LasFest 2025
Bat Edition
The patron of the eighth edition of the International Theater Festival in the Forest, LasFest, is the Bat – a fascinating creature that often evokes radically different associations. A mammal that has mastered the art of flight and echolocation; a resident of both cities and natural spaces; a peculiar being that sleeps hanging upside down, perceived both as a threat and a savior.
Despite playing crucial roles in nature – from controlling insect populations to pollinating plants – the Bat has long struggled with the stereotype of being dangerous. A symbol of darkness, mystery, and menace, it frequently appears in culture as a grim harbinger: a vampire, a bloodsucker, a bringer of pandemics.
Yet behind this image lies a captivating world – the bat is a master of adaptation, moving gracefully through the dark, finding its way where other creatures falter. It’s no coincidence that one of the most iconic superheroes models himself after the Bat, striking fear into villains while earning the respect and gratitude of those in need.
LasFest 2025 – Bat Edition is a festival of confronting stereotypes and discovering new perspectives of light and shadow, reality and fantasy, fear and wonder.
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Funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state special-purpose fund, the Municipality of Zabłudów, the Białystok County, and the Podlasie-Mazury Cooperative Bank in Zabłudów. The public task was co-financed by the Podlaskie Voivodeship.
The project was carried out in partnership with the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art, Branch in Białystok.
Program
Ubu the King
Grupa Coincidentia/Chorea Theatre
+ Q&A with the creators
Nosferatu – diary of the plague
Łątek Theatre Supraśl
+ Q&A with the creators
Eastern Sunset
sunset show with live music
Transkapela
Shadow theatre workshop
Łątek Theatre Supraśl
Workshop "Let’s Stay in Touch"
Sakowicz Cempura Theatre
Sensus
Sakowicz Cempura Theatre
+ Q&A with the creators
Performance translated into Polish Sign Language
Pets
The Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theatre Academy in Warsaw, Białystok Branch
+ Q&A with the creators
Night of shooting stars with live music
Beryllium
Una història universal
David Espinosa (ES)
+ Q&A with the creators
LasMóvi
forest short film screening
A Replica of the 18th Lublin Film Festival
+ discussion with curator Maciej Misztal
Nosferatu – diary of the plague
Łątek Theatre Supraśl
+ Q&A with the creators
Superheroes
Grupa Coincidentia/Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel (PL/DE)
+ Q&A with the creators
Culinary workshop "Forest and Meadow"
Michalina Kostecka