Judith as she is

The Kropka Theater group brings an adaptation of the Apocryphal Book of Judith and the work of Bruno Schulz to the Montownia Theater from March 28-29. Directed by Anatoly Frusin, the performance shows Judith - a woman who killed for the benefit of the Israelites, following God's command - from a human point of view. It shows her temperament and her will, referring back to both Jewish mythology and Slavic traditions.

The performance is an interpretation of the biblical Judith as the beautiful Hebrew woman who saved her city from the Assyrian forces under the command of Holofernes, whom she seduced, and then beheaded while he was sleeping. "Jolanta Juszkiewicz's adaptation of her biblical and avant-garde 20th-century sources reveals a Judith compelled to fulfill a higher destiny, yet torn by human frailty and doubt, and the consuming force of desire," wrote Peter Wilkins in the Canberra Times. "She encapsulates the wile and guile of feminine charm and dominance over man's sexual Achilles heel. Frusin's carefully orchestrated direction of skillful vocal and physical dexterity seductively draws the audience into the complex world of this heroine of Israel. Juszkiewicz and Frusin have created a performance that admirably reflects their intensely intellectual and creative talent," he added.

The Kropka Theater gives performances all over the world, combining eclectic European and Australian literary and historical sources with a poetic performance style that emphasizes both verbal and physical expression.

For more info: http://www.montownia.art.pl/ tel: 022-339 07 60,  022-339 06 08