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Karol Urbański / Mieczysław Karłowicz

The Story of Sin

A story about extreme human emotions inspired by a well-known novel by S. Żeromski and a scandalous film of W. Borowczyk.
Dates
06/05/2023
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19:00
Saturday
07/05/2023
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18:00
Sunday
29/09/2023
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11:00
Friday
A show for schools
30/09/2023
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19:00
Saturday
Duration
ok. 1 godz. 50 min. (w tym jedna przerwa)
Place
Main hall
Ticket price

40-80 zł

Karol Urbański / Mieczysław Karłowicz

The Story of Sin

The premiere

25 / 10 / 2014
Description

Can a woman's love make her hit rock bottom? Can she save her dignity in the world dominated by men?
The show is inspired by the film of Walerian Borowczyk named the greatest scandal of the Polish cinematography and equally well-known book of Stefan Żeromski of the same title.
A story of a woman lonely in the world of men. A woman who led by her passions hits rock bottom. A woman who on that day bounces back and saves a part of herself. It is also a story of the world. The world in which our emotions, feelings and weaknesses are being observed as in a shop window.

The ballet The Wages of Sin is an encounter with literature and even with... a film. Karol Urbański, the creator of the show, has illustrated the story with music from that time – late romantic symphonic poems of Mieczysław Karłowicz. The show has gained cinematographic expression becoming a story-telling ballet, a dance adaptation of the story being told.


Urbański knows how to tell a good story and has a very talented group of dancers. 
~Dance Europe

Beautifully danced, it enchants you with the sophisticated scenography and interesting costumes. 
~Kurier Szczeciński

Culturally brave, though without drastic scenes. 
~Głos Szczeciński

Proj. plakatu: Agata Pełechaty

About the show

Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876-1909)
The Wages of Sin
A ballet based on the motifs of the novel of Stefan Żeromski to the music of Mieczysław Karłowicz and choreography of Karol Urbański
The premiere: Oct 25, 2014, the Opera at the Castle in Szczecin

Theatre staff
Music director Jerzy Wołosiuk
Choreography Karol Urbański
Costume design Tijana Jovanović
Scenography Wacław T. Ostrowski
Multimedia Krystian Drywa
Light direction Dawid Karolak
Movie Łukasz Nyks

 

Cast
Ewa Pobratyńska  
Łukasz Niepołomski  
Hrabia Szczerbic  
Antoni Pochroń  
Hrabia Płaza-Spławski  
Hrabia Cyprian Bodzanta  
Adolf Horst  
Matka Ewy  
Ojciec Ewy  
Leośka, służąca  
Ksiądz spowiednik  
Żyd  
Student  
Dwóch opryszków  
Urzędniczki, siostry szpitalne, prostytutki  
   
Solo vocal parts  
   
   
  Orchestra the Opera at the Castle in Szczecin
   
Conductor  
Stage management  

 

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