Personal
stories of fathers from Poland, Ukraine and Africa have become a canvas
for a production about the imminent catastrophe, hunger and future of
the planet. The starting point in the work on the production was the
story of the director’s father, Docent Jan Łysak, creator of a utopian
method of harvesting crops in the phase of ripening, green grain, in
parallel with the fate of Alexander Manuilov, a miner from Donbas, and
Demba Bâ, a flight engineer from Senegal. Their actions remain a trace
of plans of conquest and male fantasies of saving the world. What kind
of reality have our fathers left behind? What can we do to avoid
repeating their mistakes? What chances for development will we leave to
next generations?
How to save the world on a small stage? | Trailer
03 October 2022
Audio: PL
Subtitles: EN
Director: Paweł Łysak
Dramaturg: Paweł Sztarbowski
Text:
Paweł Łysak and Paweł Sztarbowski, based on verbal testimonies by Anna
Ilczuk, Mamadou Góo Bâ, Artem Manuilov and Paweł Łysak
Set designer: Janek Simon
Music: Andrzej Kłak and band
Lighting director: Piotr Pieczyński
Director's assistant: Nawojka Gurczyńska stage manager: Barbara Sadowska
Cast: Mamadou Góo Bâ, Anna Ilczuk, Andrzej Kłak, Artem Manuilov, Kazimierz Wysota