BASED on the cult film Le Bal
Friday 5 September 2025, 8pm
Bal (The Ball)
Teatr KTO
A tale written in steps. One night, one dance floor and hundreds of stories. Which one will you dance?
A performance in which dance tells more than words, its rhythm being set by a passionate and dynamic choreography. The fates of the characters are depicted by a collage of the pliant bodies of performers acting to the pulse of music - from the swinging 1930s, through the passionate tangos of the 1950s, to the lively present-day rhythms. Each era has its own unique colour, and each dance tells a different story of love, dreams and transience.
The show’s staging delights viewers with its richness of detail. Woven from hundreds of objects, gestures set down in the body and facial expressions, it creates the world of past eras with panache.
Based on the motifs from Ettore Scola’s cult film Le Bal, the performance crosses borders and takes you on a journey from which there is no return to ordinary everyday life.
“(...) wild, untamed, based on emotions, with no need for words.”
Piotr Gaszczyński, Teatr Dla Wszystkich (Theatre For Everyone)
“(...) beautifully conceived dance routines, wonderful actors-dancers.”
Andrzej Czapliński
“There was no end to the applause, and a touching tear of memories appeared in more than one eye.”
Janusz M. Paluch
“(..) something unexpected appears: theatre within theatre, masks and black coats. In the end everything turns into theatre.”
Mateusz Leon Rychlak, Teatr Dla Wszystkich (Theatre For Everyone)Script, direction and selection of music: Jerzy Zoń
Choreography, stage movement: Eryk Makohon
Stage set design: Marek Braun, Jerzy Zoń
Costume design: Jolanta Łagowska-Braun
Costume design collaboration: Elżbieta Kwasek
Arrangement of the song ”Bandoska”, vocal coaching: Aleksander Brzeziński
Assistant to stage director: Bartek Cieniawa
Producer: Urszula Swałtek
Performers: Karolina Daniec-Franczyk, Małgorzata Hachlowska/Ewa Mitoń, Aleksandra Konior-Gapys, Nina Potapowicz, Grażyna Srebrny-Rosa, Marta Zoń, Bartek Cieniawa, Tomasz Łukawski, Franciszek Muła, Mieszko Syc, Bartłomiej Zdeb, Jakub Żółtaszek