The Holobiont collective’s interactive dance performance will be presented twice on November 16 during Festival NORMA 2024 at Studio Hrdinů in Prague. It will be the first performance for a young audience in the history of the festival. And on November 22-23, the performance will be presented twice to the audience of the JULA Festival in Munich.

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The performance, addressed to families with children aged 3 and over, tells the story of evolution in a humorous and appropriate way for young viewers, one of the remains of which is the human tailbone. During the event, the creators will invite families to play together with the performers and release the creative energy that often lies dormant in our tails.

My Tail and I is a production of the Holobiont collective, Polish artists working in the field of experimental choreography for families. In 2024, the collective received the ZAiKS award for their work for children, including the performance described here. The performance was selected for the Polish Dance Platform 2024 organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance, as well as for the main program at the international dance fair Tanzmesse in Düsseldorf (2024). My Tail and I is in the repertoire of the Halina and Jan Machulski Ochota Theater in Warsaw, and can also be seen on the Common Stage of the Children’s Art Center in Poznań.

The Holobiont collective was founded in 2017. It is formed by performer and choreographer Aleksandra Bożek-Muszyńska, theatre scholar and choreographer Hanna Bylka-Kanecka, and producer and manager Karolina Wycisk. The collective’s area of ​​interest is interdisciplinary multi-generational projects. Combining experimental dance, visual arts, and music, the artists create interactive performances and conduct workshops aimed at families with children.

More about the Holobiont collective: https://holobiont.pl/

The performances in Prague were co-financed by the “Polish culture worldwide” programme of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.

My Tail and I

An interactive dance performance for families with children aged 3 and over

Creators:

Concept: Hanna Bylka-Kanecka
Choreography: Holobiont collective in collaboration with Heike Kuhlmann, Adalisa Menghini and Ka Rustler
Creation and performance: Aleksandra Bożek-Muszyńska, Hanna Bylka-Kanecka, Dana Chmielewska (substitute: Wojciech Furman/Magdalena Górnicka-Jottard)
Scenography collaboration: Mr.Tail
Music: Józef Buchnajzer
Lighting arrangement: Łukasz Kędzierski/Ewa Garniec
Production: Performat Foundation
Co-production: Polish Theatre in Poznań, Ochota Theatre in Warsaw
Partner: Somatische Akademie in Berlin
Distribution: Performat Production – Karolina Wycisk
Photographs: Marek Zakrzewski / SZKICEzWIDZENIA
premiere: December 19, 2021, Teatr Polski in Poznań

The performance was co-organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance as part of the PolandDances / Choreographic Residencies project, co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

Holobiont "My Tail and I", photo Marek Zakrzewski SZKICEzWIDZENIA

Holobiont "My Tail and I", photo Marek Zakrzewski SZKICEzWIDZENIA

Holobiont "My Tail and I", photo Marek Zakrzewski SZKICEzWIDZENIA

Holobiont "My Tail and I", photo Marek Zakrzewski SZKICEzWIDZENIA

Holobiont "My Tail and I", photo Marek Zakrzewski SZKICEzWIDZENIA

Holobiont "My Tail and I", photo Marek Zakrzewski SZKICEzWIDZENIA

Holobiont "My Tail and I", photo Marek Zakrzewski SZKICEzWIDZENIA

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