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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
Sat 23.11.24
L'Idéal - Théâtre du Nord
Tourcoing
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
Théâtre du Nord
Programme
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
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