Martyna Lorenc “A Feeling That This is the Case”. Illustration: Ludmiła Kaczmarek
On Saturday, 19 October 2019 at 7 pm, Old Brewery ? New Dance and Art Stations Foundation by Grażyna Kulczyk in Poznań invite you to two premieres of performances produced within the framework of the ?Solo Project Plus 2019?. The double-bill evening will encompass Martyna Lorenc (solo) and Rafał Pierzyński (duo). Both performances were created in co-operation with the project?s coach ? Dalija Aćin Thelander. The presentations will take place in Old Brewery (Słodownia Studio + 3, ul. Półwiejska 42).
Martyna Lorenc: A Feeling That This is the Case
Artist?s statement:
My current movement practice concentrates on exploring the embodiment of imagery. It allows the body to feel as if it was transforming itself into multiple living forms and it grants the body a kind of autonomy ? its own language and agency. In the performance, I juxtapose this practice with my early movement experiences ? a childhood career in rhythmic gymnastics dominated by discipline and competition ? and after philosopher Catherine Malabou I raise questions of ontological plasticity and the possibilities of conscious change. How are we shaped by our actions? How do we become something/someone through our own imaginations, and how through everyday activities and their qualities? What kind of benefit governs our choices? And finally, how much of attention do we dedicate to external conditioning, and how much to languages and landscapes we find in ourselves?
choreography, performance: Martyna Lorenc
sound: Andreas Bick, Frost pattern
video: personal archive
artistic coaching: Dalija Aćin Thelander
illustration: Ludmiła Kaczmarek
Martyna Lorenc is a movement artist and researcher born in Poznań (Poland). Completed MSc. studies in cognitive science at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and BA studies in contemporary dance and pedagogy at Anton Bruckner University in Linz. As a dance performer she?s collaborated with artists such as Alexander Gottfarb, Alexandra Waierstall, Rosalind Crisp, Rose Breuss, Johannes Randolf, Editta Braun, David Zambrano, Georg Blaschke and others. Simultaneously, Martyna has been creating own works in the field of choreography and performance (latest work Garden of desires), mixing and custom shaping formats (as gallery performances, video art, sensory/imaginary club sessions). Since 2018 she is a member of Lab On Stage art collective.
Rafał Pierzyński: Losing the Form in the Darkness
When going through the darkness we need to care more, we need to keep in touch. In times of having, we keep on learning that loss is inevitable ? we were never meant to last. Eating our own trash, now we need to learn about giving and taking with more care.
Protect your heart at all costs. (ABRA ? No Chill)
choreography: Rafał Pierzyński
performance: Rafał Pierzyński and Agata Grabowska
music: kolaż (with technical support of Justyna Stasiowska)
technical realization: Łukasz Kędzierski
coaching: Dalija Aćin Thelander
photo: Dawid Nickel
production: Art Stations Foundations by Grażyna Kulczyk
Special thanks to Anton Ambroziak
ATTENTION: strobo lights
