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Karol Tymiński
Heavyweight Holding Body
Heavy Weight Holding Body is a solo dance performance by Karol Tymiński , created specifically for a particular space. It premiered in Berlin in 2022, on Schönhauser Allee.
Karol Tymiński traverses the city, exploring the intimate relationship between the body and architecture. His movements and gestures reveal the hidden eroticism of the urban fabric – its pulsations, tensions, and rhythms. The artist's dance becomes a constant negotiation between personal desire and what is socially acceptable and visible in public space.
Risking exposure, Tymiński moves on the borderline of culturally imposed norms, initiating an intimate encounter between body and matter. As the choreography develops, the artist distorts the dominant understanding of sexuality and its presence in the public sphere, directing the audience's attention to the experience of the dynamics of urban structures.
Unaware passers-by become part of the choreography for a moment, while the audience—like voyeurs—observes them from a distance that both hides and reveals. Through headphones, they hear the artist's voice, forming a secret alliance with him and participating in a parallel reality.
Karol Tymiński's performance is presented as part of the Warsaw Calling review, which consists of the latest works by Polish choreographers who live and work in Berlin.
Organizational information:
The show will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2026, twice: at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
The number of seats is limited.
Meeting point:
The meeting point for the audience is the Captain Stanisław Skibniewski "Cubryna" Square, located in front of the Dance Pavilion building on the side of the Copernicus Science Center.
Google Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qgswPYTfw5WtWZPy8
Location, route:
The performance location is approximately 1300 m (18 min) from the Dance Pavilion building and is wheelchair accessible.
The audience, accompanied by Pavilion staff, will walk to the performance venue. At a designated point, "silent disco" headphones will be distributed upon presentation and deposit of an identity document with the staff.
After the performance, there will be no return to the Pavilion accompanied by Pavilion staff.
Karol Tymiński traverses the city, exploring the intimate relationship between the body and architecture. His movements and gestures reveal the hidden eroticism of the urban fabric – its pulsations, tensions, and rhythms. The artist's dance becomes a constant negotiation between personal desire and what is socially acceptable and visible in public space.
Risking exposure, Tymiński moves on the borderline of culturally imposed norms, initiating an intimate encounter between body and matter. As the choreography develops, the artist distorts the dominant understanding of sexuality and its presence in the public sphere, directing the audience's attention to the experience of the dynamics of urban structures.
Unaware passers-by become part of the choreography for a moment, while the audience—like voyeurs—observes them from a distance that both hides and reveals. Through headphones, they hear the artist's voice, forming a secret alliance with him and participating in a parallel reality.
Karol Tymiński's performance is presented as part of the Warsaw Calling review, which consists of the latest works by Polish choreographers who live and work in Berlin.
Organizational information:
The show will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2026, twice: at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
The number of seats is limited.
Meeting point:
The meeting point for the audience is the Captain Stanisław Skibniewski "Cubryna" Square, located in front of the Dance Pavilion building on the side of the Copernicus Science Center.
Google Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qgswPYTfw5WtWZPy8
Location, route:
The performance location is approximately 1300 m (18 min) from the Dance Pavilion building and is wheelchair accessible.
The audience, accompanied by Pavilion staff, will walk to the performance venue. At a designated point, "silent disco" headphones will be distributed upon presentation and deposit of an identity document with the staff.
After the performance, there will be no return to the Pavilion accompanied by Pavilion staff.
COMPANY
Choreography, dance: Karol Tymiński
Music: Marc Lohr
Text: Karol Tymiński
Movement research: Karol Tymiński with the support of Ewa Dziarnowska, Antonia Steffens, and Juan Pablo Camara
Artistic support: Diego Agulló, Alice Chauchat, Sheena McGrandles, Jen Rosenblit
Costumes: Nicolas Navarro Rueda
Production manager: Saskia Schoenmaker, Lianne Mol
Photography: Agustin Farias
Rehearsal assistant: Evan Loxton
Music: Marc Lohr
Text: Karol Tymiński
Movement research: Karol Tymiński with the support of Ewa Dziarnowska, Antonia Steffens, and Juan Pablo Camara
Artistic support: Diego Agulló, Alice Chauchat, Sheena McGrandles, Jen Rosenblit
Costumes: Nicolas Navarro Rueda
Production manager: Saskia Schoenmaker, Lianne Mol
Photography: Agustin Farias
Rehearsal assistant: Evan Loxton
Funded by NATIONAL SERVICE NETWORK – STEPPING OUT.
Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the RESTART CULTURE initiative. Dance support program.
Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the RESTART CULTURE initiative. Dance support program.
A choreographer and performer based in Berlin. His works, oscillating between dance and performance, combine queer narratives with "brutalist" choreography. The term "brutalist," borrowed from architecture, refers to the way the artist perceives the body—not as a finished whole, but as an object whose materiality can be explored and taken apart.
In recent years, the artist has been exploring the relationship between humans and inanimate matter. This can be seen in works such as "Heavy Weight Holding Body" (2022) – a homoerotic story about intimacy with architecture, "Harbor" (2020) – a solo concert focused on the physical perception of music, and "Water Sports" (2020) – a performance about a romantic relationship with the ocean during a climate catastrophe. His works have been presented in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the USA.
In recent years, the artist has been exploring the relationship between humans and inanimate matter. This can be seen in works such as "Heavy Weight Holding Body" (2022) – a homoerotic story about intimacy with architecture, "Harbor" (2020) – a solo concert focused on the physical perception of music, and "Water Sports" (2020) – a performance about a romantic relationship with the ocean during a climate catastrophe. His works have been presented in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the USA.
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