Mirabilia: The Marriage, by Witold Gombrowicz

Company

Tan Tan Teatro / UTPlay – UniTo (IT)

The Marriage, by Witold Gombrowicz

“The I is another,” writes Rimbaud; “the I is the mug that others have pinned on me,” thinks Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969), according to the critical interpretation offered by Jan Kott (1971).

In the Polish author’s second theatrical work, the human ceremonial, and in particular the ritual of marriage, is at the center of attention.

Conceived as a tragic farce, the play interrogates the ways in which man’s impotence, to whom only the possibility of confrontation and symbolic, deforming gestures remains, assumes the most grotesque manifestations.

In a dimension suspended between dream and waking, the story, set by Gombrowicz in the dark night of the Second World War, is brought to our contemporary time, in which indifference, a sense of impotence, and vulgarity once again coexist in daily life.

Accessibility

The theatrical performance will also be accessible through surtitles (available in Italian, English, and French) and audio descriptions (in Italian), through the use of a dedicated accessibility app that was developed as part of the public engagement project of the University of Turin Ethics. Theatrical Explorations and Innovation for an Accessible Culture (Sténtor).

For further information please contact the company at the email address: accessibilita@tantanteatro.it

Mirabilia 2026

Mirabilia “On the Road” arrives in Busca from July 2 to 5 with contemporary circus shows, dance, urban theater, and performing arts.

61 companies from all over the world: Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, Chile, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark. 170 performances, 9 cities, 50 locations, 4 world premieres, 8 national premieres, 16 regional debuts.

Informazioni aggiuntive

Theater

Preceded by traveling parade on Via Roma
09/06 at 8 PM from Piazza Galimberti to Piazza Virginio