8th OPEN THE DOOR International Festival: THE BORDER (Poland)

textAntonina Romanova, Monika Wachowicz

Naga kobieta leżąca na wielu kieliszkach do wina; zdjęcie w kolorze żółtego
Photo / Justyna Żądło

Initially, the performance GRANICA. THE BORDER was intended to exist as a documentary about Antonina Romanova. However, the war stopped the performer at the front, so the artists looked for another way to give her voice. GRANICA. THE BORDER is a performance about the creation of a new, intimate language of the [Un]Present, it is a project that oscillates on the edge of performance with ritual and ceremony. It becomes a ‘rite of passage’ before our eyes. The event is part of the nationwide project Perform[ing] Poland.

The performance has been awarded Scotsman’s Fringe First 2024 prize and nominated for The Brighton Fringe Excellence Award at the 2024 Edinburgh International Fringe Festival.

Antonina Romanova is a Ukrainian performance artist, director, actress and LGBTQIA+ activist. Monika Wachowicz is an actress and educator. Since 2004 she has been associated with the A Part Theatre in Katowice. Since 2021, she has collaborated with Jarosław Fret, creator of the ZAR Theatre, in the creative tandem Studio Wachowicz/Fret. The Studio’s work is dedicated to the intertwining of theatre and performance art.

Galeria zdjęć

  • A woman holds an old-style microphone, in her other hand she holds a card, she speaks into the microphone while reading from the card
  • A transparent-looking person sits with a phone in his hand, next to this person a man's figure is displayed on the wall
  • A transparent-looking person sits on a chair, looks at a film on the wall, on which the figure of a man in a uniform is displayed
  • A woman sits on a chair, behind her a black screen with white writing "A low bow to everyone"; black and white photo
  • In the center there is a chair with a telephone on it, a red cloth is hanging on the back, a film with a man in a uniform is displayed on the wall
  • There is an inscription "I am the Border" on a dark background and a piece of light material in the lower left corner.
  • A film with subtitles is being screened on the wall, with a man in a military uniform, his eyes are closed
  • A naked woman lying on many wine glasses, blue background
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Creative and production team

Performed by
Antonina Romanova and Monika Wachowicz
In collaboration with
Jarosław Fret
Video
Jarosław Siejkowski and Maciej Mądry
Production
Studio Wachowicz/Fret & Grotowski Institute

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