She was a Friend of Someone Else

CAMPO ^(Belgium), Gosia Wdowik ^(Poland) & NOWY TEATR

Minimum age 16+

65 minutes

Polish & English spoken

Dutch & French surtitled

Thu 21.11.24 L'Idéal - Théâtre du Nord Tourcoing

Fri 22.11.24 L'Idéal - Théâtre du Nord Tourcoing

Sat 23.11.24 L'Idéal - Théâtre du Nord Tourcoing

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A subtle choreography gives an insight into the life of a woman who one day decides to stay in bed instead of fighting for her rights. She was a friend of someone else was created in a country where women have limited access to contraception and where abortion is illegal. In this creation, the Polish theatre-maker Gosia Wdowik explores the link between burnout and activism: the fear that rights are not acquired for life and can disappear if you are not careful.

Despite immense protests in Poland, women's rights remain disregarded. This project began with the idea that women could come together, without shame or fear, and publicly announce that they had had an abortion. The law could have been changed by this collective action and this could have been an activist success story, but even the new Polish government seems in no hurry to make women masters of their own body again.

Although theatre-maker Gosia Wdowik's heart is in Poland, her imagination transcends every boundary. She has previously worked around burnout and the space between exhaustion and control, applying activist methods in her artistic practices. In this way, Gosia Wdowik questions how one can both make theatre and bring about change from a place of exhaustion.

In corealisation with
Théâtre du Nord

Concept, text, direction Gosia Wdowik

Dramaturgical support Maria Rössler

Visuals, technological creation Jimmy Grimma

Set design Dominika Olszowy & Tomasz Mróz

Lights Aleksandr Prowaliński

With Oneka von Schrader, Gosia Wdowik, Jaśmina Polak

Concept She was a Friend of Someone Else is part of research based on I’ll just say it and see what happens created by TERAZ POLIŻ (Marta Jalowska, Dorota Glac, Kamila Worobiej), Martyna Wawrzyniak & Gosia Wdowik worked with Agnieszka, Dominika, Jaśmina, Ania, Urszula, Marta K., Justyna, Natalia, Julia, Martyna, Ola, Małga, Krystyna, Marta, Zosia, Edka, Doris, Yulia, Agata, Kinga, Beata, Iza, Zuza, Ewa & Magda

Thanks to Jan Tomza-Osiecki, Marta Jalowska, Dorota Glac, Kamila Worobiej, Martyna Wawrzyniak, Marta Nawrot, Keerthi Basavarajaiah, Justin Schembri