How did the idea for the festival come about? What makes the Divine Comedy truly… divine? Why is the audience – rather than the productions themselves – placed at the very centre of the festival? And what do we actually gain from encountering art?

In this film conversation, Bartosz Szydłowski – founder and Artistic Director of the Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival and Director of Teatr Łaźnia Nowa — reflects on the motivations, ideas and dreams that shaped the event.

Although the 18th edition is drawing to a close – with only a few performances from the Postscriptum section still ahead – we invite you to watch this film summary of the festival.

Thank you to our audiences and to everyone who shared these theatrical emotions with us. The festival’s success belongs to its public, to theatre makers, and to our city. It is also a tool for better understanding the world around us.

May the Divine be with you.

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Production: Delikatesy Filmowe