Script and directed by Yaroslav Fedoryshyn Set and Costumes Alla Fedoryshyna
Lighting Krzysztof Dubiel
Sound Mykola Kshanovski
Cast: Nataliya Marchak, Galyna Strychak, Nataliya Lukashonok, Vira Ryfiak, Victoria Zholinska, Petro Mykytiuk (honoured artist of Ukraina), Wolodymir Gubanov (honoured artist of Ukraina), Wolodymir Chukhonkin, Oleksandr Chekmarov, Andriy Leshchyshyn, Nazar Lys .
The Gloria performance, directed by Yarosław Fedoryshyn, is not only an expressive and symbolic street spectacle, but also a deep, artistic reflection on the relationship between man and nature. The colourful setting – dancing stilt walkers, pantomime parades or pyrotechnic effects – attracts attention and engages the audience, but does not obscure the essential message contained in the performance. At the core of the story is an ecological concern: the question of man’s place in the natural world, his impact on the natural elements – fire and water – and the consequences of the pursuit of happiness and power. This symbolic clash between the primal forces of nature and human ambition and greed leads the viewer to reflect on the condition of the modern world and the need to seek harmony with the environment. The director gives voice to nature through music – ethnic sounds, intertwined with modern sound expression, give the performance an almost mystical dimension. They become the voice of the protagonists of this journey: people lost between the need to dominate and the longing for unity with nature. Gloria entertains and delights with its form, but most of all it reminds us that man’s real struggle today is to survive in the world he shapes himself – often at the expense of nature. Voskresinnia Theatre offers not only an artistic experience, but also an important voice in the discussion on ecology. A performance without words. Running time 45 min
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Fire, wind, lightning and rainstorm, or “Gloria”
They also did not discourage the audience, thirsty for outdoor spectacle. On the contrary, the Saturday evening storm and the temporary wall of rain made the spectacle “Gloria” gain unexpected and literally staggering special effects. With this strong accent the III Festival Between Words began – a meeting with theater, poetry and prose. The performance “Gloria”, shown in the natural setting of the port of Kołobrzeg, is a story about love, hatred, good and evil struggles and rituals that have accompanied people since the dawn of time, performed by stilts on artists’ stilts. the actors were operating, despite the rainy adversities, 25 liters of kerosene were used for the performance.
Głos Koszaliński
In the performance of the Ukrainian theatres Voskresinnia Gloria dance stilts, performances with fire, parades of mines and juggling tomfoolery made it easy for actors to establish good contact with the audience. Good entertainment and pyrotechnical attractions were not the only value of their performance. A lot could be read in the play directed by Iaroslav Fedoryshyn. He talked about it himself: Gloria is a very difficult story about the fight that a man has in a life. To tell about the beginning of everything and the meeting of a man with fire and water, his love for happiness and power, we gave the main role to ethnic music, which mixes with very contemporary expression. “
Agata Kirol, Mirosław Baran – Gazeta Wyborcza Trójmiasto
The event of the first day of the festival was eagerly awaited, the art of the Voskresinnia Theatre from Lviv “Gloria”. Embedded in the poetics of the group, already known Jelenia Gora’s citizens from last year’s “The Cherry Orchard” is a metaphorical spectacle and ethnic hiking, poetic story about life and about the elements of fire and water. The latter – as if ordered – fell from the sky. The rain began to drizzle just when the soundtrack was thunder! Some of the audience wondered if this was certainly not one of many special effects. But no: it was the truest rain, which stopped quickly and did not prevent the completion of art. In the show, one could see the motives of both Oriental and Christian culture. The background music is important: on the one hand the classic, on the other – modernity and in the entertainment sounds. This combination, however, does not offend, and the song made by Ruslana, Eurovision winner, used to dance on stilts even gained a new value. In some parts, he played live percussion Igor Sheriaeew. Add to this the painterly scenes of brush-lit lights and pyrotechnic effects. For “Gloria”, directed by Iaroslav Fedoryshyn, deserved applause! Tejo, www.jelonka.com
