Your Majesty

“You stand with your back to me, you stand with your back to the viewer. I can’t see your face. I can’t see your eyes. I don’t know if your eyebrows are raised or the corners of your mouth are down. I don’t know what you’re thinking, I don’t know what you expect. I’d like to ask you for something.” “Your Majesty” uses choreography to explore the topic of expectations and negotiations as communication strategies used in both the public and private spheres, on and off stage. The performance examines the different ways in which dialogue, dedication and request function through words and movement, in different configurations – solo, duet and trio. What does a request require from the sender and what from the recipient? When is it merely a suggestion, when does it become a command and when does it turn into an order? Is there an ideal response to a specific request? What happens when someone’s request seems ordinary and logical, but the body resists it? How do you negotiate without using words? Does a simple “please” end a negotiation or just begin it? This show is dedicated to anyone who is unable to let go because of their pride and majesty. This show is dedicated to anyone who believes in male-female friendship. This show is dedicated to you and me.

Marcin Miętus is a playwright and performer. He has collaborated with TR Warszawa, Teatr Studio in Warsaw, Teatr Współczesny in Szczecin, Teatr ROZBARK in Bytom and Scena Robocza in Poznań. He created dramaturgy for solo performances by Dominika Wiak, Michał Przybyła, Ana Szopa and two interdisciplinary projects by Rob Wasiewicz. In 2023, at Teatr Komuna Warszawa, he created the choreographic performance "Your Majesty" in a duet with Katarzyna Sikora. Katarzyna Sikora, Dancer, choreographer, performer working in new choreography, stage movement consultant in theatre productions, music videos and short films. She graduated from the Faculty of Dance Theatre in Bytom, a branch of the Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków. While still in her final year of studies, she performed at the Silesian Dance Theatre (in the 2012/2013 season). As part of a scholarship, she also studied at the Essene Dance Department of the Folkwang Universität der Kunste and took part in a three-month MoDemPro course by the Sicilian ensemble Compagnia Zappalà Danza. She has performed in many works from the field of new choreography and new dance, such as "Równina wątłych dźwięk" by Renata Piotrowska-Auffret, "Zrób sobie", "Monstera" or "Pixo" in the concept of Marta Ziółek and "Imperial" by Paweł Sakowicz. As a performer, she also co-created works presented as part of performance exhibitions at the Zachęta – National Gallery of Art (performances "Łuczniczka" and "Topologia lusienia" in the concept of Agnieszka Kryst). In 2022, she made her debut as a director (author of the concept and choreography) in the performance "Dotyk za smaku. Dansing" with dramaturgy by Michał Buszewicz and music by Kamil Tuszyński (Teatr Współczesny in Szczecin).