KISS is a choreography for three dancers by Kasia Wolińska, created in intimate dialogue with Prince's posthumously released album Piano& A Microphone 1983. The performance premiered during the SENSE series at Radialsystem in 2022, and its gallery version, KISS (extended), was presented as part of the performance program for the opening of the new building of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw in October 2024.
KISS celebrates dance as a fundamental, joyful expression of human vitality and creativity. It draws inspiration from Prince's unique artistry, moving freely between diverse aesthetics and musical styles, and takes as its starting point the album's score, arranged by Oleg Dziewanowski. The choreography becomes a game that mobilizes interactions between the dancers' bodies and their relationship with the physical and affective experience of the audience. It masterfully explores the multitude of techniques, qualities, and heritage of dance, restoring its emotional richness and musicality. The result is a shared experience of movement and connection, full of vitality and rhythm.
The KISS show will end with a DJ set accompanying the performance, hosted by Jędrzej Dudek.
Kasia Wolińska's performance is presented as part of the Warsaw Calling review, consisting of works by Polish choreographers who live and work in Berlin.
KISS celebrates dance as a fundamental, joyful expression of human vitality and creativity. It draws inspiration from Prince's unique artistry, moving freely between diverse aesthetics and musical styles, and takes as its starting point the album's score, arranged by Oleg Dziewanowski. The choreography becomes a game that mobilizes interactions between the dancers' bodies and their relationship with the physical and affective experience of the audience. It masterfully explores the multitude of techniques, qualities, and heritage of dance, restoring its emotional richness and musicality. The result is a shared experience of movement and connection, full of vitality and rhythm.
The KISS show will end with a DJ set accompanying the performance, hosted by Jędrzej Dudek.
Kasia Wolińska's performance is presented as part of the Warsaw Calling review, consisting of works by Polish choreographers who live and work in Berlin.
Duration: 35 minutes plus DJ set
COMPANY
Concept and choreography: Kasia Wolińska
Choreographic collaboration: Myriam Lucas
Dance: Julek Kreutzer, Katarzyna Ustowska-Gmerek, Kasia Wolińska
Dance coaching: Myriam Lucas, Shannon Cooney
Music director: Oleg Dziewanowski
Costumes: Ewa Wolińska
Lighting design: Aleksandr Prowaliński, Bruno Pocheron
Dramaturgy: Thomas Schaupp
Production: Magda Garlińska, Kasia Wolińska, Joanna Bury
DJ set: Jędrzej Dudek
Choreographic collaboration: Myriam Lucas
Dance: Julek Kreutzer, Katarzyna Ustowska-Gmerek, Kasia Wolińska
Dance coaching: Myriam Lucas, Shannon Cooney
Music director: Oleg Dziewanowski
Costumes: Ewa Wolińska
Lighting design: Aleksandr Prowaliński, Bruno Pocheron
Dramaturgy: Thomas Schaupp
Production: Magda Garlińska, Kasia Wolińska, Joanna Bury
DJ set: Jędrzej Dudek
KISS is a project by Kasia Wolińska, funded by the Department of Culture and Social Cohesion of the Berlin Senate, the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation, and supported by Radialsystem Berlin, Lublin Dance Theater, Centre Français de Berlin, and Goethe-Institut Warsaw.
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Photo: Pat Mic for the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, 2024
Choreographer, dancer, and writer born in Gdańsk, currently living between Berlin and Vienna. She has collaborated with Lina Gomez, Sergiu Matis, Helena Waldmann, Anna Nowicka, Rosalind Crisp, Anton Vidokle, and Rafał Dominik, among others. Her original choreographic works, such as "KISS," "Salvage," "Dance," and "Pilgrim Dance," have been presented at the Nowy Teatr, the Center for Contemporary Art, and the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, as well as at Radialsystem, Hebbel am Ufer, and Tanzfabrik in Berlin, Judson Church in New York, Het Veem in Amsterdam, Dansehallerne in Copenhagen, and the Norberg Festival.
Her texts—created individually and collectively—have been published in e-flux Journal, Paletten, Dialog. Magazyn poświęcony dramaturgii współczesnej (Dialog. A Magazine Devoted to Contemporary Dramaturgy), as well as in the books Danceolitics and Choreografia Autonomie (Art Stations Foundation). She is currently a member of systering, an international collective of artists, writers, playwrights, and cultural workers.
Her texts—created individually and collectively—have been published in e-flux Journal, Paletten, Dialog. Magazyn poświęcony dramaturgii współczesnej (Dialog. A Magazine Devoted to Contemporary Dramaturgy), as well as in the books Danceolitics and Choreografia Autonomie (Art Stations Foundation). She is currently a member of systering, an international collective of artists, writers, playwrights, and cultural workers.
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