Contemporary Dance

Uvula

Anna Nowicka

Uvula

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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On Sunday, 22 December 2024, we cordially invite you to the Open House of the Institute for Dreaming and Imagery:
10.00 – 12.00: Dream session with Betta Eichner
12.00 – 13.00: Lunch break
13.00 – 15.00: Imagery with Anna Nowicka

Participation fee: 75 EUR
More information and registration: https://institutefordreamingandimagery.com/course/iidi-open-house-berlin/

Questions? Write: eyeseathelight@gmail.com