esietendus: 10.06.2004, Gdansk
kestab: 65 minutit

lavastus: Leszek Bzdyl
korograafia ja esitus: Katarzyna Chmielewska, Rafal Dziemidok, Leszek Bzdyl
muusika: Mikolaj Trzaska 
kujundus: Maciej Chojnacki
valgus: Michal Kolodziej

produtsent: Dada von Bzdülöw Theatre, Klub Zak Gdansk, Association FREE.C.
kaasprodutsendid: City Theatre - Gdynia, Culture Centre Zamek Poznan, City of Helsinki Cultural Office
toetajad: Culture 2000 Programme of the EU, Ministry of Culture of Poland, Office of the Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship, City Council of Gdansk

Performance was created in the framework - Trans Danse Europe (head of project - Les Hivernales, Avignon, France)



After ten years Dada von Bzdülöw Theatre gives back to Gombrowicz what Gombrowicz’s is.

Looking back at our artistic creations as yet, we may wonder how many of them were corresponding with the art and philosophy he tries to convey: human creates human, maturity must integrate with immaturity, the narrow fights the wide.

We have been constantly touching upon the same topics:
- to see oneself means to reflect oneself in the eyes of others
- to create one's own image means to stigmatize the others

Reading Gombrowicz again and again, a specific emotional dance emerges, the one of a human stripped of poetry. Still Gombrowicz loves paradoxes, so in his universe the real changes into the poetic and poetry suddenly transforms into abstraction. It should be noticed though, that Several Witty Observations (à la Gombrowicz) is a performance in a sense suspicious, half-hearted, somehow hysterical. lt's being created with disregard for the writer's greatness as the greatness overwhelms. Yet it expresses love for his methodical madness of getting out of nihility.


Dates of presentations

2004
10.06        Klub Zak, Gdańsk (premiere)
11-12.06    Teatr Miejski, Gdynia
26.08        Dance Corporation Festival, Klub Zak, Gdansk
15.10        Kochanowski’s Theatre, Radom
22.10        National Theatre, Warsaw
14.11         International Dance Festiwal, Lublin
4.12        Klub Zak, Gdansk

2005
19.02        Penitents Blancs, Les Hivernales Festival, Avignon, (France)
12.03        Dance Festival, Kalisz
14.03        Theatre Festival – Klamra, Torun
1.07        Malta Festiwal, Poznan
7-9.07        Festival de la Cite, Lausanne (Switzerland)
15-17.07    Collegium Nobilium Theatre, Warsaw
21.08        Studio L’Envers, Les Brigittines, Brussels (Belgium)
2.09        Visual Art Festiwal - Tczew
11.09        WerftPark Theater, Kiel (Germany)
28.10        T-Werk, Unidram Festival, Potsdam (Germany)
5-6.11        BMW Werk, euro-scene Festival, Leipzig (Germany)
24.11        Ballet Meetings, Krakow
3.12        Klub Zak, Gdansk

2006
21.01        Plesni Teater, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
26-27.04    Malmitalo, Helsinki (Finland)
16.05        Festival Traverses, Nancy (France)
28.06        Klub Zak, Gdansk
16-19.11    La Mama Theatre, New York, (USA)
24-26.11    La Mama Theatre, New York, (USA)
15.12        Klub Zak, Gdansk

2007
10.01        Sammukh, New Delhi (Republic of India)
14.01        Sishir Mancha, Kolkata (Republic of India)
20.05        Teatr im. Szaniawskiego, Walbrzych
2.06        Rialto Theatre. Limassol (Cyprus)
21.06        Teatr Montownia, Warsaw
12-15.09    Christ Church Neighborhood House, Philadelphia (USA)
9.12        Klub Zak, Gdansk (50th performance !!!)

2008
14.06        Doly Biskupie, Ostrow Swietokrzyski

2009
17-18.01    Teatr Nowy, Lodz
25-26.04    Turteatern, Stockholm



Dada von Bzdülöw Theatre
Founded in 1993.
Company founders and artistic directors: Leszek Bzdyl & Katarzyna Chmielewska
Dancers and choreographers collaborating with Dada theatre in recent years: Bethany Formica, Julia Mach, Patrycja Kujawska, Aurora Lubos, Magdalena Reiter, Anna Steller, Ula Wrobel, Rafal Dziemidok, Filip Szatarski, Radek Hewelt, Mariusz Jędrzejewski, Magdalena Jędra

Status: Independent group of professional dancers and actors making specific pieces in cooperation with cultural institutions and associations (e.g. Klub Zak/Gdansk, Baltic Culture Centre/Gdansk, wolna strefa/Warsaw, CK Zamek/Poznan, Kulczyk Foundation/Poznan). Dada is supported by the city of Gdansk.
History: As of today, Dada has produced more than 30 performances. Among those which are no longer in the repertory but were successfully presented both in Poland and abroad are: The doom of people; The man who was lying; There wasn’t, there won’t be, so there isn’t; Sonata, Apartment no 7; Dialogus in conventione, Drop Dead Gorgeous (co-production with Vincent Dance Theatre, UK). In 1998-2001 Dada participated in projects of Baltic University of Dance co-creating and performing in such choreographies as: In the Body, Zaspa by Avi Keiser (Germany), Papugai by Tatiana Baganova (Russia). The company members have also worked in international productions put on in Germany, Belgium, Sweden, England. The most important be: The Rape of Europe – Landscape X (Intercult, Stockholm 1998 by Piotr Cieplak), Bzdyl’s direction of ODYS-seas event (international SEAS project 2004). Between 2004-2006 participation of Dada in Trans Danse Europe project.
Since 2000 Dada has been affiliated with Klub Zak/Gdansk

Current repertory: Factor T/ Eden/ Several Witty Observations/ Magnolia/ Complexion/ so beautiful/ Bonsai/ Juicy Flesh/ Opus Pessimum
2002-2007 tour: Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Island, Lithuania, Republic of India, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden  Switzerland, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA
2008: Sweden, USA

Dada von Bzdülöw Theatre
Ul. Sw. Ducha 26/30/13, 80–834 Gdansk, Poland
T: +48 501 763 066
e-mail: bzdyl@tlen.pl
kasia_chmielewska@wp.pl
www.dadateatr.pl