PERCEPTION is the fourth premiere by Jest Jak Jest Theatre, and represents a logical consequence of their previous work. In the first performance in 2019, the actors and actresses sang “I AM” in a barely audible voice. In the second, they responded to the message from the people close to them: “I am afraid of your ever bigger shoes, I am afraid of you growing up.”
Further creative process was influenced by the death of a member of the ensemble and the arrival of a new actor. The structure of the group changed. Existential questions came to the fore, and answers had to be found. We saw and heard as they attempted to formulate them in I’m Running, which also caused the dynamics of their work to change. It stirred the senses, enabling realization of what it means to see, hear, feel, taste, touch, to be seen, heard, and embraced.
In PERCEPTION, the actors discover and express their unique view of reality. They show how differently they see the world, share the wealth and complexity of their emotions. Non-Normativity becomes the Norm—in the theatrical reality, the actors and actresses forge the Norm, and the inner world of their experience translate into scenes.
Tournée
Première: April 16, 2025 h19
ZAMEK Culture Centre
Poznań, Poland
Credits
Directed by: Grażyna Wydrowska
Music: Joanna Sykulska
Stage design: Jarosław Szelest
Costumes: Agnieszka Ostrowska
Visualizations: Joanna Pawlik, in collaboration with Janusz Piwowarski and Maciej Kaczyński
Performers: Piotr Bartoszewski, Alicja Bochniak, Magdalena Gombowska, Natalia Jaskowska, Patryk Krauze, Krystyna Morawska, Rafał Różański, Jakub Ruciński, Artur Warchoł, Alicja Zacharczuk
Interpretation into Polish Sign Language: Karina Akseńczuk
Audio description: Marcin Głowiński
Produced by: ZAMEK Culture Centre in Poznań
This performance has been prepared by ZAMEK Culture Centre in Poznań as part of the Europe Beyond Access project, thanks to a grant from the Creative Europe programme.