MY FIRST IMMORTALITY. SEANS. Studio Wachowicz/Fret. Premere

March 27-29, 7:00 PM
Studio Scena Robocza, ul. Wroniecka 6, Poznań
DURATION: 80 minutes without intermission
 
Our Seance was born out of fascination and inspiration with Milan Kundera’s book IMMORTALITY and the works of Francesca Woodman, a brilliant photographer and performer who made the knowledge of the Being, transparent as a photographic film, the meaning of both her short life and her sudden, self-chosen death.
 
Please arrive on time. Latecomers may not be admitted to the performance. WARNING! This performance contains scenes of nudity. Flash photography may be present during the performance.
 
Texts: Monika Wachowicz and Jarosław Fret
Dramaturgy of space: Jarosław Fret
Performance: Monika Wachowicz with the participation of Katarzyna Fiedukiewicz (soprano) and Marcin Cozer Markiewicz (trumpet)
Video production: Jarosław Siejkowski, Przemysław Chojnacki, Adrian Jackowski
Participation in the video recordings: Kamila Wiklińska, Dariusz Maj, Jan Skopowski
Scenography/Installation: Piotr Jacyk, Daniel Dyniszuk, Maciej Mądry, Jacek Siczek, Andrzej Walada
Sketches/graphics: Lena Czerniawska
Music production: Tomasz Bojarski
Photographic documentation: Joanna Nowicka
Lighting technique: Piotr Jacyk, Maciej Mądry
 
Communication and promotion: Aleksandra Puk, Michalina Cendrowska
Poster and graphic identity: Kornelia Nowak
 
Production: Scena Robocza, Instytut im. Jerzy Grotowski, Studio Wachowicz/Fret and Monika Wachowicz Body and Emotion Studio
 
 
Partners: Brodziak Gallery, Rodriguez Foundation, Czas Kultury, Radio Afera
The screening featured the song „Lament” (based on Dido’s Lament from H. Purcell’s opera „Dido and Aeneas”) performed by the Tiger Lillies (music by Martyn Jacques, lyrics by Monika Wachowicz), the song „Forever Together” by the Tiger Lillies, as well as Santa Maria by Mireille Mathieu and the Introit Missa Vultum Tuum by the Corsican band Tempus Fugit.
 
Furthermore, original audio recordings were used: „End of God’s Judgment” by Antonin Artaud and „Psalm” by Paul Celan (read by the author), as well as Cesare Pavese’s poem „Death Will Come and Have Your Eyes” translated by Jarosław Mikołajewski, and excerpts from Milan Kundera’s novel „Immortality.” The set design/installation was created by the team of the Jerzy Grotowski Institute: Piotr Jacyk, Daniel Dyniszuk, Maciej Mądry, Jacek Siczek, and Andrzej Walada.
 
Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state special-purpose fund.
Co-financed by the City of Poznań budget: #poznanwspiera
 
 

“In Suspension” during Art in the Service of Spirit and Body.

“In Suspension” during Art in the Service of Spirit and Body.

The performance will take place on 19.11.25 in Theatr Śląski in Katowice at 7 pm.

The performance will take place as part of the Art in the Service of Spirit and Body series, organised by the Marta Paradecka Art for Life Foundation.

Direction: Arti Grabowski
Acting: Monika Wachowicz
Text: Marta Paradecka, Monika Wachowicz and Arti Grabowski

IN SUSPENSION:

Theatr Śląski:

THE BORDER. 8th International Festival OPEN THE DOOR

We invite you to the performance THE BORDER Studio Wachowicz/Fret
 11.06 | 5:00 P.M. | Chamber Stage, Silesian Theater. Performance at 5 P.M. with translation into Polish Sign Language
11.06 | 7:00 P.M. | Chamber Stage, Silesian Theater
T H E  B O R D E R / G R A N I C A  took its final shape in Scotland during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. That Fringe version, featuring myself and Antonina Romanova, was created in collaboration with Jarosław Fret as part of the WACHOWICZ/FRET Studio.

The Border. Laboratory Theatre Space, the Grotowski Institute

We invite you to the performance THE BORDER Studio Wachowicz/Fret
 

Thu 27 May 2025, 8 pm
Laboratory Theatre Space, the Grotowski Institute
 
Running time 45 minutes
 
Free entry, advanced booking required.

T H E  B O R D E R / G R A N I C A  took its final shape in Scotland during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. That Fringe version, featuring myself and Antonina Romanova, was created in collaboration with Jarosław Fret as part of the WACHOWICZ/FRET Studio.