Theater in the Tradition Park: “Homosovieticus”

We invite you to another meeting as part of the Theatre in Tradition Park series. This time the Wojtek Kowalski Theater from Częstochowa will perform on stage with the play “Homosovieticus”.

We invite all theater lovers!

Award-winning performance of the Wojtek Kowalski Theatre from Częstochowa entitled “HOMOSOVIETICUS or about the sources of our current state, or a still up-to-date description of customs from the time of Mikhail Zoszczenko”.

The monodrama was constructed on the basis of the works of Mikhail Zoshchenko — selected satirical stories about the petty bourgeoisie and philistry of Russian citizens of the post-revolutionary years.

The additional atmosphere of this staging is added by the songs of Bulat Okudzhava accompanied by an accordion.

“HOMOSOVIETICUS, or about the sources of our present state, that is, a still up-to-date description of the customs of Mikhail Zoshchenko's time”

Text: MIKHAIL ZOSHCHENKO

screenplay, direction, performance, singing: WOJCIECH KOWALSKI

songs: BUŁAT SZAŁWOWICZ OKUDŻAWA

accordion: MICHAŁ PILARSKI

set design: YOLA NYKOWSKA

A monodrama constructed on the basis of the work of Mikhail Zoshchenko — selected satirical stories about the petty bourgeoisie and philistry of Russian citizens of the post-revolutionary years. The additional atmosphere of this staging is added by songs accompanied by an accordion. The premiere of the performance took place in December 2017.

“... When one comes up with such a long title, one should know that somewhere in its half pure title it changes into its own interpretation of the play. This title is actually a review. Of course, I would prefer Kowalski's play to be called simply Kowalski, because it would fit both Homo Zoszczenkus, and the Polish Everyman, and all of our modernity... Łukasz Drewniak, theatre critic.

The most important awards that the show has won:

Golden Mud Bowl at the XXXIX Theatre Feast Horyniec Zdrój 2018

Golden Nail at XXXVI Proscenium 2018 in Nysa

1st place at the 6th edition of KARBIDKA Siemianowice Śląskie 2018

1st acting award at the XXIV Słodkobłękitach — Zgierz 2018 (For the selection of the text and its transmission of its topicality and conscious and colorful operation of the acting workshop).

2nd prize at the festival KOŁOWROTEK — Rakszawa 2019

Wojtek Kowalski — Częstochowa, actor of From Poland Theatre. Creator of many happenings, lecturer, theatre instructor, polonist. From 1989 to 2000, the actor of the Wi-Fi-Theater. In the 90s, the musician of the band Hababuk. He cooperated with the Zielona Góra Cabaret Basin. He appeared in several films of the A'YOY label, among others he partnered with Stanisław Tym and Maćek Stuhr in “A Fairy Tale of People from Here”, playing the role of Hector. Two-time winner of the Max Szoc Award on Fame (1995, 2010). For his role in the play Saxophonist of the Theatre From Poland, he received more than a dozen acting awards at the most important theatre festivals in the country. Animator of cultural life in Częstochowa. For eleven years he has been the originator and organizer of the National Festival “42-200 MONODRAM”. The premiere of the monodram/directorial debut/ “Advice of the Good Wojak Szwejek” in 2009 contributed to the creation of the “personal” WOJTEK KOWALSKI THEATER.