Balladyna

A bitter drama describing a confusing reality in which losers rule and the authorities do not bear the consequences of their decisions.

Balladyna by Juliusz Słowacki, Paweł ŚwiątekThe Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow

Juliusz Słowacki's ‘Balladyna’ is a story about taking power in the face of the end of the world. A world in which it is too late to establish a new order.    

Balladyna by Juliusz Słowacki, Paweł ŚwiątekThe Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow

It is also a story about the proximity of the world of nature, which nowadays claims its initial rights more forcefully than ever before.

Balladyna by Juliusz Słowacki, Paweł ŚwiątekThe Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow

Finally, it is a story about a world of women that has taken hold in an era in which it is too late for everything.

Balladyna by Juliusz Słowacki, Paweł ŚwiątekThe Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow

Is the fight for rightful ideas worth murder?

Credits: Story

Concept and implementation: Anna Brajner-Guzik
Photographs: Bartek Barczyk

Credits: All media
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