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Experience the Myth of Demeter i Persefona: An Online Audio Drama from Royal Łazienki Museum

This dramatic miniature features captivating vocal performances, musical accompaniment, and piano improvisations in two languages.

The Royal Łazienki Museum presents "Demeter i Persefona," a unique online audio drama. This engaging offering brings the classical myth to life through an audio recording, enriched with musical accompaniment and distinct piano improvisations. Listen to vocal parts performed by children, available in both Polish and English, alongside supporting educational content. It offers a multifaceted way to explore this ancient story digitally.

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Exhibition summary

This online offering presents an audio recording of the dramatic miniature 'Demeter and Persefona,' featuring musical accompaniment and piano improvisations. Visitors can listen to recordings in both Polish and English, with associated educational materials also available.

Curatorial context

The Royal Łazienki Museum invites visitors to experience 'Demeter i Persefona,' an online audio presentation. This offering features a recording of a dramatic miniature based on the myth, enhanced by musical accompaniment and piano improvisations. The project involved children from LAB. Learning and Being in Warsaw for the vocal parts, with Antoni Jachniewicz on piano and Gaja Turecka for music. Recordings are available in both Polish and English. Additionally, the page mentions that these recordings can also be heard in the creative space 'What's Playing Here? The Theatrical World of Stanisław Wyspiański' in the Old Guardhouse, which accompanies the temporary exhibition 'Wyspiański's Iconosphere. "November Night" in Łazienki Królewskie.' A paper script for the miniature is also accessible there, allowing visitors to stage their own mini-performances. Several piano improvisations, including 'Flowering Meadow,' 'Nymph 1,' 'The Abduction,' 'Mother's Sadness,' and 'Nymph 2,' are provided as separate audio tracks. These elements combine to offer an accessible and multi-layered engagement with the classical myth through digital and theatrical mediums.

Admission and ticket notes

This is an online audio offering, with recordings available to listen to. Further details and access may be linked to a physical exhibition space ('What's Playing Here? The Theatrical World of Stanisław Wyspiański') which accompanies a temporary exhibition. Specific ticketing for the online content is not detailed beyond the availability of audio playback links.

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Vocal parts by children from LAB. Learning and Being in Warsaw; piano improvisations by Antoni Jachniewicz; music by Gaja Turecka.
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