Emotions and morality drama on the ballet stage

The Szczecin Castle Opera has maintained a very high artistic standard for several years now, and each production brings a wealth of emotions to the audience, evoking enthusiastic reviews and ensuring a 100% audience turnout.

Many titles are part of the regular repertoire, and some return to the stage after many years to give new groups of young artists the opportunity to showcase their vocal and dance skills.

"History of a Sin" is a prime example – returning to the stage 12 years after its premiere! And that was a very good decision.

The blue sky over Szczecin added charm to the Castle and set the mood for a dramatic ballet experience.

Now I want to agree with AI which agreed that Żeromski's novel is suitable for ballet!

The Szczecin performance captured all the elements and characteristics of the novel. We saw: "strong emotions, vivid characters, a dramatic plot, vivid symbolism, and shifting spaces."

Choreographer Karol Urbański, the creator of this performance, illustrated the story with music of the times– the late Romantic symphonic poems of Mieczysław Karłowicz.

A few words from press reviews:

"Urbański knows how to tell a good story and has a very talented group of dancers." ~ Dance Europe

"Beautifully danced, he captivates with his tasteful set design and interesting costumes." ~ Kurier Szczeciński

"Daring in terms of morality, but without any drastic scenes." ~ Głos Szczeciński

I believe it is worth emphasizing that Polish artists: Żeromski, Karłowicz and Urbański created works that emphasize the values ​​of Polish art.