2012 PISUM SATIVUM

physical theater performance
directed by Karine Ponties

In the den, those who remain... The one who went out brings back trouble and upsetting thoughts. This is a play dedicated to the glory of aberrant mutations and failures. “Pisum Sativum”, a cave chant in a hairy age.

Jana Návratová: “This performance is strange, It is inspired by visual and graphic art and offers highly strange aesthetic perceptions. It shows bodies in a way you have never seen, in shades and colours that are very mystical.” (Mozaika17.10 2012, radio Vltava)

Kateřina Vlčková: “Karine Ponties certificates and destroys our myths about human anatomy and movement. (…) It is not by chance that the beginning of the performance seems very plastic. She invited graphic artists during the rehearsals who not only drew pictures, but also inspired creators. Their works were displayed in the theatre. (…) The choreography shows a rich imagination and a sense of humor of the choreographer in every scene, as well as dancing and acting skills of the students of JAMU. And how did it end with the returning member of the troop? Go and check yourself, you will see a dancing performance that, I have the audacity to say, you have not seen yet. A “hairy” Sun will shine from above, too. Maybe it is the same one that was shining in the times when we lived in caves, who knows. (Fresh Flesh)

Concept and choreography: Karine Ponties
Performed by: Florent Golfier, Lukáš Karásek, Ema Křížová, Marta Kuczynska,

Pavol Seriš, Markéta Šebestová, Filip Teller, Kristýna Trojanová

Light designer and artistic adviser: Guillaume Fromentin
Music: David Monceau
Supporting artists: Marie Gourdain, Eva Marková, Zuzana Režná, Markéta Stará

Produced by: France Morin, Martin Novotný, Monika Bársonyová

Project Coordination: Pierre Nadaud

Performances:

7.10 - 12.10 2012 Studio Marta, Brno (CZ)
14.10 2012 Theatre Alfred ve dvoře, Prague (CZ)

25.11, 26.11 2012 Studio Marta, Brno (CZ)

9.4 2013 Theatre Alfred ve dvoře, Prague (CZ)

12.4 2013 Česká taneční Platforma, Prague (CZ)

16.4 2013 Encounter Festival - Hadivadlo, Brno (CZ)
8.5 2013 Thetre Disk, festival ZLOMVAZ 2013, Prague (CZ)

10.6 2013 Divadelní Svět, Divadlo na Orlí - Brno, (CZ)
16.6 2013 Divadlo 29, festival TANEC PRAHA v regionech, Pardubice (CZ)

19.6 2013 Thetre DIOD, festival TANEC PRAHA v regionech, Jihlava (CZ)

2012 - LOOKING FOR HEROS, Gala show

Short story about how juggling have saved the world.
  Gala show of 35 EJC and Carnival Sztuk-mistrzów 

in Lublin - Poland, 03.08 2012, by Arta.Ku

circus / theater / music / video

 

At the time when the Milky Way was still uninhabited, the Space Council had reserved Earth for construction of an inter-planetary highway. Because of the time loop, the representatives of the Council could not get to Earth for many thousand years.

Finally the Council managed to handle the time loop. Returning to the Milky Way, they concluded that the civilization on Earth had developed. War, ecological disasters, crisis tear the earth. People are harassed by a sense of the end of the world. Meeting with aliens and the discovery of life in Cosmos, simultaneously raises hopes and fear amongst humans.

For the first time the representatives of Earth will participate in the Intergalactic Space Summit.

 

 

The gala show was the result of the work of artists of many fields of arts. In addition to circus performances: juggling, acrobatics and clowning - representing modern circus, public observed a story about how circus arts have saved the world from destruction. The show has been led by actors present on two plans: on stage and on video. Their actions kept the show together in a coherent presentation, replacing traditional host. Performance has been accompanied by electronic music, drummers band and an original scenery. Show has been planned and directed by Marta Kuczyńska in cooperation with a team of artists:

Direction, production, scenario: Marta Kuczyńska, Arta.Ku - production
Stage hands, actors, authors: Jacek Timingerju, Kasia Kapela, Patrycja Białoszeska, Grzesiek Podbiegłowski
Music: Wadada & Friends, Marian Mariański
Lights: Robert Janiak, Tomasz Sierotko
Video: Siostry Bui, Agnieszka Piesiewicz
VJ: Agnieszka Piesiewicz
Sound: Kamil Sirak

Performers:
Koblikoff : Sergii Koblykov & Vasyl Gashuk, Ukraine
Antoine & Aurore „lamento della nimfa", France
Marianna de Sanctis, Italy
Tony Pezzo, USA
Cie Defracto: Martinet Guillaume, France
Cie tête d'enfant: Nael Jamal, FranceRawart: Katya Nikiforova [I.S.J.], Ukraine
Emil Dahl „GEO" Sweenen
Compagnie Sacekripa „duo nu" Cosquer Morgan & Manceau Etienne, France
Tanja & Frida: Tanja Stolting & Friederike Krahl, "Neptuna" , Germany
Trio Cadero „Trio Rosselli Caspani Demontis" : Frizzo, Francesco, Dodo, ItalyRawart: Alexandra Savina [Ring-o-graphy], Ukraine  

2012 CLOWNS CRUMBS - performance

Four pieces of Mistero Buffo by Dario Fo,

played as “entrées clownesques” in 7 languages.

clown / theater / improvisation / 75min

The 'Clowns Crumbs' show is built around a tradition of traveling comedians from the medieval times, who moved from town to town, bringing news, but also performing theatrical pieces which were sometimes subversive in their content.

Light, funny approach to the subject of spirituality and religion is one layer of presentation, resulting from the text and spoken by actors - clowns.

Actors interpret the four pieces of 'Mistero Buffo': 1.The birth of wondering comedian, 2. Resurrection of Lazarus, 3.The Blind and the Lame, 4. Boniface VIII. Clowns are working with the spontaneous emotions: here and now, relating to contemporary life and current events.

With the desire to create a direct communication, comedians speak universal language of the Global Babel – Land, where God has mixed all the languages. Czech, English, French, German, Polish... is spoken and translated, or suggested by the audience. Public is not only consuming show. Actors - clowns turn directly to the audience, in dialogue and invite them on the stage.

Directed and performed by: Filip Teller, Kristýna Trojanová, Lukáš Karásek, Marta Kuczyńska, Pavol Seriš, Capocomico: Pierre Nadaud, Lights: Zuzana Řezná

Performances:
2.9 2013 Kremnicke gagy festival - Kremnica (SK)
22.8 2013 Young actors week festival - Salzburg, (AU)

5.2 and 6.2 2013, Theatre Alfred ve dvoře, Prague (CZ)

1.2 2013 Club Lúč, Trenčín (SK)

14.12 2012 Kabinet muz, Brno (CZ)

7.6 2012 Roma Teatro Festival (IT)

20.5 2012 DIFA JAMU, Brno (CZ)

23.1 2012 DIFA JAMU, Brno (CZ)

5.1 2012 DIFA JAMU, Brno (CZ)

2012 "Pitagoras Pro"

Pitagoras pro - modern art project by M.K

How to get juggling to National Gallery

film / art project / juggling / painting

Brno, CZ: Jamu - Kabinet Muz, 2011

Pythagoreans explained the universe true numbers. From numbers emerge - points, from points -lines, from lines - solids, from solids emerge bodies understandable by senses, which elements are fire, water, earth and air. These elements exchange and pass on each other, producing alive world - wise and spherical.

     Developing the idea of Pythagoras, Aristotle believes that the movement of bodies in universe is circular. The sphere is the most perfect body and circle is the most perfect curve. He saw the most perfect movement as motion in a circle.

CAST:

idea, acting, cutting film – Marta Kuczyńska

ideas, scenographic help – Lucje Vyhnalkova

cameras: Betka Medlova, Lukas Karasek

support: Pierre Nadaud, Peter Francan, Pitagoras

2011 "Gala -XY" - gala show

Gala Show during Carnival of Magicians
scenario, direction, production - M. Kuczyńska
new circus / video / music 
Karnavał Sztukmistrzów Lublin 29.07 2011

Piece of video from Gala XY - Trip to the moon

  

 

Experiments with presentation of circus gala show: Basing on structure of a circus variete, I was trying to present gala it in a different way.  

   I do not work with traditional host, that introduces artist on stage, but instead I use video, life and electronic music, light and stenography. 
   Each of those experimental galas organized by my team has a topic. “Gala XY” was about universe. Artists were invited according to the topic and introduced as a episode in cosmic story (cosmic travel, laboratory experiments, trip to the moon, planets and life there, black holes, gravitation...) 
   I wanted to show black circus, witch is not necessary funny but dark and scary like universe. Experienced by failures and glories of this experiment I will keep trying next year to bring new to new circus arts and learn how to communicate ideas thru circus.

CAST: 
Music: The Kurvs – Wrocław, PL, Marian Mariański – Wrocław, PL 
Video - Agnieszka Piesiewicz - Wrocław, PL
Lights - Robert Janiak
Costumes - Patrycja Białoszeska - Wrocław, PL
Stage help: Jacek Timingerju, Kasia Timingerju, Tomek Sosulski, Grzegorz Sznajder
Artists: Denis Paumier FR, Transparences et Tournemains - juggling
Martin Schwitzke FR, juggling
Linda Sander DE, trapeze 
Get the shoe DE, partner juggling
Francois Chat FR, Gravitation - manipulation 
Bigbugs, PL, group tissue
Kejos The-at-er PL, production

2010 New Circus Gala - 1

Gala Show during Carnival of Magicians

scenario, direction, production - M. Kuczyńska
new circus / video / music 

Karnawał Sztukmistrzów, Lublin 20.08 2010

Extract of gala show

photos: Jacek Scherer

The frame of a show was based on tradition of carnival and position of the fool in its history.

   Carnival : time where the world becomes mad, where all the social relations are twisted and all is possible.

   The fool : main figure in carnival balances in-between oppositions: good and evil...

Therefore there was 3 screens ( black / all colours / white ) Fool brings the oppositions, plased on left and right screen in one.

  Invited artist were all symbolizing themes from history of the carnival (coronation of the donkey as beginning of the carnival, twisted relations, jurodiwy – holly fool, kings fool … )

  Video projections placed on different screens were introducing the theme and numbers.

Cast:

Intrika - cristal balls
JDF - juggling and butho dance
Jann Frish - juggling and magic
Paramo cero - aerial acrobatick
Frida - ball juggling
Morgan - ball juggling
Mr. Toons - clown
M. Kuczyńska - scenario, direction
G. Podbiegłowski - lights
Agnieszka Piesiewicz - video
Poolover - musick
K. Burzyńska - sound

2010 New circus Gala - 2

Gala show during Carnival of Magicians
Production, direction - M.Kuczyńska
 new circus / video / gala show  
Karnawał Sztukmistrzów, Lublin 21.08 2010

photos: Jacek Scherer

CAST:

Linn Broden, SW, rope

Luke Burrage, UK, beat box, juggling

Pol & Freddy - BE “Ready!”, partner jugling

Marion Renard - FR / GR „0m”, bottle manipulation

Audrey Decayon – FR “Sitting to see”

Emilia Tau & Leo Cristiani - IT „Excess”, foot juggling

Alessandro Maida – IT, “Dieu me doit des explications”, juggling and ball acrobacy

Marta Kuczyńska - PL, scenariusz i koordynacja

Katarzyna Burzyńska - PL, video

Leszek Parulewicz - PL, electronic music

Grzegorz Podbiegłowski - PL, światła

2010 "Kalejdoskop"

physical theatre / multimedia / new circus

FAAAC (FR) & Kejos Te-at-er (PL) Production

Extract of the show

Show is inspired by a book of Ryszard Kapuściński “Rapidity of history, records of XX and XXI age (Rwący nurt historii – zapiski z XX i XXI wieku)

     Show combines different ideas, characters, feelings in its structures. Actions reflected in broken mirrors create a new quality - Kaleidoscope (gr. beautiful picture). Show presents the multiplicity and diversity of existing at the same time worlds and realities. Comic elements are interweaving with sentimental. Feelings of joy mixes with worry.

      It is collage of new circus, movement, live music, electronic music and video. It is an expression of a completely new approach to the circus. Circus performances delight not only skills and efficiency but also are a way of commenting on the reality.

Cast :

– Valentina Santori ( IT ) Juggling

– Johan Swartwagner ( FR) Juggling

– Sabrina Catalan ( SP ) Aerial acrobatics

– Marta Kuczyńska ( PL ) manipulation and dance, directing

– Alicja Żmigrodzka ( PL ) keyboard, clarinet, singing

– Grzegorz Podbiegłowski (PL) Light design

– Laurent Futezze ( FR ) guitar, Sound manager

– Agnieszka Piesiewicz ( PL ) video, multimedia

– Marian Recombinacja ( PL ) electronic music

Performances

27.6.10 - Art Akcja – street theatre festival Wadowice

19.6.10 - Festival of the Fortress - SPA, Srebrna Góra

5.6.10 - XI Festival of youth circuses, Brodnica ( festiwal )

2009 “ Alice in ... “

Circus and theatre performance ( 60 min )

Group of 9 international artists
Idea, directing, acting: Marta Kuczyńska


Extract of the show -  Festiwal Teatrów Europy Wschodniej SĄSIEDZI. Lublin

The performance draws inspirations forms the adventures of Alice in wonderland. 

  Alice's journey is however gloomy and mysterious. She encounters individual characters from her dream: beginning with the juggler-cat, going to the singing queen, the rabbit and the hatter. 

  Nevertheless, the performance is not a portrayal of the well-known plot, but rather a creation of a specific vibe, incredibility and gloomy and peculiar occurrences. 

  Each circus etude is preceded by life visualisation ( Agnieszka Piesiewicz ) and electronic music accompanied  by fragments of 'Alice in wonderland', created for the needs of the spectacle.

Cast :

– Valentina Santori ( IT ) Juggling

– Johan Swartwagner ( FR) Juggling

– Sabrina Catalan ( SP ) Aerial acrobatics

– Marta Kuczyńska ( PL ) Stuff manipulation
– Katarzyna Doner ( PL ) Tissue

– Grzegorz Podbiegłowski (PL) Light design

– Laurent Futezze ( FR ) Guitar, Sound manager

– Agnieszka Piesiewicz ( PL ) Video, multimedia
– Barbara Królikiewicz ( PL ) Rabit

– Karol ( PL ) Hut maker

Performances:
04.06. 2009 Prah - Letni Letna, Thetre and Circus Festival
06.06 2009 Supraśl - Spotkania z naturą i sztuką
14.06 2009 Wrocław – Podwodny Wrocław Festival
19.06 2009 Lublin – Festiwal Sąsiedzi ( Festival of Eastern European Theater - Neighbors )
30.07 2009 Lublin – Festival Sztukmistrzów

2008 “ odNowa “

Circus - theatre performance ( 50 min ) 

Idea, directing, acting : Marta Kuczyńska 

Group of 12 artists

Idea based on a novel „Din – don – wspomnienia klauna „ of Edward Manc. Each performer draw inspiration from an authentic story of old circus artists of golden times of traditional circus. Old artists came back on stage with new spirit.
   Performers tried to show old art forms with new point of view. Sentimental trip into polish circus tradition. 
   Authentic archival video material from polish circus was used to create video clips. Each circus number was introduced by short story from book and a video - clip in order to compare and put  circus art in a modern context. Music for the performance was played live by group of 3 musicians lead by Stefan Głowacki ( funky jazz )

Cast:
Katarzyna Donner, tissue
Marcin Połoniewicz, magic
Aleksandra Gronowska, magic
Kuman, hut manipulation
Su, diabolo
Marta Kuczyńska, stuff manuipulation, host
Barbara Wesołowska, host

Performances
02.03.2008 during artistic residency of Gardzienice Thetre in Wrocław
26.03. 2008 part of Gardzienice Kosmos in Gardzienice 
20.06.2008 Festival Sztukmistrzów, Lublin
17.10 2008 Performance in Srebrna Góra SPA - Thetre

2009 “ Lola “ street show

Street theater with acrobatics and juggling ( 40 min )

Lonely, tragic, melancholic women ( Lola ) looks for a husband in between the public. Presented circus skills help her to get trust and harts of the public. As she searches a lot of funny situations are provoked in order to present stereotypes of modern woman.

2009 PAJAC - film

Circus drama in 9 chapters, inspired by 

Thomas Mann short story "The Clown"

Pomysł i Reżyseria: Marta.Ku
Video i montaż: Agniespies
Muzyka: Marian Mariański

Film was produced and used in Circus Gala Show during Festival Sztuk-mistrzów w Lublinie w 2009

2008 – 2009 " Wiola Kutil " ( stage )

Individual stage performance

circus / theater / dance / stuff manipulation / clown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frqbfzWb59Y

http://www.wiolakutil.blogspot.com 

Inspired by ones existing old circus artist – Wiola Kutil.
  She might not be as Merlin Monroe but she trays her best. If it is not possible in a real life she becomes fame fatal in her imagination. She gets lost in dance, but when she wakes up from her oblivion, she faces  brutal reality.

2004 – 2008 “ Waza Francois “ ( Francois Vase )

APT / THEATER GARDZIENICE

http://www.gardzienice.art.pl

 

Physical theater performance with dance, singing, movement. 
   Mythological stories drown on a ancient vase cold Francois Vase  (Archaeological Museum in Florence) have been putted into motion during workshops and research.  Music inspired on ancient and traditional singing.
   Performance developed in ATP 2004 by group of young artists lead by Mariusz Gołaj,  Joanna Holcgreber and Włodzimierz Staniewski.

Performed
( regularly ) as part of Gardzienice Kosmos 2004 – 2008
Konfrontacje Teatralne – Lublin
Noc Kultury - Lublin
Noc Muzeów - Warszawa