ZAMEK Culture Centre

What is perception?

“I understand the whole, but I’d have a problem explaining it” MAGDA

“To think about something” RAFAŁ

“To perceive the world” NATALIA

“The eye” KUBA

“Everyone perceives differently” PATRYK

In their search for more answers, the artists were helped by the stories of Etgar Keret’s. In one of them, the protagonist learns during an assessment that he “suffers from a major perception disorder”.

PERCEPTION is the fourth premiere by JEST JAK JEST THEATRE, and represents a logical consequence of their previous work. In the first performance in 2019, the actors and actresses sang “I AM” in a barely audible voice. In the second, they responded to the message from the people close to them: “I am afraid of your ever bigger shoes, I am afraid of you growing up.”

Further creative process was influenced by the death of a member of the ensemble and the arrival of a new actor. The structure of the group changed. Existential questions came to the fore, and answers had to be found. We saw and heard as they attempted to formulate them in I’m Running, which also caused the dynamics of their work to change. It stirred the senses, enabling realization of what it means to see, hear, feel, taste, touch, to be seen, heard, and embraced.

In PERCEPTION, the actors discover and express their unique view of reality. They show how differently they see the world, share the wealth and complexity of their emotions. Non-Normativity becomes the Norm—in the theatrical reality, the actors and actresses forge the Norm, and the inner world of their experience translate into scenes.

Join us for a performance during which we will together fill the space where every voice is heard and every perception is appreciated.

In terms of experience and achievement, Jest Jak Jest are the most junior among the dramatic groups at Zamek, having been founded in 2019. The ensemble consists of persons with disabilities from various backgrounds. To date, Jest Jak Jest have developed and staged three performances at CK Zamek: I Am, I’m Afraid of Your Ever Bigger Shoes  and I’m Running (see reviews at: https://www.teatralny.pl/artykuly/doroslosc-nienasycona-3778 and https://e-teatr.pl/lsnilo-mi-sie-niebo-26341)

The artistic supervisor and director of the group’s performances is Grażyna Wydrowska, actress, director, theatre pedagogue and co-founder of the legendary Wierzbak Theatre. Wydrowska conducts workshops and training courses as well as creates intergenerational artistic and social projects. Her achievement has been recognized with numerous awards and distinctions. In her work, she engages with both professional artists and amateurs: children, adults and seniors.

The visuals used in the performance were created by Joanna Pawlik, a performer and visual artist. Pawlik holds a PhD in Fine Arts from the Pedagogical University of Kraków. Her work draws on her own intimate experience of disability and then broadens the scope of the subject by incorporating the work of other artists, including amateurs, into her presentation.

Direction and dramaturgy: Grażyna Wydrowska
Music and directorial assistance: Joanna Sykulska
Set design: Jarosław Szelest
Costumes: Agnieszka Ostrowska
Visualization: Joanna Pawlik, collaboration: Janusz Piwowarski and Maciej Kaczyński
Animation: Bartłomiej Wąsiel
Lighting design: Arkadiusz Kuczyński
Cast: Piotr Bartoszewski, Alicja Bochniak, Magdalena Gombowska, Natalia Jaskowska, Patryk Krause, Krystyna Morawska, Rafał Różański, Jakub Ruciński, Artur Warchoł, Alicja Zacharczuk
PSL interpretation: Karina Akseńczuk
Audio description: Marcin Głowiński
Production: ZAMEK Cultural Center in Poznań

This performance has been prepared by ZAMEK Culture Centre in Poznań as part of the Europe Beyond Access project, thanks to a grant from the Creative Europe programme.

ACCESSIBILITY:

Ø The performance will be presented in spoken Polish, translated into Polish Sign Language.

Ø The performance is presented with audio description;

Ø Suggested age: 14+;

Ø Duration: approx. 60 minutes;

Ø Tickets: PLN 40 (regular), PLN 30 (reduced, disabled), PLN 31 (disabled with an assistant).

A person with a disability is entitled to a reduced-price ticket. This ticket will be verified based on a declaration of disability.
A person with a disability requiring assistance can purchase a reduced-price ticket for PLN 1 higher than the price listed. This ticket guarantees admission to the performance accompanied by an assistant. This ticket will be verified based on a declaration of disability.

Ø Viewers sit on chairs arranged in an amphitheater-style auditorium (max. 200 people). Seats are unnumbered; we provide places in the first row for people using wheelchairs;

Ø The amphitheater-style auditorium is located in front of the stage. Distance from the playing area to the first row of the auditorium: approx. 2 m

Ø People with alternative motor skills and/or mobility problems will be able to enter the hall before the performance in the first place.

Ø Louder music appears in some scenes of the performance.

Ø In some scenes of the performance, the hall is dimly lit.

Ø Variable lighting appears in some scenes of the performance.

Ø How to get here? The main entrance to CK Zamek is from Święty Marcin Street. It is equipped with a ramp for wheelchairs and strollers. We can provide assistance to visually impaired people in moving around the CK ZAMEK space and in reaching the building from the immediate vicinity. If you need support in this area, please write to Anna Pawłowska: a.pawlowska@ckzamek.pl or call: 61 64 65 254.

Entrance A

 The Museum of Poznan Uprising Entrance

Grand Hall

Ø For people who like to know what to expect in a new place, we recommend reading the Pre-Guide to CK ZAMEK and the list of toilets for people with physical disabilities.

Ø More information in the Accessibility tab on our website.

SIMPLE/PLAIN LANGUAGE:
We invite you to a performance by Jest Jak Jest Theatre called PERCEPTION. This word comes from Latin. It means to get to know the world around us through our senses. The performance is about different types of perception and the role of sight, touch, taste, hearing and smell. Ten performers with disabilities will be on stage, moving, dancing and speaking. The words they say will be interpreted into Polish sign language. PERCEPTION will be shown with audio description—people who cannot see well will be given headphones to hear a description of everything that happens on stage.

Teatr Jest Jak Jest is a theatre group that works and develops performances at ZAMEK Culture Centre in Poznań. Director Grażyna Wydrowska is their artistic supervisor.