Work

Five dancers, one ball, many strategies. A 7.25 kg iron shot becomes a task, challenge, partner. The piece explores different approaches to work – professional, personal, relational. In the solo actions, we see individual ways of tackling problems, both physical and symbolic. Inspired by Embodied Heuristics and 4E Cognition theories, the dancers engage in movement experiments. The shot, removed from its athletic context, imposes restrictions but also opens new possibilities. We observe physical and emotional strategies: curiosity, frustration, laughter, resignation. Blues music accompanies the piece – Patryk Zakrocki’s solo guitar creates stories parallel to the dancers’. The solo form highlights individuality and solitude, while the observing dancers reflect Authentic Movement practices. Slow movement and sound resist workaholism and rush, embracing slow life. We work somatically, drawing on Body-Mind Centering®, creating ambiguous images and inviting the audience’s own interpretations. The project was developed in response to the post-pandemic situation in the labor market.

Andrzej Molenda doctor of physics and a master of dance. Currently at the Institute of Microelectronic and Photonic in Warsaw. I am the author of several publications on field theory and the paradoxes of quantum nonlocality, as well as an article comparing Chaos Theory with dance improvisation. My experiences in various areas of science, dance and pedagogy resulted in the Physics in Dance educational program, which is part of research on embodied knowledge. I am in the process of certification as a BMC® Somatic Movement Educator and I participate in the Embodied Design Research Laboratory online seminars at Berkley University. Zuzanna Kasprzyk - Molenda a graduate of M.M. Szweczenko in Gliwice and the Dance Theater Department of the Academy of Theater Arts in Krakow (Bytom). As a freelancer, I danced in several productions in Poland and abroad. I am currently a PhD student at the Academy of Music in Łódź. I performed at many festivals, including: International Contemporary Dance Conference in Bytom, Gdańsk Dance Festival, TanzMedia Academy in Weimar, SzólóDuó Dance Festival in Budapest, Open Stage of the M1 CONTACT Festival in Singapore, New Dance for Asia International Dance Festival in Seoul and Goyang International Dance Festival in South Korea. I also learned from Jacek Łumiński, Joseph Fruck, Idan Cohen, David Zambrano, Kuik Swee Boon, Guy Cools, Arno Schuitemaker and many others. In 2019, I started certification as a BMC® Somatic Movement Educator.