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ABOUT THE WORK

The story of The Employees unfolds in an undetermined near future, on a spaceship carrying people and humanoid robots, with Earth having been annihilated. The crew of the spaceship 6000, overseen by a mysterious organization, is on a mission to explore a distant planet called the New Discovered. Among them are both humans and humanoid robots, though it’s unclear who’s who. This dark satire follows the crew’s reflections on consciousness and identity through fragmented reports left by the spaceship’s crew.

Directed by Łukasz Twarkowski, this visually striking adaptation of Olga Ravn‘s acclaimed novel offers a mix of theater, film, and installation in an exploration of what it means to be human.

PRODUCTION GUIDANCE
This production is performed in Polish with English surtitles. Contains nudity, strobe lights, smoke, and very loud music. The performance is not recommended for people with epilepsy.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Łukasz Twarkowski is a Polish born creator of multimedia performances combining theatre and visual arts. He places his projects in the context of extending reality through multimedia. A crucial element of Twarkowski’s creative work is investigating the ability and limitations of theatre as a medium and tool of communication. By permanent deconstruction of narratives, questioning the fixed habits of the audience and by meaningful usage of new media, Twarkowski creates a new, original language of stage performance based on multimedia and, more widely, digital technologies. His works have been performed at the most important festivals and stages of Europe. Currently, he is an associated artist of Onassis Stegi in Athens. teatrstudio.pl/the-employees

RUN TIME

Approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes with no intermission

SUPPORT

 

This project is made possible in part with support from the Polish Cultural Institute.

 

NYU Skirball’s programs are made possible in part with support from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the Howard Gilman Foundation; Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels; Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater; Collins Building Services; Harkness Foundation for Dance; Villa Albertine; General Delegation of the Government of Flanders to the USA; Goethe Institut; Austrian Consulate General New York; Marta Heflin Foundation; as well as our valued donors through memberships, commissioning, and Allies for Arts Access Fund support.

Tickets

Thu, Apr 24 @ 7:30pm

Fri, Apr 25 @ 7:30pm

Sat, Apr 26 @ 7:30pm