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Maja Ostaszewska named Best Actress at Łódź Theatre Festival
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Maja Ostaszewska named Best Actress at Łódź Theatre Festival

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Maja Ostaszewska was awarded Best Actress at the Festival of Pleasant and Unpleasant Plays in Łódź for her role in 'Kofman. Double Bond'.
  • The audience chose 'Antigone' from Krakow as the Best Performance, while Best Actor was a tie between two performers.
  • Festival director Ewa Pilawska highlighted the event's success despite challenges, emphasizing the strong connection between artists and the audience.

The 32nd International Festival of Pleasant and Unpleasant Plays, organized by the Powszechny Theatre in Łódź, concluded its competitive program with the performance of 'Animal Pyramids' by Michał Borczuch at the National Old Theatre.

I am happy that the Festival was not suspended during the ongoing modernization of the Powszechny Theatre in Łódź.

— Ewa PilawskaExpressing relief that the festival proceeded despite venue renovations.

Maja Ostaszewska received the Best Actress award for her portrayal of Sarah Kofman in the play 'Kofman. Double Bond,' presented by the New Theatre in Warsaw. The audience, through online voting and traditional ballots, selected "Antigone" by Sophocles, reinterpreted by Bisz from the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow, as the Best Performance.

The audience awarded the Title of Best Performance to "Antigone" by Sophocles in a reinterpretation by Bisz from the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow.

— RzeczpospolitaAnnouncing the audience's choice for best play.

The Best Actor award was a tie, shared by Jakub Golla for his role in "Kielce Protest. Who Owns Kielce?" by Julia Nowak and Jakub Skrzywanek at the Stefan Żeromski Theatre in Kielce, and Piotr Franasowicz for his performance as Christian in Thomas Vinterberg and Mogens Rukova's "The Celebration," directed by Małgorzata Bogajewska at the Ludowy Theatre in Krakow.

The Title of Best Actress went to Maja Ostaszewska for her role as Sarah Kofman in the play "Kofman. Double Bond" by Janusz Margański and Monika Muskała from the New Theatre in Warsaw.

— RzeczpospolitaAnnouncing the award for Best Actress.

Festival director Ewa Pilawska expressed her satisfaction with the event, noting its success despite occurring during the modernization of the Powszechny Theatre. She emphasized the intense dialogue fostered between creators and audiences, calling the edition "the most difficult in history" due to extreme conditions. Pilawska thanked everyone involved, including the audience, for creating a "haven for dreamers and a sense of community under the banner of art."

Theatre has the greatest strength when aware creators and recipients who want to engage in conversation meet.

— Ewa PilawskaDescribing the importance of audience and artist interaction.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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