Photo: Edgar de Poray

WALKING LIKE A TALKING

Walking is a way of communication. Steps, places in space and the way we move around can be treated as a first, shared language. By walking together – children with parents, parents with other parents, children with other children – we build the first relationships between each other.

Do you remember when you took your first step? What did it look like? How often do we hear our steps? What do they mean to us and where do they lead us? For the first time, we are inviting the youngest audience: children from 8 to 36 months and their adults loved ones, to an an extraordinary sensory experience in a theatre setting.

“The history of speech starts down here, on the ground, from steps. (…) The games of steps shape space. They are the fabric of places. Therefore, it seems that walking may initially be referred to as the speaking space”

Michel de Certau, The Practice of Everyday Life vol. 1

Premiere

13th october 2018

Scene

Bunkier stage

Duration

60 MINS (NO INTERVAL)

suggested age

8 months to 3 years

Remember to take off your shoes before entering the installation.
Please provide children with extra clothing for a possible change of clothes after the performance.

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09.09. / poniedziałek

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09.09. / poniedziałek

19.00

09.09. / poniedziałek

19.00

“Alicja Morawska-Rubczak, the Director, and Sebastian Świąder, responsible for dramaturgy, have a literal understanding of “walking” featured in the title of the show. At the same time, they are trying to bring out the hidden and not so obvious values and meanings of this very common and, one would assume, the most trivial activity in the world. Their wise and beautiful words are featured in the short program note: “Walking is a way of communication. Steps, places in space and the way we move around may be perceived as the first common language. By walking together, we – children with parents, parents with other parents, children with other children – build the first relationships between each other”.”

Henryk Mazurkiewicz, teatralny.pl

„(…) potrafi rozśmieszyć, a nieraz też skłonić do refleksji. Działa jak dobrze skrojone kino gatunkowe, z rozwiązaniami z którymi teatr, moim zdaniem, mógłby częściej eksperymentować”.

Henryk Mazurkiewicz, teatralny.pl