Wednesday 18 February

Palco Sala Teatro

Thursday 19 February

Palco Sala Teatro

Adapting the dystopian science fiction epic of the same name by Danish author Olga Ravn, acclaimed director Łukasz Twarkowski – a leading figure on the new Polish theatre scene – explores the subtle boundary between human and non-human, real and virtual, creating an intense theatrical experience, both visual and auditory, masterfully performed by the actors of Warsaw's STUDIO teatrgaleria.

On board a spaceship on a mission in deep space, humans and androids coexist under the watchful eye of a mysterious Organisation. Their relationships, daily work, conflicts and existential doubts emerge through fragments of memory and testimonies, in a scenic flow that questions the audience about the forms of identity and consciousness. Joanna Bednarczyk reworks the intense material of Ravn's novel, transforming it into a layered and immersive dramaturgy that intertwines philosophy and narrative tension. At a time when artificial intelligence is developing, questions about the possibility of cooperation between humans and non-human entities have never been so urgent or so relevant. The audience is free to move around the space, between screens, live images and enveloping sounds that multiply the points of view and amplify the emotional charge. More than a show, The Employees is a multisensory experience that invites us to reflect on our technological present, on the fragility of relationships and on the increasingly blurred boundary between the natural and the artificial.

di
Olga Ravn

translation from Danish
Bogusława Sochańska

adaptation and dramaturgy
Joanna Bednarczyk

direction
Łukasz Twarkowski

with
Dominika Biernat, Daniel Dobosz, Maja Pankiewicz, Sonia Roszczuk, Miron Smagała (video), Paweł Smagała, Rob Wasiewicz, Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik (guest, audio recording)

set design
Fabien Lédé

costumes
Svenja Gassen

lighting design
Bartosz Nalazek

music
Lubomir Grzelak

video
Jakub Lech

movement consultant
Rob Wasiewicz

assistant director
Adam Zduńczyk

concept facilitation
Szymon Adamczak

camera operators
Iwo Jabłoński, Gloria Grunig

lighting operator
Jan Zajączkowski

sound operators
Damian Kruszewski, Rafał Szydłowski

video operators
Adrien Cognac, Adam Kuznowicz

production manager
Monika Balińska

stage manager
Zuzanna Prusińska

production assistant
Aleksandra Urban

models and props
Katarzyna Rytka

set design
Piotr Szczygielski

costume design
Aleksandra Andrychowicz

production
STUDIO teatrgaleria

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