Theater is becoming a tool for breaking down barriers and stereotypes both domestically and abroad," says Grzegorz Artman. "Theater can bring cultures and societies together. Our project is a kind of social/cultural mission which uses theater plays." He and his colleages are taking their anti-war play to Lebanon.

The play itself is not the only aim of the "World without Borders" project, part of which is a trip to Lebanon. The Biuro Podróży Theater is also planning on holding workshops with Palestinian kids, and Lebanese actors, notes Grzegorz Artman. "We will also have a film overview about Polish alternative theater. This whole meeting is at the heart of the enterprise." Grzegorz Artman, the husband of Joanna Kasperek-Artman, a well known actress of the Żeromski Theater in Kielce plays the role of a soldiers in "Carmen Funebre;" a heartless oppressor who ends up falling victim to the war and becoming a cripple. The play itself came into being fifteen years ago; created by Paweł Szkotak, the artistic director of the Biuro Podróży theater. The inspiration for the play was the Bosnian war and the tragedy of its' victims. "The play is all about the struggle against evil, with the way war leaves its' mark on us all. I believe that our work will bring hope and show that goodness is ou