credits

Choreography : Weronika Pelczyńska and Magda Fejdasz
Performance: Weronika Pelczyńska/ Dana Chmielewska, Magda Fejdasz/ Monika Szpunar
Production managers: Marta Szymańska, Karolina Wróblewska - Leśniak
Partner: Center in Motion
Music and the portraits: Natan Kryszk
Sound recording: Aleksander Żurowski
Dramaturgy: Alicja Czyczel
Costume: Monika Nyckowska
Poster: Monika Stolarska
Production: National Museum in Warsaw
With the support of: Adam Mickiewicz Institute

sisterhood practice

The Sculptresses

Poland The Twenty24

The Sculptresses is a performative archive of women’s bonds and their individuality.
Following the XIXth-century pioneer sculptresses (T. Certowicz, H. Bertaux, A. Rożniatowska, M. Gerson-Dąbrowska, C. Claudel) and their sisterhood, the dancers put their own bodies on the podium as an object of mutual creation. Mixing the sense of agency, (in)dependence, the relationship of power, partnership, gymnastics and eroticism, The Sculptresses is a supra-individual statue in constant making The duet focuses on a constant attempt to formulate the social status of female relationships. It is an invitation to participate in the act of creation and experience sculpture through the choreographic perspective.

Biography

Sisterhood Practice is a choreographic initiative founded in 2019 that brings together female choreographers, theatre makers, and scientists. The idea of sistering is manifested through choreography and dance, fostering a shared artistic focus as well as a commitment to caring for others and their contributions. Each project within the initiative is built on the principles of dialogue and collaboration, striving for transparency, openness, and questioning authoritarian models of leadership.

The Sculptresses was created by Weronika Pelczyńska and Magda Fejdasz, who perform the piece together. At Spring Forward Festival 2024 the piece will be performed by Weronika Pelczyńska and Monika Szpunar.

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