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MAHAMAYA ELECTRONIC DEVICES

november 7, 2024 , 20:00

The title of the piece refers to the Eastern philosophical concept of "Mahamaya" - the great illusion that takes over human consciousness and obscures the truth.

The actors on stage do not play traditional roles but engage in an impersonal dialogue that illuminates the hidden aspects of human existence. At high speed, they exchange questions and answers from the deepest spheres of human life — science, politics, family, drugs, sex, religion — quickly leading to cognitive overload. Briefly outlining the complexity of the world, they attempt to answer the question of "who am I"? But this deafening hour-long meditation makes it clear that the answer to this question lies beyond language.

With this almost universal text, the team has already released versions of the play in English, Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian, vividly demonstrating the ability of a cultural object to transcend national borders.

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Ivan Vyrypaev
Mahamaya Electronic Devices

Cast:

Antigone Duchesne
Gladstone Mahib
Philippe Tłokiński
Elizaveta Burmakova
Catalina Cazacu

Alexey Poluboyarinov Lighting
Mykola Mishyn Technical direction
Mila Gogenko Stage design
Gennady Vyrypaev, Michał Tatara Sound design
Jacek Jędrasik Composition
Katarzyna Lewińska Costumes
Katarzyna Smoter Costume assistance
Full Metal Jacket graphic design
Maria Łozińska Production
Mahamaya Entertainment production company

Supported by Teal House, Big Water platform, BakerMcKenzie, Full Metal
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IVAN VYRYPAEV

Director, Author

Ivan Vyrypaev is a Polish playwright, screenwriter, film director, actor, and art director of Russian descent.

Since 2022, he has also served as the Artistic Director of the Warsaw-based international foundation Teal House. Vyrypaev's plays have been staged worldwide, from South Korea to the USA, in more than 250 theaters. As a director, he has staged plays in theaters across Europe and the United States. In 2019, he was recognized as one of the top 10 most prominent playwrights globally. He is also a noted film director; his film Euphoria was part of the main competition at the Venice Film Festival and received the 'Youth Jury' award and the 'Small Golden Lion' for Best Film. 

Vyrypaev has won numerous literary, theatrical, and film awards, including those from the Venice Film Festival, Stuckemarkt International Contemporary Drama Festival, Warsaw Film Festival, and Rome Film Festival, among others. Critics describe his work as a blend of Quentin Tarantino's aesthetics and Andrei Tarkovsky's spirituality.

He is known for his uncompromising stance against collaboration with the Russian state, especially after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which he vehemently denounced.

 

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november 7, 2024 , 20:00

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