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Bral and Anna Zubrzycki founded the Piesn Kozla Theatre in 1997. The Piesn
Kozla Company continues the long tradition of Polish ensemble theatre work
and, through its dedication to ongoing research in the actors craft and
its vocal and movement techniques has created a unique performance style.
It organizes workshops regularly over the year, teaching its own unique
approach to the actor’s craft. Its pedagogical work is the subject
of an MA and postgraduate diploma in acting for the Manchester Metropolitan
University School of Theatre which the company runs in its studio in Wroclaw.
The latest performance created by the company is CHRONICLES - A LAMENTATION,
the culmination of two years research into music on the edge between life
and death: lamentation. The company found in northern Epiros (the region
straddling Greece and Albania once the cradle of Ancient Greek drama) a
rich musical tradition of lamentations and polyphonic singing. Negation
of death, the ultimate finality in human life, the futility of escape and
the deep understanding which accompanies its acceptance, is the axis around
which CHRONICLES - A LAMENTATION developed. This production is presented
in association with The Polish
Cultural Institute.