“What would I do, if I were to judge, that art does not affect life? I would probably graze sheep… Or maybe I would shoot myself in the head? If I only believed in the worst of a human being? But there is also the best in a man. If I had no hope? Indeed – breed frogs, breed cows… I believe that there is something that helps us survive, helps us to understand other person. What comforts us, gives us a moment of reflection… This is what art is.”
III Symfonia is another of Janusz Orlik’s creative interpretation of the relationship between music and dance after Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Koda (a tribute) with Krzysztof Komeda’s music. Henryk Mikołaj Górecki’s composition was created in 1976 and has become one of the composer’s most recognizable works. The symphony consists of three movements and, in accordance with the composer’s intention, the piece is presented in its entirety. Krzysztof Penderecki called Górecki’s work “the most sincere music possible”
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Award in the Competition for a choreographic piece to the music of a Polish composer
“III Symfonia captivates with sincerity of the message using minimal, subtle measures.The choreographic sketches reveal the image of the human body, which is sensitive, fragile, gets tired quickly, and at the same time it has an amazing amount of strength and the ability to heal itself.”
interpretation: Janusz Orlik ·
music: Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" Op. 36 for Soprano and Orchestra ·
light design: Janusz Orlik, Grzegorz Polak ·
production: Janusz Orlik, Centrum Kultury w Lublinie / Przestrzenie Sztuki. Taniec ·
residency support: Materia w Łodzi
III Symfonia is dedicated to my mother and my Michał.