The Polish Cultural Institute,
Arden 2 - Society for Promoting International Theatre,
Swarthmore College,
and
REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theatre) in Los Angeles,
the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan,
Mum Puppettheatre in Philadelphia,
Theatre for Claremont Colleges, Pomona College in Claremont,
Claire Trevor School of Arts, University of California in Irvine,
Barnard College, Columbia University in New York City,
the Skirball Cultural Center, and
Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles,
present:

 
WROCLAW PUPPET THEATRE
on U.S. tour
 
with performances of
 
The Last Escape
(Ostatnia ucieczka)
based on writings of Bruno Schulz
 
directed by Aleksander Maksymiak
and
academic lectures
by Prof. Aleksander Maksymiak,
artistic director of Wroclaw Puppet Theatre

 

PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 27 – NOVEMBER 4, 2006

CLAREMONT, CA – NOVEMBER 7-8, 2006

LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 9-11, 2006

IRVINE, CA – NOVEMBER 13, 2006

NEW YORK CITY – NOVEMBER 17-19, 2006

With stunningly beautiful imagery, one of Europe’s finest puppet theaters brings to life the stories of the legendary Polish-Jewish writer Bruno Schulz (1892-1942).who is widely regarded as the finest modern prose stylist in the Polish language, as well as the significant visual artist. The Last Escape is the story of a pensioner trapped in his room, trying to break through his own loneliness and despair by recalling his past and conjuring up a new world where time exists on many levels. Schulz, Poland’s preeminent Jewish writer, has been an inspiration for such writers as Cynthia Ozick, John Updike, and Philip Roth.

(In Polish with English supertitles; translation from Polish to English: Danuta Borchardt)

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Special thanks to the City of Wrocław

 
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