Dwutygodnik Wiktoria Tabak wrote: "Sometimes they are blood red...

The Discomfort of Evening, dir. Małgorzata Wdowik (2023) by Natalia KabanowWroclaw Mime Theatre

...sometimes mortuary white...

The Discomfort of Evening, dir. Małgorzata Wdowik (2023) by Natalia KabanowWroclaw Mime Theatre

...and at another time – repulsively yellow, creating the illusion of advancing decay."

The Discomfort of Evening, dir. Małgorzata Wdowik (2023) by Natalia KabanowWroclaw Mime Theatre

Kamil Bujny (Teatrologia.info) noted that "during many scenes, sculptures and performers appear to the viewer merely as shadows; it's hard for us to distinguish what is an inanimate object and who is an actor."

The Discomfort of Evening, dir. Małgorzata Wdowik (2023) by Natalia KabanowWroclaw Mime Theatre

Sodium light

In the performance, sodium lighting was used, which causes distortions of the seen colors. The world of the mourning family is deprived of color.

The Discomfort of Evening, dir. Małgorzata Wdowik, Natalia Kabanow, 2023, From the collection of: Wroclaw Mime Theatre
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The Discomfort of Evening, dir. Małgorzata Wdowik, Natalia Kabanow, 2023, From the collection of: Wroclaw Mime Theatre
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The Discomfort of Evening, dir. Małgorzata Wdowik (2023) by Natalia KabanowWroclaw Mime Theatre

Award

Aleksandr Prowaliński was honored by Tomasz Domagała in the TEATR Magazine for the best light direction in the 2022/2023 season.

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