ARCHIVAL PERFORMANCES
Freefall
2022
In the dynamic choreography by Ferenc Fehér, dancers confront the lack of safety in today’s world, seeking refuge in art, family, and new experiences. „Freefall” tells a story of breaking away from patterns, the joy of movement, and discovering freedom beyond the boundaries of everyday life.
concept and choreography: Ferenc Fehér
performance: Ewa Noras, Aleksandra Krajewska, Stanisław Bulder
production: Teatr Tańca Zawirowania, Fundacja Scena Współczesna
co-organizer: National Institute of Music and Dance, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
The premiere was funded by the National Institute of Music and Dance as part of the Choreographic Commissions 2022program, financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
Shrouded in Fog
2022
A performance about young people searching for their path in an unpredictable and dangerous world. The dancers question dreams, plans, and hopes for the future, trying to navigate the chaos of reality.
choreography: Elwira Piorun
performance: Małgorzata Nowak, Amanda Nabiałczyk, Krzysztof Łuczak, Maria Szczerbiak, Bartłomiej Kamiński
Snake Goddesses
2022
An international outdoor performance featuring artists from Greece, Italy, and Poland, inspired by a mysterious figurine from the Minoan culture. „Snake Goddesses” pays homage to the role of women in European history, brought to life through a dance narrative of matriarchal traditions and the modern voice of women, presented in historic settings.
artistic direction and choreography: Elwira Piorun
performance and creation: Iza Prokopek, Ilona Gumowska, Amanda Nabiałczyk, Magda Wójcik, Agata Pankowska
Death and Ophelia
2021
„Death and Ophelia” is a poignant performance about the tension between one’s inner self and the external world, balancing on the edge of presence and a sense of alienation. Filled with emotion and subtle tension, it explores the fascination with beginnings and endings, guiding the audience into the depths of existential desires and the pain of existence.
choreography: Michał Przybyła
performance: Karolina Kroczak, Elwira Piorun
music: Przemek Degórski
Countable
2021
Mathematics does not recognize the past. Numbers define us and our stories. We come, live, and leave in numbers. „Countable” reveals that in the rush of daily life, there’s no space for reflection, pause, and breath.
performance: Teatr Rozbark and Teatr Tańca Zawirowania
concept, choreography, and direction: Anna Piotrowska
creation and dance: Joanna Brodniak, Kamil Bończyk, Stanisław Bulder, Ewa Noras, Alexey Torgunakov, Katarzyna Zioło
music: Aleksandra Piotrowska
assistant: Łukasz Szleszyński
set and costume design: Anna Piotrowska
lighting design: Dastin Greczyło, Krzysztof Soszka
sound design: Jakub Ritter
production: Bytomski Teatr Tańca i Ruchu Rozbark, Centrum Teatru i Tańca
All Journeys
2020
„All Journeys” is a performance about the courage to confront one’s shadow and inner strength. It explores the deeply rooted ambivalence within us and all kinds of journeys—physical, mental, and spiritual—that push us to the edge, ultimately revealing „the other within ourselves”.
concept and choreography: Karolina Kroczak
performance and creation: Ilona Gumowska, Dominik Więcek
text: Ilona Gumowska, Dominik Więcek
premiere: online
Anima-Animus
2020
„Anima-Animus” is a moving duet inspired by Jung’s concept of the duality of the human psyche, showcasing the complexity of male-female relationships. The interplay of harmony and dynamics, unity and differentiation, evokes archetypes, the philosophical idea of androgyny, and the biblical vision of creation.
choreography: Elwira Piorun
dancers: Ewa Noras, Stanisław Bulder
dramaturgy: Aleksandra Kostrzewa
premiere: online
After Hours
2019
Amid the corporate rush of everyday life, relationships fade, replaced by fatigue and fantasies. In the routine of office life, gossip, imagined romances, and unrealized passions flourish—risky dreams that never cross the bounds of convention.
choreography: Elwira Piorun, Szymon Osiński
cast: Klaudia Buda, Aleksandra Krajewska, Jarema Andrzejewski, Jacek Foltyn
Real Love
2018
Love and death intertwine throughout Real Love, influencing each other at every moment. Being a mother and being close to death. This performance is a choreographic poem filled with poetic symbolism and meanings on the edge of metaphysics.
choreography: Daniel Abreu
cast: Ilona Gumowska, Elwira Piorun, Izabela Prokopek
lighting design: Witold Kaczkowski