8th OPEN THE DOOR International Festival – JaWa (Szczecin, Poland)

authorsTurkowski & Nowacka

OPEN THE DOOR International Festival Chamber Stage 65 minutes

Kobieta siedząca w drzwiach blaszanego, małego samochodu, obok niej stoi mężczyzna; zdjęcie w kolorze pomarańczowego
Photo / Piotr Nykowski

Everything in this production is on the move. The events are set in motion by the founding of the community company JaWa. Its employees are unhoused man Jan, and Waldemar – who just got out of prison. Work becomes for them an opportunity to establish a complicated relationship with two artists from Szczecin – Iwona and Janek. This encounter will take them to one of Warsaw's theatres, Komuna Warszawa, which the group will start renovating as part of an artistic residency. The trip offered them an opportunity to form improbable bonds, go through crises, and ponder the nature of trust and whether real change is possible.

Over the course of this performance, which chronicles the artists' work with JaWa, the protagonists' situation changes dynamically. We walk a fine line between being housed and unhoused, between addiction and freedom. The feasibility of this enterprise is also put into question, and the meanings of the words success and failure become rather murky.

This moving and humorous story is symbolized by a small trailer on a stage. It acts as a mobile home, a mobile screen, and the venue for this story, guiding the audience through the trials and tribulations of JaWa and its employees.

Creative team

Concept, realization and performance
Turkowski & Nowacka
On screen
Jan Rozpędzik, Waldemar Wieczorek, Artur Czechowicz, Alina Gałązka, Olga Kozińska, Grzegorz Laszuk, Dorota Kwinta, Piotr Szczygielski, Szymon Olbrychowski and others
Support
Stowarzyszenie Teatr Kana, Przedsiębiorstwo Społeczne JaWa
Thanks to
Alina Gałązka, Grzegorz Laszuk, Szymon Olbrychowski
Scenography
Piotr Szczygielski
Costumes
Iwona Nowacka
Warsaw production
Olga Kozińska / Komuna Warszawav
Curator of “Tough Love” season
Anna Smolar
International management
Dorota Kwinta
Video translated into English
Sean Gasper Bye

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