Sławek Bendrat "The Olympics"

photo Monika Chmielarz

premiere: 24 September 2016, Bern, Switzerland

direction, choreography, costumes: Sławek Bendrat
direction, dramaturgy, scenography: Dominik Krawiecki
performers: Sławek Bendrat, Artur Bieńkowski, Dominik Krawiecki, Valentin Markus Oppermann, Izabela Orzełowska, Tomek Pomersbach, Marek Wieczorek

The piece takes on the subject of the Olympic Games which present an inhumane competition of athletes, on the one hand, while also providing a pretext for a contemplation of the condition of contemporary humans. Five dancers play the roles of athletes supervised by two actors cast as their cynical tyrant-trainers. For nearly two hours, drenched in sweat, they compete for the main prize. The clash of the titans will reveal their weaknesses and disclose the entire cruelty and ruthlessness of the great Olympic machine.

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