BATAILLE AND DAWN OF NEW DAYS (premiere 2016, old brewery new dance)

Can a journey to the impossible really happen? Six dancers in the poignant world of Georges Bataille, a French writer, philosopher and critic of contemporary culture, one of the few thinkers of the past century who had the courage to ask uncompromising and unconditional questions about the sense and form of human existence. The philosopher challenges us, and takes us to a place where “all turbulent emotions merge into one”. His paradoxical philosophy points towards dance with a silent gesture. As we dance, we discover terror and new spaces concealed within its depth. As we dance, we jump into emptiness and discover laughter. As we dance, we plunge into the dark riddle of erotism until we come across “the world of the festive, of kings and gods”. Dance becomes a test of sovereignty by expressing, both materially and intangibly, the uniquely dramatic nature of Bataille’s thoughts and his key question: Can we become alive again?

Choreography: Anna Godowska
Script and direction: Sławek Krawczyński
Performance: Aleksandra Bożek-Muszyńska, Natalia Dinges, Paweł Grala, Bartosz Ostrowski, Łukasz Przytarski, Zofia Tomczyk
Music: Peter Łyczkowski
Duration: 75 minutes
Premiere: Stary Browar Nowy Taniec / Poznań, Poland
Production: Art Stations Foundation by Grażyna Kulczyk
Coproduction: Body/Mind Foundation, 20th International Dance Theatres Festival, Centre for Culture in Lublin
Project’s partner is Ania Kuczyńska brand
The project was created under a grant from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
Photo: Maciej Zakrzewski