Uvula Anna Nowicka

In her works, Anna Nowicka deals with the choreography of the imaginary and the relationship between dreaming and dancing bodies. She develops a new poetic narrative style that cleverly switches between inner states, characters, flickering gestures, formal dances and atmospheric landscapes. As in a dream, all these forms of being arise from an embodied experience and dissolve into the space of possibilities.

The term uvula comes from Latin and means uvula or uvula for short and here stands for a physical invitation to create life. This work was commissioned by the Polish National Gallery Zachęta Warsaw in response to Piotr Uklański's sculpture Untitled (Wide Open). In “Uvula” Anna Nowicka asks how one can carry on in times of despair and turns again to dreams as a means against a hopeless future.

Concept, performance: Anna Nowicka
Music, sound: Jasmine Guffond
Light: Aleksandr Prowaliński
Dramaturgic support: Aleksandra Osowicz, Jette Büchsenschütz
Production assistance, PR: Agnė Auželytė

Duration: 45 min.

On behalf of the Polish National Gallery Zachęta Warsaw and in co-production with DOCK ART, funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Supported by Diorama Berlin.

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Anna Nowicka's work explores the choreography of the imaginary and the relationship between dreaming and dancing bodies. She develops a new poetic narrative that skilfully alternates between inner states, characters, flickering gestures, formal dances and atmospheric landscapes. As in a dream, all these forms of being emerge from an embodied experience and dissolve into the space of possibility.

The title Uvula comes from the Latin word for a fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate in your mouth. Here, it represents a physical invitation to create life. This work was commissioned by the Polish National Gallery Zachęta in Warsaw as a response to Piotr Uklański's sculpture Untitled (Wide Open). In “Uvula”, Anna Nowicka asks how one can go on in times of despair and turns to dreams as a remedy against a hopeless future.

Concept, performance: Anna Nowicka
Sound, music: Jasmine Guffond
Light design: Aleksandr Prowaliński
Dramaturgical support: Aleksandra Osowicz, Jette Büchsenschütz
Production assistance, PR: Agnė Auželytė

Duration: 45 min

Commissioned by the Polish National Gallery Zachęta Warsaw and co-produced with DOCK ART, funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Supported by Diorama Berlin.


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