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Łaźnia Nowa Theatre

Równina wątłych mięśni

Flatland of Limp Muscles,
photo Monika Stolarska, Teatr Łaźnia Nowa

Równina wątłych mięśni
Flatland of Limp Muscles,
photo Monika Stolarska, Teatr Łaźnia Nowa

In the 15 years of its operation, Łaźnia Nowa has built a powerful brand in the Polish theatre market. It has developed the Genius Loci Theatre Festival, the Mrożek Theatre Festival and the Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival. The productions of Łaźnia Nowa have garnered plenty of accolades and prizes, and been invited to numerous festivals. Putting ‘theatre for people’ in the focus of interest, Łaźnia values the community and the role of art in the development of the local community.

Events

Divine Comedy Festival
2019, Kraków

Prizes

Aerowaves Twenty19 Artists
2019, Paris
Aerowaves Twenty17 Artists
2017, Aarhus
Artistic Scholarship of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Poland
2013, Warsaw
Young Poland Scholarship of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Poland
2010, Warsaw
Art Stations Foundation Scholarschip
2009, Poznań
Performance

Flatland of Limp Muscles

Company

Łaźnia Nowy Theatre

Credits

  • Renata Piotrowska-Auffret Concept, direction, choreography
  • Magdalena Fejdasz Creation and performance
  • Aleksandra Osowicz Creation and performance
  • Katarzyna Sikora Creation and performance
  • Anka Herbut Dramaturg and scriptwriter
  • Marcin Janus Music
  • Maja Skrzypek Costumes
  • Aleksandr Prowaliński Lighting and stage design
  • Dominique Brun, Clarisse Chanel, Magdalena Frankowicz, Zuzanna Jusińska, Kama Królikowska, Natalia Oniśk, Agnieszka Sikorska, Mary Szydłowska, Katarzyna Sypniewska, Monika Turemka Research

Performance synopsis

The performance uses tools of experimental dance and theatre, taking the closing of the libretto for Igor Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring’ as its starting point. Based on testimonies of contemporary women gathered by the artists, as well as the formula of the fairy tale and the witch, the production tells of strategies for abusing the female body, deconstructing and transforming the power/violence narratives and mechanisms present in culture today.

Duration50" Crew *6 Artists3
Premiere 2019-11-24, Kraków
Audienceadults
Warnings
    loud music, strobe lights

* cast plus technical support

Contact
Promotional details
  • Produkcja: Teatr Łaźnia Nowa
  • Fragments of the choreography are inspired by the ‘Sacrificial Dance’ from Nijinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring’ (1913) based on the historical reconstruction ‘Sacre #2’ by Dominique Brun (2014) as conveyed by Clarisse Chanel
  • Coproduced by KRoki Festival
  • The project is co-financed from the Funds of the Municipality of Kraków
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