“Janusz Głowacki's text is a study of enslavement, lack of prospects for young people and unfulfilled dreams of a decent life. All strongly stigmatized and embedded in the roughness of deep communism, which did not provide many chances for any development. Poverty and a system which extremely limited access to even the idea of what happiness is and the possibility of naturally realizing one's ambitions, obviously generated crimes, violence and pathologies. We currently live in times of unbridled acceleration and unlimited possibilities. At the same time, it is a time when we are quite unruly about the concept of freedom. Enslavement has reached a completely different dimension and we are preparing it for ourselves. We have reached a stage where it is comfortable to be enslaved, and pathology has entered our lives being a symptom of possibility - I harm because I can, because I can afford it, because happiness bores me...”

“Acts of violence have become entertainment, humiliation is an element of social engineering, and morality is an awkward concept, to say the least. Humanity is so overstimulated that it cannot reasonably define what truth is, even personal truth. We have lost our point of reference. Everything is equally attractive and equally irrelevant. Relevance is devalued with another click of the spacebar. Even a real threat like war is very quickly and effectively drowned out by the absolute decibels of irrelevant information. The system of values has definitely disintegrated and is no longer needed. Civilization, a symbol of the power of human imagination, has sterilized our sensitivity. Ironically, our development is our destruction… “Cinders” is a fable about the need to re-generate in ourselves the need for compassion, kindness, tolerance, respect, happiness and freedom. Without these very basic values, we will quickly perish in this vale of tears.”
Cezi Studniak

CINDERS
Based on the drama by Janusz Głowacki

Direction: Cezi Studniak
Music: Łukasz Wójcik-Zawierucha
Set design: Michał Hrisulidis
Costumes: Barbara Sikorska-Bouffał
Choreography: Barbara Olech
Vocal training: Marta Skowiera
Assistant director: Waldo Bastida
Assistant director: Filip Wawrecki
Cast:
Waldo Bastida – DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Maciej Bisiorek – DIRECTOR
Dawid Dąbrowski – CINEMATOGRAPHER
Michalina Dworzaczek – SISTER I
Klaudia Kuźmińska – SISTER II
Sara Lityńska – FATHER
Mateusz Rozwadowski – DIRECTOR
Magdalena Sękiewicz – PRINCE
Filip Wawrecki – PRODUCER
Matylda Wojsznis – GOOD FAIRY
Zofia Wysocka – CINDERELLA
Ines Żuk – STEPMOTHER

Premiere: 16, January, 2025

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