‘Songs of Faith and Sacrifice’/ ‘Piosenki o wierze i poświęceniu’ by Przemek Wojcieszek, directed by Margot Przymierska.
‘Songs of Faith and Sacrifice’ is a collection of sketches from lives of four characters, who defy their life roles as loving parents, a priest and a prostitute.
Piotr and Anna are a young couple from Warsaw. Piotr ‘does not need to believe in anything, to get up in the morning’ while Anna is searching for spiritual guidance. When their seven-year-old son Igor, faints at school suddenly their days fill up with dreadful emptiness and Coke from the hospital vending machine. Mariusz- a priest and Anna’s friend, leaves her the rosary, while a prostitute – Agnieszka, leaves something more than just scratch marks on Piotr’s neck.
Watch teasers:
https://vimeo.com/42373141
https://vimeo.com/42100314
Showing on: 11th June @9:30pm, Rich Mix (35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA)
Cast: Aneta Piotrowska/ Jacek Wytrzymały/ Julek Podbielski
Video: Damian Kwasnik/ Oscar Day
Music: Ammurion/ Wordsthecat/ Felix De Bousies
Light Design: Sherry Coenen
Set/ Costume: Paulina Krakowaik/ Piotr Malek
“Polish Artists in London is about much more than putting on shows - they are throwing the doors open onto their exploration of ways to find a vocabulary for bi-lingual performance well beyond surtitles, with admirable honesty. PAiL’s first show was slick, concentrated and economical - affirming their clear and focused mission. Margot’s vision for Polish Artists in London is razor sharp and rightfully ambitious”- Hester Chillingworth, Artistsic Director of GETINTHEBACKOFTHEVAN
Margot Przymierska-director/ actor/ founder of Polish Artists in London. Trained at East 15 Acting School. Collaborated with Fragments International Ensemble/ GETINTHEBACKOFTHEVAN/ Goossun Art-illery/ The Yard Theatre, London. Margot is passionate about exploring the possibilities of bi-lingual performance in contemporary European dramaturgy.
www.polishartistsinlondon.tumblr.com
Przemek Wojcieszek- independent film maker/ play write/ director. He studied journalism and Polish literature but debuted as a film director with Kill Them All in 1999 and quickly became a leading representative of Polish independent cinema. In his theatre work he explores themes of tolerance, personal identity, and being Polish. ‘Songs of Faith and Sacrifice’ was published in 2010 (‘Dialog’- Literary Magazine) and premiered in December 2011 at the Rag Factory, London.
Rich Mix ‘East in East Festival’ 6 June- 1 July
Rich Mix is teaming up with the finest Eastern European London-based artists, promoters and musicians to celebrate the very best of Eastern European culture in London. Polish Artists in London will curate a day of events on the 11th June.
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