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ONCE UPON A TIME IN GLUTENDORF
Dates
04.06.26 / Thursday - 07.06.26 / Sunday, 16:30
04.06.26 / Thursday - 07.06.26 / Sunday, 19:00
Dates
04.06.26 / Thursday - 07.06.26 / Sunday, 16:30
04.06.26 / Thursday - 07.06.26 / Sunday, 19:00
Venue
Duration
1 h 15 min.
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Accessibility
- To board the bus, visitors need to climb 3 steps. Unfortunately, the space is not architecturally accessible.
- On hot days, it may become warm and stuffy inside the bus, so we recommend bringing water and wearing light clothing.
- During the performance, actors and actresses interact with the audience. If you prefer to observe events from a distance, we recommend choosing a seat by the window.
- To attend the performance with a guide dog or assistance dog, please collect 2 tickets, one for yourself and one for the dog. If attending with such a dog, we recommend choosing seats in the part of the bus where four seats face each other, two on each side.
Tickets
Free admission tickets available at Fyrtel Główna (42 Główna Street) and at the Cultural Information Centre (44 Ratajczaka Street).
What happened long ago in Glutendorf, the former name of Poznań’s Główna district? Step aboard a time machine in the form of a red Jelcz bus, which will take you on a journey through the unknown and forgotten history of the neighbourhood.
Long Ago in Glutendorf tells the story of local heritage and recreates the idea of the people’s theatre that operated in Główna in the early 20th century. The theatre was created by and for local residents. They took part in preparing performances and decided on their content and form. More than one hundred years later, this gesture of collective, voluntary theatre-making is repeated. The script for “Long Ago in Glutendorf” was developed together with participants of a screenwriting workshop, and the cast includes people who took part in an open call, including residents of Główna.
The action takes place aboard a Jelcz bus. The bus, transformed into a time machine, takes audiences on a journey through the district’s history, populated by ghosts of the past and symbols of contemporary times: workers commuting to their shifts, local animator DJ Nowak, a supporter of Polonia Poznań, Neptune from Główienka, or an investor specialising in the “revitalisation” of tenement houses. The production draws on archival materials and interviews conducted with residents of Główna.
The building that once housed the theatre hall no longer exists. Years of neglect by a private owner led to the decision to demolish it. But does that mean the story of the theatre has come to an end?
Script: Ewa Kaczmarek, Anna Szamotuła, Magdalena Chomczyk, Vampek Król, Maria Gmerek, Daniel Stachuła
Direction: Ewa Kaczmarek, Daniel Stachuła
Production: Paulina Zimowska, Valeriia Yushchenko
Musical direction and choir preparation: Joanna “Sykula” Sykulska
Set design and costumes: Idalia Mantas
Make-up: Paulina Panowicz
Bus driver: Darek “Kot” Bączyk
Research process collaboration: Paulina Zimowska, Kaja Janda
Promotion: Asia Gruszczyńska
Visual identity: Kuba Haremza
Photography: Beata Wencławek (BW Pictures)
Video: Lava Pies Studio: Adam Romel, Łukasz Gajdek
Cast: Marcin Głowiński (Ghost of the Theatre), Angelika Mierzwa (Pola/Jadwinia, Wardrobe Keeper), Arkadiusz Kos(Neptune), Daniel Stachuła (Neptune), Łukasz Krajewski (Alfred/Zdzisław), Krzysztof Grzegorzyca (DJ Nowak), Artur Śledzianowski (Developer), Helena Romanova (Displaced Woman), Blanka Kęstowicz (Spirit of the Beginning), Norbert Ogoniak (Rat Seller with Potatoes, Wehrmacht Soldier), Anna Goel (Doctor, Neighbour with Cake), Klaudia Laś (Railway Crossing Keeper, Neighbour with Laundry), Jakub Łagowski (Polonia Poznań supporter, Illusionist), Przemysław Zbroszczyk (Polonia Poznań supporter, Neighbour with a Broom), Wioletta Gapik (Wanderer), Anna Kuśnierkiewicz (Wanderer), Ola Piastanowicz (Wanderer, Doctor), Hanna Adamczyk (Neighbour with a Skipping Rope)
Workers’ Choir / Medusae: Joanna “Sykula” Sykulska, Jędrzej Michalski, Ania Ludek, Martyna Sykulska, Agata Kamińska, Maja Dembska, Maria Ratajczak, Rafał Ziąbka, Dawid Bloch, Natalia Drygas, Piotr Czechowski, Łukasz Burzyński, Ola Polerowicz
Medusae Choir: Przemysław Felczak, Wiktoria Gołąbek, Marcel Jabłoński, Alina Kajzer, Natalia Kędziorek, Klaudia Kiersnowska, Katarzyna Talaga-Korcz, Karola Kucińska, Zuzanna Piotrzkowska, Marta Sałapata, Anna Skonieczna, Kinga Wasiakowska, Agnieszka Wawrzyńczak
Organiser: Association of Young Cultural Animators, Fyrtel Główna
Co-organisers: Poznań Heritage Centre, Brama Poznania, Usta Usta Artistic Association
Partners: Rada Osiedla Główna, Malta Festival, Stowarzyszenie Pogłosy, MPK Poznań Sp. z o.o.
The project “People’s Theatre in Główna – production of performances and accompanying activities” was co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund, a state special-purpose fund, and by the City of Poznań budget.
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