Tango
Generational struggles. Futile attempts to control the chaos of the world. The drama by Sławomir Mrożek gives voice to human hearts and their wild nature.
Jerzy Jarocki’s rendition of Tango is imbued with bitterness. The characters feel lost in their freedom. Their minds are full of confusion and anarchy, which turns out to be both sad and funny. Everybody loses, but Arthur, a rebel intellectual who seeks salvation in despotism, fails the most. Tango of the 21st century is ferocious, violent and tragic.
director: Jerzy Jarocki
set design, lighting design: Jerzy Juk Kowarski
musical arrangement: Stanisław Radwan
choreography: Leszek Bzdyl
fight scenes choreography: Wiesław Chmieliński
Awards and Nominations:
2010 – The Warsaw Felix award in "the best supporting male role" category to Grzegorz Małecki for the role of Eddie
2010 – The Leon Schiller Award to Marcin Hycnar for his achievements in theatre acting, among others for his roles in the National Theatre performances: Mark in The Darkness by Mariusz Bieliński directed by Artur Tyszkiewicz and Arthur in Tango
2010 – nomination for the Warsaw Felix award in "the best theatre director" category for Jerzy Jarocki for direction of Tango
2010 – nomination for the Warsaw Felix award in "the best male leading role" category for Marcin Hycnar for the role of Arthur
2010 – nomination for the Warsaw Felix award in "the best supporting male role" category for Jan Englert for the role of Eugene
2010 – nomination for the Warsaw Felix award in "the best supporting female role" category for Ewa Wiśniewska for the role of Eugenia
2010 – nomination for the Cyprian Kamil Norwid Award in "theatre" category for Grzegorz Małecki for the role of Eddie
Cast:
Ala Kamilla Baar (as a guest actor from January 1, 2018) / Dominika Kluźniak (from September 7, 2010)
Eleanor Grażyna Szapołowska, Katarzyna Gniewkowska (from May 10, 2011; as a guest actor from September 1, 2015)
Eugenia Ewa Wiśniewska
Stomil Jan Frycz
Arthur Marcin Hycnar (as a guest actor from September 1, 2016)
Eddie Grzegorz Małecki
Eugene Jan Englert
Production team:
- director's assistant: Pia Partum
- set designer's assistants: Jadwiga Michalska, Anita Trzaskowska
- lighting technicians: Łukasz Obuch-Woszczatyński, Tomasz Księżak
- sound technicians: Maciej Rybicki, Marcin Kotwa
- stage manager: Adam Borkowski
- prompter: Alina Wieczorkówna
