Author: Agnieszka Chodysz-Foryś

We cordially invite you to participate in a discussion, which, together with a screening of films and archival recordings of performances from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, will will open our Festival. Discussion Protect Me from What I Want 24 October 2025, 4:30–5:30 pm. FLUTGRABEN e. V. Moderator: Agnieszka Chodysz-Foryś…

The performance Wound arises from the affective relationship with Zachęta — National Gallery of Art: its collection, archive and the exhibition Tears of Joy — and concerns the mediation of artworks, the transmission of their material un/presence through the receptive performing body. By setting in motion the silent vibration of the selected works, Wound enters…

Ableism is a network of systemic beliefs and practices that marginalize and discriminate against people with disabilities, while privileging those without them. It positions the able body and mind as the social, economic, and cultural norm, casting disability as something negative, inferior, and in need of fixing, curing, or eliminating. Ableist attitudes are rooted in…

A sound performance using the voice—glossolalia combined with vocal effects and movement. A transition from physical comfort and gentle sounds to a looped form of unbearable chaos of sounds and body expression in space.  Trigger warnings: screaming, closeness, use of the body as an object for exploring violence, possible nudity. /// 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 „𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚” 𝐖𝐢𝐧́𝐜𝐳𝐲𝐤 Artist…

As a result of injury, a scar forms when the continuity of the body is broken. Connective tissue is then produced, which fuses the two pieces together, and then fills the space with a network of blood vessels to properly oxygenate the new-old body. “Skary f i k (S)a)) c JA” tells the story of…

“You’re doing everything wrong” is a performative installation in which the artist confronts herself with the image imposed on her by her mother, characterized by duties, submission, and ideas about the ideal person, woman, and mother. The celebration of life and self-love are juxtaposed with the stereotypical image of a woman, cut out from women’s…

In this work, the artist explores themes of identity and transformation in an unconventional way. This 20-minute narrative is not only a physical manifestation of the performer but also a deep reflection on his inner state and his relationship with the surrounding reality. Through his body, Dziemaszkiewicz expresses his psycho-physical condition “here and now.” The…

At the age of 26, I moved to a country where a unique Finno-Ugric language characterised by difficult grammar, is spoken. Unable to express myself in any of the commonly used languages there, I began to develop my own performative practice as an alternative way of communication. After a long and difficult period of adaptation…

I liked those morningsWhen the air was clean and crispThe sun peeked into the house through the curtainsLilies of the valley grew under the windowTheir heavy calyxesFilled with a sweet scentThey said that lilies of the valley grew there even during the German occupationThat’s why they are so thickHeavyDifferent We are like that tooDifferent That’s…

The next action will be 𝐄𝐰𝐚 𝐙𝐚𝐫𝐳𝐲𝐜𝐤𝐚’s performance ‘𝐔𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 – 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲’. The artist writes about this action: ‘My performance will be the kind where I face the audience. Basically, everything will take place on a verbal level – my narrative positioned within a situational and temporal framework created by me. In which…

The first performance will be “𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬” 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐣𝐭𝐲𝐬. The performance I propose is a visual essay on spinning within a loop of cognitive dissonance — in a reality where exploitation remains the dominant force. This minimalist performative gesture becomes a form of thinking in crisis — a crisis that extends beyond individual experience and…

On October 24-25, Berlin will host the Polish Performance Festival “(nie) Obecność” (Absence), whose second edition this year is entitled: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁, referring to the title of one of Jenny Holzer’s most famous works. This year’s Festival program will focus on a critical analysis of language, inviting viewers to reflect more…

An incredible event took place at Prague’s X10 Theater: nine powerful, poignant performances. Stories of personal violence at the hands of loved ones intertwined with those of genocide, which we watch every day with complete indifference. Ableism intertwined with shibboleths, pink mouth wounds with nostalgic queer farewells. We are proud that we have been touring…

Documentation from the 2nd day of the Festival, during which we could see 9 poignant performances by:  Anna Steller, Joanna Pawlik, Marta Ziółek, Janusz Bałdyga, Aleksandra Kubiak, Aurora Lubos, Monika Wińczyk, Hubert Wińczyk, Tomasz Opania oraz Krzysztof Leon Dziemaszkiewicz. Curator: Agnieszka Chodysz-Foryś Translation from Polish into Czech of Tomasz Opania‘s work “Lentil, wheel, miele, mill”:  Zofia Bałdyga.Translation from Polish to Czech of the…

Documentation from Day 1 of the Festival, which featured a panel with David Helan, Elia Moretti, Katarzyna Lewandowska, Darja Lukjanenko, Eliza Trefas, Agnieszka Chodysz-Foryś moderated by Piotr Sikora and translated by Michał Perła, screening of films from the MSN archives by Jerzy Trelinski, Tomasz Sikorski, Alicja Żebrowska, Teresa Tyszkiewicz and Jerzy Truszkowski. The day ended…

The performance Wound arises from the affective relationship with Zachęta — National Gallery of Art: its collection, archive and the exhibition Tears of Joy — and concerns the mediation of artworks, the transmission of their material un/presence through the receptive performing body. By setting in motion the silent vibration of the selected works, Wound enters into a dialogue with the traces…

Bounces is a conceptual performance by Anna Steller that responds to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Using the simple gesture of bouncing – set to the music of Ukrainian female rappers – the artist expresses solidarity with those fighting and with the Ukrainian people caught in the midst of war. In the performance, Steller contrasts…

In this work, the artist explores themes of identity and transformation in an unconventional way. This 20-minute narrative is not only a physical manifestation of the performer but also a deep reflection on his inner state and his relationship with the surrounding reality. Through his body, Dziemaszkiewicz expresses his psycho-physical condition “here and now.” The…

The motifs at the core of the performance Carmen figuratum are the eponymous visual poem and the metaphor of the pyramid. Concrete poetry, as a “linguistic” form of intermedia art, naturally aligns with performance. Like almost every utterance, a visual poem enters into spatial relations with gesture and movement whose structure is shaped by the…

Ambulance for Two is an audio-physical performance by the Monster Hurricane Wihajster duo, i.e. Hubert and Monika Wińczyk. It unfolds as a sequence of events that emerge during physical and mental accidents, social and spiritual collapses – a series of snapshots shaped by experiences of closeness and distance, motion and stillness, improvisation, surprise, and precise…

What are you like?Brave.Where is your courage?Here, in my heart.Why else do you need that heart?To love. When I first began working on the subject of domestic violence, I was sometimes told I looked too good and that smiling was inappropriate for someone speaking about hurt. Over the years, however, society’s perception of victims of…

For over a year now, we have been witnessing – through the media – the most documented genocide in history: the suffering, death, and human tragedies of Palestinian women and men in the Gaza Strip. Lament has become a space for mourning for home, region, vanishing landscapes, and for life itself. It is a performance…

One of the performances in the program is Tomasz Opania’s “Lentil, Wheel, Grinds, Mill”. The title of the performance refers to one of the first Polish “shibboleths” and is inspired by Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth, presented at Tate Modern in 2007. Opania constructs an intimate narrative based on the history of his own family, who experienced…

During the second day of the Festival we will see 10 performances by Janusz Bałdyga, Krzysztof Leon Dziemaszkiewicz, Aleksandra Kubiak, Aurora Lubos, Tomasz Opania, Joanna Pawlik, Anna Steller, Hubert Wińczyk, Monika Wińczyk, Marta Ziółek. One of them will be 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐢𝐤’𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 “𝐈’𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐈’𝐦 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞”. Ableism is a network of systemic beliefs and practices…

Day 1 of the festival (25.6.2025) will culminate with a sound activity / concert by the Poznań-based duo 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐣𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐌𝐇𝐖). 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 / 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 / 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐨 𝐗𝟏𝟎𝟖 – 𝟗 𝐩𝐦. sound performance / concert by Monster Huricane Wihajster A couple in life and art. Although their connection dates back to something…

25 June 2025, 6 p.m. Divadlo X10Charvátova 10/39, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: Piotr Sikora𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬: Agnieszka Chodysz-Foryś, David Helan, Katarzyna Lewandowska, Darja Lukjanenko, Elia Moretti, Eliza Trefas I want a dyke for president. I want a person with AIDS for president and I want a fag for vice president and I want someone…

The first day of the festival will conclude with a performance by Eduarda Bones & Sara Gut.Dance music has long accompanied movements of resistance to social norms. From tango, disco and house to very contemporary genres from various places around the world, we invite you on a journey, with soft arcs on the dance floor.Eduarda…

It’s an activity that relates to identity and identification and the social “mask.” Focused on revealing and hiding the exposed part of the body. Audience participation very welcome. Thursday / June 20, 2024 / 7 pm / RABRYKA — Joanna Urbańska Born in 2000, she is an artist working mainly in performance art, installation, and…

A vocal exercise in manifesting the current state of emergency. Exploring the possibilities of the human voice, tones of extreme intensity and power.Inviting the audience to participate in a shared experiment, we will embrace the here and now, resonating with each other, and as Donna Haraway suggests: staying with the problem. Thursday / June 20,…

The title is taken from Michael Foedrowitz’s book “One Man Bunker”.“I will make a DIY mobile shelter/bunker for moving around the city. It will be an activity that shows, on the one hand, the current phobias and fears I have personally encountered (especially when talking to people living around Warsaw or in the east of…

The performance will be concerned with the status of anonymous presence, hidden behind a code, the key of which is unknown or known to a few (the initiated). The absence of a sign of identification provokes the creation of myths based on fantasy and longing for a fulfilled expectation. The anonymous hero or anonymous donor…

Jarek Slomski will perform acoustically and sing a song about hiding bad intentions, Polish-German citizenship, the absurdity of presence and Joseph von Eichendorff. Friday / June 21, 2024 / 7 p.m. / RABRYKA — Jarosław Słomski Sculptor and performer, he was born in 1994 in Pyskowice and graduated in sculpture from the Academy of Art…