Year 2001
Premiere – Notes of a Red Army Officer
The play Notes of a Red Army Officer was created at a time when Brama realized the essence of auteur theater—a theater that asks questions, focuses on encounters with individuals, and delves into deeply personal themes. Daniel Jacewicz invited Mariusz Tarnożek to his adaptation of Sergiusz Piasecki’s Notes….
The pre-premiere of Notes… took place in April in Kraków at the Molier Stage. The audience’s surprising reaction—one that caught even the creators off guard—prompted them to take the production and the role more seriously, engaging in an internalized creative process. Even before this deeper work began, the play had a strong emotional impact on the audience.
Critics were impressed by its maturity in structure and acting, but most notably by the creators’ ability to transcend the specific historical context of the text. They transformed it into a universal parable about human frailties, moral entanglements, thoughtless cruelty driven by fear, and opportunism—qualities that persist regardless of the era.
The premiere in Goleniów took place on May 11, 2001. It was Brama’s first monodrama.
- First performance date: May 1, 2001
- Last performance date: September 23, 2008
- Number of performances: 33
III BRAMAT
The 3rd Goleniów Theater Meetings (BRAMAT) were also held at the Creative Exploration Center established by Zygmunt Heland. The event spanned three days in Goleniów and one evening in Strzelewo, where four buses filled with guests from the III Theater Meetings arrived on Friday. A barn was transformed into a 200-seat performance space for the occasion.
By this time, BRAMAT had become one of Goleniów’s most recognizable cultural events, involving not only youth but also the wider community. Participants in the 3rd BRAMAT included theaters from Gryfino, Trzebinia, Kraków, Barlinek, Gdynia, Smolnica, Szczecin, Słupsk, Ostrów Wielkopolski, and Sławno.
The 2001 BRAMAT was exceptional, partly due to the unique new location and co-organizer. Strzelewo was never an obvious choice—perhaps because of the intensity of the activities there, the spartan working conditions, or the quietness that amplified dormant inner “voices” and provoked confrontation. This space became a site of various transgressions.
“I remember the crazy jam sessions in the barn until dawn. So many people came to Strzelewo. Many got lost because finding Kasia and Zygmunt’s estate was not easy. What stuck with me the most was the image of Zygmunt Duczyński sitting in the barn doorway. He sat like a doorman, everyone had to pass him, and he soaked in the joy of people dancing.” (Daniel Jacewicz, August 24, 2020)
Statistics:
- Events: 38, including:
- Performances: The Party – 10, Szłość samojedna – 6, Notes of a Red Army Officer – 18
- Other events: 4