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The Sands of the The Temple

Summary/Abstract: Tadeusz Kornaś begins his review of the play Armine, Sister by ZAR Theater, directed by Jarosław Fret (Studio na Grobli, Jerzy Grotowski Institute, premiere: 28.11.2013), by recalling the violent history of Christian Armenia, in which the Church became a symbol of cultural and religious independence, and a reservoir of identity. As such, the author praises the choice of placing the performance in a space imitating a temple interior. In the following sections the reviewer makes a detailed analysis of the reimagined set design, comparing its disintegration to the fate of the Armenian nation. Kornaś also stresses the power of the music (including Armenian liturgical music, and Kurdish and Iranian music) in constructing a narrative and the poetic atmosphere in the play.

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