OTHERS 2022

The performative installation "others" is based on our Polish national legacy and identity as carriers of new ideas. Every nation imposes its symbols: flag, anthem, emblem. It is known that we cannot burn the flag, but we can burn the polonaise (one of polish national dances). For us, national dances become symbols of what history, church and authority impose on us. The play identifies culture in a historical, national and personal context. It shows our national / dance legacy as we want it now, one that speaks our language. The action of modernization, forgotten forms of expression and movement codes rooted in our subconscious. We are changing the rules of the traditional game - expanding the battlefield of national dance with contemporary issues. Movement and dance become a machine for designing changes in society. 

directors: Ł. Horbów, M. Kryński | performers: P. Bednarczyk, M. Chęcielewska, A. Karpiuk, E. Krempiński, M. Kryński, D. Wasilewska | choreography: B. Wydrowska | music: P. Bednarczyk | costumes: J. Komorowska | scenography & multimedia: Łukasz Horbów | photos & videos: Anna Jankojć

project was realised as a part of Theatre and Dance Centre in Warsaw Residency programme.