A story of two bakers who disappeared for no apparent reason. And yet, they had employment contracts — so what could have gone wrong?
The audience participates standing; chairs will be available for those who need them. Play duration: 50 minutes
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A story of two bakers who disappeared for no apparent reason. And yet, they had employment contracts — so what could have gone wrong?
The audience participates standing; chairs will be available for those who need them. Play duration: 50 minutes
Upcoming dates
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Theater
English subtitles, Audio Description18.02Wed 18:30 Sold out -
Theater
Polish subtitles19.02Thu 18:30 Sold out - Show full calendar
It’s a musical story about work, told in the form of a theatrical mockumentary.
The story of two bakers who disappeared for no apparent reason. And yet, they had employment contracts — so what could have gone wrong?
A concert version of The Song…, in which actors create a live soundtrack to a tale of artisanal exploitation, invites us into a bakery — behind the glass, we can watch the brave, hard-working laborers at their craft.
This dark fable about employers and employees reflects on work that gives a fleeting sense of usefulness while just as quickly stripping away one’s dignity.
A fashionable bakery, with long queues for thirty-zloty loaves of bread, turns out to be no exception to capitalist mechanisms. But should it really come as a surprise that a glowing neon sign with a charming name doesn’t guarantee respect for labor law?
Or perhaps the socially conscious owners have blurred the real picture of sleepless, physical toil?
And above all — how can rebellion exist in a place that smells of freshly baked bread?
“Well, everything was fine until they started doing the night shifts on their own.
Half the neighborhood would gather outside the bakery — they were blasting some kind of rap music.
I told them once, then again.
Do you think that helped?
Even more people came.
So finally, I told them:
You’re good lads, and you bake well —
but it’s either rap or bread.”
Financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Fund for the Promotion of Culture — a state special-purpose fund.
The performance takes part in the 32nd National Competition for the Staging of Contemporary Polish Plays.
Cast
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Ewelina Pankowska
Ewelina Pankowska -
Piotr Polak
Piotr Polak -
Jan Sobolewski
Jan Sobolewski
Guest cast
- Michał Surówka
Information
Pieśni piekarzy polskich Mariusz Gołosz
Direction: Ewa Galica, Piotr
Director's assistant: Anna Skała
Cast: Ewelina Pankowska, Piotr Polak, Jan Sobolewski, Michał Surówka
Video: Sefa Sagir
Lighting Design: Sefa Sagir, Andrzej Michalski
Music: Borys Kunkiewicz
Set Design: Jędrzej Hechłacz
Costumes: Aleksandra Harasimowicz
Make-up artist: Joanna Chudyk
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Warnings: low-frequency sounds, stage smoke, strobe lights, strong language
The National Competition for the Staging of Contemporary Polish Plays aims to reward the most interesting repertoire explorations in Polish theatre, to support contemporary Polish dramaturgy in its stage productions, to promote modern Polish drama, and to broaden the field of theatre criticism through the participation of members of the Artistic Commission in performances across the country and their reviewing activities.
The Competition is organized by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute in Warsaw.
The Programme Coordinator of the Competition is Dominik Gac, and the Organizational and Financial Coordinator is Maria Stępkowska.
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