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Długi Dżem at the Pavilion: Warsaw CI Flow Festival
Three days of dancing together, improvising, listening, and staying in motion. Long Jam There is no rigid plan or predetermined structure—it is co-created by everyone who takes part in it.
Contact improvisation is a dance technique based on physical contact with a partner. It offers the opportunity to deepen one’s own movement practice and to engage in a shared, physical encounter.
The event is part of The 17th edition of the Warsaw CI Flow International Dance Festival, which will begin in downtown Warsaw at the Mazovian Institute of Culture and conclude at the Pavilion of Dance and Other Performing Arts on the banks of the Vistula River—between the tranquility of nature and the vibrant energy of the city, between individual and collective action.
For events marked as open Tickets are required. The full program and passes for the Warsaw CI Flow Festival are available at the Warsaw CI Flow festival website.
PROGRAM
Friday, July 17
Saturday, July 18
Sunday, July 19
Friday begins with a group session on the culture of harmony led by Filip Wencki — listening to how “yes” and “no” manifest in the body, and how to stay in constant touch with oneself.
Saturday morning is filled with a movement workshop co-led by Alexandra Soshnicova, Sergheia Golovnea and Klara Łucznik, dedicated to exploring group compositional scores and the art of collaborative dance creation. The day concludes with an improvised performance titled “In the flow” performed by the artists of the 17th edition of the Warsaw CI Flow Festival.
Underscore is opening this Sunday, run by Ksenia Opria — It is a practice of uncovering successive layers of awareness, from the most subtle individual sensations to the collective flow. The festival concludes with a group jam session in the Pavilion.
Throughout the entire duration of *Długi Dżem*, the soundscape is co-created by Daniel Rojasanta, Katarzyna Tekielska and Olga Skrzypek.
Contact improvisation is a dance technique based on physical contact with a partner. It offers the opportunity to deepen one’s own movement practice and to engage in a shared, physical encounter.
The event is part of The 17th edition of the Warsaw CI Flow International Dance Festival, which will begin in downtown Warsaw at the Mazovian Institute of Culture and conclude at the Pavilion of Dance and Other Performing Arts on the banks of the Vistula River—between the tranquility of nature and the vibrant energy of the city, between individual and collective action.
For events marked as open Tickets are required. The full program and passes for the Warsaw CI Flow Festival are available at the Warsaw CI Flow festival website.
PROGRAM
Friday, July 17
- 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. – Introduction to Długi Dżem, led by Filip Wencki
- 3:00–6:00 p.m. – lab jam with a facilitator
- 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. – jam session with live music
Saturday, July 18
- 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. – Contact Improvisation Performance Workshop, led by Klara Łucznik, Alexandra Soshnicova, and Serghei Golovnea
- 3:00–6:00 p.m. – a lab jam inspired by the nature of water
- 7:00 p.m. –“In the Flow” – improvised performance (45 min), concept and production: Klara Łucznik, Alexandra Soshnicova, Serghei Golovnea, Daniel Rojasanta, and Paulina Święcańska + open jam // open event
Sunday, July 19
- 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. – underscore workshop, led by Ksenia Opria // open event
- 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. – jam session
Friday begins with a group session on the culture of harmony led by Filip Wencki — listening to how “yes” and “no” manifest in the body, and how to stay in constant touch with oneself.
Saturday morning is filled with a movement workshop co-led by Alexandra Soshnicova, Sergheia Golovnea and Klara Łucznik, dedicated to exploring group compositional scores and the art of collaborative dance creation. The day concludes with an improvised performance titled “In the flow” performed by the artists of the 17th edition of the Warsaw CI Flow Festival.
Underscore is opening this Sunday, run by Ksenia Opria — It is a practice of uncovering successive layers of awareness, from the most subtle individual sensations to the collective flow. The festival concludes with a group jam session in the Pavilion.
Throughout the entire duration of *Długi Dżem*, the soundscape is co-created by Daniel Rojasanta, Katarzyna Tekielska and Olga Skrzypek.
COMPANY
Zuza Bukowski
Klara Łucznik
Tomasz Domański
Paulina Święcańska
A graduate of the State Music School (Levels I and II, specializing in eurhythmics) and of programs in cultural animation, cultural studies, Laban kinetics, cultural management, and theater production. She also completed a degree in project management at the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH).
She gained experience at international festivals and coaching sessions in Europe, Israel, Brazil, India, the U.S., Japan, and other countries. As a choreographer, she has created over 20 original performances, presented at festivals in Poland and abroad. A two-time recipient of a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (MKiDN), she has been honored by the Institute of Music and Dance and the Art Stations Foundation. She is an author and a speaker at international dance conferences.
She is actively involved in cultural promotion in Warsaw—she served as dance curator for the Re:wizje Festival (2008–2012), co-organized the Warsaw Dance Scene (2014–2016), and launched Warsaw CI Flow (the first contact improvisation festival in Poland). She served as director of the Dance Art Center (2016–2019) and was the founder of the Central Dance Stage (2020–2025).
She is the president of the PERFORM Artistic Foundation. She has produced three dance films and published six academic works. In her work, she utilizes contact improvisation, authentic movement, body work, and other techniques. Since 2019, she has been practicing intuitive Vedic Art painting, pouring, and naurography; since 2023, she has been a Level I Vedic Art teacher.
She gained experience at international festivals and coaching sessions in Europe, Israel, Brazil, India, the U.S., Japan, and other countries. As a choreographer, she has created over 20 original performances, presented at festivals in Poland and abroad. A two-time recipient of a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (MKiDN), she has been honored by the Institute of Music and Dance and the Art Stations Foundation. She is an author and a speaker at international dance conferences.
She is actively involved in cultural promotion in Warsaw—she served as dance curator for the Re:wizje Festival (2008–2012), co-organized the Warsaw Dance Scene (2014–2016), and launched Warsaw CI Flow (the first contact improvisation festival in Poland). She served as director of the Dance Art Center (2016–2019) and was the founder of the Central Dance Stage (2020–2025).
She is the president of the PERFORM Artistic Foundation. She has produced three dance films and published six academic works. In her work, she utilizes contact improvisation, authentic movement, body work, and other techniques. Since 2019, she has been practicing intuitive Vedic Art painting, pouring, and naurography; since 2023, she has been a Level I Vedic Art teacher.
She specializes in the space between: between art and science, between dance and psychology, between embodiment and fleeting thoughts, between improvisation and the need for structure.
She began by studying theoretical physics and now explores physicality through movement. She holds master’s degrees in psychology and in the arts, specializing in choreography and dance theory. She earned her Ph.D. at the intersection of psychology and the performing arts, focusing on creativity and flow in group dance improvisation (University of Plymouth, UK), and is a member of the Institute for the Study of Somatic Communication, led by Nita Little. Over the past few years, she has conducted empirical and embodied research on the role of contact with nature.
Currently, out of a need for reason and coherence, she has returned to research on dance: embodied communication, the role of touch, and exploring the positive side effects that dance—and improvisation in particular—brings us.
In the meantime, she organizes spaces for dance: she is the curator of Warsaw CI Flow and the Movement Laboratories at MIK, and a co-organizer of KI activities in Totnes, UK. She channels her passion for group improvisation into the “Robiąc Miejsce” workshop series.
She began by studying theoretical physics and now explores physicality through movement. She holds master’s degrees in psychology and in the arts, specializing in choreography and dance theory. She earned her Ph.D. at the intersection of psychology and the performing arts, focusing on creativity and flow in group dance improvisation (University of Plymouth, UK), and is a member of the Institute for the Study of Somatic Communication, led by Nita Little. Over the past few years, she has conducted empirical and embodied research on the role of contact with nature.
Currently, out of a need for reason and coherence, she has returned to research on dance: embodied communication, the role of touch, and exploring the positive side effects that dance—and improvisation in particular—brings us.
In the meantime, she organizes spaces for dance: she is the curator of Warsaw CI Flow and the Movement Laboratories at MIK, and a co-organizer of KI activities in Totnes, UK. She channels her passion for group improvisation into the “Robiąc Miejsce” workshop series.
Zuzanna’s journey toward body awareness began at the age of four with dance and evolved through martial arts, ballet, yoga, contemporary dance, and the Axis Syllabus program. Deeply inspired by international teachers of contact improvisation and contemporary dance, she combines the principles of movement from the Axis Syllabus program with the Underscore framework in her practice and work as a facilitator.
She is passionate about the interplay between body and mind—a theme that runs through her work as a coach, computer scientist, and dancer. Combining analytical clarity with embodied presence, she continually explores how movement can influence and transform ways of being.
Zuzanna finds joy and balance in co-creating spaces for dance and connection. She teaches and leads contact improvisation workshops, co-organizes the Thailand Contact & Movement Arts Festival and the Warsaw CI Flow Festival, and is a co-founder of contactimprovkohphangan.com, where she leads intensive contact improvisation workshops at Motion Space on Koh Phangan, Thailand.
She is passionate about the interplay between body and mind—a theme that runs through her work as a coach, computer scientist, and dancer. Combining analytical clarity with embodied presence, she continually explores how movement can influence and transform ways of being.
Zuzanna finds joy and balance in co-creating spaces for dance and connection. She teaches and leads contact improvisation workshops, co-organizes the Thailand Contact & Movement Arts Festival and the Warsaw CI Flow Festival, and is a co-founder of contactimprovkohphangan.com, where she leads intensive contact improvisation workshops at Motion Space on Koh Phangan, Thailand.
Dancer, performer, educator. He teaches contact improvisation and partnering, facilitates jams, and leads workshops for adults and youth. For the past seven years, he has been a co-founder of the performance collective Szur-Sure and the partnering group Oddaj Ciężar.
In contact improvisation, he is interested in exploring the infinite possibilities of movement and the elements that influence that movement. These include, among others, the relationship with a partner, intention, body awareness, attention, and building a deeply rooted trust in one’s own body. Within the latter, he devotes the most attention to the softness and calmness of the body in inverted positions.
In contact improvisation, he is interested in exploring the infinite possibilities of movement and the elements that influence that movement. These include, among others, the relationship with a partner, intention, body awareness, attention, and building a deeply rooted trust in one’s own body. Within the latter, he devotes the most attention to the softness and calmness of the body in inverted positions.
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