TRANSPORT:

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Flights

Białostocki Teatr Lalek

Hyperrealistic puppet miniature

Tin Grabnar, Ajda Rooss

  • AUTHORS: Tin Grabnar and Ajda Rooss
    DIRECTOR AND CONCEPT AUTHOR: Tin Grabnar
    DRAMATURGE: Ajda Rooss
    ART AND SET DESIGNER: Sara Slivnik
    COSTUME DESIGNER: Tina Bonča
    COMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGNER: Mateja Starič
    LIGHTING DESIGNER: Gregor Kuhar
    3D MODEL AND FIGURE DESIGNER: Aleksander Andželović
    WIRELESS LIGHTING SYSTEM DESIGNER: Matej Lazar
    ASSISTANTS TO THE ART AND SET DESIGNER: Katarina Planinc and Laura Krajnc

    CAST: Łucja Grzeszczyk – Żukowska, Krzysztof Bitdorf

    STAGE MANAGER: Adam Popławski, Leszek Augustynowicz
    LIGHTING TECHNICIAN: Michał Michalczuk
    SOUND TECHNICIAN: Sebastian Truszkowski
    STAGE TECHNICIANS: Patryk Krzywosz Maciej Małyszko Maciej Matys
    PUPPET AND SCENERY WORKSHOPS: Poland: Agnieszka Łuszczewska Bogusława Borowik Inna Denysova Krzysztof Stanik Marta Lewkowska Michał Wyszkowski Monika Anna Wojniak; Slovenia: Laura Krajnc, Olga Milić, Katarina Planinc, Lorena Bukovec

    COLLECTING, DEVELOPING AND PREPARING STORY MATERIAL FOR THE PERFORMANCE CONNECTING FLIGHTS AND THE OVERALL CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF THE TRANSPORT PROJECT: Tjaša Bertoncelj, Ana Duša, Tin Grabnar, Urša Majcen and Ajda Rooss

    Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

  • The Transport series, featuring six unique theatrical productions, will be ready for touring by September 2025.

    TOURING INFO:
    dr hab. Jacek Malinowski
    +48 85 742 50 31
    dyrektor@btl.bialystok.pl

    TRANSPORT SERIES TOURING INFO:
    uros.korencan@lgl.si

Photo by Krzysztof Bieliński, 2025

Transport: Connecting Flights is set in an airport – a crossroads of cultures and journeys and a microcosm of the globalised world. This transitory space weaves together unique human stories, emerging as a powerful metaphor for modern society. Initially open and welcoming, symbolising freedom and equality, it gradually reveals its darker layers. 

Does globalisation truly reduce prejudice, or does it merely mask them under a veil of political correctness?

Premiere: Bialystok Puppet Theatre, Poland | February 22, 2025

TRAILER: COMING SOON

… Europe shares responsibility for global warming, whose consequences include climate disasters and migration. We must not see migration as a threat, but as a consequence for which we share a common responsibility! …


— Grzegorz Stefaniak, President of the 9dwunastych Association

AUTHORS
Tin Grabnar and Ajda Rooss

PRODUCER
Bialystok Puppet Theatre 

PREMIERE
Februar 22nd 2024,
Bialystok Puppet Theatre (BTL – Białostocki Teatr Lalek), Poland

CAST
Łucja Grzeszczyk – Żukowska, Krzysztof Bitdorf

LENGTH
40 min

AUDIENCE AGE
Recommended for young audiences (15+) and adults

Photos by Krzysztof Bieliński, 2025

Photos by Krzysztof Bieliński, 2025

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… Theatre has always been a laboratory of social change – a space where reflection is encouraged, key questions are raised, and answers are sought. With its storytelling power, it not only reflects reality but also reshapes it, fosters dialogue, and offers new perspectives. …


— Tin Grabnar, director of the Transport project

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TECHNICAL RIDER: COMING SOON

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