Project partners: Lithuanian Council of Culture and the Polish Institute in Lithuania
In the 21st century, depression has become a disease of young people, so it is important to talk about it, to learn to recognize your own feelings and those of a loved one, to analyze the causes of sadness, joy, and happiness with young children. Parents don't always dare, know and know how to talk to children about difficult topics, so the performance "Kad tave žisis!" based on Marta Gusniowska's play invites families to simply and wittily examine why we sometimes feel sad and how to become happy.
Marta Gusniowska is one of the most famous Polish creators of fairy tales and puppet theater playwrights. The author has published more than 50 plays, translated into foreign languages as well as Lithuanian. M. Gusniowska's work is interesting in that the writer does not shy away from talking about even extremely complex topics, which she conveys in fun and playful stories.
The main character of Marta Gusniowska's play "Kad tave šisis!" Goose lives in sadness. She no longer sees the meaning of life, feels unhappy and unloved. When Lapin walks into the henhouse and picks a chicken for dinner, she offers herself. Lapin refuses, but he offers to introduce Goose to his good friend Vilks. Thus begins their long and interesting journey towards the meaning of life.
According to Gintarė Radvilavičiūtė, the artist and director of the play "Kad tave žasis!", creator of the Klaipėda Puppet Theater, M. Gusniowska's play has a complex theme, strong multi-layered dramaturgical material about the inhabitants of the forest is presented very simply and with humor. The play also touches on the topic of the meaning of life: "And what is the meaning?" What is meaningful to one person is meaningless to another, what is good to one person is bad to another. It seems to me that the meaning of human life is to be happy and enjoy life, improve, create and give something valuable to others, but every person can find the meaning of his life and it can be right next to you, sometimes where you least expect it. reasoned G. Radvilavičiūtė.
