The Arians

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Address ul. Jagiellońska 1, Kraków
Tags Drama
Entry 50–70 PLN
Venue's website www.stary.pl…
Length 105 min
Director Beniamin M. Bukowski
Language English friendly
Release 2019
Author Beniamin M. Bukowski

Performing: Paulina Kondrak, Beata Paluch, Juliusz Chrząstowski / Przemysław Przestrzelski, Krystian Durman, Grzegorz Mielczarek, Łukasz Szczepanowski

This play delves into the phenomenon of one of the most fascinating religious, intellectual and social movements to have made its mark on Polish lands, the Polish Brethren community, known as Arians by their adversaries. Active in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Polish Brethren lauded some groundbreaking social, religious, and ethical postulates for their day: they sought to introduce full religious tolerance, break down social barriers, promote gender equality, provide universal education, and support pacifism. The development of Arianism swiftly and brutally came to a halt with the growing persecution of Protestant movements.

This experimental project at the Stary Theatre attempts to inquire into the possibility of an Arian gathering in our day – a space for the exchange of thoughts, political and religious freedom, a utopian community cutting through the divisions in society. Speaking up against intolerance, the play explores the possibility of a radical ethical community whose convictions are joined with respect for pluralism. It is also a chance to look at the problem of individual faith in conflict with institutional religiosity, and inquires into a vision of Christianity radically unlike the one that holds sway in Poland.

set and costume design: Basia Bińkowska
choreography: Tobiasz Sebastian Berg
composer: Sebastian Świąder
assistant director: Joanna Kuźmienko
set design assistant: Julia Łucja Mazur

Performances tagged English-friendly feature English surtitles.

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