Year 2016
Exercises in Despair
Exercises in Despair is a joint production by Teatr Brama and Teatr A3 – The Collectors of Emotions from Hajnówka. This dance performance was based on a script by Dariusz Skibiński, an actor and director of Teatr A3. Exercises in Despair consists of sequences of scenes where movement—sometimes highly dynamic—merges with stillness, music with silence, group actions with solitude, corporeality with shyness, joy with sadness. This production required tremendous physical endurance from the actors and gave them significant room for improvisation. Preparations for the play included a tango course, as the dance played a key role in the performance.
Cast: Marion Brand, Jenny Crissey, Iva Lulić, Anastasiia Medviedieva, Sophio Tskhvariashvili, Margarita Udovichenko, Olesia Voitsekhovska, Patryk Bednarski, Eduardo Gonzalez Camara, Oleh Nesterov, Łukasz Skibiński, Yaroslav Voitenko, Stanislav Voitsekhovski.
First performance: 08.04.2016
Last performance: 07.08.2016
Number of performances: 6
VII Łaknienia Festival
From April 14 to 17, 2016, the seventh edition of the Łaknienia Festival of Youth Theater took place. It was four days filled with plays, concerts, discussions, theater workshops, and lively evenings around the campfire. The festival opened with the premiere of Hair, a performance prepared by EVS volunteers, and concluded in Szczecin with the announcement of results by a jury comprising Arti Grabowski, Anna Sadowska, Dariusz Skibiński, Marek Kościółek, and Maria Borakovska.
Participating theaters included: Teatr im. Stefana Batorego, Teatr Próg Junior, Teatr Okoliczności, Grupa Teatralna “Zatrzymać obrotówkę”, Teatr Pomarańcze w uchu na Skarpie bez Kartki, Teatr Ruchu i Maski MASZKARON, and Teatr Uhuru.
Musical highlights included Teatr Brama’s dance event, Dom Tańca with Jacek Hałas, and a concert by X7.
My A to Z
On Sunday, September 18, 2016, My A to Z premiered, an original play by Młoda Brama. The group explored questions that matter to them: What is friendship? Why is it so easy to judge others, reject them, or compete with them? Led by Anastasiia Medviedieva and Oleh Nesterov, the workshop group delved into relationships with parents and peers while searching for self-identity. They grappled with the transition from childhood to adolescence, exploring themes like first love, parental rules, and self-discovery. Told with both irony and sincerity, the play reflected the young actors’ emotions and experiences during its creation.
Cast: Alicja Kołpaczewska, Maja Szawioła, Wiktoria Gajewska, Olivier Brózda, Szymon Sybidło, Zuzanna Gulbinowicz, Radosław Piechowski, Amelia Stężalska, Maja Stawirej, Weronika Pniewska, Lena Kuca, Jakub Kuca.
Directors: Anastasiia Medviedieva, assisted by Oleh Nesterov.
First performance: 24.06.2016
Last performance: 18.09.2016
Number of performances: 2
VI EVS
In 2016, Teatr Brama welcomed another team of international EVS volunteers: Judith Ferreras and Paloma de la Fuente from Spain, Malik Meyer and Joshua Engel from Germany, Kimberling Longueira from Venezuela, and Nikon Miedviediev from Ukraine. The group produced the play Psyrcle, directed by Kimberling (based on an idea by Daniel Jacewicz), and participated in Ghost Dance as actors.
Several volunteers maintained ties with Goleniów: Paloma returned annually to BRAMAT as a photographer, Malik participated in training workshops in Strzelewo, Joshua assisted with technical theater tasks at festivals, and Nikon stayed in Goleniów to work with Teatr Brama as a lighting technician and actor.
Pro Arte Award
On June 28, 2016, Daniel Jacewicz was honored with the Pro Arte Award by the Marshal of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The award recognized his outstanding achievements in culture, valuable artistic contributions, individuality, and dedication to the creative development of young theater enthusiasts. The award included the Pro Arte statuette by sculptor Andrzej Litwa and a financial prize.
Statistics
Total events: 59
- Plays: 43 (Zabawa – 3, Uczucie w dźwięku. Apoteoza – 1, Spowiedź masochisty – 2, Vova – 1, Fakeryzm – 4, Przed nami świat – 1, Ćwiczenia w rozpaczy – 5, My A to Z – 2, others – 24)
- Concerts: 2
- Other events: 14