Kata Wéber “Pieces of a Woman” Director: Uršulė Bartoševičiūtė

Director Uršulė Bartoševičiūtė’s play based on Kata Wéber’s drama Pieces of a Woman (Pol. Cząstki kobiety) tells the story of a young couple expecting their first child. It is a powerful family drama driven by the strength and determination of its female characters.

The play’s 30-year-old protagonist Maja is confronted with a personal tragedy. In her attempt to reclaim her life, she is inevitably forced to question her past and rebuild her relationships from scratch. Pieces of a Woman paints a compelling portrait of a contemporary woman fighting for the right to her own body. After what has happened, Maja must recreate herself anew. Almost imperceptibly, the image of a harmonious and normal family begins to crack, revealing long-buried conflicts.

The performance employs cinematic storytelling techniques, an intimate narrative style, and a realistic attention to detail that deeply engages the audience.

Pieces of a Woman is the first professional play performed in Polish at a state theatre in Lithuania since the interwar period. The production includes Lithuanian surtitles.

Please note: The performance features nudity, intense lighting effects (strobe lights), strong language, loud music, the use of herbal (non-tobacco, non-nicotine) stage cigarettes, and depicts childbirth and the death of a newborn.

Creative team:

• Director – Uršulė Bartoševičiūtė
• Costume Designer – Dainius Bendikas
• Choreographer – Oksana Griaznova
• Video Artist – Martynas Norvaišas
• Set Designer – Rūta Venskutė
• Composer – Rita Mačiliūnaitė
• Lighting Designer – Julius Kuršys
• Assistant Director – Gelena Ivaškevič
• Translation (from Hungarian to Polish) – Jolanta Jarmołowicz
• Production Manager – Aleksandra Šalkinė
• Consultant – Karina Gžibovskaja

Cast:

• Maja Nitovska – Gabrielė Andruškevič
• Lars Alsvag – Oskar Wyganowski
• Magdalena Zlocka – Anžela Bizunovič / Jelena Bogdanovič
• Monika Nitovska – Justina Stankevič
• Voitek Krys – Artur Svorobovič / Maksim Tuchvatulin
• Suzana Zlocka – Jevgenija Gladij
• Eva Janina – Aleksandra Metalnikova

Tickets: https://kakava.lt/renginys/kata-weber-moters-dalys-rez-ursule-bartoseviciute/10169