Work-in-progress performance “And how do you see it?” | Poland | PREMIERE
Creators: Youth Theatre Group, CHOREA Theatre
Reżyseria, choreografia: Janusz Adam Biedrzycki, Anna Maszewska
Text: based on a scenario "30 znikających trampolin", written by Dorota Kassjanowicz
Stage design: Jola Królicka, Janusz Adam Biedrzycki
Costumes: Kinga Kubiak
Sound design: Marcin Dobijański
Cast: Dawid Będkowski, Iga Appel, Jagoda Tranda, Jan Tworkowski, Antoni Wójcik-Urbaniak, Mikołaj Mrozicki, Patrycja Bagińska, Wanda Poteraj, Wiktoria Idczak, Joanna Sarna, Pola Stępień
Premiere: August 25, 2025
Date: August 25, 2025 | Monday
Time: 6 pm
Place: Stage, Art Factory in Łódź, 3 Tymienieckiego Street
Admission: free / prior booking of free tickets is required
Booking of free tickets: kicket.com portal
Duration: 60 minutes
Age Restrictions: 12+
Language: Polish
Performance interpreted into Polish Sign Language (PJM)
After the performance, around 7:30 pm, we invite the viewers to a meeting and discussion with the artists.
The discussion will take place in the Foyer of the Art Factory in Łódź.
The discussion will be led by Tomasz Domagała.
The discussion will be held in Polish.
The discussion will be interpreted into Polish Sign Language (PJM)
DESCRIPTION OF THE PERFORMANCE
Can one story have an infinite number of versions? The performance “And how do you see it?’ is a dynamic game with a narrative, in which a seemingly simple event is portrayed in thirty different ways. From comedy to drama, from song to haiku, each version brings out different meanings, emotions and points of view.
In the first part, the viewer is swept up in a quick overview of all thirty options. In the second part - fate decides: the audience chooses which of the many proposals will be developed before their eyes.
The performance raises questions about how form and language affect the content, whether it matters who is telling the story, and how easily the meaning can be changed. It's a performance like a kaleidoscope - all it takes is a little twist to change everything.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Youth Theatre Group - was established thanks to the work of the Children's Theatre Groups, which have been creating spontaneous and highly improvised theatre plays based on their own ideas for several years. Their theatre workshops take place regularly, under the guidance of CHOREA Theatre artists and invited guests. We introduce a lot of shared fun and a bit of stage discipline, as well as work on group integration and team energy. The main idea is to give children the opportunity for creative expression, with as little adult interference as possible. The aim of the Youth Theatre Groups is to unleash the creative potential that lies dormant in every young person, to introduce creative group work and some aspects of CHOREA Theatre training, to integrate, to develop a sense of familiarity with one's own body, and to promote work as a partner and a team. The work is based primarily on the children's creativity, which is the starting point for creating a theatre. An important aspect is the development of cooperation skills and building mutual respect. Theatre activities for youth include body work, music workshops, set design and art workshops, but above all, work with children's imagination.
The Youth Theatre Group has been working since January 2025. The group consists of participants who previously belonged to Children's Theatre Groups - the Older and the Oldest - working since 2017. Group participants worked with many artists (Łukasz Batko, Hanna Matusiak, Michał Jóźwik, Michał Surosz, Marta Góźdź, Paweł Głowaty, Jola Królicka, Filip Appel, Paweł Korbus, Dominika Krzyżanowska, Patryk Zakrocki, Dorota Porowska, Katarzyna Żuk, Przemysław Buksiński, Mateusz Pakuła, Grzegorz Fajngold, Anna Raczkowska, Janusz Szymański), created few theatre performances ("Theatre Jokes" in 2018, "The City" in 2019, "The Good Humour Shop" in 2021, "From Time to Time" in 2022 , “Animal Machines” in 2023, “I’ll eat Your Jam” in 2023) and the exhibition ("Memory" in 2020). The performance "The Good Humour Shop" received the "Trends 2022" Award for an unconventional and effective approach to the creative process, during the 43rd National Festival of Youth Theatre - Dziatwa 2022.
The event takes place as part of the “Laboratory of Creative Actions IV” project.
Organiser: CHOREA Theatre
Partners: Art Factory in Łódź, School of the Educational Society “Education”
Project financed from the funds of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, from the Culture Promotion Fund - a state special-purpose fund.
