An extraordinary performance weekend with ACZIUN SUSCH.
The choreographic boom has reached Poland! Choreographers are in high demand – prestigious galleries, art centers, and especially theaters are calling out for a new generation. But for all the enthusiasm, and despite growing audiences and increased recognition, one can hardly beat the impression that the dynamically developing Polish choreography still remains strangely and surprisingly unseen in the mainstream cultural discourse (and internationally almost invisible). Might this be blamed to the fact, that rebellious by its nature, choreography simply refuses to belong to the mainstream? That it is discursive and political, referencing other disciplines, boldly inhabiting spaces in-between, celebrating diversity and freedom, constantly engaging in revealing and confronting naturalized and/or imposed ways of perceiving and experiencing the body and world in order to create counter ways of seeing and being seen? And to resist oppressive images, ideas and ideologies? Is the factual economic censorship and lack of well-deserved presence in official circuits potentially due to the fact that this is an art form fiercely challenging both the artistic and social status quo as well as agendas of current micro- and macro-policies?
Since 15 years Art Stations Foundation by Grażyna Kulczyk supports the development of contemporary choreography through its performative programme based in Poznań, recognized internationally under the name Old Brewery New Dance. Conceived and curated by Joanna Leśnierowska, the platform serves research, creation and choreographic (self)reflection, bringing forward the art of choreography in dialogue with other disciplines, examining its history, theory and future, and last but not least revisiting its own artistic, political and social, content and contexts. Such choreographic practices are to become the focus of the freshly established program ACZIUN at Muzeum Susch. During the intense performance weekend, the new home of experimentation and novel approaches to art in the Engadin Valley will host some of the most interesting Polish choreographers, a line-up of diverse choreographic voices in the frame of Culturescapes: Poland. A set of presentations with curator’s introduction and artists’ talks will offer insights into a landscape of current contemporary practice. And allow us to reflect upon answers to the question ‘Who’s afraid of (Polish) choreography?’ Are you?
Line-up: Ola Maciejewska, Agata Maszkiewicz, Janusz Orlik, Paweł Sakowicz, Agata Siniarska, Katarzyna Sitarz, Renata Piotrowska-Auffret
Program
Saturday 30.11.
12.00 h inauguration / opening lecture by Joanna Leśnierowska
13.00 h (double bill)
Agata Maszkiewicz POLSKA
Paweł Sakowicz JUMPCORE
17.00 h (double bill)
Katarzyna Sitarz PER-SONA
Renata Piotrowska-Auffret THE PURE GOLD IS SEEPING OUT OF ME
Sunday 01.12
12.00 h (triple bill)
Ola Maciejewska LOIE FULLER: RESEARCH
Agata Siniarska THE SOFT ACT OF KILLING
Janusz Orlik MUTE
Followed by
Who is afraid of (Polish) choreography ? - MEET the ARTIST / closing discussion
The program curated, hosted and accompanied with short introductions by Acziun Susch curator Joanna Leśnierowska.
Entry fee 35 CHF / 20 CHF (students & seniors) per performance set. Reservations at info@muzeumsusch.ch.
