On Sunday, 6:30 pm, November 18, 2007, we presented the selections from "Wesele" by Stanisław Wyspiański, entitled Invite to the wedding here ...

Starring: Marzanna Bachowska (Rachela), Leszek Chudziński (Poeta, Wernyhora, Chochoł, Ksiądz), Bożena Chudzińska (Haneczka), Teresa Davis (Panna Młoda),  Krzysztof Girsz (Dziennikarz, Żyd), Ola Monk (Zosia), Ewa Poraj-Kuczewska (Maryna), Jerzy Radka (Pan Młody, Czepiec, Jasiek), Marysia Radka (Isia), Andrzej Turski (Gospodarz, Rycerz), Lena Wróżyńska (Stańczyk)

The introduction: Prof. Artur Grabowski (visiting lecturer, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Fulbright scholar at the University of Washington)

Music - Maria Grabowska, stage lighting - Krzysztof Poraj-Kuczewski, graphic design - Izabella Turska, set design - Anna Bagińska

Stanisław Wyspiański

About Wesele:

 Although it was written at the very start of the twentieth century, WESELE is considered not only the most important but also the best Polish drama of that century. Its symbols gave rise to expressions which have made it to the language describing the collective behaviour of Poles, such as the "golden horn" (a metaphor for lost hopes) and the "Straw Man dance" (a symbol of overpowering enchantment with illusory ideas). They were alluded to in literature, theatre and film - take the scene of the polonaise in Andrzej Wajda's POPIOL I DIAMENT [Ashes and Diamonds]. Wajda also turned WESELE into a film (in 1973), thus enabling greater audience to become acquainted with Wyspianski's work than any theatre play could have. More .... (external link)

About Stanislaw Wyspianski