Voice from the Heart of Hell | monodrama | Q&A
In 2017, a remarkable discovery was made in a stack of papers headed for recycling—a handwritten diary belonging to Dawid Szapiro, a teenager from a respected Jewish family in Białystok. Jolanta Szczygieł-Rogowska, director of the Sleńdziński Gallery, rescued the document and led the effort to edit, compile, and publish it in 2018.
Now, Dawid’s voice returns—on stage.
His diary, raw and heartbreakingly honest, spans from late 1939 to July 1943, just before the Białystok Ghetto uprising. The final entry: Dawid selling his last suit.
Through his words, we meet a bright, sensitive young man navigating the unthinkable realities of war.
Join us for this powerful monodrama. A Q&A with the creators will follow the performance.
WHEN?
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 7:00 PM
WHERE?
Scena Supernova, 12/4 Mikołaja Zyblikiewicza St.
Dariusz Szada-Borzyszkowski (director), Grzegorz Zinkiewicz (performance), Dmitrij Makliakow (live music)
The 9th edition of FestivALT is made possible thanks to the support of the Matanel Foundation and Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund and takes place as part of the project “ReActMem: Rescue Memory – Activism, Art, and Public Memory,” which is co-financed by the European Union under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV 2024–2026) program.
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