Huk
Saturday, September 28, 4 pm Sunday, September 29, 4 pm
Tuesday, November 5, 5 pm
Paweł Sakowicz’s performance Huk is supported by The ING Polish Art Foundation.
Choreography:
Paweł Sakowicz
Performers:
Karolina Kraczkowska, Agnieszka Kryst, Katarzyna Sikora
Sound:
Gediminas Rimeika
Referencing the forms and rhythm of Iza Tarasewicz’s works, the performance evokes the contemporary language of the mazurka and its traditional cyclical movements. Huk explores irregularity through the use of voice and footwork, resembling machines spiraling out of control.
Originally created for Iza Tarasewicz’s The Rumble of a Tireless Land exhibition at Tramway Glasgow in 2022, this new adaptation will be presented for the first time during Warsaw Gallery Weekend 2024. Huk (2024) is an adaptation composed specifically for Iza Tarasewicz’s Eternal Machine exhibition as part of WGW 2024 and for the new space and garden of Gunia Nowik Gallery.
Paweł Sakowicz
Choreographer and dancer. He creates choreographic performances and collaborates with theater and film directors. He is particularly interested in the history of dance and issues of cultural appropriation in choreography. His works include performances such as Jumpcore (Zachęta – National Gallery of Art), Masakra (Nowy Teatr in Warsaw), Amando (National Museum in Warsaw), Imperial (Komuna Warszawa Theater), Fatamorgana (Studio Hrdinu), Boa (National Old Theater in Krakow), and the sound installation VORTEX (Theatre Institute in Warsaw). His works have been presented at the Polish Dance Platform (three editions), Boska Komedia Festival, Santarcangelo Festival, Zürcher Theater Spektakel, Sirenos Festival, La Biennale de danse du Val-de-Marne, Susch Museum, Tramway Glasgow, NYU Skirball in New York, and CAC in New Orleans.
Karolina Kraczkowska
Dancer, performer, choreographer, and a graduate of the Institute of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warsaw and the Dance in Performance program at Laban Center in London. She was a member of the Polish Dance Theatre from 2004 to 2007. As a freelancer, she has collaborated with various artists, including Jasmin Vardimon, Fin Walker, Michael Keegan-Dolan, Kirstine Kyhl Andersen, Christoph Winkler, Riccardo Buscarini, Leila McMillan, Janina Rajakangas, Ula Sickle, Mårten Spångberg, and Tino Sehgal. Karolina is closely associated with Warsaw’s experimental choreographers, directors, and dramaturgs such as Paweł Sakowicz, Ramona Nagabczyńska, Anna Smolar, Anka Herbut, Marta Malikowska, Agata Siniarska, Renata Piotrowska, and Magda Ptasznik. She was a Danceweb 2016 scholar, mentored by Tino Sehgal and Louise Hojer. She has developed solo works through various residencies, including Chez Bushwick in New York (2016), the performative program at Zachęta (SPA 2017, Plac Małachowskiego 2018), Solo Project Plus (2018), and through the cultural grant of the city of Lublin (2019). Her artistic practice explores the transformation of the body and identity, viewing the body as a metaphor, instrument, and embodiment of the animating subject, communicating thoughts, emotions, and affects.
Agnieszka Kryst
Dancer and choreographer, a graduate of SGH Warsaw School of Economics and the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw (Choreography and Dance Theory). She is a recipient of the Alternative Dance Academy 2013/Art Station Foundation scholarship and a laureate of the GPS/Global Practice Sharing program in New York. Agnieszka has collaborated with artists such as Juan Domìnguez Rojo, Noa Shadur, Konrad Smoleński, Małgorzata Haduch, Sjoerd Vreugdenhil, Marta Ziółek, Paweł Sakowicz, Joanna Leśnierowska, Janusz Orlik, and Rebecka Lazier. She was a finalist of the New Europe Festival 2013 in Prague. Agnieszka has created choreographic works such as A Score, Łuczniczki, Topology of Desire, and Expiria. She also collaborates with theater directors, including Jakub Skrzywanek, Ewelina Marciniak, Grzegorz Jaremko, Egle Švedkauskaitė, Katarzyna Kalwat, and Justyna Sobczyk.
Katarzyna Sikora
Dancer, choreographer, performer, and graduate of the Dance Theater Department in Bytom, a branch of the Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków. She studied at the Dance Department of Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen and participated in the MoDemPro course of Compagnia Zappalà Danza. She is a certified therapist in bio-massage, deep tissue massage, and facial therapy. Katarzyna was a recipient of the Alternative Dance Academy scholarship in 2016 and 2019. She performed at the Silesian Dance Theatre, the opera Bluebeard’s Castle directed by Mariusz Treliński, and in productions by Jacek Łumiński, Marcin Wrona, and Weronika Szczawińska. As a choreographer, she co-created performances such as Wiera Gran, Polish Dreams, Three Sisters (directed by Jędrzej Piaskowski), Kibice, Academy of Mr. Kleks, Sex Education, and Boys Cry (directed by Michał Buszewicz). She choreographed the film Users by Jakub Piątek and collaborated on All Our Fears directed by Łukasz Ronduda and Łukasz Gutt. Katarzyna made her directorial debut with the performance Touch for Touch. Dancing at the Contemporary Theatre in Szczecin (2022).
Gediminas Rimeika
Actor and director. He completed directing studies at Klaipėda University (2010-2012) and acting studies at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre under Oskaras Koršunovas (2016). Gediminas has developed an independent career, performing at the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre and Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre Laboratory, and engaging in educational projects. As a director, he created performances such as The Fairy Tale Park by Matas Vildžius (2022) and The Wonderful Adventures by Alistair McDowall (2021) for MMLAB. In his acting career, he is known for roles such as The Mediator by Michał Buszewicz (2019) and The Meeting by Kristina Savicienė (2018). He also played Vincent Karvelis in Isaac (2020) directed by Jurgis Matulevičius. Gediminas has gained international recognition, and his work has been showcased at prestigious festivals and renowned cultural institutions. As an innovator and educator, he continually influences the development of Lithuanian theater culture.
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