"White Blouse," Och-Theater
7.09.2025, 5:00 pm
place: Aula Artis, 10 Kutrzeby St., Poznań
Cast: Krystyna Janda
Directed by: Magda Umer
Adapted by Magda Umer
Duration: 100 minutes, no intermission
Based on a short story by Agnieszka Osiecka
Tickets: https://biletyna.pl/spektakl/Biala-bluzka-Krystyna-Janda-Och-Teatr/Poznan
"White Blouse," based on a short story by Agnieszka Osiecka, is a tale of impossible love - love for an oppositionist.
The story of a woman unable to cope with herself and Poland of the years of
of martial law. The white blouse of the title was a dream and a sign of adjustment to life in a country of prohibitions and orders, censorship, opposition, meat ration cards, workplace certificates, proofs, stamps and curfews and political prisoners. A country of lack of freedom, where a lancer fantasy watered with alcohol, love, friendship and a sense of humor
allowed to feel the taste of life. Over time, the play became a "cult" and was played all over Poland. It was viewed by adolescents who recognized that Osiecka's heroine spoke, thought and felt like them. Today, a return to that story means a performance dated again in those days. But the heroine - now a mature woman after her transitions - both interprets and thinks differently. The same thing, but with a different coloring, accentuating the problems differently. The performance also tells the new generations, in a way specific to Osiecka, the climate and color of a time gone by.
In the show, emotions are also told with the help of ten
Agnieszka Osiecka's most important songs. This is a musical performance illustrated with film footage.
