The Ship of Fools

Teatr Arka

Fri 21 Nov 2014 - Sun 23 Nov 2014

20:00 - 21:00 (1 hour)

"I found the spectacle “Ship of Fools” as a clean and full of energy. The actors have shown a total precision and they have never done any redundant actions."

Lamberto Gianini, La Nazione – Livorno

"Once I embarked the "Ship of Fools" of Ark Theatre, I had an impression that we would go on a cruise resembling Bruno Schulz's literature, with a little bit of extravagance. The illusion disappeared like destroyed by storm after some minutes. Terror, panic, tears throwing into my eyes. I’ve been "shot by the play” for the first time in my life"

InfoArt24

"The director Renata Jasinska takes on board not only fools and madmen, but also all those who are not accepted, hurt or abused by the society, and those who mostly want so-called normality. But normality isn’t available like sugar in a convenient store, it can’t be bought even for a big sum of money"

Teatralia

"Renata Jasinska has reached for the motif of ship of fools, used by artists in many literature, art and music pieces, with a huge responsibility. The imagination of the director has brought this fifteenth century ship, on board of which there were people with different ethical attitudes and from different social classes and states, to a twenty first century reality. One could meet among passengers socially excluded, unwanted, disabled and affected by various misfortunes people, who were also travelling in search of happiness."

Dziennik Teatralny

"Fans of media scandals will certainly like a pyramid of chairs arranged in a cross, on which Gelsomina-Helka dies. Fans of sensuality will delight actors’ bare feet that are living their own lives in a space of darkness and light. Connoisseurs of female body's beauty will be dazzled by excitingly trembling breasts. Enthusiasts of horror theatre will be attracted by the darkness of male characters. Therefore, everyone will be given something to enjoy."

Teatralny.pl

_ Price: £10 / £8

_ Age Group: 16+

_ Venue: Demonstration Room

Tickets

Ship of Fools by Teatr Arka is a ship full of crew representing different social classes, different ethical attitudes and personality models, traveling in search of happiness. The crew, which nobody wants. The fools, madmen, “dregs of society”, “second-class citizens” – excluded beyond the pale. Those who found themselves outside of the mainstream of social life. The motif of the unwanted lunatics is also used by director of the spectacle, Renata Jasińska.

The Ship of Fools is centred around two personal experiences from her childhood that forever changed her way of looking at the world. The director of the spectacle is inspired by the work of Tadeusz Kantor and aesthetics and view of the world that offer Hieronymus Bosch and Albrecht Dürer. Renata Jasińska adds to it folk religion and rituals of the Polish countryside 50s the last century.