To start with we'll screen a short documentary about the performer.

INCANTATIO (2009), directed by Tomek Wysokonski, is a mystery play in the heart of a wild forest, where the artist reinvents a sacred ritual of the dance of darkness, called ‘Ankoku Butoh’. Pawel Dudzinski developed intuitive ritual method, becoming a laudable successor of the traditions of such great Butoh masters as Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno. In his artistic search, Dudziński takes from avant-garde art the most valuable means of expression, exploring an interpretation of his dance practice with forms of expression previously unknown in this field.

Himself about his work: "[…] by using improvisation we're reducing the rational side of our self and evoking the other- intuitive and irrational sphere- placed in the subconscious of our personality. […] in my theatre we have been working with this form for over thirty years now. It's all based on the act of collective creation.''

After the performance we'll have a talk on the role of improvisation in the creative process lead by Graeme Wilson from University of Edinburgh. The conversation will include practitioners from both performative and musical backgrounds.

TICKETS

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